Paris 2024 Olympics: D’Tigress beats Canada 79-70, to qualify for quarter-final
In their final group game, Nigeria’s D’Tigress beat Canada to become the 1st African team to qualify for the Quarter-Finals of a basketball Olympics event. The D’Tigress senior women’s basketball team from Nigeria is making history by becoming the first…
Jnr Pope: AGN lifts suspension on Adanma Luke, permits riverine filming
The President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, has lifted the suspension on Adanma Luke, producer of the ill-fated movie The Other Side of Life, which featured the late Nollywood actor John Paul Odonwodo, also known as…
Popular Nigerian Vlogger Afobaje Is Dead
Popular Yoruba Vlogger and businessman, Afobaje, has passed away after collapsing during a football game in Ikeja Cement. May his soul rest in peace.
“I Started Mànaging My Son 13 Years Ago” – Burna Boy’s Mum Says As She Reflects On Her Son’s Success
In an inspiring revelation, Burna Boy’s mother and manager, Bose Ogulu, shared the remarkable story of their journey over the past 13 years. Reflecting on their humble beginnings, she recounted how she first read Burna Boy’s record deal in 2010…
Boxing group to award prize money to Carini despite loss to Khelif
The International Boxing Association (IBA) will award Italy’s Angela Carini, who lost her welterweight round-of-16 bout against Algerian Imane Khelif at the Paris Olympics in 46 seconds on Thursday, $50,000 in prize money, it said on Friday. Carini pulled out…
41 African countries set for stronger economic growth, says Edun
The Minister of Finance and Co-ordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, says 41 African countries are set for stronger economic growth in 2024. Edun, who doubles as the Chairperson of the African Caucus, said this on Friday at the…
Iwobi Man of the match in Fulham pre-season win
Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi was named Man of the Match following his classy displays in Fulham’s 1-0 pre-season friendly win over Benfica at the Estadio Algarve on Friday night. The 27-year-old, donning the number 17 jersey, scored the decisive…
NCAA declares airports safe as train services stop
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority assured passengers of their safety at the airports and smooth airline operations as the hunger protests continue nationwide. However, train services were suspended on Thursday as a precautionary measure against damages at train stations, particularly…
Protest: Threats won’t end hunger, DJ Switch tells Wike, Asari Dokubo
Nigerian DJ Obianuju Catherine Udeh, known as DJ Switch, has challenged Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike and Niger Delta activist Asari Dokubo to tackle the root causes of hunger rather than resort to threats. On Thursday, Nigerians launched…
NCC limits tariff plans to seven to improve transparency
The Nigerian Communications Commission has issued a directive mandating all telecommunications operators in the country to limit the number of available tariff plans to a maximum of seven. The NCC has approved new tariff guidelines for operators designed to enhance…