More than 200 people were killed in flash floods that ripped through multiple Afghan provinces, the United Nations said on Saturday, as authorities declared a state of emergency and rushed to rescue the injured. Heavy rains on Friday sent roaring…
Nigerian student, David Akanmu, has been selected as one of the beneficiaries of the 2024 Knight-Hennessy Scholars Award at Stanford University. According to the announcement on the website of Knight-Hennessy Scholars at Stanford University, the 2024 cohort comprises 90 students from 30…
Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has reiterated his commitment to bringing hope to the weak and vulnerable. Sani made this known in his remarks when he received Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, on a courtesy visit on Friday…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has ordered an immediate relocation of the legislative business of the state House of Assembly to Government House in Port Harcourt. The relocation order is contained in the state’s official Gazette, Executive Order of…
Football fans across the world are looking forward to the Europa League final on May 22 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin, where two Super Eagles players, Ademola Lookman and Victor Boniface are expected to face each other. The Super…
The labour leaders should return to the glorious traditions of Comrades Wahab Goodluck, Hassan Sunmonu and Ali Chiroma, in which productive political education was regularly conducted, and union activities were funded mostly through workers’ union dues, not “donor” funds. When…
Leading film studio, Accelerate Studios, has announced that the highly anticipated fifth edition of its yearly Accelerate Filmmaker Project (AFMP), has officially kicked off and the theme for this year is ‘Healing’. Head, Accelerate Studios, Esse Akwawa (left); filmmaker, Seyi Babatope; AFRIFF founder, Chioma Ude; CEO, Accelerate Studios, Colette Otusheso; Chief…
…to practise journalism in a country where you can easily be declared a terrorist or non-citizen, requires the journalist operating like a guerrilla fighter. To worsen matters, the Sahrawi journalist, by virtue of his/her nationality has to work in three…
Globacom has expressed its readiness to help drive the realisation of the Federal Government’s digitalisation agenda and enablement of technological advancement in the country. The Executive Vice Chairman of the company, Mrs. Bella Disu, who made this remark at the…
The United Nations General Assembly has voted by a wide margin to back a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member, according to an official statement released Friday. The assembly also called on the UN Security Council to favourably…