Omaha Basketball Player Deng Mayar Dies at 22″
Omaha forward Deng Mayar, who transferred from North Dakota this offseason, died Saturday in a drowning incident, the school announced Sunday. He was 22. According to news reports, Mayar was with a friend at the Blackridge Reservoir in Herriman, Utah,…
Stratford Grand Prix: Seye Ogunlewe Takes Gold, Nigerian Athletes Shine!
Seye Ogunlewe blazed to a 10.10s (0.7) to storm to victory in the men’s 100m final at the Stratford Grand Prix. The 3x Nigerian Champion is still chasing the World Championships standard, but this performance shows he’s building momentum at…
Imo State Govt Bans Nursery, JSS3 Graduation Ceremonies, Stops Yearly Change Of Textbooks (READ DETAILS FOR REASON)
The Imo State Government has announced sweeping reforms in the state’s education sector, abolishing graduation ceremonies for kindergarten, nursery, and Junior Secondary School 3 (JSS3) students, while also directing schools to stop the yearly change of textbooks. This was contained…
Zenith Bank Marks 35th Anniversary, Recognises Pioneer Customers and Long-serving Staff
Zenith Bank Plc marked its 35th anniversary with a commemorative event held at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos on 15th August 2025. The celebration brought together key stakeholders, partners, staff and friends of the bank to…
146 Nigerian Women To Receive $50m WTO Digital Trade Grants
It will provide financial support and technical assistance to women-led micro, small, and medium enterprises.A total of 146 Nigerian women will benefit from the first phase of the $50 million Women Exporters in Digital Economy (WEIDE) investment fund by the…
9 health benefits of potatoes (backed by science)
1 /10 The humble potato is a bit of a nutritional gem Potatoes. They’ve been boiled, mashed, roasted, fried and unfairly dragged through the mud. Somewhere along the way, they ended up with this “bad carb” label, like they’re secretly…
UN ranks Nigeria 8th on African industrialisation index, 98th globally
The United Nations has ranked Nigeria as 8th on the African Industrialisation Index and 98th in the world. Thematic Lead for Oil and Gas at the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), . Kelvin Emmanuel, stated this in his presentation…
JUST IN: INEC Declares Zamfara By-Election Inconclusive
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Zamfara State House of Assembly by-election for Kaura-Namoda South Constituency inconclusive. Announcing the results at the Kasuwar Daji Collation Centre on Saturday, August 16, 2025, INEC revealed that the All…
Why DNA Tests Should Be Abolished – Nigerian Woman
A Facebook user, Mmiri Mara Ugo Adaeze Nwa Nsukka, has called for the abolition of DNA testing, insisting that it is not part of cultural practices. She stated that all children born by a woman in her husband’s house…
Nigeria’s D’Tigers Storm to Quarterfinals with Thrilling 99-90 Win Over Cameroon
Nigeria’s D’Tigers thrashed Cameroon 99–90 to finish top of Group B and seal their place in the 2025 AfroBasket quarterfinals. The team had earlier secured wins over Madagascar and defending champions Tunisia before wrapping up their group campaign with another…