The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) “over its failure to account for approximately ₦5.9 billion reportedly spent on the incorporation, transition, and rebranding of NNPC into NNPCL.” The NNPC reportedly paid N2.9 billion for incorporation expenses from petroleum product proceeds, while the…
[mc4wp_form id=33047] American tennis player Robin Montgomery emerged as the champion at the WTA tournament in ‘s-Hertogenbosch (Libéma Open), capturing her first-ever WTA-level title. The 21-year-old was set to face the defending champion, Barbora Krejcikova, in the final, but the Czech player withdrew from the match due to an upper respiratory illness. As a result,…
By Adémólá Òrúnbon At a recent gathering of pen professionals and press briefing by a collective of health-oriented Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs, under the aegis of the Trust and Support Foundation (TSF) with the support of the Amplify Change, fearful details about the status of the healthcare delivery system of Nigeria were revealed, though expressed shock…
Brazil winger Vinicius has vowed that Carlo Ancelotti’s side will improve in their next match after failing to beat Morocco in Saturday’s World Cup encounter. Vinicius scored Brazil’s only goal of the match after Ismael Saibari had put Morocco in front. The World Cup opener ended in a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes as both Brazil…
Former Arsenal star, Thierry Henry has apologized to Nigerians for a comment credited to him, that he labeled the Nigerian Super Eagles short as ‘bad luck’. The former French international used the words when Streamer IShowSpeed wore a Nigerian shorts to the broadcast booth during the USA vs. Paraguay match at the 2026 FIFA World…
[mc4wp_form id=33047] FIFA has officially named Côte d’Ivoire as the youngest squad at the 2026 World Cup being co-hosted by the U.S., Canada and Mexico. FIFA named the squad on its official World Cup X handle on Sunday as seen by THE WHISTLER. “Introducing Côte d’Ivoire… Youngest squad at the FIFA World Cup 2026” with…
