Miley Cyrus Receives Disney Legend Status
Miley Cyrus has become the youngest-ever star to receive Disney legend status. In an emotional speech, the singer, who rose to fame playing Hannah Montana in the Disney Channel series when she was 13 years old, said she was “still proud to have been Hannah Montana”. The 31-year-old received a standing ovation from the 12,000-crowd […]
Nigeria Athletes Begin Training for 2024 Paralympics
24 Nigerian Paralympic athletes are set to represent the country at the 2024 Paralympic Games in France, scheduled for 28th August to 8th September. Nigeria will be represented in four sports at the 2024 Paralympics, namely: Para Athletics, Para Badminton, Para Powerlifting, and Para Table Tennis. As they prepare to represent the nation in Paris, […]
FG Orders Mandatory Patronage of Defence Industry Corporation
The Federal Government (FG) has said that following the new DICON Act signed into law by President Bola Tinubu, it is now mandatory for all government organisations and agencies to procure military hardware from the Military Industrial Complex at the Defence Industry Corporation, Kaduna. While addressing a news conference in Abuja ahead of the 60th […]
Paris Olympics 2024 – USA Tops The Table With 126 Medal
Stars of sport, screen and music came together at the Paris 2024 closing ceremony to bring the 33rd Olympic Games to an end. Actor Tom Cruise descended from the roof of Stade de France to collect the Olympic flag as part of the handover to the American city of Los Angeles, which will host the […]
LASG Introduces 25% Discount Fare On Off-Peak Blue Rail Travels
The Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line will from Monday, 12th August 2024 increase its number of trips from 54 to 72 per day, as the state government introduces a 25 per cent discount for commuters travelling within the off-peak period set at 10.00 am and 4.00 pm daily. The Managing Director of Lagos […]
Crime Charges- Police Invite Nollywood Actress Tonto Dikeh
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has asked Nollywood actress Tonto Dikeh to report to its headquarters in Abuja in connection with an investigation into charges bordering on defamation, cyberbullying, and forgery, among others. Meanwhile, the summon was contained in an invitation letter issued by the Inspector-General of the Police Monitoring Unit, which is handling the […]
FG – MTN Donates N1bn, 4600 Digital Devices
Vice President Kashim Shettima has lauded the donation of N1 billion to the Federal Government’s Food Support Programme and 4,600 units of digital devices for distribution to schools by telecommunications giant, MTN Nigeria. He said the gesture by the telecommunications outfit towards the government’s efforts in addressing hardship in the country is worthy of emulation […]
President Tinubu Directs The Crack Down On Illegal Miners
President Bola Tinubu has directed security agencies to intensify efforts to crack down on illegal miners across the country. The President gave the directive while receiving a presentation titled, ‘Harnessing the Mining Industry for Enhanced National Security and Development: Strategic Options for Nigeria by 2035,’ by Course 32 participants of the National Defence College (NDC) […]
Taylor Swift Upcoming Concert In Vienna Cancelled
Three upcoming Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna have been cancelled following a possible security threat. The shows, part of Swift’s Eras tour, had been due to take place on today, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at the Ernst Happel Stadium. Yesterday, two people were arrested on suspicion of planning Islamist attacks on large events in the […]
Gallant D’Tigress lost 88-74 to USA in Paris Olympics Games
Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, crashed out of the 2024 Olympic Games after losing 88-74 to the United States of America in the quarterfinals of the women’s basketball event last night The team became the first African side – male or female – to reach the quarter-finals of an Olympic Games by beating Canada […]