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Arteta under pressure to win trophy for Arsenal

Arsenal and Mikel Arteta appeared to be the perfect fit but now the Spanish manager is being assailed by fans across the world, including the President of Rwanda, after the Gunners’ worst start to a...

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Ebonyi govt takes delivery of Moderna, AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines

The Ebonyi Government has taken delivery of 46,088 doses of Moderna and 10,616 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines. The Commissioner for Health, Dr Daniel Umezurike, made this known on Monday when...

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Nigeria’s Ejike, five other athletes to watch at Tokyo Paralympics

The Tokyo Paralympics begin on Tuesday after a year’s pandemic delay. Team Nigeria Paralympics will participate in four events: Para Powerlifting, Para-Athletics, Para-Table Tennis and Para Rowing. The...

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Nigeria records 565 new COVID-19 cases, eight deaths

Nigeria on Monday recorded 565 new COVD-19 cases and eight deaths, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said. The NCDC stated this on Tuesday. The centre said that this brings the total infections to...

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BBNaija S6: I’m too old to go ‘back and forth’ with Queen, says Boma

Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Boma, said he’s too old to go back and forth with Queen. He said this while speaking with Angel on Monday night about Queen’s latest attitude. Boma revealed...

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New York’s first female governor Kathy Hochul sworn in

Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York at the stroke of midnight Tuesday, taking control of a state government desperate to get back to business after months of distractions over...

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BBNaija S6: Big Brother fulfils promise, punishes housemates with art task

Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemates have been punished with art exercises, as promised by Big Brother. During the nomination show on Monday, Big Brother promised to punish the housemates for...

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Biden declares ‘major disaster’ in Tennessee as floods kill 21, 50 missing

President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in the southern US state of Tennessee and approved federal funding after devastating floods over the weekend left at least 21 dead, the White House...

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Blame politicians for politicising civil service -Gov Mohammed

Bauchi Governor, Bala Mohammed, has lamented that the civil service in the country has been politicised just as he blamed politicians for the development. He was speaking while receiving a report of a...

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IPOB: Why Nnamdi Kanu hasn’t sent video, audio messages from detention -Lawyer

Ifeanyi Ejiofor has given reason why his client and the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has not been able to send neither an audio nor a video message to his supporters. He...

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SSCE: Kogi govt cautions against malpractices

The Kogi Government has restated its resolve not to condone examination malpractices during the ongoing 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in the state. The Commissioner for Education,...

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Max Air leaves passengers stranded in Lagos

One of Nigeria’s airlines, Max Air Nigeria, on Saturday left hundreds of passengers stranded at lagos MM2 Airport for over five hours without any explanations or apologies. Many of the passengers slept...

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Five things you didn’t know about New York’s first female governor, Kathy Hochul

Kathy Hochul has been sworn in as New York’s 57th and first female governor after the resignation of embattled ex-Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday. Cuomo who announced his resignation two weeks ago, was...

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Bandits invade NDA, kill two officers, abduct one

Nigeria’s foremost military university, the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna was on Tuesday attacked by bandits who killed two officers and abducted one other. The bandits invaded the permanent site of...

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Plateau killings: Army rejects call for GOC’s removal

The Nigerian Army has dismissed the call for the removal of the General Officer Commanding 3rd Amoured Division, Major General Ibrahim Ali, following the attacks and killing of people in Plateau...

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Nigeria’s food system weak, vulnerable to shock -FG

The food system in Nigeria is weak and vulnerable to shock, the Federal Government has said. Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Shehuri, disclosed this while speaking at...

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BBNaija S6: Boma reports Maria to Liquorose over confrontation

Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Boma, has reported Maria to the Head of House, Liquorose, concerning Maria’s confrontation on Monday night. Complaining about how Maria confronted him, Boma...

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Plateau killings: Akwa Ibom govt evacuates 75 Akwa Ibom students of UNIJOS

The Akwa Ibom State Government has said it has evacuated no fewer than 75 of its indigenes who are students of the University of Jos due to the recent violence in Jos, the Plateau State capital. This...

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NDA confirms gunmen attack, says in pursuit of perpetrators

Nigeria’s foremost military university, Nigerian Defence Academy, has confirmed that it suffered an attack by unknown gunmen which led to the death of two of its personal, while one was abducted. The...

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How I survived my first failed marriage – Funke Akindele Bello

Nollywood star, Funke Akindele Bello, has revealed how she survived her first failed marriage with her ex-husband Adeola Oloyede. Bello went into marriage because she just wanted to get married at the...

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