D’Tigress thrash Rwanda 92-45 to open Afrobasket title defence
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, began their 2025 FIBA Afrobasket title defence on Saturday with a 92-45 thrashing of Rwanda in Abidjan. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that D’Tigress are chasing a seventh title and fifth consecutive…
UNIBEN wins National Electric Vehicle Design Competition, secures N5m prize
UNIBEN wins National Electric Vehicle Design Competition, secures N5m prize University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo State, has emerged as the overall winner of the National Automotive Design and Development Council’s (NADDC) inaugural 8-Seater Electric Vehicle (EV) Campus Shuttle Bus Design…
Charly Boy knocks Lagos LG for renaming bus stop after Olamide
Veteran entertainer and human rights activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has knocked the Bariga Local Council Development Area, Lagos State, for renaming the popular Charly Boy Bus Stop in Bariga after renowned hip-hop artist, Olamide Adedeji, aka…
Lagos traditional rulers demand increased allowances, revenue share
Lagos Traditional rulers in Lagos State have called on the state government to increase their monthly allocations and sitting allowances, while also demanding a statutory share of local government revenue. The appeal was made by the Ayangburen of Ikorodu,…
BREAKING: Super Falcons defeat Morocco 3-2, lift 10th WAFCON title
Nigeria’s Super Falcons came from behind to secure a dramatic 3–2 victory over Morocco in a thrilling Women’s Africa Cup of Nations clash played on Saturday. Morocco took an early lead through Ghizlane Chebbak in the 12th minute, and doubled…
FG denies setting 12 years as minimum age for JSS1 admission
The Federal Government has described as misleading and inaccurate reports in some sections of the media that it has set a new minimum age of 12 years for admission into Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS1). Specifically, it emphasised that the…
Ghanaian icon Daddy Lumba Passes Away at 60
Charles Kwadwo Fosuh, better known as Daddy Lumba, was born on September 29, 1964. He was born in Nsuta near Mampong in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. His father, Owoahene Kwadwo Fosuh, was a teacher who died when Lumba was…
Italy to Co-Lead UN Food Security Summit in Ethiopia”
Food security stands as one of the core pillars of the Mattei Plan, Italy’s flagship strategy for cooperation with Africa. On July 28, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will be in Addis Ababa to co-chair the UN Food Systems Stocktake +4…
FG Sets 12-Year Minimum Age for JSS1 Admission in New Policy for Private Schools
The Federal Government has officially set the minimum entry age for students seeking admission into Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS1) at 12 years, according to a newly launched policy on Non-State Schools by the Federal Ministry of Education. The new…
Aruna’s daughter set for Nigerian debut
Mariam Aruna, the daughter of Nigerian table tennis star Quadri Aruna, is set to make her debut for the country at the ITTF Africa Youth Championships, which will be held from Sunday, July 27 to Sunday, August 3 at the…