IRANIAN Supreme Leader Ali Khamene on Friday began the run-off election for the Iranian presidential elections by casting his own ballot. He urged the nation to take part in the vote, following a first round where almost 60 percent of eligible voters did not participate. “God willing, we will have …

SIX students from three secondary schools in Nigeria have received Top in the World Outstanding Cambridge Learners Awards for the June and November 2023 Cambridge examination series. The Country Director of Nigeria British Council, Mrs Lucy Pearson, made this known at the British Council Recognition and Outstanding Cambridge Learners Awards …

NIGERIA is yet to harness the potential for revenue generation in the 110billion dollars global bitumen market. Sen. Jimoh Ibrahim said in Abuja at a one-day public hearing on a bill for establishment of Bitumen Development Commission. The public hearing was organised by the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals Development. …

THE Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB) chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has demanded better welfare and payment of outstanding allowances from the Federal government. The lecturers, who also sought for an improved university system, made their demands known during a protest held at the school premises …

The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, has ordered the immediate orderly room trial of police officers for allegedly assaulting a suspect said to have resisted an arrest in the state. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, July …

Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, said he never planned to give Fulani herders land, contrary to accusations from some indigenes of the state. Governor Mbah said his administration was committed to addressing challenges of open grazing which have led to deaths of the state’s citizens in farmers-herders clashes. Describing the …

The federal government on Wednesday commissioned Sustainable Development Multipurpose Hospital in line with its commitment to actualizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on health for all citizens. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, who commissioned the Sustainable Development Multipurpose Hospital at Ugwunagbo, said the …

The Nigerian currency experienced another day of depreciation in both the parallel and official markets as economic pressures continued. Yesterday, the Naira slid to ₦1,520 per dollar in the parallel market, a slight decrease from ₦1,515 per dollar on Tuesday. In the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), the Naira also saw …

Renowned singer, Tiwa Savage recently revealed that Olamide declined an offer of ₦100 million for a verse on one of her songs. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Tiwa explained that after receiving a bill from Olamide’s management team, the YBNL record label owner refused the payment. She highlighted that Olamide didn’t …

In a harrowing incident in Kaduna, gunmen abducted Janet Galadima-Gimba, a customary court judge, and her four sons from their residence in the Mahuta area on June 23. Tragically, the ordeal escalated when the abductors killed her 14-year-old son, Victor Gimba after a ransom demand was not met. According to The …