Actress Killed In Ukrainian Strike While Entertaining Soldiers
A Ukrainian strike claimed the life of a Russian actress during a theatrical performance for troops, as reported by her theatre. Ukrainian shelling on November 19 disrupted the performance of Polina Menshikh at a dance hall in occupied Ukraine. It has been reported that the actress was involved in a show to observe a Russian […]
Get Set For Budget Defence, Adeleke Tells Cabinet Members
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has urged his cabinet members to meticulously prepare for an in-depth budget defense session scheduled at the state House of Assembly. Additionally, the governor directed his aides to ensure that executive bills were promptly sent to the legislature. Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, relayed this information in a statement on […]
NBS Study Reveals Petrol Price Climbed To ₦630 In October
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) disclosed that the mean retail price for a liter of petrol saw a significant upswing, moving from N195.29 in October 2022 to N630.63 by October 2023. The announcement was made in Abuja on Wednesday as part of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Petrol Price Watch for October 2023. […]
Supreme Court To Decide On FG’s Old Notes Extension, Nov 30
The Federal Government has initiated a process to challenge the Supreme Court’s decision, aiming to reevaluate the endorsement of the old N200, N500, and N1000 notes as legal currency until December 31, 2023. The government is calling on the apex court to overturn its March 3 decision, which dictates that both old and new naira […]
Sam Altman To Reclaim OpenAI CEO Role After Surprise Removal
OpenAI declared on Tuesday that Sam Altman is set to resume his role as CEO, a few days following his unexpected removal, which had thrown the groundbreaking artificial intelligence company into turmoil. Following Altman’s dramatic exit on Friday, influential investors, including technology behemoth Microsoft, engaged in intense lobbying efforts to secure his return to OpenAI. […]
Israel-Hamas War: Netanyahu, Haniyeh Considers Truce Plan
The leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh has revealed that a truce with Israel was close and Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu hoped for good news soon about hostages. This is most optimistic signs so far of a deal to pause the devastating war in Gaza and free captives. The battle continued on the ground despite […]
HIV Disease No Longer An Epidemic In Nigeria, NASCP Declares
The National AIDS and STI Control Programme (NASCP), has declared that Nigeria has successfully reduced the threat of HIV disease in the country and that it is no longer an epidemic. This is sequel to a bid to fast track efforts at lowering rate of HIV disease transmission in the country by NASCP, in collaboration […]
Super Eagles: ‘NFF Treated Me Like Rag’ – Vincent Enyeama
Former goalkeeper of the Super Eagles, Vincent Enyeama has finally broken silence about his rumoured strained relationship with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) that led to his abrupt exit from the national team. The 41-year-old lamented that the Nigerian football governing body treated him like a ‘piece of used material.’ In a recent interview with […]
$35bn Needed To Execute Concrete Road Projects – Umahi
David Umahi who is the Minister of Works, has revealed that the government of Nigeria will be needing $35bn to kick start the construction of concrete roads nationwide. He added that 16% of the steel required for building Nigeria’s roads with concrete pavement will come from the moribund Ajaokuta Steel Company. The main topic of […]
Going Forward, Results Upload Will Be A Must – Senator Alli
Senator Sharafadeen Alli who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Electoral Act, has declared that it will soon become mandatory for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upload election results. Speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Tuesday which was monitored by Africa Today News, New York, Alli noted that making election results […]
Osimhen, Oshoala Nominated For 2023 Globe Soccer Best Awards
Nigerian football stars, Victor Osimhen and Asisat Oshoala have been nominated for the 2023 Globe Soccer best men and women player awards respectively. The nominees for the awards were unveiled on Tuesday by the organisers with the Napoli star battling 29 others for the prize. Other nominees for the men’s award are Nicolò Barella, Jude […]
Sanwo-Olu Finally Reacts To Lagos ‘Extravagant’ Spending
Against the backdrop of recent claims of financial recklessness against his government, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of has admitted that his administration is not immune to mistakes. While acknowledging that an error in expenditure estimates occurred, Sanwo-Olu insisted that his government was dedicated to providing public goods. He spoke at the inauguration of the […]