Day: February 5, 2023

NFF Pays Super Falcons Nations Cup Bonuses After 7 Months

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has paid the accumulated match bonuses of the nine-time African champions, Super Falcons seven months after the completion of the tournament. The seven months was arguably one of the longest waits for the nine-time African champions to access their entitlements, after previous ugly episodes, including protests that greeted the 2010 and 2016 African title wins.Multiple sources informed this week that the NFF only paid bonuses for three wins recorded against Burundi, Botswana in the group stages and the quarterfinal duel with Cameroon. READ ALSO: Imo…

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How Nigerian Pastor’s Wife Was Shot 12 Times In US

Ganiyu Amodu

A republican councilwoman, Eunice Dwumfour, has been shot dead in front of her home in New Jersey, United States of America. She was the wife of a Nigeria-based pastor, Eze Kings, according to the Foundation for Investigative Journalism. New York Post gathered that Dwumfour, 30, was hit with about 12 gunshots by a yet-to-be-identified assailant while driving around her home on Wednesday evening. The white Nissan SUV she drove crashed into two parked cars before coming to a stop. READ ALSO: Imo Varsity Awards Wabote Doctor of Science, Celebrates Accomplishments…

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Imo Varsity Awards Wabote Doctor of Science, Celebrates Accomplishments

ADEOLA YUSUF

For his excellent contributions to the growth and transformation of the Nigerian oil and gas industry and the towering leadership he has provided for the development of local content in Nigeria and Africa, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote, was on Saturday conferred with a Doctor of Science degree, honoris causa at the 8th convocation of the Imo State University, Owerri. The award was received on his behalf by the Director, Planning, Research and Statistics,NCDMB, Mr. Patrick Daziba Obah, who dedicated…

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Tony Elumelu Pens Touching Tributes About Life 38 Years After NYSC +PHOTO

Rofeequr Adeola--Yusuf

Do it afraid and do it unsure: I made 2.2 grade in University + How I secured banking job after NYSC despite not meeting requirements   Circa 1985. I recall my Youth Service days in Sokoto, a young man, fresh out of school, enjoying the drinks we could afford (lol) and unsure about the next steps. In my uncertainty, I was sure of one thing, I will stand out wherever I found myself, through hard work and resilience. I had always admired the banking profession, for one, I loved that…

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She Washed My Clothes Instead Of Cooking For Me, Man Sets Wife Ablaze

Gbenga Adeoti

A man, Hassan Azeez, has been arrested by the police command in Ogun, Southwest Nigeria, for allegedly setting his wife ablaze. Abimbola Oyeyemi, Ogun police spokesperson, in a statement on Friday, said the victim’s father reported the case on October 22, 2022. Oyeyemi said the suspect escaped after police officers were deployed to arrest him at the scene of the incident. READ ALSO Outcry As Gunmen Drag Nigerian Judge Out of Court, Shot Him Dead Heavily Pregnant Woman Dies Over New Naira Crisis Sex Is A Death Sentence For Male…

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Nekede Poly: Lady Who Gave Credit To Her P**sy For Graduation Says It’s A Slip Of The Tongue

ADEOLA YUSUF

 The Nekede Poly student said: “I couldn’t have meant it when I said God and my p**sy. Who can have such nerve to say that? It was a slip of the tongue. I meant to say God and my Popsy, my father.” “I meant popsy, not p**sy,” says Sharon Okoroafor, the embattled student of Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri, who is being criticized over her viral TikTok video in celebration of her graduation.  Sharon came under fire when she put out a video thanking God and p*ssy for her graduation from the…

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