The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has promised to engage stakeholders over the proposed 12-year basic education structure. Alausa disclosed this during a news conference in Abuja on Friday. The minister had earlier presented a proposal aimed at transitioning to 12 years of compulsory education within the existing 6-3-3-4 system at the 2025 Extraordinary…
The ICPC has arrested Adam Yusuf, Commandant, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom, over an alleged three billion Naira fraud involving retired Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin. Demola Bakare, Spokesperson for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. According…
Nigerian music star Pheelz has achieved a career milestone as his 2022 hit single ‘Finesse’ featuring BNXN received a Gold certification in the United States from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). This marks Pheelz’s first Gold certification in America where ‘Finesse’ enjoyed commercial success marked by entries on the Billboard Global 200 and…
A former spokesperson of the Labour Party presidential campaign council, Kenneth Okonkwo, has stated that the appointment of former Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike as minister by President Bola Tinubu has made leaders of the People Democratic Party (PDP) servitude to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Okonkwo, a lawyer and Nollywood veteran revealed this…
The Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mrs Mojisola Meranda, thanked her colleagues for their consistent support since she took charge of the House on Friday and promised not to disappoint them. Meranda gave the assurance when a delegation from WOMANIFESTO, a rights group, paid her a courtesy visit at the Assembly complex on Friday. The News…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has clarified that there was no explosion at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) in the Delta. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has clarified that there was no explosion at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) in the Delta. In a statement…
R&B superstar Tems has added new RIAA certifications to her plaque collection as she continues to enjoy commercial acclaim in the United States. Her hit single ‘Free Mind’ is now 2X platinum after selling 2 million units. The song charted on the Billboard Hot 100 with a NO. 46 peak and an impressive 26 weeks…
A lawyer-cum-human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, has petitioned the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and the European Union, demanding the imposition of a visa ban on the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi. In the petition dated February 4, 2025, and authored by his law firm, Adeyanju accused the Police spokesman of suppressing free speech…
Nimi Wariboko, a United States-based Nigerian professor of social ethics at Boston University, disclosed that Nigerians in North America now live in palpable fear following Donald Trump’s return to the presidential seat. Wariboko explained that the situation was triggered by the sweeping crackdown on undocumented immigrants in the United States on the order of Trump….
This February, Showmax is serving a lineup of brand-new series, blockbuster movies, Emmy-winning stand-up, Grammy-nominated docs and cult-favourite classics to stream. See here for a full list of what to watch this February. DIDDY: THE MAKING OF A BAD BOY | First On Showmax | Stream from Friday, 7 February 2025 Best for true-crime and…
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