Miss Nigeria Chidinma Adetshina Quits Pageantry

Nigeria’s Miss Universe runner-up, Chidimma Adetshina, has announced her decision to quit pageantry. Speaking during a recent interview with Silverbird TV, Adetshina said pageantry has been a traumatic experience for her. She said she’s quitting for personal reasons and relocating to Nigeria from her estranged country, South Africa. “Finishing in the top 2 [at the…

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NASS Passes Life Imprisonment Bill For Nigerian Drug Traffickers

In an effort to combat drug-related crimes, the National Assembly has amended the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Act, imposing life imprisonment for drug offenders and traffickers. This follows the Senate and House of Representatives’ adoption of the harmonised report on the amendment. Senator Tahir Monguno, Chairman of the Senate Conference Committee, presented the…

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4.6 Billion Audit Query: Ohanaeze Exonerates Umahi, Calls For Fashola’s Probe

Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the foremost Igbo sociocultural organization, hereby issues a resolute call for a full-scale investigation into the alarming report concerning unauthorized payments and expenditures amounting to #4.64 billion during the fiscal years 2020-2021, which have been attributed to Mr.Babatunde Fashola, the immediate past Minister of Works and Housing. This exigency for accountability cannot be…

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FG Partners World Bank To Provide 10 million Jobs

The Federal Government says it will collaborate with the World Bank to provide decent jobs directly or indirectly to no fewer than 10 million youths within the next five years. Mr Ayodele Olawande, Minister of Youth Development, communicated this when he hosted the World Bank team led by Mr Maheshwor Shrestha, World Bank Economist, on…

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Guardiola Extends City’s Contract

Manchester City on Thursday night, confirmed that manager Pep Guardiola has signed a contract extension with the Premier League. The champions revealed this in an official statement on their website. This means Guardiola would have spent more than one decade as City manager by the end of this new deal. Guardiola has so far won…

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Appeal Court Nullifies Judgement On Rivers LG Election

The Court of Appeal Abuja has nullified the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the voters’ register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission for the conduct of the state local government polls which has now been conducted. Delivering judgement, the special panel…

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