Bankole Olowookere, the Head Coach of Nigeria’s U17 girls, the Flamingos, has expressed confidence in the team’s chances of qualifying for the FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup following their recent match against Burkina Faso’s U17 girls in Bamako, Mali. Despite ending in a 1-1 draw, Olowookere praised the support of Nigerians based in Bamako, which bolstered…
President Bola Tinubu says he will approve a new minimum wage that the Nigerian government can afford. He stated this on Wednesday at a dinner with the Senate President and Deputy Senate President, among other top government officials to mark Nigeria’s 25 years of unbroken Democracy in Abuja. The President, while appreciating those who stood…
An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti on Thursday sentenced the cleric of a church at Omuo Ekiti in the Ekiti East Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Pastor Enoch, to life imprisonment for raping a minor. The victim said to be the daughter of one of the church members, was raped by the pastor…
Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic-led bill Thursday to codify broad federal protections for in vitro fertilization in the midst of a growing partisan clash over reproductive rights in the United States. The vote was 48-47, with just two Republicans voting for it: Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine. Others in the GOP said…
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld access to the abortion pill mifepristone. The ruling was a win for proponents of access to abortion, but laws surrounding access in states vary. The Food and Drug Administration approved mifepristone in 2000 for medication abortion. In 2016, it extended the time frame in which a pregnant woman can use the drug…
Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese professional footballer, has launched his new perfumed fragrance collection named ‘Discover’. The 39-year-old took to his social media pages on Wednesday to announce the release of the new addition to his perfume line. “Happy to announce my new fragrance. Feel the power of DISCOVER and get ready for your summer!” he wrote. This is not…
The Federal Government has urged the labour unions to negotiate a new minimum wage that would not lead to mass retrenchment of workers, or jeopardise the welfare of about 200 million Nigerians. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, while speaking at the opening of the 2024 Synod of the Charismatic Bishops Conference…
The Grammy’s Recording Academy says it is expanding its efforts to support music creators in Africa and the Middle East on global scale. In a recent statement, the Academy, the organisers of the Grammy Awards, said it is working with government ministries in Nigeria, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to bolster its “presence…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has alerted the public to the increasing trend of cholera cases across the country as the rainy season intensifies and the need to be health conscious. According to the agency, between January and the 11th of June 2024, 1,141 suspected cases of cholera have been recorded…
Actress Yvonne Jegede has responded to Nedu’s criticism of her apology to May Edochie. Nedu, a host on the podcast “Honest Bunch,” had implied on social media that Jegede lacked the courage to stand by her original words. Jegede labelled Nedu as toxic and narcissistic, accusing him of taking pleasure in women attacking each other….
