NFF SLAMS DESSERS, FAULTS TROOST-EKONG AFTER SUPER EAGLES’ DRAW WITH SOUTH AFRICA
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has issued a strongly worded criticism of Super Eagles striker Cyriel Dessers and captain William Troost-Ekong following Nigeria’s 1-1 draw with South Africa in a crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier on Tuesday night in Bloemfontein. The Eagles went into the game desperate for maximum points to revive their shaky […]
UNIBEN HOSTS FINANCIAL SUPERMARKET BUSINESS SUMMIT, HALL OF FAME INDUCTION
Come Friday, September 12, the Centre of Excellence in Reproductive Health Innovation, University of Benin (UNIBEN), will play host to the highly anticipated Financial Supermarket Business Summit/Induction into the Hall of Fame. The event will open with a keynote lecture titled “The Power of Connection: Building Tomorrow’s Networks,” to be delivered under the distinguished chairmanship […]
RESIDENT DOCTORS DECIDE ON NATIONWIDE STRIKE TODAY AS ULTIMATUM TO FG EXPIRES
NARD NEC meets to assess the government’s response to unresolved salary arrears, allowances, and training fund demands. The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors will, today (Wednesday), hold its National Executive Council meeting to determine its next line of action as its 10-day ultimatum to the Federal Government expires.The association had on September 1 issued a […]
ISRAEL STRIKES QATAR OVER ALLEGED HAMAS TIES — GLOBAL OUTRAGE ERUPTS OVER BREACH OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
The strike on Doha raises tensions across Middle East as global leaders, the UN, and analysts denounce Israeli action Israel’s military has confirmed launching an airstrike on Doha, the Qatari capital, on Tuesday, targeting senior Hamas officials allegedly involved in orchestrating the group’s military operations, including the October 7, 2023, attacks in southern Israel. According […]
BRIGHT CHIMEZIE URGES YOUNG ARTISTS TO PRIORITIZE LYRICAL DEPTH IN MUSIC
Veteran Nigerian highlife musician Bright Chimezie has expressed concern over what he described as a decline in lyrical content in today’s music. Speaking on a recent episode of the CreativTea Podcast, Chimezie acknowledged that the current generation of artists are producing great rhythms and enjoying unprecedented commercial success. However, he urged them to pay closer […]
BUCCI FRANKLIN OPENS UP ON GROWING UP WITHOUT A FATHER FIGURE, CREDITS MOTHER FOR SHAPING HIS LIFE
Nollywood actor Bucci Franklin has opened up about the emotional toll of growing up without an active father figure and how it shaped his early years. Speaking in a candid interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, published on YouTube on Sunday, Franklin revealed that while his father was alive, he was completely absent during his […]
TINUBU ORDERS MILITARY SHAKE-UP AFTER BORNO ATTACK, MOVES TO CRUSH TERRORISM NATIONWIDE
In the wake of a deadly terrorist attack in Darajamal, Borno State, that claimed the lives of both civilians and soldiers, President Bola Tinubu has ordered a sweeping review of national security operations. The President’s directive includes the deployment of cutting-edge military hardware, surveillance drones, and an overhaul of counter-terrorism strategies to completely eliminate terrorist […]
2025 VMAS: TYLA CLINCHES BEST AFROBEATS AWARD AS NIGERIAN STARS GO HOME EMPTY-HANDED
South African music sensation, Tyla, has emerged winner of the ‘Best Afrobeats’ category at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), held Sunday night in New York. The singer beat a star-studded lineup of Nigerian nominees to clinch the award with her chart-topping hit, Push 2 Start. Tyla, however, missed out on the ‘Best Choreography’ […]
2027 POWER PLAY: JONATHAN, OBI, AND THE SOUTHERN SHOWDOWN AGAINST TINUBU
As Nigeria gears up for the 2027 presidential elections, political maneuvering is reaching fever pitch. With the All-Progressives Congress (APC) backing President Bola Tinubu for a second term and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) zoning its ticket to the South, former President Goodluck Jonathan is reportedly being courted by northern powerbrokers to throw his hat […]
PRIVATE HOSPITALS SOUND THE ALARM: POWER COSTS THREATEN PATIENT CARE IN LAGOS
Private healthcare providers in Lagos are crying out for help as electricity and fuel expenses now gulp nearly 40% of their total operating costs, leaving hospitals overstretched and patient care under threat. Speaking ahead of their Annual General and Scientific Conference, the Lagos Chapter Chairman of the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of […]
