Galatasaray have been crowned the 2024/25 Turkish Super Lig champions following a convincing 2-0 win against Kayserispor on Sunday evening at a packed Rams Park in Istanbul. Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen opened the scoring in the 27th minute with a…
FORMER President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday. Biden was seen by doctors last week after urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule were found. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer on Friday, with the…
THE Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) has conferred the prestigious “Most Outstanding Friend of Ibadan” (MOFI) award on Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri. The ceremony took place at the Obafemi Awolowo Stadium in Ibadan, Oyo State, as…
CONTROVERSIAL Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso was deported from South Africa on Sunday, just days after prosecutors announced plans to appeal his recent acquittal on multiple charges of rape and human trafficking. The decision to remove him from the country comes after…
NOLLYWOOD, Nigeria’s prolific film industry, has reached a defining milestone — its first official screening at the Cannes Film Festival. On Sunday, My Father’s Shadow, directed by Akinola Davies, premiered in the prestigious programme, marking a major step forward for Nigerian…
A GHANAIAN university student has claimed top honours at the Ghana division final of the prestigious Chinese Bridge language competition, earning the right to represent the country at the international stage. The national final, held on Friday in Cape Coast, was hosted…
KENYAN politician and former justice minister Martha Karua has said she was expelled from Tanzania on Sunday, where she had travelled to observe the treason trial of a high-profile opposition leader. The incident has sparked criticism of growing political repression in East…
THE National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), Ogun Command, says it has sensitised 21, 792 pupils on human trafficking and its menace in the state within two months. The Commander, NAPTIP Ogun , Mrs Abosede Jimoh,…
EMERGENCY responders have rescued three persons from a two-storey building that collapsed on Sunday afternoon at Mushin area of Lagos State. The Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, Lagos Territorial Office, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development to the News…
THE Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has revealed that plans are underway to establish electric vehicle factories and other manufacturing ventures in Nigeria. Dunhai disclosed this to the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr Dele Alake at a recent…
