Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has urged organisers of the nationwide protest to shelve the plan and exercise caution while expressing their grievances. In a statement, he personally signed on Friday night, Kwankwaso called on the organisers of the protest and the citizens to end an incompetent government through theContinue Reading
Renowned Canadian singer, Celine Dion, took performed at the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics in Paris on Friday. This marked her first live performance in four years, following battle with Stiff Person Syndrome, a rare neurological disorder. Dion delivered a powerful rendition of Edith Piaf’s timeless classic “Hymne àContinue Reading
Niger’s junta gathered thousands of people in the capital Niamey on Friday to celebrate the first anniversary of its coup. Dressed in clothes bearing photos of regime members, the crowd chanted the name of junta chief Abdourahamane Tiani. “We’re celebrating, our dear country will gradually regain its sovereignty,” said FatiContinue Reading
The International Olympic Committee apologised Saturday for a gaffe during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics in which South Korean athletes were incorrectly introduced as North Korean. As the South Korean delegation sailed down the Seine River in the French capital, they were introduced with the official name forContinue Reading
The Imo State Police Command has arrested two suspected armed robbers, Ntosi Godfrey, and Nnamdi Raymond, en route to Owerri with a Green Toyota Golf, Reg No AA775BD Lagos, allegedly snatched from a victim in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Henry Okoye, madeContinue Reading
A huge, fast-moving and rapidly growing wildfire in northern California has forced more than 4,000 people to evacuate as firefighters battle gusty winds and perilously dry conditions, authorities said Friday. Fueled by a crushing heatwave, the so-called Park Fire — the most intense wildfire to hit the state this summerContinue Reading
Brig.-Gen. Ibikunle Ajose has assumed office as the Acting General Officer Commanding, the 8 Division of the Nigerian Army Sokoto. This is contained in a statement issued by the division’s spokesperson, Lt.-Col. Ibrahim Shittu, on Friday in Sokoto. Shittu said Ajose took over from his predecessor, Maj.-Gen. Godwin Mutkut, whoContinue Reading
A recent report by global data and business intelligence platform StatiSense has revealed that Nigerian mobile users made over 162 million visits to porn and betting websites in June 2024. The platform’s latest data, which highlights the top ten websites visited by Nigerians on mobile devices last month, shows aContinue Reading
A herbalist based in Oba-Oke, Osun State, Ganiyu Kehinde, arrested by the police for killing his friend, Emmanuel Collins, has said he committed the act in a bid to get human parts that would be used for money rituals. Kehinde was among the suspects arrested across the state for variousContinue Reading
A former Director, Department of State Services, Mike Ejiofor, has said the protest staged to kick against attempts by former President Goodluck Jonathan-led government to remove petrol subsidy in 2012 didn’t turn violent partly because of ‘the body language’ of the former President. Ejiofor, who is the President of theContinue Reading