Czech tennis player and two-time Grand Slam champion, Petra Kvitova, has announced that she is expecting her first child. The Czech player started the New Year by announcing her pregnancy in a post on her social media pages in the early hours of Monday. Sharing photos she wrote, “On the first day of 2024 I…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared himself as the winner of the crisis rocking the state. He said those behind the crisis wanted him out of office and since he is still in charge, he is the winner. The governor has been having a running battle with the camp of his predecessor and current…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has reacted to the Peoples Democratic Party’s recent statement blaming the President Bola Tinubu-led administration over ‘delayed’ payment of December salaries to Federal Government workers. In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of APC, Felix Morka, it claimed that Tinubu’s administration has demonstrated far greater sensitivity and commitment to…
Governor Malam Dikko Umaru Radda of Katsina State has recruited 7,325 teachers and directed the “One-week Refresher Training Programme” for the newly recruited teachers who are set to join the Katsina civil service. Governor Radda said: “This is to ensure they are well-prepared for their roles in the teaching profession. “Upon the conclusion of the…
President Tinubu, in his 2024 New Year’s address, extended a plea to his former presidential rivals, including Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), urging them to join forces for the nation’s interest. President Tinubu emphasized the need to transcend political divisions, stating that the election…
The National Assembly has passed the 2024 Appropriation Bill, increasing the sum to ₦28.7 trillion from the initial ₦27.5 trillion presented by President Bola Tinubu in late November. The lawmakers in the Senate and the House of Representatives passed the bill after raising the budget size by N1.2 trillion. In the bill passed, the sum…
The Detroit Pistons narrowly avoided unwanted history as they ended their 28-match losing streak with victory over the Toronto Raptors. Cade Cunningham scored 30 points and made 12 assists as the Pistons edged a 129-127 win – their first in the NBA since 28 October. Their 28th defeat had equalled the longest losing run in…
Rafael Nadal began his comeback with a doubles loss at the Brisbane International but he has not closed the door on playing singles beyond this season. It was his first match in nearly a year but he and Marc Lopez lost 6-4 6-4 to Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson. Nadal had an operation on…
Anambra State health pensioners have asked the state Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo to pay them 850 million naira overdue debts owed them by the public authority after retirement. The retirees lamented that four of their members had lost their lives as a result of the hardship they were facing. While appealing to the governor, they…
Veteran Nollywood actor/producer Zack Orji is in a critical condition and fighting for his life in the ICU of the National Hospital in Abuja According to his friends who reached out to Linda Ikeji Blog to shed light on his condition, Orji can’t walk or talk, and all kinds of tests are being conducted on…
