Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the United States was “not aware of or involved in” the killing of Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. “I can’t tell you what this means. I can tell you that the imperative of getting a ceasefire, the importance that that has for everyone, remains,” Blinken said in an interview with Channel News Asia in Singapore. “This is something we were not aware of or involved in,” he said of the killing. Haniyeh was in Iran to attend the inauguration of Iran’s new president when he was killed by an…

The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board has announced the results of its computer-based teacher recruitment tests. Executive Chairman Nureni Adeniran revealed that a 50% cut-off mark has been established for progression to the next stage of the process. Candidates are encouraged to check their results via the Board’s online portal. With 52,423 applicants competing for 7,000 primary school teaching positions, Adeniran emphasized the Board’s dedication to improving educational infrastructure and services in the state.

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has assured youths across the country that the Commission is working hard and tirelessly to secure their future from the grip of fraudsters who are bent on tarnishing the image of the country and ruin the future of the next generation. He gave the assurance in Abuja, on Thursday, July 25, 2024 while receiving the Engineering and Computer Science Students of Citi Polytechnic, Abuja at the corporate headquarters of the Commission. Speaking through the Head, Creative Communications Unit, CCU, of the Commission, Assistant Commander of the EFCC, ACE…

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said those responsible for the violence that left police officers injured in protests after a mass stabbing that left three children dead would “face the full force of the law”. Southport, a small seaside town near Liverpool in northwestern England, was reeling on Wednesday after clashes targeting a local mosque “insulted the community as it grieves”, Starmer said. Some 39 officers were injured, at least eight seriously, after a large group — believed to be supporters of the far-right English Defence League (EDL) — threw bricks at a local mosque and set cars on fire…

The Gombe State Governor, Inuwa Yahaya, has disclosed that with the lean allocation to the state, it would be difficult to meet the N70,000 minimum wage. The minimum wage was recently assented to by President Bola Tinubu following an agreement with joint labour unions. Speaking on Tuesday during a meeting held with stakeholders on the planned nationwide #Endbadgovernance protest at the banquet hall of Gombe Government House, Yahaya declared, “I cannot pay the N70,000 minimum wage, and I suspect many other states are in the same predicament.” On the donated rice to the states, Yahaya commended the Federal Government for…

The traditional ruler of Nnewi, Igwe Dr. Kenneth Orizu has declared a three-day mourning period in honour of the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah who died in the United Kingdom at the weekend. The late Senator, who was representing Anambra South senatorial district held the traditional title of Ebubechukwuzo Nnewi. A statement by the Principal Secretary to the traditional ruler, Prince Obi Orizu, said the monarch has urged the people of Nnewi and other residents in the town to join in mourning the loss of the community’s illustrious son. The statement also invited clergy from different religious groups to lead their…

Former Kaduna Senator Shehu Sani and former presidential aide Reno Omokri have expressed their sorrow over the passing of renowned Nigerian singer and actress Onyeka Onwenu. The veteran artist died at the age of 72 on Tuesday at Reddington Hospital in Lagos after collapsing at a birthday party for Emzor Pharmaceuticals’ Managing Director, Mrs. Stella Okoli. In a post on Wednesday, Sani highlighted the nation’s loss of a significant cultural figure, noting that Onwenu’s music conveyed messages of love and peace. “Onyeka, the nation has lost a timeless legend and a great artist who sang from the heart, spreading the…

Nigerian sprinter Favour Ofili expressed her frustration on Tuesday, announcing that she will not participate in the 100-meter race at the ongoing Paris Olympics due to administrative failures by the Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) and the Nigerian Olympic Committee (NOC). Ofili called for accountability from those responsible and questioned the reliability of both organisations. The LSU Track and Field alumna hopes to be entered in the 200-meter event. In a social media post, Ofili stated, “It is with great regret that I have just been told I will not be competing in the 100 meters at this Olympic Games.…

Andy Murray cried “happy tears” after he delayed his retirement from tennis on Tuesday with another thrilling Olympic doubles win with Dan Evans where they saved match points for the second successive round. Murray and Evans defeated Belgium’s Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen 6-3, 6-7 (8/10), 11-9 to qualify for the quarter-finals at Roland Garros. They saved two match points in the final-set tie-break, two days after they had saved five match points in their opening-round victory. In a rollercoaster clash on Court Suzanne Lenglen, the British pair wasted two match points of their own in a gripping second-set tie-break.…

Rafael Nadal surfed a wave of crowd support to stay on track for a third Olympic gold medal on Tuesday, teaming up with Carlos Alcaraz to reach the men’s doubles quarter-finals at Roland Garros. The Spanish dream team, dubbed “Nadalcaraz”, edged out Dutch pair Tallon Griekspoor and Wesley Koolhof in their second-round clash in cloying heat, winning 6-4, 6-7 (2/7), 10-2. The packed crowd on Court Suzanne Lenglen made no secret of their support for the Spanish team, regularly chanting: “Let’s go Rafa, let’s go”. The red-shirted Nadal, 38, was dumped out of the singles by Novak Djokovic on Monday…