Newly appointed Super Eagles head coach, Bruno Labbadia can now take charge of the team for the upcoming 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. Labbadia’s appointment was confirmed by the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF on Tuesday. Technical director of the NFF, Augustine Eguavoen was earlier expected to manage the Super Eagles against the Cheetahs and …

President Bola Tinubu has pleaded with Nigerians to be patient with his administration, assuring them that the country is transitioning from darkness to dawn. In an official video released by the State House on Wednesday, Tinubu acknowledged the ongoing hardships orchestrated by the removal of the fuel subsidy and the floating of the naira. He noted that Nigerians’ pain was …

Ondo State Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa has appealed to Nigerians to exercise more patient with the administration of President Bola Tinubu, and shun the planned protest. Aiyedatiwa said this in Akure, the state capital, during a meeting with some leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the state. He said that the President Bola Tinubu administration has “beautiful plans to …

The Federal Government has assured that the issues prompting the proposed nationwide protest will be resolved to ensure peace and stability in the country. Some groups and individuals had been mobilising for nationwide protests scheduled for August 1 in response to the economic hardship in the country. In response to the proposed protest, the Secretary to the Government of the …

The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Barrister Julius Abure, on Wednesday, appealed to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, to set aside his differences and work together with the party leadership for old-time’s sake. Abure made the plea at his first press conference following the 3 April fire incident that almost claimed his …

Renowned Yoruba activist, Chief Sunday Igboho, passionately urged the Federal Government to immediately release the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Igboho’s plea, conveyed through a viral video on Tuesday, coincided with Kanu’s ongoing trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu, who appeared in court on Monday for the first time following …

A pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has begged the Yoruba people not to participate in the protests breaking out from some parts of the country over the current economic hardship. The Yoruba people are indigenes of the six southwestern states of the country which include Osun, Ogun, Ondo, Lagos, Ekiti and Oyo. Although, residents of the Yoruba-identified states and others including …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to suspend their proposed strike in the interest of the nation. NANS National President, Mr Pedro Obi, made the appeal at a news conference in Abeokuta on Saturday. On Thursday, NLC and TUC had issued a 14-day nationwide strike …