More than half of all players at the finals of last year’s European Championship and the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in February were subjected to discriminatory abuse online, a report published by global football governing body FIFA has revealed. The independent report used artificial intelligence to track more than 400,000 posts on social media…
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorised two COVID-19 vaccines for children under five, opening the door to vaccinating millions of the country’s youngest children once the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) agrees. The FDA on Friday authorised Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine for children aged six months to four years and Moderna’s shot…
Superstar musician, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has kicked off his much anticipated North America tour. The tour, which was scheduled to hold in five cities, began with a concert in New York on Thursday night. Davido got the fans buzzing with excitement with his energetic performance during the Brooklyn concert, which marked the…
Wema Bank Plc in line with its commitment to enable business sustainability, profitability and energy efficiency is organising a webinar for small and medium-scale enterprises on Friday (today) with the theme “Managing Rising Energy Costs in Nigeria through Renewable Energy: Strategies for SMEs.” A statement issued by the bank and signed by the Head, Marketing…
The presidential flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has officially submitted his completed nomination forms to the Independent National Electoral Commission. Tinubu had defeated former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and 12 others to clinch the APC sole presidential ticket at the party’s national convention. However, the national leader…
A former member of the House of Representatives, Gbenga Peter Makanjuola, has been named the running mate of the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate for Kwara State, Yaman Shuaib Abdullahi, ahead of the 2023 general elections. Gbenga represented Ekiti/Isin/Oke-Ero/Irepodun Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. He served as Deputy Chief of Staff to former…
Nigerian singer, Wande Coal has been accused of assaulting a resident in Lagos State. A tweep identified as @Folarin_AA took to his Twitter page disclosing that Wande Coal and his team beat up his elder brother. According to him, his brother whose name was not disclosed, was slapped and beaten mercilessly while he tried to…
The comment by Catholic priest, Rev. father Ejike Mbaka describing Presidential candidate Peter Obi as a stingy man has continued to stir reactions. Mbaka had during his latest ministration at the Adoration ministry in Enugu State stated that unless Obi seeks God’s forgiveness he cannot be Nigeria’s president According to him, it’s better to have…
Nollywood Actor, Okon Lagos has described Enugu-based Catholic priest Rev. Fr Ejike Mbaka’s statement about presidential aspirant Peter Obi as shameful.Mbaka during his ministry’s gathering in Enugu State on Wednesday said Peter Obi can’t be Nigeria’s president because he is a stingy person. Reacting to the Catholic priests’ comments Okon said God, not Mbaka does…
