Former head coach of the Chinese national football team Li Tie has been jailed for 20 years for corruption crimesTie is also a former professional player who played with Wayne Rooney during his spell at Everton in the early 2000sHis sentencing is the latest in Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s enhanced efforts to crack down on … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in the 2024 Edo election, Asue Ighodalo, has threatened to sue the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Jarrett Tenebe over alleged defamation. In a letter from the legal firm Banwo & Ighodalo, the PDP gubernatorial candidate accused Tenebe of making false and damaging statements in … Read more
A Lagos businesswoman, Oluremi Phillps has been sentenced to 17 years imprisonment for defrauding a company, AYM Shafa Limited, of N57,690,000. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Phillips and her company, Omritas Energy Limited before the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja for fraudulently converting and steal the sum of N57,690,000, property … Read more
Anambra State has emerged as the overall winner of the 2024 Primary Health Care (PHC) Leadership Challenge, securing $1.2 million in prize money at a gala night held on Thursday at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja. The challenge, launched in 2022, aims to strengthen Nigeria’s primary healthcare under the PHC Under One Roof … Read more
Ryan Trahan is a popular YouTuber, entrepreneur, athlete and social media personality based in Texas, United States of America. He is famous for uploading vlogs, challenges, commentary, and lifestyle videos on his YouTube. Ryan Trahan attends YouTube Brandcast 2024 at David Geffen Hall (L). Trahan at The 2023 Streamy Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza … Read more
The federal government has set out to build an Artificial Intelligence (AI) research hub in the country as part of a measure to foster global connectivity of Nigerians across the globe. The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Geoffrey Nnaji, said the AI Research Center would redefine the country’s science and technology landscape. He … Read more
Vice President Kashim Shettima has stated that Nigeria cannot dream of meaningful national economic development without addressing the power sector crisis and ensuring Nigerians have access to electricity and other affordable energy. Shettima therefore urged leaders in the country to rise above their differences to confront the power sector crisis and become part of the … Read more
The Federal Government has declared its willingness to investigate the reasons behind the approximately 100 airline closures The high airline death rate in the sector has drawn the attention of Aviation Minister Festus KeyamoAccording to FG, it is ready to put policies in place that would stop domestic airlines from going out of business too … Read more
The estimated landing cost of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, in Nigeria, has dropped by ₦36 to ₦900.28 per litre as of Thursday, marking a 3.62% decrease from last week’s ₦936.75 per litre. According to Punch, data released by the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) highlighted the drop, with earlier … Read more
Delegates look at the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) 6th generation fighter jet concept design at the Farnborough International Airshow 2024. Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS / AFPSource: AFP The UK, Italy and Japan on Friday launched a joint venture to develop a supersonic next-generation fighter jet by 2035, replacing the Eurofighter Typhoon. Britain’s BAE Systems, Italy’s … Read more