A student at the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Ololade Ayelabola, has completed a new Guinness World Record, GWR, for the longest distance walked by a model. The model, who completed a 130.62km catwalk, started a 120km attempt on October 1 at the indoor sports centre of UNILAG. After hitting the 120km mark, she completed an…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says 84 of its members died between May and August 2024 due to economic hardship and unpaid salaries. ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, said this on a live television programme in Lagos. “In the past three months, from May to August (2024), Nigerian universities lost 84 academics to death….
The future of Erik ten Hag as Manchester United manager will be decided at a club meeting on Tuesday, with his assistant, Ruud van Nistelrooy favoured to take over as a caretaker if a change is made. The Dutch tactician has been under pressure following United’s poor performance in all competition this season United have…
A top official of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, says Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara remains the leader of the party in the state and needs the support of everyone in the party to succeed. George called for reconciliation between Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike for peace to return to the State. There…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, says he is worried that President Bola Tinubu’s mention his name in his statement on the destruction of local government secretariats in Rivers State. Fubara said this on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Monday. Recall that violent clashes ensued in at least four local government areas, with parts of…
Kellyrae, Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate, has been crowned winner of the reality tv show Kellyrae was announced with on the 71st day of the show. Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, host of the show, announced the winner on Sunday. The eight housemates who made it to the finals were Soj, Anita, Nelly, Onyeka, Wanni, Victoria…
Brighton came from two goals down to beat Tottenham in a Premier League thriller on Sunday. Spurs looked to be heading to a sixth successive victory in all competitions as they deservedly led 2-0 after 37 minutes. Brennan Johnson opened the scoring with his sixth goal in six games when he timed his run perfectly…
Victor Osimhen has been left out of Nigeria’s squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Libya. In the list released on Saturday, Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen omitted Osimhen due to injury concerns but named in-form Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman in the 23-man squad. The list contains regulars like skipper William Ekong,…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sworn in 23 newly elected local government chairmen in Rivers State. The exercise held at the Executive Council Chambers of the Government House in Port Harcourt, the state capital, on Sunday, comes a day after the Rivers State Independent National Electoral Commission (RSIEC) conducted an election at the grassroots. The event…
A former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has thrown his weight behind governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara. Dokubo claimed that soldiers sent by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, were flying over his house. This comes on the day when the local government chairmanship polls were conducted in Rivers…
