Former Premier League footballer Jermaine Pennant has revealed that he needed more than 50 stitches after a German Shepherd mauled his leg in north London, with his own dog intervening to help fight off the attacker.
The governor cited figures on out-of-school children, stating that Nigeria had about 18 million children out of school as of 2023, with approximately 70 per cent living in Northern Nigeria.
Medical activities were partially paralysed at government hospitals in Oyo State on Monday following a one-week warning strike by the Association of Medical and Dental Officers of Oyo State (AMDO).
The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old school bus driver, Onome Lucky Ughagha, over the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of a 14-year-old female student in Sapele.
President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that social media was “damaging our democracies” as France struggled to contain weeks of protests marked by street violence and looting.
Ondo State House of Assembly has passed a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to provide for the establishment of state police services.
“People may not accept this and choose to disconnect, and that is ok! This life will be over soon and we can all laugh about it in Heaven. Until then, God bless.”
Winless in eight games and hovering just above the Premier League relegation zone, struggling Manchester United are facing the prospect of yet another managerial change, with Michael Carrick likely to pay the price.
American R&B singer Chris Brown avoided jail when sentenced by a UK court Monday after pleading guilty to a public order offence during a 2023 brawl at a London nightclub.
Obi further stated that his campaign was peaceful and issue-driven, and warned that his supporters’ restraint should not be mistaken for weakness.
Before then, she had been sick for a long time; the kind of sickness that drains everybody in the house – “The person caring for the sick is sometimes sicker than the sick person.”
Under the Electoral Act, if a malfunctioning BVAS cannot be repaired or replaced, voting in that specific unit is postponed to the next day.
Obi polled 582,454 votes to defeat Tinubu, who secured 572,606 votes, while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) came third with 75,750 votes.
Will the Kano voters give their support to President Bola Tinubu, who is still running on the plank of APC and ensure he secures more than the 517,341 votes he got in 2023?
*As Over 600 Innovators, enterprise leaders grace Innovate Africa By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor Africa’s technology conversation is shifting from simply producing digital talent to building the products, businesses and innovation systems capable of solving the continent’s most pressing problems. That was the central message as more than 600 product managers, founders, enterprise executives and […]
By Prince Osuagwu As the world braces for the annual Black Friday shopping frenzy, Nigerian e-commerce giant, Konga, is preparing its own answer to the global retail phenomenon — Konga Yakata 2026 — with a promise to triple the shopping experience for consumers.The month-long retail festival, expected to kick off on November 1, is shaping […]
Cost of 11,000 rural base stations, 40m litres of diesel expose details By Juliet Umeh With more than 11,000 rural telecommunications base stations consuming an estimated 40 million litres of diesel monthly, Nigeria’s drive to connect underserved communities faces a costly infrastructure challenge that extends beyond building network towers. The challenge is compounded by the […]
For Francois Charles, mathematician and department head at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris, two separate issues are playing out.
When authorities announce new security measures, our reporting should not end with the announcement. When funds are allocated, we should investigate whether they are used as intended
By Adesina Wahab Parents, teachers and old students have reiterated the need for affordable and quality education, saying the coming of private schools is helping the government to fulfil the obligation of ensuring the right to education of the citizens. They spoke in Lagos on Tuesday during a press briefing to announce the celebration of […]
By Elizabeth Osayande LAGOS: James Hope University, Lagos, is pushing a new model of collaboration between academia and government to strengthen public-sector capacity in Nigeria, beginning with an exploratory meeting with the Lagos State Ministry of Information and Strategy. The postgraduate-only university, the first of its kind in Lagos State, is proposing capacity-building, joint research, […]
By Adesina Wahab Experts in education and technology sectors have emphasised the need for policymakers, administrators, teachers and learners to keep abreast of the changes the use of Artificial Intelligence, AI, is bringing to the education sector and the ways it is changing the careers of people. They spoke in Lagos at StudyIn Global Study […]
