Donald Trump didn’t attend an event honouring US military dead because he didn’t want to disrupt the traffic in Paris, the White House said on Sunday, as the fallout for his no-show on Saturday continued. The US president had been…
People’s Choice Awards 2018: See the full list of winners (CNN)
The votes are in and the people have spoken. The annual People’s Choice Awards, which honor popular film, TV, music, podcasts and more, took place Sunday night. Check out the full list of winners below to see: Read more
Ajuma Ameh-Otache: Former Nigeria midfielder dies at 33 (BBC)
Ameh-Otache, who played for Nigeria at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, also won the African Women’s Cup of Nations that same year. “We are sad to hear of the sudden passing of former Nigeria midfielder, African Women’s Championship winner,…
ASUU: negotiating team okays student loan (Nation)
The Federal Government/Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) 2009 Agreement Renegotiation Committee has said that a student loan scheme through an education bank can solve the sector’s funding challenges. Its chairman, Dr. Wale Babalakin (SAN), said a N1 million per…
Ten missing as migrant boat sinks off Turkey (Guardian)
Ten people were missing on Monday after a boat carrying illegal migrants sank off Turkey’s western coast, the Turkish coastguard said. Two migrants swam to shore not far from the coastal town of Dikili in Izmir province after their boat…
Doctors share pictures of blood-soaked clothes after NRA tells them ‘stay in your lane’ (Metro)
A doctor angry at the US’s National Rifle Association (NRA) has shared a powerful picture of herself covered in someone else’s blood. Dr Kristin Gee joined many other medics to hit out at the association for saying that anti-gun doctors…
Continue to develop society with writings, Uduaghan tells writers (Vanguard)
Former governor of Delta state Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has called on writers to continue to see themselves as a conscience of society, stressing that they should always add values to society with their creative works and writings. Uduaghan who spoke…
Eagles defender signs for Akwa United (Vanguard)
Super Eagles defender, Juwon Oshaniwa is on the move of joining the promise keepers, Akwa United ahead of next season Nigeria Professional Football League. The 28-year-old parted ways with Scottish side Hearts on mutual consent back in 2017 after he…
Kaduna Christians knock Gov El-Rufai for inciting, divisive statements (DailyTimes)
Christians in Kaduna State have accused the State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai of making careless, inciting statements with divisive tendencies despite the volatile emotions attached to religious and ethnic issues in the past. The people under the umbrella of Christian Association…
Paris Peace Forum: Full text of President Buhari’s speech in France (DailyPost)
President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in Paris, France for the first edition of the Paris Peace Forum. The Nigerian leader spoke yesterday on “Illicit financial flows (IFFs) and corruption: the challenge of global governance.” Here is the full text of…