LeBron James finally eclipsed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the most prolific scorer in the National Basketball Association history on Tuesday, breaking a 39-year record that many throughout basketball believed would never be beaten. The Los Angeles Lakers star, playing in his 20th season in the NBA, passed Abdul-Jabbar’s longstanding total of 38,387 points after nailing a…
FG Approves Use Of Hijab For Female Students The Federal Government has approved the use of Hijab for female Muslim students. This was contained in a circular signed by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew David Adejo. The circular, was sent to all Principals of all the 112 Federal Unity Colleges and Federal…
Beggars in Jigawa State have cried out over the decline in almsgiving as a result of the scarcity of the new naira notes. Some of the beggars expressed their concern while speaking with Daily Post in Dutse, the State capital. Malam Sani, one of the beggars along Kiyawa road in Dutse, said before the new…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has cancelled UTME registrations of 817 candidates in the country. Is-haq Oloyede, JAMB registrar, broke the news at a meeting with stakeholders on Tuesday. The JAMB boss said the registrations were invalidated over identified infractions bordering on the use of strange biometric fingerprints in the registration…
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sympathized with the deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Lagos, Ms Funke Akindele over the death of her beloved mother, Dr. RB Adebanjo-Akindele. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, yesterday said it was often hard to find the right words…
Reality TV star, Kiddwaya Terseer has gloated about attracting more fame to his billionaire father, Terry Waya. He also claimed Nigerian gained more popularity on the international scene because of him. In an interview with Savvy Media Africa, on its 13th issue, he said the entertainment industry has become cool and globally accepted because of…
The Federal Government of Nigeria on Tuesday accused some opposition parties of legally restricting President Muhammadu Buhari from giving relief to Nigerians suffering agonies of cash crunch resulting from the naira redesign. Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, made the remark at the 23rd edition of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration scorecard series (2015-2023)…
A Turkey-based Nigerian, Emmanuel Olaitan Johnson, has recounted how he survived the earthquake that killed more than 2,700 people in Turkey on Monday. Johnson, who spoke with BBC Pidgin, explained that he sensed danger when he noticed the crack in his building wall. Recounting his ordeal, Jonhson said he was dressed only in pants, picked up his…
Manchester United are reportedly ready to break the bank to sign Victor Osimhen from Serie A leaders, Napoli this summer. According to Italian news hub, La Gazzetta dello Sport, Manchester United will table a £107m bid for the Nigeria international. That will match the British transfer record paid for Enzo Fernandez by Chelsea. Manchester United…
Following the arrest of a lecturer over an allegation of having unlawful s3xual intercourse with his biological daughter in Lagos State, the state Domestic and S3xual Violence Agency has decried the rise in such cases in the state. The Executive Secretary for the agency, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, in a statement, said the agency got to know…
