In recent times, cross dressers have become more popular online and more often than not, they can be found at the centre of controversies. Right now, some of the more popular personalities in that regard are Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, and a dancer called James Obialor, better known as James …
Read More »Usoro breaks 14-year triple jump record
Ruth Usoro broke the national record in the women’s triple jump event at the Texas Tech Corky Classic on Saturday. The 23-year-old leapt a distance of 14.28m in her first attempt to set the new Nigerian record. She broke the 14.21m record set by Chinonye Ohadugha at the 2007 African …
Read More »American music mogul Dr Dre back to work after suffering brain aneurysm
American music mogul Dr Dre looks back in good health as he returns to the music studio, just a day after leaving the hospital following a brain aneurysm. The 55-year-old music producer and rapper can be seen looking healthy and confident in a photo taken by his colleague, music producer …
Read More »‘Pay TV subscribers will reach 10 million by 2025’
Digital TV Research has forecast that Nigeria will have 10 million pay TV subscribers by 2025. The analyst firm in a report published recently predicted that Africa would have 47.26 million pay TV subscribers by 2025, up from 30.70 million at the end of 2019. It noted that Nigeria would …
Read More »Amuneke, Fuludu back Eaglets for WAFU title
Former Golden Eaglets coach Emmanuel Amuneke has backed Fatai Amoo’s side to beat Ivory Coast in the final of the WAFU B U-17 Cup Tournament in Lome, Togo on Monday (today). Both teams will be meeting for the second time in the tournament following Nigeria’s 1-0 loss to Ivory Coast …
Read More »Meet the Bidens: America’s new ‘first family’
President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill will become the new White House residents when he takes office on Wednesday. Biden has made his family a major focus throughout his career, and his 2020 presidential campaign thrust them fully into the spotlight — with some members causing controversy but others …
Read More »Resumption: Public schools shun Covid protocols in Abuja
Some schools in Abuja, the nation’s capital, failed to comply with safety protocols as academic activities resume in the wake of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Our correspondent visited three schools on Monday morning, two of which are public schools in Kubwa, Bwari Area Council. At the L.E.A …
Read More »Partial compliance with Covid protocols as Abuja schools resume
Public and private schools in Abuja resumed for academic activities on Monday amid the second wave of COVID-19. Our correspondent, who monitored activities at some schools in Karu, Abuja Municipal Area Council early in the morning, observed partial compliance with COVID-19 protocols released by the Federal Government. Schools visited included …
Read More »Unpaid salaries: Primary school teachers turn back pupils in Plateau
As the schools resume nationwide in line with the Federal Government’s directive, primary school teachers in Plateau State on Monday said they would not rerun to the classrooms on empty stomachs. When our correspondent visited the Township Primary school in Jos North LGA around 8:30 am on Monday, some of …
Read More »Obuh backs Eaglets for WAFU final
Former Golden Eaglets coach, John Obuh, is confident the national U-17 side will defeat Burkina Faso in the semi-final of the WAFU U-17 tournament on Friday (today). Nigeria face Burkina Faso at the Stade Kegue Stadium in Togo in the first semi-finals of the tournament. The five-time world champions qualified …
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