Kareem Babatunde, a 30-year-old visually impaired graduate of Federal College of Education (Special) Oyo State, tells TOYOSI SANUSI how an accident that left him with a bulbar urethral stricture has changed his life How did you become visually impaired? I am Kareem Babatunde from Ondo State. I am a visually …
Read More »Nigeria rated 11th in global Internet penetration – NCC
The Nigerian Telecommunications Commission on Thursday disclosed that Nigeria was rated eleventh in terms of Internet penetration and seventh in terms of mobile phone usage worldwide. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof Umar Danbatta, said this at the opening ceremony of the two-day Emerging Technology Forum …
Read More »Zimbabwe: Dozens of poll monitors arrested
Zimbabwe police said Thursday (Aug. 24) they’d arrested 41 workers for poll monitoring groups and seized their equipment including computers to tabulate the results of vote counting. Votes are being collated after widespread delays in the southern African nation led to the extension of balloting to Thursday night at dozens …
Read More »APC USA charges new ministers to justify appointments
The United States chapter of All Progressives Congress on Wednesday hailed the appointment of the 45 ministers of President Bola Tinubu, urging them to collectively work towards meeting the aspirations of the Nigerian people. The appeal came two days after the new ministers took charge of their respective offices immediately …
Read More »Hundreds of trucks with food and essentials reach Niamey
Around 300 trucks of food and other materials crossed into Niger from Burkina Faso with many arriving in the capital, Niamey Sunday, according to a regional customs official. The convoy of trucks departed from Burkina Faso, the last open border with Niger since the West African regional bloc imposed sanctions …
Read More »Coalition: Half of what you hear are rumours, Obi assures party loyalists
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi has assured party loyalists that half of the things being said about him in recent times are false, describing them as “rumours”. Obi made this known on Monday while speaking at the party’s rally in Edo …
Read More »Mbappe returns for PSG as substitute against Toulouse
Kylian Mbappe came on as a substitute for Paris Saint-Germain early in the second half of Saturday’s Ligue 1 game at Toulouse after being reinstated to the first team following a contract dispute. The France captain had not played for PSG since the first of the club’s pre-season friendlies on …
Read More »Mali receives UN chief for Peace Operations, discuss withdrawal of MINUSMA troops
Mali has welcomed Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, for a two-day working visit. The purpose of his visit was to meet with national authorities in preparation for the planned withdrawal of the UN mission by December 31. The first part of his visit took him to …
Read More »FIBA Basketball World Cup fixtures 2023
The FIBA Basketball World Cup fixtures for 2023 are now available. This basketball competition starts on Friday August 25 and concludes with the final on Sunday September 10. What is the FIBA World Cup Format? In the upcoming Basketball World Cup, 32 teams will compete across eight qualification groups. Also, …
Read More »Top 10 most expensive football transfers in Saudi Pro League
The Saudi Professional League has become one of the hotspots in the football sphere where top players abound. From champions league to world cup winners, the SPL has witnessed the arrival of some top players coming with a pool of experience gathered from some of the biggest clubs in European …
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