The Super Eagles of Nigeria has moved up by three spots to place world 36th in the October FIFA ranking. In the ranking table on the website of the world football governing body on Thursday, Nigeria garnered 1503.29 points within the period under review. The senior men’s national team defeated their Libyan counterparts in the…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the establishment of the creative economy development fund (CEDF) and the implementation of the intellectual property (IP) monetisation pilot. The CEDF aims to provide funding to creative activities through various financial instruments. The FEC gave the approval on Wednesday during its weekly meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu….
The Director of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has described as false, claims by the self-proclaimed Prime Minister of Biafra’s Government in Exile, Simon Ekpa, that she facilitated a $57.5bn loan for Biafra. Ekpa, who resides in Finland, claimed that the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF), had agreed to a…
There is too much tension in the world: too much bloodletting and too much pain and suffering. The innocent are being killed in their hundreds of thousands while the world shrugs its shoulders unconcerned and moves on. The world has never been closer to the precipice than it is now in the present clime. The…
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Friday said President Bola Tinubu was wrongly advised over the reshuffling of his cabinet because Nigeria is getting harder daily. Primate Ayodele said Tinubu can’t be applauded for his reshuffled cabinet because the ministers making Nigerians to cry are still in his administration. In…
A Polish radio station has triggered controversy after dismissing its journalists and relaunching this week with AI-generated “presenters.” Weeks after letting its journalists go, OFF Radio Krakow relaunched this week, with what it said was “the first experiment in Poland in which journalists … are virtual characters created by AI.” The station in the southern…
Legendary fuji maestro, General Kollington Ayinla is set to launch a new album titled “Anu Nla. The album will be launched at an event tagged “Celebration of an Icon and album listening party” being organised in honor of the Kwara- born Fuji super star. The event being hosted by King Sunny Ade will hold at…
Nigeria’s Vice President, Kashim Shettima will no longer be attending the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit after a strange object hit his Aircraft. According to a statement signed by Presidential Media Aide, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday night, the cockpit windscreen of Shettima’s aircraft was shattered by a foreign object during a stopover at JFK…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has finally broken his silence on the long-standing controversy surrounding his alleged third-term ambition. The former President made the disclosure in an interview on News Central which aired on Thursday. In the interview, Obasanjo denied ever nursing such ambitions, contrary to claims by his former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, and ex-Senate…
The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has stated that Nigerians’ perception played a key role in President Bola Tinubu’s decision to dismiss five ministers from his cabinet. On Wednesday, Tinubu approved the reassignment of 10 ministers to new portfolios, relieved five of their duties, and nominated seven new individuals…
