Serena Williams will not have the chance to add to her eight Miami Open Masters title. The American tennis superstar and legend announced her withdrawal from the event over the weekend. The 39-year-old said that she would be missing her hometown tournament due to the must recover from oral surgery. “I am disappointed to withdraw from the Miami Open due …
The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has expressed shock over the assassination attempt on the Governor of Benue State, Dr. Samuel Ortom, calling for a full scale investigation into the incident with a view to bringing the assailants and their masterminds, no matter how highly placed to justice . Last week, gunmen suspected to be herdsmen attacked the …
Operatives at the Ikeja Division of the Lagos State Police Command on Saturday recovered the lifeless body of a day-old baby allegedly abandoned by the mother beside the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja. The police team recovered the baby after responding to a call from the security department of the hospital. Read Also: Leaders must unite against insecurity, herdsmen …
The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) is set to arrest residents who litter the environment with used face masks, as part of efforts to maintain the city clean and safeguard the health of all. The acting director of the board, Dr. Hassan Abubakar, who spoke with journalists in his office yesterday, stated the exercise was part of the enforcement of …
Popular Ghanaian singer, Shatta Wale has slammed Ghanaians calling out artists in their nation. Some Ghanaian presenters and fans on Sunday night called out their artists after Burna Boy, Wizkid grabbed their first Grammy awards. They accused Ghanaian artistes of buying mansions, travelling to other countries rather than promoting their music within the nation. This didn’t go down properly …
INSEAD, the Business School for the World, has announced the appointment of Nabila (Isa-Odidi) Aguele MBA’14J to its Board of Directors. This appointment takes the impact on June 18, 2021. Aguele is the youngest person appointed to the board, second African and second woman of African descent appointed. She is also the first Nigerian within the history of INSEAD. As …
U.S Rapper, Kanye West has been named the wealthiest black man in American history after his net worth hit 6.6 billion dollars due to his popular Yeezy brand and collaboration with Gap. The 43-year-old had last year signed a 10-year agreement to design and sell attire under the Yeezy Gap label. Based on Bloomberg, the rapper’s sneaker and clothes enterprise …
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has said there’s evidence that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) defeated President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2019 presidential election. APC candidate for the presidential election and incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari was declared the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Buhari defeated his closest challenger and former Vice …
The management of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), has confirmed the killing of their staff member by some mini-bus drivers at the Anthony bus stop area of the state. The LASTMA additionally stated one other staff sustained serious wounds during the assault, which it stated, was orchestrated by suspected cultists masquerading as drivers of commercial mini-buses. Obasi Segun …
The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Isyaka Amao, has assured Nigerians of the readiness of the navy to deal decisively with bandits, kidnappers and other criminals across the nation. Amao who was on an operational visit to the Nigerian Air Force Base in Kaduna stated on Wednesday that the army would take care of all criminals terrorising the …
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has revealed why the opposition party keeps losing elections in Lagos State. Talking on Thursday when he obtained the South-West zonal chairmanship aspirant of thewhy, Taofeek Arapaja, in his residence, the former NPA boss accused some Lagos PDP members of sabotaging the efforts of the party …
A combined workforce of security operatives has arrested some members of the African Alliance Congress who arrived at the headquarters of the Unbiased National Electoral Commission to protest the commission’s alleged interference and the imposition of the expelled member, Leonard Ezenwa, on the party. SaharaReporters learnt that armed security operatives together with the police, operatives of the Division of State …
In spite of the mass movement of politicians into the All Progressives Congress (APC), a popular cleric in Ogun State, Prophet Sunday Dare Iyunade, has warned that the party could disintegrate if it fails to correct errors and fulfil campaign promises to Nigerians. Iyunade, the President of Pentecostal Sanctuary Bible Ministries with headquarters in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, insisted that for …
Popular Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, has shared how she was raped 5 times. She recalled the first incident was when she was just 14. She spoke throughout the latest episode of her YouTube series titled ‘Bare it all with I.Y‘ The actress explained she determined to share her story to encourage others who’ve had a similar experience to speak up …
A don, Augustine Ikelegbe has faulted the presidential order of shoot-at-sight and the imposition of no-flying-zones as a solution to the insecurity within the nation, describing it as a belated choice. Ikelegbe, who’s a Professor of Political Science in the Department of Political Science at the University of Benin (UNIBEN) stated if such measures had been taken years earlier, it …
Nigerian musicians, Burna Boy and Wizkid received Grammy Awards for categories they were nominated in. This was introduced by the Recording Academy on Sunday evening. Burna Boy gained the Best Global Music Album category after being a nominee for a second consecutive year. The album “Twice as Tall” was nominated alongside albums corresponding to FU Chronicles by Antibalas, Agora by …
Arsenal came from behind to beat Tottenham 2-1 for a first north London derby win in three years, as Kelechi Iheanacho’s hat-trick moved Leicester into second within the Premier League with a 5-0 thrashing of managerless Sheffield United on Sunday. Erik Lamela opened the scoring in sensational style as he wrapped his left foot around his right to fireplace into …
Qualified and dedicated Officers and Crew are a very important part of running our modern fleet. Sunship Schiffahrtskontor employs an established international pool of highly skilled Officers and Crew; some have been working with the company for more than 20 years. We are not only investing in an intensive training program for our sea staff, we are also committed to …
The President of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Melvin Pinnick, Friday afternoon emerged winner of one of the six FIFA Council seats allotted to Africa. The election, which held during the forty-third General Meeting of CAF in Rabat, Morocco, saw the Delta-born football administrator polling forty-three of the accessible fifty-one votes to become the third Nigerian ever to occupy …
