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The Women’s World Cup will take place in South America for the first time after Brazil was chosen to host the 2027 edition at a FIFA congress Friday marked by debate about the war in Gaza. After the success of Australia and New Zealand last year, FIFA members picked Brazil over a European bid in a push to expand women’s football to new continents. Delegates meeting in Bangkok voted 119 votes to 78 to send the 10th Women’s World Cup to the land of samba football, beating a joint bid from Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany. The decision sparked celebrations…

The Commander and Chief Executive Officer, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency, ‘Seni Ogunyemi has warned the residents to desist from blocking roads because of any social gathering. Ogunyemi said that it is illegal to block roads in the name of organising social gatherings or parties. The TRACE boss, in a statement on Thursday, explained that it is wrong for residents caught blocking the road when organising parties or social events to say that they have the local and state governments’ permits. He stressed that it was imperative to curb such lawless behaviour through continuous public enlightenment, pointing out…

Some patients on admission at Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Aro, Abeokuta, on Wednesday, protested against alleged poor treatments the management subjects them to daily. The protesting patients were said to have attacked and bitten one of the doctors during the crisis, prompting nurses and other doctors to flee. The protest said to have taken the entire staff of the health facility by surprise reportedly lasted for over two hours before police operatives from the Lafenwa Divisional Headquarters intervened and brought the situation under control. A source who witnessed the protest said, “The patients were protesting poor feeding, poor sanitary system, general insensitivity…

A coalition of 15 civil society groups in the country has named the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, as the minister of the masses. The CSOs, under the auspices of the Civic Room for Good Governance said of all the ministers, Keyamo’s policies and programs have positively impacted ordinary Nigerians the most. In a statement signed by its national coordinator,Assoc. Prof. Thomas Uzah, the groups said Keyamo has demonstrated a genuine and deep understanding of the challenges faced by ordinary citizens. The appraisal comes days before President Bola Tinubu’s first anniversary in office. Highlighting some of…

RealtorMax Limited, an innovative real estate firm in Nigeria, is set to revolutionise the real estate sector by offering convenient home ownership options and developing new eco-friendly towns around Lagos and other key cities across the country. The company noted that it aimed to boost the Nigerian economy through robust development of modern, eco-friendly towns, with a full array of amenities including healthcare, electricity, security, connectivity, banks, sports and recreation, in serene environments that are easily accessible to the metropolis. Speaking about the driving force of the firm since it began operations, the CEO, Mike Adeyemi, said “with a strong…

Ogun State Government has raised the alarm over the purported resale of bags of rice being sold to civil servants in the state at subsidized rates. The resale, according to the state’s Head of Service (HoS), Kehinde Onasanya, was against the purpose of the state government which is to ensure the well-being of the public servants and lessen their financial burdens. Onasanya, in a statement on Thursday, warned those involved to stop the illegal activities or face the consequences. The statement said: “It has come to the attention of the State Government that some unscrupulous individuals are engaging in the…

Point-of-Sale agent, Uzoma Godswill, was abducted by some men armed with AK-47 rifles who were later identified as police officers along Eleme Road, Rivers State. Human rights activist, Harrison Gwamnishu, disclosed this in a video posted on X.com on Thursday. He tweeted, “They arrested him around Port Harcourt/Owerri Road and took him to Port Harcourt/Warri Road where they took his ATM card and PIN and withdrew the sum of N1m and N20,000 PoS charge. “The PoS agent confirmed that the man who came to withdraw with Mr. Uzoma’s ATM card came with a fully loaded magazine.” Enyinna recounted his ordeal…

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has suffered a fresh security breach that involved the siphoning of about N11 billion from its accounts by some unknown persons, Techcabal reports on Thursday. An inside source, said to be a “highly-placed staff” of the company was reported to have disclosed that the perpetrators illegally transferred N11 billion ($7 million) to several accounts in April 2024. This recent security breach comes after the financial company obtained a court order to recover $24 million lost to unauthorised POS transactions. “In 2023, we discovered that certain POS device merchants abused their access by conducting unauthorised…

Afrobeats singer, Mayorkun, has finally addressed claims made by social media influencer, Nicki Dabarbie, who alleged that he and his colleague, Abbey Elias aka Skiibii attempted to use her for ritual. Mayorkun denied the allegations in a series of posts on X.com on Wednesday, stating that he had never met Nicki Dabarbie and was unaware of her existence until the allegations surfaced. On Friday, April 19, 2024, Dabarbie had accused Mayorkun and Skibii of allegedly plotting to use her for ‘money ritual’. Mayorkun, who expressed frustration with the spread of negative news online, wrote, “You know, I was going to…

The National Examinations Council has confirmed that the closing date for the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination Internal Registration remains unchanged. NECO in a statement on Thursday called on stakeholders to disregard social media posts purporting that the registration period had been extended to Monday 20th June, 2024. NECO insisted that the registration, which started on Monday, December 18, 2023, would close on Monday, June 3 2024. The statement read, “The National Examinations Council has not extended the closing date for the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination Internal Registration. “Late registration, which attracts the late registration fee, is between Tuesday,…