The British Council in Nigeria has announced a 29% increase in the fees for the English Language Testing System (IELTS) examinations. The British Council said that the fee adjustment is due to the rising costs associated with conducting the examination. “We would like to inform you that there has been a review of our IELTS…
Suspected kidnappers have killed a school principal, Idris Abu Sufyan, abducted his wife and her baby at Kuriga village along the Kaduna-Birnin Gwari highway in Kaduna. The bandits stormed the village on Thursday night, shot him dead and took his wife and their son away to an unknown destination. One of the late principal’s friends,…
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has donated food to more than 1,000 families and 8,000 schoolchildren in the cities of Abidjan and Yamoussoukro of Cote d’Ivoire. Local church leaders worked with leaders of the Ministry of Family, Women, and Children, and the Ministry of National Education and Technical Training to determine which…
Nollywood actor and media personality, Chinedu Ani Emmanuel, aka Nedu, has shared his opinion on the high rate of divorce in the Nigerian entertainment industry. The comedian revealed that the lack of peace in celebrity marriages is the main reason for the frequent breakdown of their unions. Nedu said he believes that mental well-being is…
A former presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina has disclosed what ex-President Muhammadu Buhari told a delegation led by a First Republic Minister of Aviation, Chief Mbazulike Amaechi, regarding the incarceration of Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu. Amaechi had led a delegation of Igbo leaders under the aegis of Highly-Respected Igbo Greats to visit Buhari and demand Kanu’s…
The National Women Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prof Stella Effah-Attoe, is dead. Effah-Attoe, a member of the PDP National Working Committee (NWC), died today Sunday January 21, 2024 after a brief illness. PDP spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, in a statement, said the party lost one of its “best and brightest”. “Prof. Effah-Attoe’s death…
The Nigerian Air Force says air strikes undertaken by the air component of Operation WHIRL on Thursday, neutralized a well-known terrorist and kidnap kingpin popularly known as Janari and several members of his syndicate. According to a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Edward…
Dricus du Plessis entered South Africa’s history book by becoming the country’s first UFC champion with a split decision victory over American Sean Strickland in their middleweight title fight in Toronto at UFC 297. Du Plessis beat Strickland, who had won the belt from Israel Adesanya in September, 48-47, 48-47, 47-48 for his seventh straight…
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has called for tougher sanctions such as forfeiting games against teams whose fans commit racist abuse It follows incidents which he described as “totally abhorrent” at Udinese and Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday. AC Milan’s win at Udinese was briefly suspended after alleged racist abuse from home fans towards Milan goalkeeper Mike…
Nigerians have been told to report anyone seen with guns to the security agencies The Police Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who said this added that this will help curb arms proliferation in Nigeria. This was contained in a statement shared on Sunday on his official X account. Sharing a picture of live ammunition,…
