In the wake of Nigeria’s 2-1 loss against the Benin Republic in their fourth game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Monday, the Nigeria Football Federation has lashed out at the Beninoise Football Federation for mixing up Nigeria’s national anthem before the kick-off of the match. Before the Eagles were defeated by the…
Donald Trump is scheduled to meet with a New York City probation officer this week in connection to his criminal conviction on all counts in the recent “hush money” case against him. In the latest development to come just days after the former president was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying New York business…
Organised Labour has insisted on its N250,000 new minimum wage proposal, stating it would not negotiate what it described as ‘starvation wage.’ The Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Chris Onyeka, said labour would not accept the latest offer of ₦62,000 and the ₦100,000 proposal made by some individuals and economists. This was…
Pat Attah, once a luminary in Nollywood, has unveiled the real reasons behind his dramatic departure from the Nigerian film industry and his relocation to Germany. In a candid conversation with Teju Babyface, Attah revealed that his foray into the entertainment world was driven purely by a deep-seated passion for the arts, rather than a…
Roger Federer delivered an already iconic graduation speech at Dartmouth University over the weekend, inspiring more than just the students sitting in the audience. He opened the speech noting how coincidental it was that Dartmouth’s colors are green since “grass is my favorite surface.” Federer, of course, was nodding to his eight Wimbledon titles. The…
A former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Director of Currency Operations, Ahmed Umar, has disclosed that the immediate past governor, Godwin Emefiele, printed his own design of the naira. Umar disclosed this while giving evidence at the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court sitting in Maitama. The former CBN director said the features in the…
Canadian singer Celine Dion has revealed that she had been hiding her illness, stiff person syndrome, from the public for 17 years. She opened up in a recent interview saying fighting the disease covertly while also taking care of her late husband Rene Angelil’s cancer and raising their kids too. The 56-year-old singer has been…
Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the continuous spraying of foreign currencies like the US dollar during parties is anti-democratic and sends wrong signals in the direction the country’s democracy is headed. Jonathan stated this on Tuesday while speaking at the 25th Anniversary Democracy Day Public Lecture in Abuja. Jonathan advised actors to stick to…
Abia State Government has confirmed the suspension of the Commissioner for Health, Dr Ngozi Okoronkwo. Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, who confirmed her suspension in a statement Tuesday, said she was suspended because of “gross misconduct levelled against her”. The statement read: “The Governor of Abia State, His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti has approved…
Leaders and stakeholders in the country are set to storm Lagos State for the June 12 Democracy Day Anniversary Celebration. Among the dignitaries are former vice president Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Dr. Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso who are set to deliver goodwill messages while Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu will deliver a state address. The event, organized…
