A Nigerian schoolchild, Oluwademilade Odumuboni, has won the global grand prize of the 2022/23 edition of the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest. The 10-year-old boy, a pupil of Corona School, Gbagada Lagos, competed and won the coveted prize in the 2022/2023 edition after beating 782,852 other contestants from 90 countries. Master Odumuboni’s creativity, which was…
The leader of the coup , General Brice Oligui Nguema, that ousted Gabon President, Ali Bongo was sworn in as the interim on Monday (Sep 4) by the country’s constitutional court judges in a televised ceremony designed to solidify the junta’s grip on power, reported Reuters. This is coming after military officers led by Gabonese General Brice Oligui Nguema seized power of the…
Famous Nollywood actor, Kelvin Ikeduba in his recent Instagram post reasoned that the arrest and confinement of 100 gays in one cell will only turn out to be an awesome experience for them. The news about police officers storming a location to confront gay individuals made rounds over the week, triggering a lot of comments…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a two-day warning strike over Nigerians’ current plight following the fuel subsidy removal. The fuel subsidy was removed on May 29 during the inauguration of President Bola Tinubu. The Congress had on August 2 staged a nationwide protest over the subsidy removal. The Union had also warned that…
The African Union (AU) has suspended Gabon following the military coup of Wednesday. The AU’s peace and security council made the announcement on Thursday via X, formerly Twitter. The body said it “strongly condemns the military takeover of power in the Republic of Gabon” and has decided “to immediately suspend the participation of Gabon in all…
Rwanda President, Paul Kagame, who doubles as the Commander-in-Chief of Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), on Wednesday, approved the retirement of 95 military generals and senior officers as well as 930 junior soldiers. Top on the list of retirees is General James Kabarebe, the country’s former Minister of Defence and Chief of Defense Staff. Those affected…
The Arewa Economic Forum (AEF) has accused President Bola Tinubu of what it termed ‘Yorubanisation’ and ‘Lagoslisation’ of his appointments. The Chairman of the Forum, Alhaji Ibrahim Dandakata, who expressed the displeasure of the Forum lamented that the North, which significantly contributed to the enthronement of the Tinubu government, is being left out in the…
Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba is being detained at home and one of his sons has been arrested for “treason,” military officers said on Wednesday, hours after announcing they had overthrown the government. “President Ali Bongo is under house arrest, surrounded by his family and doctors,” they said in a statement read out on state…
The designer of the Nigerian Flag, Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, has died at the age of 87. His son, Akinkunmi Akinwumi Samuel, announced his demise via his Facebook page on Wednesday. He wrote, “Life is indeed transient; I can say boldly you live a life with a landmark. Continue to rest on, my father! Pa Michael…
The National Board for Technical Education says the new online top-up programme for Higher National Diploma holders to acquire a Bachelor’s Degree for one year, with foreign accredited universities, is meant for HND holders who want to pursue an academic career. The NBTE Head of Media Unit, Hajiya Fatima Abubakar, offered the clarification in a…
