Author: Samuel Akpenpuun

Afrobeats singer Ayra Starr recently discussed cultural similarities and her experiences in the music industry during an interview with Capital Xtra in London. When asked about her observations on cultural differences, she noted that Nigeria and the UK are remarkably similar, describing Nigerian and British cultures as “very similar.” “I feel like the UK is very similar to Nigeria. The culture is not much different, but I think it’s the food. The UK food, not Chinese, Nigerian, or Italian food, is British food. There was one food that I had that was jellied.” She also reflected on her recent tour…

Turkey’s sports minister on Friday condemned UEFA’s “unfair” two-match ban for Merih Demiral for making an ultra-nationalist gesture at Euro 2024 that rules him out of their quarter-final against the Netherlands. “We condemn UEFA’s unfair and biased decision, which has no legal basis and that we consider to be purely political,” Osman Askin Bak wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

The Acting State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Emperor Jarret Tenebe has called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun to arrest and prosecute the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Asue Ighodalo for allegedly forging his voter’s card. In the letter dated July 3rd and sighted by Vanguard on Friday, Tenebe said he was petitioning in his capacity as a voter and a law-abiding citizen of the Federal Republic of Nigeria “whose interest would be affected if a non-qualified person is allowed to participate/elected.” He alleged that Ighodalo allegedly presented forged documents to INEC and…

NNPC Limited, in collaboration with NIPCO Plc, has opened 12 new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) stations in Abuja and Lagos as the Federal Government’s push for CNG adoption as alternative fuel to petrol gathered momentum. Speaking at the commissioning of the stations, which took place simultaneously across the two cities, the Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Gas), Hon Ekperikpe Ekpo, said that with Nigeria’s abundant gas resources, CNG would become the fuel for motorists in the country. Ekpo said the various ongoing infrastructure projects in the gas sector would ensure adequate supply across the country, bringing cheap fuel to Nigerians.…

A 19-year-old pregnant girl, who was on the verge of committing suicide has been rescued by police officers attached to Ikorodu Area Command, Lagos. The girl, said to be eight months pregnant, called one of her bosom friends, lamenting that she was fed up with life after the boy that impregnated her abandoned her. Worse still, she was said to have expressed worries that the woman she was working for as a Point of Sale, POS, operator in Ikorodu area was threatening to arrest her after she was duped of N100,000 by a customer. It was learned that when the…

The Federal Government said yesterday no fewer than 21 local government areas in 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have been submerged by flood as a result of torrential rainfall in the past few days. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Engr Joseph Utserv, who disclosed this, along the Minister of State for Water Resource and Sanitation, Bello Goronyo, and the Director General, Nigeria Hydrological Services, NIHSA, at a briefing in Abuja, said some states had started experiencing varying levels of flooding and its associated disasters as early as April in 2024. He noted that most of…

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has reinstated the paramount ruler of Piriga in the Lere local government area of the state, Chief Jonathan Zamuna, who was dethroned by the former Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai. The Governor announced the development on Thursday during a meeting with the State Council of Chiefs, saying “As proof of my commitment to the rule of law, I want to make known to you our intention to comply fully with the judgment of the court, issued on 10th June 2024, restoring the Chief of Piriga, in Lere LGA, His Royal Highness, Jonathan Zamuna to his stool.”…

President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said that Nigerian economy can be turned around in few months. Dangote disclosed this after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu inaugurated his Presidential Economic Coordination Council, PECC, drawn from different sectors of society and the economy, on Thursday. The Africa richest man also said that things would soon change in the country. His words: “This is where the public and private sector will work together. We will advise the government on the type of policies needed to revamp the economy. “Our economy can be turned around in few months. Things will soon change.…

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said his administration seeks to inject N2 trillion into the economy in the next six months. President Tinubu stated this when he inaugurated his Presidential Economic Coordination Council, PECC, drawn from different sectors of society and the economy. The President at the inauguration, presented the outcomes of his review of the accelerated stabilization and advancement plan. Briefing State House correspondents after the inauguration, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, gave a breakdown of the areas to benefit the emergency funding to include Health, Agriculture, Energy/Power and other areas.…

Super Eagles of Nigeria have been drawn in Group D of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers along with Benin Republic, Rwanda and Libya. This follows a draw held in South Africa on Thursday to map out the road to Morocco in 2025. The draw features 48 countries divided into 12 groups of four teams each, with the top two teams from eleven groups qualifying directly for the finals scheduled from December 21, 2025, to January 18, 2026. In Group B, which includes the host nation, Morocco, Morocco will automatically qualify for the finals regardless of their finishing position,…