Nigerian – American and Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie has confirmed his intention to acquire a Nigerian passport to be eligible to play for D ’Tigers at the 2020 Olympics Games billed for next year . Dinwiddie , who did…
Month: April 2020
‘Unbelievable’ Rice the Premier League’s best young player – Wilshere
The Hammers man has said that his team-mate has the potential to go “all the way” in the game. Jack Wilshere has proclaimed that West Ham team-mate Declan Rice is the best young player in the Premier League currently. The…
World Bank to commit $510bn to Nigeria, others from 2021-2023 – Finance Minister
The World Bank has hinted of plans to commit a total of $510billion to boost Nigeria and other African countries’ economy within the next three years, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has said. The…
Coronavirus: Buhari, Nigerian lawmakers under fire over plan to cut heath, education budget
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has given President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly 14 days to reverse the proposed cut of N26.51billion in basic healthcare budget, amid the coronavirus outbreak. SERAP also warned them against cut of N50.76billion…
‘You are the reason I write the best love songs’ – Adekunle Gold celebrates wife, Simi on her 32nd birthday
Today, Sunday, April 19, popular Nigerian singer, Adekunle Kosoko better known as Adekunle Gold is super excited as his beautiful wife, Simi becomes a year older. Letting the world know how he feels about the woman that completes him, the…
God can still give me song bigger than Shayo –Bigiano
Singer , Oluwagbemiga Babalola , aka Bigiano , had one of the biggest songs of 2008 in Nigeria . The track , Shayo , was a crowd favourite and it enjoyed considerable airplay . On the heels of the single…
Protesters burn patrol vans, barracks as drunken policeman kills resident
Angry youths in Ohafia, Abia State, have set ablaze three police vans, a police barracks and a magistrates’ court to protest against the killing of an indigene, Friday Arunsi, by a police corporal. The policeman reportedly shot Arunsi dead on…
COVID-19: Asymptomatic mother unknowingly infects seventeen of her 18 children with Coronavirus
A New York mother who showed no symptoms after contracting Coronavirus has unknowingly infected 17 of her 18 children. The mother, Brittany Jencik of Penfield, N.Y., near Rochester, said she infected her kids including, some who were adopted while asymptomatic…
Breaking: Abba Kyari to be buried today
The late Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, will be buried on Saturday (today). This was announced by Personal Assistant on New Media to the President, Basir Ahmad via his Twitter handle. But Bashir Ahmad did not state…
Reflating the economy with $7billion loan
Due to economic uncertainty arising from the Coronavirus pandemic, the Federal Government is seeking a total of $7.05billion (or N2.679 trillion at N380/$) from multilateral financial institutions and the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) to mitigate the impact of the…