Month: July 2025

The Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in the National Assembly, Ireti Kingibe, has expressed concern over Nigeria’s poor global ranking in women’s political representation, stressing that the country lags behind not just globally but also within Africa despite being touted as the continent’s giant. Speaking during an appearance on Channels Television on Tuesday, […]

Four persons comprising three students and a commercial motorcycle rider lost their lives in a road accident that occurred in Oluyole local government area of Ibadan, Oyo State capital. Chairman of the local government, Asiwaju Akeem Olatunji who confirmed the incident in Ibadan said he has directed that all quarry trucks carrying asphalt, granite or […]

The Opposition Coalition’s party, African Democratic Congress (ADC), has expressed concern over the decision of the United States government to host the Presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal, for high-level commercial talks at the White House on Wednesday without extending same invitation to Nigeria. In a statement issued by the party’s Interim National […]

World number one, Aryna Sabalenka, narrowly avoided a seismic shock as she fought back to beat veteran Laura Siegemund to proceed into the Wimbledon semi-finals. The Belarusian, the heavy favourite for the title, had to twice come back from a break down in the deciding set to beat the 37-year-old German 4-6 6-2 6-4. Sabalenka […]

The Senate Minority Whip, Senator Osita Ngwu, has hailed the launch and inaugural flight of Enugu Air as a groundbreaking achievement that underscores Governor Peter Mbah’s visionary leadership and commitment to the socioeconomic transformation of Enugu State. “On Monday, July 7, 2025, history was again made in our dear state of Enugu with the official […]

The Bauchi State Government has sacked the Bursar of the Sa’adu Zungur State University (SAZU) over allegations bordering on financial impropriety. Governor Bala Mohammed observed that the huge financial resources the university has been generating for 12 years since its creation in 2012 were not being accounted for by the institution’s management. Speaking while receiving […]

As the race for the 2027 general elections gathers momentum, with recent inauguration of the interim national executive of the African Democratic Party (ADC), some supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other political parties have started moving to the new opposition coalition platform in Borno State. Notable politicians from the opposition parties, last […]

Nigerian rapper Jude Abaga, popularly known as MI, has featured American billionaire Bill Gates, alongside Nigerian comedians Broda Shaggi and Layi Wasabi in a comedy skit, engaging in a lighthearted exchange within a music studio setting. The skit, shared via the rapper’s Instagram account, depicts Bill Gates offering what appears to be lyrical suggestions to […]