Four College Girls win African Regional Technovation Contest
Four students of Princeton College, Surulere, Lagos, under the tutelage of the school’s ICT partner, New Horizons Computer Learning Centre, have emerged the African regional winner for the 2019 Technovation Contest for developing an innovative application, Frostbits.
Photos: Buhari at the ongoing 7th Tokyo International Conference in Japan
President Buhari participates at the Opening Session and Plenary at the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama Japan on 28th Aug 2019
Nikola Jokic: Serbia’s beloved big man of basketball
Nikola Jokic was always tall — as a teenager he had to lie down in school photos to fit inside the frame.
BREAKING: Federal Court dismisses application challenging Sowore’s detention
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed an application challenging the detention of Omoyele Sowore, convener of ‘Revolution Now’ movement. The judge, Evelyn Mata, said the hearing the application would mean reviewing the court order directing the Department of State Services (DSS) to detain Sowore. Details later… Vanguard
Primary: APC NWC approves 9 Kogi governorship aspirants
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved nine Kogi governorship aspirants out of the 16 screened to contest for party’s primaries scheduled to hold on Aug 29.
Breaking: Court refuses to grant Sowore’s application challenging detention by DSS
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to grant the motion filed by Mr Omoyele Sowore, Convener, #RevolutionNow protests, challenging his detention for 45 days by the Department of State Security (DSS).
Briana Williams: World junior sprint queen fails doping test
Double world under-20 sprint champion Briana Williams could miss next month’s World Championships after reportedly testing positive for the banned diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ).
Proscription: Court fixes Sept 11 to hear IMN’s suit against FG
ABUJA—-The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed September 11 to hear the suit the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, IMN, filed to set-aside the exparte order that proscribed it as a terrorist organization.
Breaking: 3 ABU Law students, 4 others kidnapped along Abuja-Kaduna Highway
About 7 persons, including three final year law students of the Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, one male and two female as well as four other, were kidnapped on the notorious Kaduna-Abuja highway on Monday in what is again another spike in the activities of kidnappers after few day lulls.
2023 Igbo Presidency will end IPOB activities – Ohanaeze youths
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, has assured Nigerians that the activities of the Proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, would come to an end, if the country adopts an Igbo presidency come 2023.
How CRC Scores are calculated- Credit Bureau boss
The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, CRC Credit Bureau, Tunde Popoola, has noted that CRC Score is a numerical representation of how risky it is, for lenders and creditors to do business with individuals, adding that it is a three (3) digit number that ranges from 300-850, with 300 being the lowest and 850 the highest.
