Chinua Achebe’s daughter, Maureen wins Harvard Medical School award
Maureen Achebe, daughter of the renowned novelist Chinua Achebe, has been honored with the 2024 Faculty Development and Diversity Award by Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The recognition celebrates her outstanding contributions and commitment to diversity in the medical field. The…
N80.2bn fraud: Yahaya Bello loses bid to transfer case to Kogi
The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, lost his bid to transfer his N80.2 billion fraud case from Abuja to his state. This followed the ruling of Justice John Tsoho, the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court,…
CJN Ariwoola to swear in daughter-in-law, 11 others as judges
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will swear in 12 judges into the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday, July 10, 2024. According to Channels Television, this was disclosed on Sunday in a statement by…
NNPCL reveals reason behind FCT petrol scarcity
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, has blamed the scarcity of the Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, on the disruption of ship-to-ship transfer of petrol. This is contained in a statement by the NNPCL Chief Corporate…
World Bank appoints Ndiame Diop as Country Director for Nigeria
A Senegalese national, Dr. Ndiamé Diop has officially taken up his new role as the World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, succeeding Shubham Chaudhuri, who recently completed his term. This appointment was announced by the World Bank in a statement…
Official: Michael Olise joins Bayern Munich from Crystal Palace
Michael Olise has joined Bundesliga side Bayern Munich from Crystal Palace. The French right winger was one of the most sought-after names in the transfer window, and he has elected to sign for Vincent Kompany’s Bayern, who fended off interest…
President Tinubu Re-Elected As ECOWAS Chairman
The Nigerian leader was re-elected during the 65th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government. President Bola Tinubu has been re-elected as the chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), about one…
Huawei honours TD Africa with multiple awards in SA
The multiple award winning, Africa’s number one distributor of cutting – edge technology solutions, TD Africa Limited, once again took the centre stage as it was decorated with multiple awards at the just concluded Huawei Connect 2024 which took place…
Starmer confirms Rwanda deportation plan ‘dead’
Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed the Rwanda deportation scheme is “dead and buried”, on his first full day as prime minister. The Labour leader said he would end the “gimmick” of deporting migrants arriving in the UK illegally to Rwanda,…
Olympian Offiong Edem laments lack of recognition by Cross River Govt
Five time Olympian, Offiong Edem has lamented that her home government, Cross River, has never recognized her Olympic successes. She also lamented that successive administrations in the state have not supported her efforts to boost table tennis in the state,…