Argentina head coach, Lionel Scaloni, has admitted that it breaks his heart after losing the World Cup final to Spain on Sunday. Scaloni, who also apologized over the outcome of the match, was speaking about his future with the Albiceleste. The 48-year-old was appointed manager after Argentina crashed out of the 2018 World Cup in the … [Read more…]
Spain’s victory over Argentina in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final not only secured football’s biggest prize but also earned the country’s football federation a record-breaking financial reward. FIFA has confirmed that the champions will receive $51 million in prize money, while runners-up Argentina will take home $34 million, as part of the governing body’s … [Read more…]
Governor Chukwuma Soludo has unveiled a statue of the late Nigerian literary icon, Chinua Achebe, in Ogidi, Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, describing the celebrated author as a global symbol of excellence whose works continue to inspire generations. The monument, located at Ugwunwasike Roundabout in Achebe’s hometown, was unveiled on Saturday, 13 … [Read more…]
After becoming leader of the Labour party, Andy Burnham will officially become prime minister of the UK as Keir Starmer leaves Number 10. That many people considered this day an inevitability doesn’t make it any less momentous. Six years ago, Starmer inherited a Labour party that had failed to win four general elections and was battling a … [Read more…]
-By Abdul Mahmud The American-English poet, T.S. Eliot’s Murder in the Cathedral is, on its face, a play about the assassination of Archbishop Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170. Beneath its religious setting, however, it is a profound meditation on power, authority and the moral corrosion that occurs when political office comes to regard … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Executive Council (EXCO) has approved a raft of initiatives spanning agriculture, education, healthcare, infrastructure, housing and tourism, including the distribution of free agricultural inputs to 63,000 smallholder farmers, the recruitment of 4,698 additional teachers for Smart Green Schools, the activation of isolation centres over the Ebola outbreak in parts of East Africa, … [Read more…]
By Dr. Chukwuebuka Agah Politics has never been a contest of ideas alone; it is also a battle of narratives. Throughout history, candidates who inspire enthusiasm, attract grassroots support, or threaten entrenched political interests often become targets of coordinated attacks aimed at diminishing their public appeal. There is an old saying in politics: when your … [Read more…]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit seeking to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to recognise and publish the names of the Kabiru Turaki-led interim National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Delivering judgment, Justice Salim Ibrahim held that the plaintiffs, led by PDP Board of … [Read more…]
Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Friday joined other well-meaning Nigerians in celebrating former Minister of Power, Prof. Bart Nnaji, on his 70th birthday, commending the Professor of Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing for coming home to impact the nation. Mbah said Nnaji’s decision to return home was the real defining chapter of his … [Read more…]
Tanko Habila, father of the late Miss Mary Habila, the nurse who died at the residence of the Minister of Works, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP), demanding the release of her remains for burial. Habila, who was accompanied by his wife, other family members and their lawyers, addressed the press shortly after … [Read more…]
Andy Burnham, nicknamed the ‘King of the North,’ became leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party on Friday, the final step before becoming its seventh prime minister in a decade on a pledge to thwart the rise of the populist Reform UK. At a “special conference” on Friday, Burnham, who earned the regal moniker for his … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening national identity system through enhanced collaboration between the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology (FMIST) and the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The Honourable Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Dr. Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, SAN, made the commitment while receiving the Director-General and Chief Executive … [Read more…]