By Ayomide Otitoju The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has predicted thunderstorms across the country over the next three days, with Sokoto, Kebbi, and Borno states expected to experience the most intense weather. In its weather outlook released on Sunday, NiMET forecasts thunderstorms for parts of Borno, Yobe, Jigawa, Taraba, Adamawa, Gombe, Bauchi, Kano, Katsina, Kaduna,…
Ayomide Otitoju Lagos is set to host the inaugural Nigerian Fintech Festival, the nation’s largest fintech gathering, on September 26, 2024. Sponsored by FirstBank, a leading financial institution in West Africa, the festival will bring together over 1,000 stakeholders from the fintech and financial services sectors. The event aims to foster collaboration and partnerships to…
Youth unemployment in China reached 18.8 percent in August, marking its highest level this year as the country grapples with a struggling economy. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported that the jobless rate among 16- to 24-year-olds not in education rose from 17.1 percent in July. This metric, which peaked at 21.3 percent in…
By Ayomide Otitoju After months of intense political manoeuvring, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Edo State governorship election held on Saturday, September 21, 2024. Okpebholo, 54, secured 291,667 votes, defeating Asue Ighodalo of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who…
By Ayomide Otitoju In a major political shift, all 21 Local Government Chairmen of the Labour Party (LP) in Kogi State have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC), sparking widespread jubilation among APC members. The defectors, who previously held significant influence within the LP, pledged their allegiance to the APC gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Ododo…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to instruct Attorney General of the Federation, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and relevant anti-corruption agencies to investigate the allocation and use of the Ecological Fund collected by Borno State since 2001, including N816 million received from January to June 2024. In a…
Daniel Dubois successfully defended his IBF world heavyweight title with a fifth-round knockout of Anthony Joshua in an all-British showdown at Wembley on Saturday. The 27-year-old fighter controlled the early rounds, knocking the two-time former champion down multiple times. In a tense fifth round, Dubois was briefly stunned by two right hands from Joshua. However,…
Nigerians are increasingly utilizing the rail transportation system, with revenue climbing to ₦1.69 billion in the second quarter of 2024 a 53.14% rise from the ₦1.10 billion reported in the same quarter of 2023. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) released this data in a Thursday report highlighting a significant shift towards rail travel. In…
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has urged Christian couples not to allow their spiritual responsibilities to overshadow the need for romance in their marriages. Speaking on the importance of maintaining intimacy, Adeboye emphasized that anointing should not diminish the romance between spouses. In a post shared on…
