Lagos: Mofifuoluwa Atilola defeated Precious Ohimai on Saturday to win gold in the U-16 girls’ final of the sixth Alhaji Adewale Issa Foundation Junior Tennis Championship. The competition was held…
Lagos (Nigeria): Mr Tanimu Yakubu, Director-General of the Budget Office of the Federation, says President Bola Tinubu’s foreign exchange reforms have repositioned the Naira as a tool for competitiveness rather…
Sokoto: Governor Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State has urged Qur’anic memorisers and other Muslims to preach peace and religious tolerance for increased brotherhood and national development. Aliyu made the call…
Abuja (Nigeria): Ace Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage has released a new album entitled: ‘This One Is Personal’, her first full-length project in five years. The artiste dropped the 15-track album…
Abuja: Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism, and Creative Economy, has commenced talks with the Swiss Government on the repatriation of Nigerian artefacts currently housed in Swiss museums, including…
Abuja: The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has announced the implementation of a mandatory $80 (approximately N122,400) prepaid customs duty on all non-document shipments from Nigeria to the United States. NIPOST…
Cairo: Egyptian authorities have been rounding up teenage TikTokkers with millions of followers, detaining dozens in recent weeks on accusations ranging from violating family values to laundering money. Police have…
Ado-Ekiti: An 18-year-old man, Solomon Sunday, has been remanded in a correctional facility by an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court following allegations that he defiled his neighbour’s two-year-old daughter. The defendant,…
New York (U.S.): Sixth seed Ben Shelton retired injured from his U.S. Open third-round match against France’s Adrian Mannarino on Friday, ending American hopes of a home champion. Shelton exited…
Akure: The Ondo State Pension Transitional Department has announced the commencement of a statewide verification exercise for pensioners from 2016 to 2025. A statement by the Permanent Secretary of the…