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Many displaced, inmates escape as flood ravages Borno
MAJOR roads, houses, and shops in Maiduguri metropolis, the Borno State capital, and parts of the Jere Local Government Area have been submerged by floodwaters. The Shehu’s Palace, the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, and Sanda Kyarimi Park Zoo were some of the public infrastructure submerged by flood. A prison wall located along the Custom…
Edo State on a digital radar
A research by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), in conjunction with the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), titled, Collaborative regulation: Accelerating Nigeria’s digital transformation, credits the state with a digital readiness to easily work with the Nigerian government in its march towards fifth generation collaborative digital regulation (G5) which can promote an enabling environment for digital…
AFCON qualifiers: Stubborn Rwanda hold Super Eagles
The Super Eagles were held to a 0-0 draw by Rwanda today in their Morocco 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying clash in Kigali. A goal by Ademola Lookman was controversially disallowed during the encounter as the Super Eagles were denied the three points. The Atalanta forward, who struck twice in Saturday’s 3-0 victory over…
U-20 WWC: Falconets back in Bogota, set for Japan clash
THE Falconets are eyeing a spot in the quarter-finals of the 2024 FIFA Women’s World Cup as they get set to face Japan. The Nigerian side arrived back in Bogota, the Colombian capital, on Tuesday, after completing their group stage assignment. The two-time finalists will battle Japan in the round of 16 in the early…
How Dangote Refinery, Globacom, and Airpeace can be made global brands
“I am ready to let go, let the NNPC buy me out, run the refinery. They have labeled me a monopolist. That’s an incorrect and unfair allegation, but it’s okay. If they buy me out, at least their so-called monopolist would be out of the way.” THE statement of defiance above was made during the…
Romeo Beckham moves closer to mom Victoria’s world–modeling
David and Victoria Beckham’s 22-year-old son Romeo is no stranger to the world of glitz and glamour. At the age of 10, Romeo was already featured in a Burberry ad campaign. In 2014, Romeo ran closer to dad David’s field by joining a football club academy, but was later released during that same year. Between…
VIETNAM: Journalist jailed for seven years on ‘propaganda’ charge
A Vietnam court Tuesday sentenced a journalist who wrote about issues including corruption, land rights and the environment to seven years in jail, his sister said, the latest government critic to be put behind bars. Nguyen Vu Binh — a political activist who served almost five years in jail in the early 2000s — was…
OGUN: Govt plans 100 CNG buses to ease burden on masses
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has announced that his administration would make available 100 brand new 18-seater Compressed Natural Gas buses for the use of transporters in the state as part of measures to cousin the effects of the current socioeconomic challenges. Abiodun disclosed this in Abeokuta, the state capital during a meeting with…
NAFDAC orders recall of Dove Beauty Cream Bar Soap
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has ordered the recall of Dove Beauty Cream Bar Soap (100g) with batch number 81832M 08, produced in Germany. A statement published on its X handle said the recall was due to the presence of a chemical impurity. NAFDAC said the product violates the Cosmetic…
The Thabo Mbeki Letters (Part 11): Africa in global politics
African nations must be on the same page in matters of governance and the character of leadership. If some countries disregard the people’s will and install leaders through undemocratic means, it will create a complex problem that will be difficult to manage, as it not only sets lousy precedence but also encourages dangerous behavior from…
NNPC, Chevron JV target 165,000 bopd oil production by Dec 2024
THE NNPC Limited on Monday said it has signed a deal with its Joint Venture, JV, partner, Chevron Nigeria Ltd, CNL, for the conversion of five of its JV assets into the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) terms. A statement by Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye disclosed that the deal is expected to significantly boost…
KADUNA: Flood kills two children, destroys farmlands in Jema’a
Residents wade through flooded Ige Road, in Aboru, Lagos, after a heavy downpour on July 6, 2020. A devastating flood in the Kafanchan in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State has claimed the lives of two children, washed away farmlands and displaced hundreds of people. The Vice Chairman of Jema’a Local Government Area, Christy…
“Country hard, no be small”
We are the people being asked to make sacrifices. How much sacrifice is the government making? Or the people in government? They are riding yachts. They are busy buying new aircraft. They are busy travelling all over the world. I tried to buy fuel. I had to pay more money. Schools are resuming, after the…
DSS releases Ajaero, seizes passport
THE Department of State Services (DSS) has released labour leader Joe Ajaero, according to Channels Television. Ajaero, who confirmed his release, said the secret police allowed him to go home around past 11pm on Monday. The Nigeria Labour Congress president said he was grilled for about 15 hours since his arrest around 7am at the…
KADUNA: Bandits kidnap two health workers in Birnin-Gwari hospital
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped two healthcare workers during an attack on a primary health centre in Kuyallo Ward located in the Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The bandits were said to have stormed the village on Monday during which they attacked the primary health centre and took away the two…
Apple unveils new iPhone built for AI
Apple on Monday announced a new iPhone built for generative artificial intelligence as it seeks to boost sales and show it is keeping up in the technology race.The tech giant has a lot riding on what would be the iPhone 16 and will hope that customers are enticed to buy the latest models, attracted by…
Stage legend James Earl Jones dies at 93
James Earl Jones, a versatile and award-winning American stage and screen actor who used his booming deep voice to bring the iconic “Star Wars” villain Darth Vader to life, has died, his representatives said Monday. He was 93 years old.From the works of Shakespeare and August Wilson, to his indelible voiceovers in the blockbuster space…
2027: Abure-led Labour Party withdraws automatic ticket for Obi, Otti
THE Labour Party, led by Julius Abure, has revoked the automatic ticket previously granted to the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, for the 2027 election. This decision was revealed in a resolution following a National Executive Council meeting conducted by the Abure faction of the party today in Abuja.…
Amnesty International condemns Ajaero’s arrest, says Tinubu’s setting new record of impunity
A global human rights organization, Amnesty International, has condemned the arrest and detention of President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, by the Department of State Services (DSS). In a statement released today, Isa Sanusi, Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, expressed that President Bola Tinubu is establishing a new precedent of impunity with…