MAPOLY suspends academic activities over students’ protest
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The management of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has announced an indefinite closure of the Polytechnic amid a call for protest by some aggrieved students over result verification. It was gathered that some students of the Polytechnic who had their National Diploma in another Polytechnic are having issues verifying their […]
Actors Guild debunks arrest of National President
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has debunked a viral report that its National President, Emeka Rollas was arrested and detained by the police in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the online report said Rollas was arrested over the weekend for alleged role in imposition of an […]
Australian DJ, Courtney Mills dies on holiday after falling from apartment balcony
Model and DJ Courtney Mills has tragically passed away at the age of 37 following a fall from a balcony while holidaying in Bali.
Inquest opens into 2018 helicopter crash that killed Leicester City owner
An inquest into the 2018 helicopter crash that killed the owner of Leicester City Football Club opened on Monday.
Viral Video: Timi of Ede didn’t denigrate throne, merely talking with Zulu Gambari – Aide
Shina Abubakar, Osogbo As outcry followed the trending video of Timi of Ede, Oba Munirudeen Lawal kneeling before, the Emir of Ilorin, Zulu Gambari, over the weekend, the Timi’s palace disclosed that the traditional ruler did not in any way denigrate the throne. Many of those who commented on social media berated the Timi of […]
We had tons of vigils, actor Adeniyi Johnson speaks on waiting 10 years to become father
Nollywood actor Adeniyi Johnson has shared the emotional journey of waiting a decade to welcome his first children, a set of twins, with his wife, Oluwaseyi Edun.
Policeman shoots, injures former LGA chairman in Bauchi
The Zone 12 Command of the Nigeria Police Force, on Monday, said that the officer, who allegedly shot at a former Chairman of Ningi Local Government Council had been taken into custody. SP Thomas Goni, Zone 12 Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), with headquarters in Bauchi, confirmed the incident and assured that a thorough and […]
Tyson Fury announces retirement from boxing
Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury has announced his retirement from boxing just weeks after his second loss to Oleksandr Usyk.
How Nigeria’s Amarachi Clare Nnachor is powering the future of clean energy
In the cutting-edge laboratories of Missouri University of Science and Technology, Nigerian chemist Amarachi Clare Nnachor is engineering the future of clean energy at the atomic level. A doctoral researcher fully funded by the university’s chemistry department, Nnachor is developing nanostructured materials that could dramatically improve the way the world produces and stores renewable energy. […]
Legal action against unruly Ibom Air passenger to prevent recurrence – NCAA
By Dickson Omobola Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has vowed to put an end to unruly passenger behaviour, saying legal action against an unruly Ibom Air passenger whose video is circulating online will prevent recurrence. Last Wednesday, an Ibom Air flight scheduled to depart Uyo for Abuja at 17:30 hrs was disrupted by an unruly […]
Rivers group rejects Mbata’s election as Ohaneze Ndigbo President
The Rivers Restoration Movement (RRM), an interest group, has announced plans to stage peaceful protests in Abuja, Rivers, and at United Nations offices across Nigeria. The protest aims to oppose the election of Sen. John Azuta-Mbata as President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation. Azuta-Mbata, an Ikwerre indigene from Rivers, was elected on […]
