Author: Amina Mohammed

Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong has been ruled out of Euro 2024 due to an ongoing injury, dealing a significant blow to the Netherlands’ national team. The 27-year-old who has been sidelined since being stretchered off during El Clasico in April, had joined the national team in preparation for the European Championship. However, it has now been confirmed that he will not travel to Germany with the squad. Instead, De Jong will return to Barcelona to continue his recovery. Head coach Ronald Koeman had expressed hope that the talented midfielder would be fit in time for the tournament but now…

Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, yesterday, restated the commitment of the Bola Tinubu’s administration to supporting Nigerian youths to reach their potentials and contribute to the growth and development of the country. Shettima in his remarks, when he received on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa, the National Executive Council of the National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, led by its President, Sukubo Sara-Igbe Sukubo. This came as NYCN is set to celebrate its 60th anniversary in November 2024. Commending the council for its support to the programmes and activities of the Tinubu administration, VP Shettima said: “We cannot…

The Minister of Transportation, Sa’idu Alkali, said that the government has begun the conversion of railway locomotive engines from diesel to Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Saidu, who spoke on Monday at Idu National Railway Station Abuja, said that the government intends to drastically reduce the cost of maintenance as well as maintain a clean environment against carbon emissions. His words: “We have come to assess what we have been putting up for the last month and to interface with the engineers to further analyze the possibility of converting our locomotives from diesel to gas. “So far, we have interacted with…

The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12 as public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in a statement on Tuesday by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Aishetu Ndayako, congratulated Nigerians on the celebration. The statement partly read, “As we mark another Democracy Day in the history of our dear country, let us all reflect on the efforts of our founding fathers and ensure that Nigeria remains a united, secured, peaceful and indivisible entity.” He urged Nigerians to remain steadfast on the tenets of democratic governance. Tunji-Ojo added that President Bola…

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of DIG Hashimu Argungu (Rtd) as the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC). The President, as stated by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale has also approved the appointment of Chief Onyemuche Nnamani as Secretary and DIG Taiwo Lakanu (Rtd) as Member of the Commission. The appointments, he said, are subject to confirmation by the Senate. “Other members of the Police Service Commission will be appointed in due course. “Furthermore, the President has approved the appointment of Mr. Mohammed Sheidu as the Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Police…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria, on Monday, were defeated 2-1 by Benin Republic in the fourth round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. In the 29th minute, Raphael Onyedika’s effort to the right corner of the post opened the score for Nigeria. However, Jodel Dossou of Benin tied the score with a well-placed shot after the Super Eagles made a defensive blunder. Benin took the lead shortly before halftime thanks to a right-footed goal by Steve Mounie from a corner. The Super Eagles lost the second half despite the introduction of Victor Boniface, Paul Onuachu, and Ibrahim Olawoyin, among others.…

Maureen Esisi, the estranged wife of Nollywood actor Blossom Chukwujekwu, has expressed her deep regret over their marriage, referring to their five-year union as “wasted years.” In a candid conversation on the ‘The House Chronicles’ podcast hosted by Miracle OP, the fashion designer shared her painful experience, lamenting that she could have been a mother of two by now if she had married someone else. “I regret marrying him (Blossom Chukwujekwu). It was wasted years. Five years of my life, that’s a lot. I would have married somebody else and probably had two kids by now,” she said. She also…

The federal government on June 10, called for the harmonization of the National Identification Number (NIN) and the Tax Identification Number (TIN) to facilitate access to information and improve taxable income for the government. The minister of interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the call when the Secretary of the Joint Tax Board (JTB), Olusegun Adesokan, visited him in his office. Tunji-Ojo further advocated for inter-agency collaboration to achieve effective data management in the country. He said the operations of critical agencies such as the JTB and the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) should be synergized for better achievements. A statement from the…

The Rivers state government has described the report that a state High Court sitting in Port Harcourt delivered a judgment declaring the 27 lawmakers led by Speaker Martins Amaewhule as members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as misleading and false. The Attorney-General of the state and Commissioner for Justice, Dagogo Israel Iboroma, said the suit before the court did not seek to declare the seats of Amaewhule and 26 others vacant. He said: “As Hon. Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and 3rd defendant in SUIT NO DHC/20/CS/2024, my attention has been drawn to a recent judgment. This suit…

A military aircraft carrying Malawi’s vice president Saulos Chilima has been reported missing after it failed to make a landing Monday morning, the government said. “All efforts by aviation authorities to make contact with the aircraft since it went off the radar have failed thus far,” the government said in a statement. The plane, which took off just after 9:00 am local time (0700 GMT), was carrying 51-year-old Chilima and nine others. President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered regional and national forces to conduct an “immediate search and rescue operation to locate the whereabouts of the aircraft”, the statement said. Chakwera,…