•Nigeria’s Supreme Court More states of the federation have affirmed dates for the conduct of local government elections in their domain. The move is seen as a bid to put the states in a good stead to evade any possible hammer in the wake of the July 11 ruling of the Supreme Court on local […]
The 9th edition of reality show, Big Brother Naija, is about to hit the screens. Organizers of the show announced that it will kick off this month, July 2024. The announcement was made in a post shared on its official X handle. The post read, “One Sunday in July. Get ready.” Tweeps have reacted to […]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced that it will hold a Policy Meeting on Friday, July 18, 2024, to deliberate on the admission cut-off marks for tertiary institutions for the 2024/2025 academic year. The meeting, which will be chaired by the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, is expected to set the [&hell...
•Nacho Fernandez Real Madrid defender Nacho Fernandez is reportedly on the verge of joining Al Qadsiah in the Saudi Pro League, according to ESPN. Currently representing Spain at Euro 2024, Nacho, 34, had been in advanced negotiations with another Saudi club, Al Ittihad. However, Al Qadsiah presented an offer that the defender has now accepted...
A section of Ilepo Market at Oke Odo, Lagos State, has been set on fire as hoodlums clashed with traders in the market over bet money. Some witnesses told our correspondent that the crisis started yesterday evening and escalated today, reports Daily Trust. The police are on the ground trying to restore normalcy. “One of […]
•Akpabio and Ningi The Senate is set to recall Senator Abdul Ningi (PDP – Bauchi Central) from his three months suspension, it has been learnt. Senate President Godswill Akpabio disclosed this today while answering questions from reporters on arrival from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, reports The Nation. A...
Multiple air attacks on the Russian border region of Belgorod adjoining Ukraine today killed two people and injured at least seven, the governor said. Further east, an overnight drone attack on the Samara region caused a fire at a major oil refinery, the latest in a series of strikes against Russia’s fuel industry, reports AFP. […]
•Russia election Vladimir Putin is set to secure another six-year term as Russian leader this weekend in a vote the Kremlin says will show society is fully behind his assault on Ukraine. In power as president or prime minister since the final day of 1999, Putin has quashed all forms of opposition and dissent, exerting […]
•The suspects Police in Niger State have arrested one Idris Bala (30) of Masaka Area of Nasarawa State who was reported to have disguised to IBB Specialist Hospital, Minna where his friend, one Adamu Saidu (30) who was arrested for alleged robbery to set him free. Niger State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Wasiu […]
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s funeral is planned for Friday in a Moscow church, his allies said two weeks after his shock death in an Arctic prison. Authorities resisted handing Navalny’s body to his family for eight days, in what his team said was an attempt to “cover” up who was responsible for his death […]

