Women To Be Allowed To Watch Football Games In Stadiums – Official The head of the country’s football association said women in Iran would be allowed to watch stadium football matches. Until now, women in Iran have only been allowed in the stands on a few exceptions, most recently at the friendly match against Russia. When and under what conditions women will be allowed to watch matches in stadiums was initially unclear. “Fortunately, the country’s Security Council has approved this issue and set up a working group to decide on its implementation,” Iranian Football Federation chief Mehdi Taj said on…
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EXCLUSIVE: Buhari Never Wanted Tinubu To Win 2023 Presidential Election In a stunning admission on Monday, former Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, revealed that the withdrawal of oil subsidy was not motivated by the country’s economic interests but rather as a political move to benefit the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its then-presidential candidate, leader, Bola Tinubu, in the February 25, 2023 elections. This revelation, which came through a press statement by former presidential media aide Mallam Garba Shehu, has ignited a firestorm of criticism, raising broader questions about how national interests were prioritized throughout Buhari’s tenure and shedding light on…
No President Will Be Worse Than Buhari — Hakeem Baba-Ahmed Blows Hot The Director, Publicity and Advocacy, Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, has described the immediate past administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari as the worst in the recent history of Nigeria. Speaking in an interview with Vanguard, Baba-Ahmed also said that there is nothing special about recent policies churned out by President Bola Tinubu, saying Buhari made similar moves in his early days as president. His words : “Eight years ago when President Buhari came, he cleared all checkpoints, removed Service Chiefs, and ordered the military to relocate…
PHOTOS: Another Nigerian Lady Begins 150 Hours Cook-a-thon To Break Guinness Records An Ondo chef identified as Adeola Adeyeye has begun a 150-hour cook-a-thon in an attempt to break Hilda Baci’s Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon of 93 hours and 11 minutes. This is coming after another Nigerian chef, Adeparusi Damilola aka Chef Dammy embarked on a 120-hour cook-a-thon in Oye Local Government Area of Ekiti State. Adeyeye began the cook-a-thon on Friday, June 30, 2023, in the Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State and is scheduled to conclude on Thursday, July 6, 2023.
BREAKING: FG ‘Lifts’ Ban On Vehicle Importation The federal government may have lifted the ban on importation of vehicles through the land borders, it has been revealed. According to Daily Trust, the development is projected to revitalise economic activities within the corridor. The last administration had closed land borders between Nigeria and Cotonou, Benin Republic, and subsequently banned the importation of vehicles through that axis. The Director of Road Transport in the Ministry of Transportation, Ibrahim Musa, yesterday, however, disclosed that the federal government has approved the re-opening of the Seme border for the importation of vehicles. He disclosed this…
How Woman Burnt To Death Over Alleged Witchcraft While Police Watched The deceased woman, identified as Madam Martina Okey Itagbor, was brutally murdered by youths of Old Netim in the Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state. Omoyele Sowore, the candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 presidential election, has condemned the burning of a woman to death in Cross River State, South-South after accusing her of witchcraft. SaharaReporters earlier reported that some youths burnt a woman to death in the state after accusing her of witchcraft and causing the death of two people in a motor…
Wife Of Former Akwa Ibom Governor Evicts Step-children From Family House Mosun Nkanga, the wife of a former military governor of Akwa Ibom State, Idongesit Nkanga, has evicted her step-children from the family house in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. It was learnt that Mosun drove all her four step-children, identified as Utibeabasi Nkanga, Etietop Nkanga, Lance Nkanga, Ini Idara Nkanga, out of the five-bedroom duplex apartment situated at No. 3B, Mary Slessor Close, off Udo Udoma, off Yakubu Gowon Road, Asokoro, Abuja. This followed an order of a High Court in Abuja which issued a warrant on March…
INVESTIGATION: INEC Gives Update On Suspended Adamawa REC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will “soon” take action on the case of suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari. INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, who made this known on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Thursday, said the police have concluded investigations on the matter. Okoye also said the electoral umpire has enough proof to establish a case against Yunusa-Ari. “I am aware that the police have concluded investigations and I am aware that in the next few weeks, Nigerians will be informed of what will…
NUJ Bars Journalists From Covering Akwa Ibom State Assembly The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom council, has barred its members from covering the activities of the Akwa Ibom House of Assembly with immediate effect. The directive is contained in a communique issued at the end of its congress in Uyo on Wednesday. The communique was signed by council chairman Amos Etuk, secretary Dominic Akpan, the communique drafting committee chairman and secretary Iniobong Ekponta and Dianime Uko, and member Emem Okon. The NUJ is boycotting the coverage of the parliament’s proceedings because the Akwa Ibom speaker Udeme Otong appointed…
Pregnancies: You Spent Millions On Maybach But Not N500 For C0nd0m, Maduagwu Blasts Davido Actor Uche Maduagwu has expressed disappointment with Davido for allegedly impregnating a US-model, Anita Brown. The New Yorker claimed the super star singer impregnated her, sharing evidence of their alleged affair. But Maduagwu, reacting to the report expressed shock at the fact that Davido could spent million to acquire a bespoke Maybach but couldn’t spare a paltry sum for c0nd0m which would have averted the scandal he’s been thrown in. Infuriated Maduagwu recommended the Afrobeats star seek deliverance in the church, swearing he could never win…