January 3, 2024
Bombs Kill 103 During Slain General’s Memorial In Iran
At least 103 people were killed in Iran Wednesday as two bombs in quick succession struck a crowd commemorating slain general Qasem Soleimani on the anniversary of his killing, state media reported. The blasts, which state television called a “terrorist attack”, came with tensions running high in the Middle East a day after Hamas number […]
N37.1bn fraud: Buhari’s minister shuns EFCC invitation
Former Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, on Wednesday, shunned an invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission probing the N37.1bn allegedly laundered during her tenure in office through a contractor, James Okwete. Umar-Farouq kept interrogators waiting for over eight hours on Wednesday without an official communication to the […]
FG announces Mauritius scholarship application for Nigerian students
The Federal Government on Tuesday announced that Nigerian students can apply for scholarships in Mauritius from now to close on 19 April 2024. The Federal Ministry of Education made this announcement in a statement signed by the Federal Scholarship Board Management. “The Mauritius Ministry of Education Science and Technology is inviting application from eligible Nigerian […]
Aiyedatiwa suspends caretaker chairmen in Ondo
Ondo state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has suspended caretaker chairmen of the 18 local government areas and 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDA).The caretaker chairmen are to remain suspended until the case is determined by the court. An Akure High Court presided over by Justice Yemi Fasanmi had granted an interim injunction filed by the opposition […]
Ekiti chief breaks Guinness World Record for longest TV watching marathon
Ekiti chief and Guinness World Record hopeful, Sanya Atofarati, has completed his 120 hours challenge to set new GWR for Longest Marathon Watching Television. Atofarati, a community leader and creative artist, who began the marathon television watching challenge on Wednesday, December 27, 2023 ended it on Monday, January 1, 2024 after clocking the targeted 120hours […]
Nigerian Art Student Breaks Guinness World Painting Record
A Nigerian art student, Chancellor Ahaghotu, has broken a decade-old record for the longest painting marathon after painting for 100 consecutive hours. Ahaghotu’s feat was announced on Wednesday by the Guinness World Records on its social media handles and website. The sophomore at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, far […]
NRC to begin Lagos-Kaduna-Kano, Port Harcourt-Aba train services in 2024
The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, Fidet Okhiria, has said that the corporation will begin the Port-Harcourt-Aba, Lagos to Kano train services for both passengers and freight in the first quarter of 2024. Mr Okhiria made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Lagos, on Monday. The MD […]
FG To Suspend Degree Certificates From Uganda, Kenya, Others
Following the suspension of accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates from Benin Republic and Togo, the Federal Government has said the sanction would be extended to more countries like Uganda, Kenya and Niger Republic. “We are not going to stop at just Benin and Togo,” Education Minister Tahir Mamman said on Channels Television’s Politics Today […]
How Tinubu closed Buhari’s single treasury account, asks MDAs to remit 100% revenue to new account
President Bola Tinubu’s administration has directed that all ministries, departments, and agencies fully funded by the federal government remit 100 per cent of their revenues into a Sub-Recurrent Account, a sub-component of the Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF), where the federal government will now receive and consolidate its revenue earnings. This directive, issued in a December […]
SuperSport won’t air Nations Cup matches as DSTV fails to secure AFCON 2023 broadcast rights
SuperSport Channel will not broadcast African Cup of Nations games as DSTV failed to secure the tournament’s right to broadcast. MultiChoice announced this in a statement on Wednesday as football lovers prepare for another edition of AFCON. “SuperSport Channel will not broadcast the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 scheduled for January 13th to February […]