Vice President Kashim Shettima has inaugurated the Accelerated Senior Secondary School Education Programme (ASSEP) aimed at improving education quality in Nigeria’s northeast region. The North East Development Commission (NEDC) launched this initiative to boost student performance in science, technology, mathematics, and agriculture. The program targets senior secondary schools across six Northeastern states: Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno,…
Algeria’s Mehdi Bouloussa and Nigeria’s Fatimo Bello have clinched the last two African slots for the Paris 2024 Olympics at the African Table Tennis Olympic Qualification Tournament held at BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda, on Saturday. Bello earned her place at the Paris 2024 Olympics by defeating Algeria’s Lynda Loghraibi 4-2 (11-5, 11-7, 11-8, 5-11,…
Singer Kcee has announced that he and his brother, Emeka Okonkwo, also known as E-Money, will provide for the children of the late Nollywood actor Junior Pope until they reach adulthood. The announcement was made during Junior Pope’s funeral in Ukehe, Nsukka, Enugu State, on Friday. Kcee stated, “On behalf of my brother, E-Money, and…
“I cannot change the world overnight. But if I can empower even one youth today, or tomorrow, they could join me in empowering others. With time, we could change the world,” were the words of the late Herbert Wigwe, the founder of Wigwe University, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Wigwe, who died in a helicopter crash…
The Federal Government has dismissed the planned alliance between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi. According to the Presidency, President Bola Tinubu is not bothered about the planned alliance, noting that the President was not losing sleep over alliance plots by Atiku and Obi. Atiku had contested the presidency…
Oleksandr Usyk has stunned the world of boxing in defeating Tyson Fury to become the undisputed heavyweight champion. The Ukrainian won via a split decision with the judges scoring the fight 115-112, 113-114, 114-113 against Fury. Oleksandr Usyk has stunned the world of boxing in defeating Tyson Fury to become the undisputed heavyweight champion. The…
A stepmother, Rachel Geoffrey, 23, has been arrested by the Adamawa State Police Command for setting the hands of her two stepchildren on fire. The suspect who resides in Federal Housing Estate, Girei Local Government Area was arrested for setting fire to the hands of her stepchildren, Genesis Geoffrey, 7, and Idadai, 3. …
Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo has urged Christians to stop policing other Christians. He stated that many things Christians consider unholy are not. He wrote: “Some Christians still think dreadlocks is unholy and skin cut is holy, they don’t know Jesus was a Nazarine and likely had long hair. “Some think skirt is holy…
Cassie’s husband, Alex Fine, is speaking out after a video of Sean “Diddy” Combs physically assaulting his ex-girlfriend surfaced online. “I want my kids and every kid to live in a world that’s safe for women and girls, protects them and treats them as equals,” Fine, 31, wrote via Instagram on Friday, May 17. “To the women and…
A chaotic situation unfolded at the renowned Banex Plaza phone market in the Wuse 2 area of Abuja on Saturday, leading to clashes between soldiers and traders following a dispute over the sale of a faulty phone. According to reports from Daily Trust, a trader disclosed that the soldiers were targeted after an altercation with…
A tragic accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway involved a Volvo truck transporting cows, a blue luxury bus, and a white Mazda bus, resulting in seven individuals sustaining injuries. The incident occurred at the Ibafo area of the expressway on Saturday morning. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) spokesperson in Ogun State, Mrs. Florence Okpe, confirmed…
Gunmen have fatally shot two individuals in the community of Ogbe, located in Yagba West Local Government Area of Kogi State. The tragic incident occurred on Friday, with reports indicating that the gunmen, armed with sophisticated weaponry, carried out the attack without encountering any resistance from security forces in the vicinity. A confidential source revealed…
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the previous election, expressed his sympathy to the family of the deceased Nollywood actor, Junior Pope. The former governor of Anambra State visited the family and signed the condolence book. Kenneth Okonkwo, a Nollywood actor and former spokesperson of the Labour Party’s presidential campaign council,…
The police have arrested 23-year-old Rachel Geoffrey for burning the hands of her co-wife’s two children in Adamawa State. Rachel, a resident of Federal Housing Estate in Girei local government area, inflicted severe injuries on 7-year-old Genesis Geoffrey and 3-year-old Ijadai Geoffrey. The children’s mother had separated from their father, who is also Rachel’s husband….
