Nigeria’s Folashade Oluwafemiayo has broken her world record in the women’s over 86kg Para-Powerlifting category. The 39-year-old who is the captain of Team Nigeria at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, clinched a gold medal for Nigeria in the Para-Powerlifting category. She is now the first Para-athlete in history to lift 167kg. Deng Xuemei of China…
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the Federal Government’s decision to increase the Value Added Tax (VAT) from 7.5 per cent to 10 per cent, stating that the Government’s continuous additional financial strain on Nigerians are driving the population into deeper poverty. HURIWA warned that these actions, influenced by the International…
A new CNN Poll of Polls including polls conducted since the Democratic National Convention, finds a tight race with no clear leader between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Harris has an average of 49% support in the new Poll of Polls, while Trump has 47% across polls conducted between August 23…
Four persons have lost their lives while two others are missing in a boat accident that occurred on River Alogani in Lafia local government area of Nasarawa State. The boat loaded with 25 passengers, eight motorcycles and four bags of melon was heading to nearby Ashangwa community on market day when it capsized, killing…
Selena Gomez has officially entered the exclusive club of female self-made billionaires, with her net worth soaring to an impressive $1.3 billion, according to Bloomberg. The 32-year-old superstar’s wealth is largely attributed to her booming beauty brand, Rare Beauty, which has taken the cosmetics industry by storm since its launch just five years ago.…
The Plateau State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old boy, Miracle Igwebuike for def!ling three sisters aged 6,9, and 12, in Tudun Wada community in Jos Local Government Area area of the state. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Emmanuel Olugbenga Adesina disclosed this while briefing journalists at the command headquarters in Jos on…
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has revealed that he would place Tech Billionaire Elon Musk in his cabinet if elected. Trump, who has received endorsement from Musk, said he will establish a government efficiency commission headed by Elon Musk if he wins the Nov. 5 election, during a wide-ranging speech in which he laid…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Friday, September 6, handed over a total of $180,300 and 53 vehicles, fraudulently obtained by certain Nigerians from Canadian citizens to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Speaking at the signing ceremony for the return of the recovered vehicles and funds, the Executive Chairman of the Commission,…
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday, September 5, pledged over $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years. More than 50 African leaders and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres are attending this week’s China-Africa forum, according to state media.Addressing the leaders at the forum’s opening ceremony in Beijing’s Great Hall of the…
The Ministry of Health in Edo State has declared a cholera outbreak, confirming six cases of the disease as of Thursday, September 5. This was announced by Dr Stephenson Ojeifo, Director of Public Health in the ministry, during a news conference in Benin. Ojeifo revealed that the six confirmed cases were identified from…
