The team was praised for its “hard-fought” victory over Nigeria by William and Kate and Downing Street said Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wished them the “best of luck” for the next round. A post on William and Kate’s official Twitter account said: “Well done @Lionesses! “It was hard-fought but now we’re on to the quarter-finals. “Congratulations to the @Lionesses on a hard-fought win. Boom 💥 — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) August 7, 2023London Mayor Sadiq Khan congratulated the England side while sending “commiserations to Nigeria”.

The Force Headquarters on Tuesday announced that the police stopped the issuance of licenses for small arms due to the high rate of illegal arms proliferation in the country. There are too many arms in circulation and if we continue to issue licenses on arms, we may continue to aggravate the problems we are trying to solve,” Egbetokun said. However, he further noted that the police might review the ban in the future. “For now, there is a temporary ban on the issuance of firearms. We May review it later, but we are not issuing firearms licenses nationwide now.”The PUNCH reports that the Firearm Act has been responsible for the control of firearms in Nigeria for the past years.

Social media giant Twitter, now referred to as ‘X’, has started paying rewards to creators who are Twitter Blue subscribers, using a share of revenue earned from advertisements. This development is coming a few weeks after Meta’s owner, Mark Zuckerberg, launched a Twitter rival app, Threads. The news of the reward has generated excitement among social media users, who took to the app to share their various reactions to the payments. Please RT and follow me.”Another user, @Premier_100 tweeted, “I don buy Twitter Blue, na to hustle for 15M impressions remain. So, if you see me chasing clouts or stealing tweets, please don’t say anything ooo.”@Tee_classicquem1 wrote, “Subscribe for twitter blue.

The Chairman of Platform Capital, Dr. Akintoye Akindele, has dragged the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and five others; the Nigeria Police Force, Summit Oil International Limited, Dr. Zulikat Wuraola Abiola, Duport Energy Limited and Mr. Oluwatosin Odusanya, before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos for allegedly detaining him beyond the limit provided by the constitution. He supported his suit with a 62-paragraph affidavit deposed to by Adebanjo Ojedapo, a litigation manager in the law firm of B.A. Law LLP, the counsel to the applicant. He stated that due to the failure of Dr. Zulikat Wuraola Abiola to perform on its obligations under the Product Sale Agreement to supply crude oil to the Energy Park, Duport Midstream Company Limited incurred losses and could not get feedstock. READ ALSO FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE

FILE: Ex-President Buhari and the former Global CEO of the Siemens, Joe Kaeser at the State House, Abuja. Source: TwitterThe completion date of the 11,000 megawatts power project signed between the Federal Government and German-based Siemens has been shifted to 2030, according to reports. In 2019, the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises, Alex Okoh, on behalf of the Federal Government, had signed the agreement, while the Global Chief Executive Officer of Siemens, Joe Kaeser, signed on behalf of Siemens, to achieve 7,000 megawatts of reliable power supply by 2021, and 11,000 megawatts by 2023. However, a report by Bloomberg on Monday quoting the head of business development and government relations at Siemens Energy, Oladayo Orolu, said the company expected to complete the project by 2030 “due to delays caused by the coronavirus pandemic.”Related NewsThe three-phase project was set back by delays in starting the first phase, he said. “When we conceptualised this project in 2018, our plan was within two years we should be done with phase one, but then COVID-19 happened, disrupting supply chains, which meant getting raw materials took longer than before,” Orolu said.

Bronze said she made a point of consoling an “upset” Lauren James after she was shown what could be a World Cup-ending red card in the last 16 match against Nigeria. This tournament is the first Women’s World Cup James has played in. '”FIFA’s disciplinary committee will now decide James’ World Cup fate – they could extend the 21-year-old’s ban to three matches which would mean she would miss playing the rest of the tournament if the Lionesses reach a first-ever final. In the process, she became the only England player of either gender to contribute to five goals in a single World Cup contest. We all know that and obviously we’re very disappointed to lose a player of her calibre going into the next game.

Please note, only MTN, Glo & Airtel Subscribers can actually check their WAEC Results using this SMS method. Note: If you did not receive your WAEC result via SMS, kindly repeat this step again. How to check via the WebsiteTo check your WAEC Result, visit www.waecdirect.org and log in. Follow the procedures below to check your WAEC result for 2023. Login to WAEC Result Checker Website www.waecdirect.org.

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The immediate past Minister of State for Labour and Employment and a ministerial nominee, Festus Keyamo, SAN, on Monday, apologised to the Senate over his perceived disregard for the ninth Assembly. He also explained that he had in the ninth Senate apologised to both chairman Senate committee on Labour, Employment and Productivity, Senator Godiya Akwashiki and his counterpart in the House of Representatives. I am sorry, I am sorry and I am sorry.”“Regarding that programme, the account was handled by the World Bank. Nwokocha reminded Keyamo of how he insulted the lawmakers from both chambers during his tenure as a minister under the last administration. However, when the plenary resumed session, three hours after, Keyamo apologised to the lawmakers.

A mob has beaten a yet-to-be-identified policeman to a stupor after a man identified simply as Yusuf got rammed by a BRT bus from the impact of being allegedly pushed by policemen in the Ketu area of Lagos State. The PUNCH gathered from eyewitnesses at the scene that the policeman and his colleagues were attempting to dispossess Yusuf of his vehicle when he got pushed into the BRT lane. In the process, one of the BRT buses plying the lane inward Lagos rammed into Yusuf who collapsed due to the impact of the crash. The uniform of the brutalised policeman had been torn due to the impact of the attack on him by the angry mob. People were also seen lamenting over the incident and blaming the policeman and his colleagues for causing the accident.

The Lionesses of England defeated a spirited Nigeria Women’s team 4-2 on penalties to advance to the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Cup following a 0-0 draw in Brisbane. Despite the defeat, the Super Falcons have continued to receive praise from Nigerians for their efforts in putting Nigeria on a global stage. He wrote, “I must commend the effort by our Super Falcons @NGSuper_Falcons at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. @ Benzoicman wrote, “I am happy with the incredible display of talent and dedication by our Super Falcons at the FIFA Women’s World Cup! Win or lose, you have shown immense strength and made Nigeria proud.”

The call for nominations has officially opened for the Veuve Clicquot Bold Woman Awards, a globally renowned award dedicated to celebrating exceptional female business leaders, innovators, and entrepreneurs. The award comprises of two categories — the Bold Woman Award and the Bold Future Award — and is part of Bold by Veuve Clicquot, a global program dedicated to supporting women in business. To qualify for the Bold Woman Award, candidates must be founders or CEOs of a business that’s been in operation for more than three years. The Nomination entries for the Bold Woman Award and Bold Future Award close on Sunday, 20th August. To mark its 200th anniversary, Veuve Clicquot decided to pay tribute to this great, daring woman, and in 1972 created the Veuve Clicquot Business Woman Award (Bold Woman Award), followed by the Clémentine Award (Bold Future Award) in 2014.

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Lauren James’s sending‑off in the 85th minute for stepping on Michelle Alozie as her opponent lay on the ground was symptomatic of a frustrated England, who scraped past a tactically superior Nigeria on penalties to progress to the World Cup quarter-finals. Nigeria posed a very different threat, their transitional game promising the first real test of England’s backline and their defensive organisation stifling and frustrating. Lauren James of England stamps on Michelle Alozie to earn a red card. after newsletter promotionJust past the half-hour, England were awarded a penalty after Rasheedat Ajibade bumped Daly in the back. Desire Oparanozie mirrored Stanway’s wide effort and Alozie skied Nigeria’s second before Ajibade’s hit the net and Ucheibe’s effort went in.