Canada football staff sent home over Olympic drone scandal …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Canadian women’s coach Bev Priestman has stood down from the team’s opening Olympic match against New Zealand. Photo: WILLIAM WEST / AFPSource: AFP An assistant coach and an analyst with the Canadian women’s football team were on Wednesday sent home from the … Read more
EFCC creates new section to probe immigration frauds …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has established an Immigration Fraud Section in some of its commands across the country. EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale, in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said its chairman, Ola Olukoyede, disclosed this on Tuesday while receiving … Read more
N70k Minimum Wage: APC Chieftain Explains Why Govt Should Be Cautious …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> APC chieftain Hon Obidike Chukwuebuka has expressed concerns about the newly approved N70,000 minimum wage, warning of potential economic consequences if implemented hastilyObidike advised a phased implementation tied to economic growth and inflation indices to avoid sacrificing economic stability for … Read more
Paris 2024 Women’s Football: How Super Falcons Rated In Disappointing Defeat To Japan …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Completesports.com‘s ADEBOYE AMOSU rates the performance of Super Falcons players in their 2024 Olympic Games women’s football event final group game against Japan at the Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes on Wednesday night… CHIAMAKA NNADOZIE 7/10 The Paris … Read more
BREAKING: Court restricts protesters in Abuja to National Stadium …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory has restricted participants in the August 1 hunger protest against the federal government to the MKO Abiola stadium, also known as the National Stadium. Justice Sylvanus Oriji issued the order on Wednesday in Abuja … Read more
Reps Panel Directs NNPC To Stop Alleged Crude For Loan Deal …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The House of Representatives Special Joint Committee of the Downstream and Midstream Petroleum Resources investigating anomalies militating against the sector, has directed Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) to halt further mortgage of Nigeria’s future crude oil until lawmakers … Read more
Argentina coach Mascherano rails at Olympic football ‘disgrace’ …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Argentina players came back out to warm up in an empty stadium before their match against Morocco was completed following a two-hour interruption. Photo: Arnaud FINISTRE / AFPSource: AFP Argentina coach Javier Mascherano described the events that marred his team’s 2-1 defeat … Read more
Paris 2024: Meet the Ghanaian Sisters Leading Japan in Basketball at the Olympics …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Evelyn Mawuli and Stephanie Mawuli will be representing Japan at the Olympic Games in ParisThe Mawuli sisters were born in Japan to Ghanaian parents and are icons of basketball in the Asian nation Japan will be hoping to … Read more
Moffi Suffers Long-Term Injury …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> Nigeria forward, Terem Moffi is expected to be sidelined for around nine months due to a cruciate ligament injury. The 25-year-old’s French club, OGC confirmed he sustained the injury in training. Moffi is now expected to undergo surgery this week. “Injured during training, Terem Moffi (25 years … Read more
Otedola backs Nigerian govt’s windfall tax on banks’ FX profit …C0NTINUE READING HERE >>> The Chairman of First Bank Holdings Holdings and billionaire, Femi Otedola said that Nigeria’s government’s windfall tax on commercial banks’ foreign exchange gain in 2023 will ensure fairer wealth distribution. Otedola disclosed this in a recent statement. He becomes the first … Read more