2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) runners-up, Nigeria, claimed a 2-1 victory over Ghana in an international friendly match on Saturday, March 22, 2024 in Morocco. Goals in each half from Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers and Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman were ...
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Malaysia Rejects Offer To Host 2026 Commonwealth Games
Malaysia has rejected an offer to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, the country’s sports ministry has said. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) offered Malaysia £100m as supporting funds after the Australian state of Victoria withdrew as host. But Malaysia’s sports ...
Read More »Air Peace, FG’s Circular Crashed Foreign Airlines’ Tickets
…Economy fares reduced to N1.5m from N4m Flight tickets of foreign airlines have crashed significantly in the last few weeks from N4 million for returned economy class to N1.5 million, LEADERSHIP can authoritatively report. LEADERSHIP gathered that Air Peace airline entrance into ...
Read More »Fidelity Bank Chairman, Chike-Obi, Wins African Leadership Commendation Award
Chairman of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mustafa Chike-Obi has been honoured with the prestigious African Leadership Commendation for Corporate Governance at the African Leadership Persons of the Year Award Ceremony. The event, themed “Building Resilient African Economies,” kicked off March 14th ...
Read More »FG Revokes More Mining Licences, Insists On Local Value Addition
The federal government has declared that it will soon revoke more mineral titles of firms that flout the laid down regulations. The minister of solid minerals development, Dr. Dele Alake, stated this while answering journalists’ questions during the launch of ...
Read More »Davido, Pinnick Settle Out Of Court As Singer Agrees To Perform At ‘Warri Again’ Concert
Nigerian music sensation, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has reached an agreement to settle out of court over the breach of contract lawsuit filed against him by the Amaju Pinnick-led Brownhill Investment Company Limited. In October 2023, a former ...
Read More »Lafarge Africa Commissions 20km Evacuation Road In Cross River
Lafarge Africa Plc has commissioned a new Evacuation Road in Mfamosing, Cross River State, a critical infrastructure project aimed at enhancing safety, efficiency, and connectivity for Lafarge Africa’s operations and its host communities. The commissioning event, attended by dignitaries including ...
Read More »ASUU Rejects Advertorial For UniAbuja’s Vice Chancellor Position
… Urges federal gov’t to direct withdrawal of advert The Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU), University of Abuja branch, has rejected the advertisement for the institution’s Vice Chancellor position. It would be recalled that the current management of the ...
Read More »FG Revokes More Mining Licences, Insists On Value Addition
The federal government has declared that it will soon revoke more mineral titles of firms that flout the laid down regulations. The minister of solid minerals development, Dr. Dele Alake, stated this while answering questions from journalists during the launch ...
Read More »Ex-footballer Elected NIS Students Union President
Omefe Michael Kanayo, a former Footballer, has been elected as president of the National Institute for Sports (NIS)’s Students Union Government. In an election supervised by the NIS’ registrar, Mr Belmond Benson, Kanayo was unanimously elected by an overwhelming majority. ...
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