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Defending champions Rivers Hoopers secured a spot in the Nigeria Premier Basketball League (NPBL) Final Eight championship game, defeating Gboko City Chiefs 79-73 in a thrilling semifinal on Sunday. Kelvin Amayo led the charge with 22 points, supported by Okiki Michael’s 14 points and Buchi Vincent Nwaiwu’s impressive double-double of 13 points and 12 rebounds. […]
Following a four-day-power outage in Akwa Ibom, the State-owned power company, Ibom Power Limited and its gas supplier, Accugas Limited, a subsidiary of Savannah Energy have continued to trade blames over the cause of the incident. The former Managing Director of Ibom Power Company, IPC, Engr. Meyen Etukudoh had attributed the blackout in the state […]
By Victoria Amadi and Ebube Ojukwu Ikorodu Doyen Lions Club District 404 A3, in partnership with Nonye Ventures on Call Blood Glucose Monitoring System, has created awareness on diabetes and granted free health screening to over 100 residents of Ikorodu community, This was done to commemorate World Diabetes Day. The event with the theme: ‘Diabetes […]
Security is tight around Rio for the G20 summit. Photo: Mauro PIMENTEL / AFPSource: AFP G20 leaders gather in Brazil on Monday to discuss fighting poverty, boosting climate financing and other multilateral initiatives that could yet be upended by Donald Trump’s impending return to the White House. US President Joe Biden will attend his last […]
The organisers of this year’s edition of Beatz Awards have given special recognition awards to prolific music producer, ID Cabasa and Afro hip-pop legend, D’Banj, for their outstanding contributions to the Nigerian music industry. The award event took place on Saturday night at Muson Centre in Lagos with the theme: “Empowering the Next Generation”. According […]
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has described the governorship election in Ondo State as an “Ondo auction,” that was not close to a free and fair election that the people all yearned for. He contended that the election was less about genuine democracy and more about transactional […]
Kano Investment Promotion Agency and Diaspora (KanInvest) has renewed its strategic trade plan and unveiled an investment opportunity to attract a Chinese industrial hub. In its latest move to harness foreign investors, the leadership of KanInvest last week hosted five Chinese government officials and ten representatives from key local enterprises to cement the direct […]
Veteran Nollywood actor Tony Umez and his wife celebrated 25 years of a joyful and fulfilling marriage. Reflecting on their marital milestone, Tony shared a heartfelt post on his Instagram page on Saturday, expressing gratitude for a journey defined by love, patience, and perseverance. Advertisement The actor expressed appreciation for the blessings of marriage, particularly […]
Nigeria and India have reaffirmed their commitment to a robust strategic partnership, pledging to strengthen ties in key areas including economic development, defence, healthcare and food security. This is contained in a joint statement issued on Sunday in Abuja at the conclusion of the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Nigeria at the […]
Nollywood actress, Tope Osoba, has undergone her breast cancer surgery. Osoba’s senior colleague, Foluke Daramola, in a viral Instagram post, explained that the ailing actress has undergone one surgery but needs an additional procedure to remove the remaining particles from her breast. Sharing a video of Osoba in the hospital, Daramola stated, “She needs about […]