Governorship Election: Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun, Makinde, Buni, Abdulrazaq win
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday declared Governors Seyi Makinde (Oyo), Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos), Dapo Abiodun (Ogun), Muhammadu Yahaya (Gombe), Mai Mala Buni (Yobe) and AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq (Kwara) the winners of Saturday’s governorship election. Also, the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in Akwa Ibom State, Pastor Umo Eno; Dr Dikko Radda of the Katsina State […]
Bobby Caldwell, “What You Won’t Do For Love” Singer, Dies At 71
Bobby Caldwell, the singer, tragically departed away after years of battling health issues, according to his wife Mary Caldwell. He was 71. The bad news was announced by Mary on social media. “Bobby passed away here at home,” she wrote. “I held him tight in my arms as he left us. I am forever heartbroken. […]
Real Madrid move to CL quarterfinals after 1-0 win over Liverpool
Real Madrid advanced to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League after securing a 1-0 victory over Liverpool at the Bernabeu. The Spanish team proved to be the superior side on the night, with Karim Benzema’s 19th goal of the season sealing the deal. Real Madrid had built a 5-2 aggregate lead from the first […]
US Tells TikTok Owners To Sell App or Face Ban
Reports say the US government wants TikTok to be sold or else face a possible ban in the country. A ban was first threatened under then-President Donald Trump in 2020. The video-sharing app, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, is accused of posing a national security risk through data gathered from millions of users. For years […]
Uganda Considers Bill to Criminalise Identifying as LGBTQ
A bill has been tabled in Uganda’s parliament that would criminalise anyone identifying as LGBTQ+. If passed, they would face jail terms of up to 10 years, as would those engaging in same-sex relations. The law would ban the funding or promotion of LGBTQ+ activities and jail landlords who rented premises to members of the […]
US 6-yr-old Who Shot Teacher Won’t Be Charged
A six-year-old boy who shot his teacher in a primary school in the US state of Virginia is unlikely to be charged. Abigail Zwerner, a 25-year-old teacher, is suing the school district after she survived being shot through her hand and upper chest following what police described as an “altercation” with the first-grader. Police acknowledged […]
INEC Shifts Governorship, State Assembly Elections To March 18
INEC has rescheduled Governorship and State House of Assembly elections earlier fixed for March 11 to March 18, and campaigns would continue until midnight of Thursday (March 16). In a statement last night by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye, the commission said that the decision was necessary […]
New Jay Jay Okocha Animated Series in the Works
Augustine Jay Jay Okocha, one of Nigeria’s most celebrated football players, is set to have his childhood brought to life in a new animated series titled ‘The Chosen One’. Produced by Nihilent Limited in partnership with the production studio 5th Dimension and animation studio I-Realities, the series is a reimagining of Okocha’s early years, following […]
Rema’s “Calm Down” reaches new peak on the Billboard Hot 100
Rema’s “Calm Down” Takes the Music World by Storm, Reaching New Heights on US Billboard Charts Nigerian artist Rema has been taking the music world by storm with his hit single “Calm Down,” which has recently reached a new peak at No. 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. This marks a significant climb […]
Atiku, Ayu, others protest in Abuja INEC Headquaters
The Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the vice Presidential Candidate Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa as well as other PDP leaders led a PROTEST MARCH yesterday to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Abuja to express their disappointment over the non-upload of the Presidential results on the IREV […]