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has labeled reports of the abduction of 500 people in Zamfara State’s Zurmi local government area as fictitious. Major-General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, stated on Friday that only four people were actually abducted from the community, contrary to the exaggerated reports. Buba explained that troops of Operation Hadarin…
The Ministry of Women Affairs has announced its partnership with the Niger State House of Assembly to empower 100 orphan girls through various welfare initiatives. Minister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye made this commitment during a briefing in Abuja, where she clarified the Ministry’s stance on the issue of mass weddings. Kennedy-Ohanenye emphasized the Ministry’s dedication to its…
At least 50 people have died due to severe rain and flooding in central Afghanistan, an official reported on Saturday. Mawlawi Abdul Hai Zaeem, head of the information department for Ghor province, told Reuters that there is no information on the number of injured from the rainstorm that began on Friday, which also disrupted many…
Despite ongoing fighting in Gaza, US aid continues to arrive by sea, with American officials advocating for a targeted approach against Hamas rather than a broad assault on Rafah. Israeli forces and Hamas militants are engaged in fierce battles in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza, where tanks and bulldozers are demolishing homes and…
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has called on Senegal’s new President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, to use his influence within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to resolve ongoing conflicts with Niger, Burkina Faso, and Mali. President Faye, at 44 Senegal’s youngest-ever president, arrived in Accra on Friday after a meeting with Nigeria’s President Bola…
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says he is not distracted by the ongoing crisis in Rivers State but rather he is focused on his duties as a minister. Wike stated this while inspecting projects to be inaugurated in the nation’s capital on Friday, May 17. The former Governor of Rivers…
Elsie Okpocha, the estranged wife of Nigerian comedian Bright Okpocha, popularly called Basketmouth, has criticized people interfering in her private life. Basketmouth, who was married to Elsie for 12 years, broke the news of their separation in an Instagram post in December 2022. In a video posted on her Instagram page on Friday,…
Several people have been trapped as a one-storey building collapsed in Minna, the Niger State capital. The building which is located at in Sabon Gari area of Minna collapsed on Friday, May 17, 2024. Emergency officials who raced to the scene succeeded in rescuing seven persons who are receiving treatment at the Minna…
An aide to the governor of Delta state, Ossai Ovie Success, has berated actor Zubby Michael, for wearing a red t-shirt to the funeral of his late colleague Jnr Pope, which held in Enugu state on Friday May 17. In a post shared on his X handle, Ovie argued that it is disrespectful and…
Dr Anuoluwapo Adepoju, the founder of MedContour Services Ltd, has been convicted on all 5 charges following several botched surgeries at her clinic. The cosmetic surgeon conducted a failed plastic surgery that resulted in the death of one Nneka Onwuzuligbo in 2020. She was tried alongside her clinic, MedContour Services Ltd., on a…
Shocking footage shows Sean “Diddy” Combs punching and kicking his former girlfriend Casandra “Cassie” Ventura, in a hotel hallway in 2016. The footage, captured from multiple angles and obtained by CNN, shows the music mogul chasing Ms Ventura down the hallway in a towel, before attacking her near the elevators. He then attempts…
A Director at the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC), Abdulkadir Abbas, has stated that the operations of Binance negatively impacted Nigeria’s financial system. Appearing before a Federal High Court in Abuja heard on Friday, May 17, Abbas who is the Director of Registration, Exchanges and Market Infrastructure Department at SEC disclosed that not only…
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court Abuja, has dismissed the bail application of an Executive of Binance Holdings Limited, Tigran Gambaryan. Justice Nwite held that Gambaryan is likely to jump bail if bail is granted to him. The company and its executive were arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on…
The FIFA Women’s World Cup will be hosted in South America for the first time, with Brazil selected as the venue for the 2027 edition during a FIFA congress on Friday. Following the successful tournament in Australia and New Zealand last year, FIFA members chose Brazil over a European bid, aiming to further expand women’s…
President Bola Tinubu is set to inaugurate several completed projects in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) from May 27 to June 6, announced Nyesom Wike, the Minister of FCT, during a project inspection. Wike highlighted that the inauguration will include the commencement of commercial operations for the Abuja Light Rail, also known as the Abuja…
President Bola Tinubu affirmed that Nigeria is a safe hub for investments and pledged his administration’s support to foster a thriving business environment. During a meeting on Friday with a delegation led by Mr. Dai Hegen, chairman of the China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC), at the State House in Abuja, Tinubu assured the Chinese executives…
British heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Ukrainian contender Oleksandr Usyk will face off for the undisputed heavyweight world title today at Riyadh’s Kingdom Arena. According to a media statement, the winner will claim the championship belts from boxing’s most prestigious global organizations: the World Boxing Association (WBA), the World Boxing Council (WBC), the International Boxing…
