The Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) is set to bring back one of Nigeria’s most beloved television classics, Cock Crow At Dawn, in a grand remake slated for 2026. The national broadcaster announced that it has entered a co-production deal with Natives Filmworks and Innovative Television Kontent (ITK) to produce 104 new episodes of the iconi...
•Prof Abayomi Fasina Ahead of next week’s resumption of the substantive Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Professor Abayomi Fasina, after a six-month research leave granted by the institution’s Governing Council, the leadership of both Christian and Muslim communities has dispelled the rumours of possible violence b...
•Ruben Amorim Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim said today a series of outcasts from his squad could be handed a “new life” at Old Trafford if they do not secure a move before the transfer window closes. Alejandro Garnacho, Antony, Jadon Sancho and Tyrell Malacia have been made to train away from the United first-team […]
•Nigerian pilgrims The ongoing 2025 Hajj exercise continues to witness significant progress in the airlift of Nigerian pilgrims, with the total number of returnees now standing at 6,528 as Max Air completed its 16th flight today. According to an update from the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Command and Control Centre in Makkah, “Max Air...
•Education minister, Dr. Tunji Alausa The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has lamented that 85 per cent of Nigerian students sent abroad on government scholarships never returned to contribute to national development. He also enjoined tertiary institutions nationwide to phase out satellite campuses, describing them as unsustainable and...
A pair of US astronauts stuck for more than nine months on the International Space Station will be returned to Earth tomorrow evening, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said. Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are to be transported home with another American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon craf...
The Netherlands said today it was returning more than 100 “Benin Bronzes” to Nigeria that British troops looted in the late 19th century and ended up in a Dutch museum. British soldiers stole the ancient sculptures, including depictions of royal figures and animals, in 1897 from the Kingdom of Benin in modern-day Nigeria, reports Vanguard. [&h...
•Edo State governor, Monday Okpebholo The Edo State Government has issued a 72-hour ultimatum to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the last governorship election in the state, Asue Ighodalo and other supporters of the party, to return government vehicles in their possession. Chairman, Government Assets Recovery Committee of the ...
•Neymar Brazil coach Dorival Junior called for Neymar to be given as much time as he needs to make a complete recovery from a knee injury that has sidelined him for almost a year. The former Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain star ruptured his meniscus and anterior cruciate ligament while on international duty last October, reports […]
One of the chairmanship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party, Conrad Utaan, today, lamented the economic hardship in the country, saying Nigerians are deeply yearning for the return of the opposition party. Utaan disclosed this at a stakeholders’ meeting with the PDP North Central Caucus and Zonal Working Committee in Abuja, reports The P...

