An Olympic sprinter fell injured. So her opponent turned back.
The nine athletes in the first preliminary race on the first morning of track and field at the Paris Olympics came from South Sudan, Laos, Turkmenistan, Niger, Palau, Paraguay, Mauritania, San Marino and Congo. Racing in the 100-meter dash, they…
Guinness Nigeria records 31% revenue growth
Guinness Nigeria Plc has announced a 31 per cent year-on-year revenue growth for the financial year ended June 30, 2024. A statement by Guinness on Tuesday said the strong performance was more pronounced in the second half of the year,…
EndBadGovernance protest: ‘Work just started’ – Charly Boy
Popular veteran entertainer, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, has said that work just started, following the outcome of the first day of the nationwide EndBadGovernance protest. Charly Boy said Nigerians should continue the pressure until the government understands that the…
Former Nigerian Minister leads protest against hunger
A former Nigerian Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung on Thursday led the protest against bad governance, hunger and economic hardship in Jos, Plateau State. He led the protest alongside Prophet Isa El-Buba, a popular pastor, drawing hundreds…
Rapper Vector reacts as Burna Boy denies receiving gifts from Wike, other politicians
Popular rapper, Vector Tha Viper, has reacted to Grammy-winning singer, Burna Boy’s recent claim that he has never received political favours. It was gathered that ex-Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State had in 2021 announced he would give a plot…
Miss South Africa contestant faces backlash over Nigerian father
Chidimma Adetshina subjected to online abuse and questions about whether she is South African amid anti-African immigrant sentiment. A South African beauty pageant contestant with a Nigerian father has been subjected to relentless online abuse and interrogations of her right…
We support the government on windfall tax- Tony Elumelu
The Chairman of the United Bank for Africa (UBA), Mr. Tony Elumelu has rendered his support for the recently passed windfall tax on the foreign exchange revaluation gains of commercial banks. He stated this while addressing members of the press…
Age is just a number for this 36-year-old academic who has danced her way to the Olympics
Australian Olympic breaking athlete Rachael Gunn poses during a portrait session in the Sydney central business district on April 17, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. “Those who can, do; those who can’t, teach.” That quote from George Bernard Shaw, often thrown…
GHANA: Interior Minister declares Monday August 5 as public holiday
The Interior Ministry has declared Monday, August 5, 2024, a public holiday to commemorate Founders’ Day, which falls on Sunday, August 4, 2024. According to a statement issued by Interior Minister Henry Quartey on Wednesday, July 31, Sunday, August 4,…
MTN Nigeria records largest half-year loss ever
(MTNN), the local subsidiary of Africa’s largest mobile network operator MTN Plc, reported a sixfold surge in loss after tax to N519 billion in the first half of the year. According to its earnings report issued on Wednesday, this represents…