Dr. Nsikak Akpan, a lecturer at Foreign Links College in Moro, Osun State, has started a 150-hour marathon lecture. Akpan is trying to break the record for the longest lecture ever given by setting a new record. The lengthy lecture at the university’s campus in Moro town reportedly started early on Monday, September 23, 2024,…
The Anambra State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Corps Commander (CC) Joyce Alexander, has debunked the widespread notion that ‘Village People’ (a colloquial term used to describe malevolent individuals or spiritual forces) are responsible for the frequent road accidents often witnessed during the Ember months. CC Alexander made the clarification on…
A group of monkeys reportedly intervened to save a six-year-old girl from an attempted sexual assault in Baghpat, a city in India. According to the report, the incident which occurred on Saturday has left the community stunned and authorities scrambling to apprehend the accused. According to the girl’s parents, an unidentified man lured their daughter,…
Barcelona goalkeeper and captain Marc-Andre ter Stegen has had a successful knee surgery on Monday after suffering a ruptured patella tendon during Sunday’s La Liga victory against Villarreal. The German international was carried off on a stretcher during the first half after his right knee buckled as he landed while catching the ball. No timescale…
The Abia State Government has stated that it will commence payment of the new minimum wage from October. The state Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu, disclosed this on Monday while briefing the press on the outcome of the week’s State Executive Council meeting chaired by the state governor, Alex Otti. He stated the payment, “will…
Director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, Sam Amadi says anyone dreaming of becoming president in 2027 is not serious. Amadi’s statement comes after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared the All Progressives Congress, APC’s Monday Okpebholo as winner of the Edo State governorship election. “Anyone thinking of being the President…
Kogi State House of Assembly has called for the removal of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The lawmakers claimed that there were assassination attempts on the former governor of the state, Yahaya Bello, which they see as a threat to the current governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo. They accused the anti-graft…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, and has vowed to challenge it The Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Umar Damagum, at a press conference on Monday, said the party will explore all legal and democratic means to retrieve “the stolen mandate”…
The recent brutal violence that befell the people of Enugwu-Ukwu Community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, where no fewer than three youths of the community were allegedly killed, with five others severely injured by unidentified persons over a suspected land boundary dispute with neighbuoring Nawfia community (also in Njikoka Local Government Area),…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Edo State Governorship election, Asue Ighodalo has expressed his disappointment over the just concluded polls. Ighodalo came second after polling 247,274 votes as he was defeated by Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who secured 291,667 votes. Speaking on the aftermath of the election, Ighodalo…
