In spite of efforts by governments, many more Nigerian children are dropping out of school. Although the Federal Ministry of Education is picking holes in the 2021 figures of an analytical statistics organisation, SBMorgan Intelligence, that put the number of…
Wizkid’s video ‘Bad To Me’ attracts 700k views within 24 hours of release
Visuals of Wizkid’s latest single “Bad to Me’ produced by his longtime collaborator P2J from his forthcoming album, More Love, Less Ego released on Wednesday surpassed a record number of views within the first 24 hours of its release on…
Flamingos set for historic clash against USA
THE Flamingos, Nigeria’s U-17 women’s national team, tackle United States of America in Navi Mumbai in one of the quarter-final matches of the ongoing U-17 Women’s World Cup in India on Friday (today). The Flamingos lost narrowly, 2-1, to another…
Man allegedly rapes daughters after separating from wife
The Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare has arrested a middle-aged man, identified only as Nwobi, for allegedly sexually abusing two of his daughters, aged three and five. The suspect was arrested by a team from the ministry,…
Gas station explodes in Port Harcourt
Fire has gutted a gas plant along the Obirikwere bridge axis of the East-West road in Port Harcourt, River State The incident reportedly occurred around 8 am on Wednesday. Officials of the Federal Fire Service, however, arrived at the scene…
Lafarge fined $778 million after pleading guilty to supporting ISIS
Lafarge has pleaded guilty to paying a Jihadist group ISIS to ease the movement of its staff and goods within a war zone in Syria. United States Department of Justice (DoJ) in a statement said the cement company has been…
Register CONUA, NAMDA, FG tells NLC
The Federal Government, Tuesday, appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress to rescind its opposition to the registration of two new academic unions in the Nigerian public university system. The PUNCH reports that the new unions- the Congress for Nigerian University…
Amnesty international: 40 #EndSARS protesters still languishing in Jail
In commemoration of the second year anniversary of the #EndSARS protests, Amnesty International has revealed that no fewer than 40 protesters during the unrest are still languishing in jail. In a statement yesterday, Amnesty International said panels set up across…
Kogi assembly threatens to sanction MD of KIPL
The Kogi State House of Assembly has threatened to recommend the sanction of the Managing Director of Kogi Investment and Property Limited (KIPL), Ms. Aisha Suleiman, if she failed to appear before the ad-hoc committee investigating the operation of mining…