A 27-year-old woman, Khanyisile Mndayi, is currently battling for her life after being stabbed over 20 times by her boyfriend in front of their children on Sunday. The attack reportedly occurred at their residence in Berea, Johannesburg, South Africa. According to a Facebook post by one Gillian Mogale, Mndayi arrived home late from her shift…
The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has called for better pay, insurance cover and pension for journalists across the country. Ajaero made the call when he visited the President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Dr Chris Isiguzo in Abuja. He explained that while journalists played significant roles in the fight for…
The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi has called for the scrapping of state electoral commissions. He stated this in Abuja on Monday at a national dialogue organised by the House of Representatives. The AGF said, “Many have proposed that there is need for scrapping the state electoral commission….
The Benue State House of Assembly has repealed the law for the maintenance of former elected governors of the state and their deputies. The bill was passed and assented to by former Governor Samuel Ortom in the twilight of his administration in May 2023. The bill to repeal the law was presented on Monday by…
Manchester City duo Kevin de Bruyne and Jeremy Doku have been named in Belgium squad for Euro 2024, with Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois missing out. The provisional 25-man squad features many Premier League stars including Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard, Aston Villa’s Youri Tielemans, Everton midfielder Amadou Onana, Leicester’s Wout Faes and Fulham’s Timothy Castagne. Atletico…
An 80-year-old Chinese woman, Yeyu Ying, has entered Guinness World Records for having the title of longest career as a female language teacher of an incredible 64 years and 33 days. GWR said Yeyu Ying started her teaching career at the tender age of 17 in a rural elementary school in Zhejiang, China. She was…
Worried about the high cost of production inputs, the federal government says it plans to support interested media houses with single-digit loans to keep them in business. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced the intervention at the ministerial performance briefing to mark the first year of the Tinubu administration in office. He…
The management of Ebonyi State University, Abakiliki, has broken its silence over the death of Miss Favour Ugwuka, a student of the institution. Ugwuka, a final year student of EBSU in the Department of English Language and Literature, allegedly committed suicide in her hostel apartment on Wednesday, May 23, 2024. Addressing journalists on Monday at…
The Nigerian military has reopened the popular Banex Plaza in Wuse 2 area of Abuja for business after over a week of siege on the market. According to reports the plaza resumed operations around 2:30pm on Monday. The market was sealed by military authorities on May 18, following a violent clash between traders and military…
A group, Biafra Republic Government In-Exile, has been speaking on the reason why all Igbos and lovers of the Southeast should observe its May 29 to 31st, 2024 sit-at-home in honour of slayed Biafran heroes of the 1967-1970 Civil War in Nigeria. The group said this while lamenting that whereas the civil war ended on…
