Author: Amina Mohammed

Popular singer Davido, born in Atlanta, Georgia, has expressed his opinion about the 2024 United States presidential debate, calling it the “worst ever.” He made his thoughts known via his X handle, stating, “Still a democrat sha but worst presidential debate ever.” The debate between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party candidates, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, on Thursday night, was marked by personal attacks. The two will face off in the upcoming election on November 5, which will be the first rematch election in nearly 70 years.

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Amina Mohammed, on her 63rd birthday, celebrating her dedication to education, the environment, and sustainable development. Ms. Mohammed, a renowned advocate for gender and education, has served Nigeria and the global community with distinction, coordinating the UN Millennium Project’s Taskforce on Gender and Education and leading the launch of the Ogoniland clean-up as Nigeria’s Minister of Environment. In a statement issued by his special adviser on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu hailed the global icon as a shining example of Nigerian excellence, commending her tireless…

UEFA has dismissed two Spanish referees, Alejandro Hernández Hernández and Jesús Gil Manzano, from officiating at Euro 2024 after receiving complaints about their performance. Hernández, who served as the VAR official, faced criticism for dismissing Scotland’s penalty claim in their 1-0 loss to Hungary last Sunday. Manzano was under fire for his error during France’s 1-0 victory over Austria. Alongside the two referees, their assistants, Diego Barbero Sevilla and Ángel Nevado Rodríguez, have also been sent home. This decision leaves Martínez Munuera, a VAR official, as the only Spanish representative for the remainder of the tournament. Former La Liga referee…

Euro 2024 hosts Germany come into Saturday’s last 16 clash with Denmark in Dortmund hoping to have learned from Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Switzerland, their final group stage match. After almost a decade of struggles at major tournaments, Germany were riding high after dominant wins over Scotland and Hungary to start the Euros. Germany however came crashing back down to earth against Switzerland and were on course for defeat, before Niclas Fuellkrug’s stoppage time header snatched a draw — and with it, first place in the group. It was a wake-up call the hosts needed, particularly with fans already eyeing…

Bronny James, the 19-year-old son of Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, was selected 55th overall by the Lakers in Thursday’s second round of the NBA Draft, setting up the first father-son combination in NBA history. It’s a dream come true for four-time NBA Most Valuable Player James, who said for years he dreamed of playing alongside his son. “In the history of the NBA, there has never been a father and a son that have shared an NBA basketball court,” Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka said. “That feels like something that could be magical.” LeBron, a 39-year-old Lakers playmaker…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has announced the release of results of candidates who participated in the supplementary Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME. Recall that the examination was conducted between Friday, June 21, and Saturday, June 22, 2024. The board disclosed the release in a statement Friday morning by its spokesman, Fabian Benjamin. The supplementary examination was conducted for 28,835 candidates who were unable to be biometrically verified during the main 2024 UTME and were, therefore, unable to take their examination. Similarly, the other category of candidates were those suspected to have been involved in examination malpractices during…

The National Youth leader of the New Nigerian People’s Party, Auwal Musa‍, has described the EFCC investigation on the former Kano State Governor, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, as a political witch-hunt. He told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Kaduna that the action was instigated by some political rivals to tarnish Kwankwaso’s image. “I challenge EFCC to come out with facts on the allegations, otherwise, we consider it as an attempt to witch-hunt and victimise him,” he said. The leader further argued that there was no justification for EFCC to commence investigation of Kwankwaso from 2015 to 2023 as…

Panama left the USA’s hopes of qualifying for the Copa America knockout rounds hanging by a thread on Thursday after scoring a shock 2-1 victory over the host nation. A stormy Group C battle in Atlanta saw both sides finish with 10 men as Panama came from behind to snatch a victory which reignites their Copa campaign after an opening loss to Uruguay. The game turned on a moment of madness in the 18th minute, when US winger Timothy Weah was sent off for striking Panama defender Roderick Miller in the face in an off-the-ball incident spotted by VAR. Although…

President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, has slammed governors for establishing state universities they cannot fund. He also alleged that most governors duplicate universities in their states to get a piece of the pie that is the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund. Osodeke, who made the allegation in an interview on Channels Television’s ”The Morning Brief” programme yesterday, said: “Any governor today establishing a university is eyeing TETFund as a source of funding.” He said though TETFund was established as an intervention fund for public universities, politicians and civil servants now saw it as…

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode says former US president, Donald Trump literally murdered President Joe Biden in the presidential debate held on Thursday might. He said based on the outcome of the debate, Biden stands no chance of being re-elected in the forthcoming presidential election. He wrote “Donald Trump literally MURDERED Joe Biden in their 90 minute encounter last night. It was a horror show for the Dems and it ended in the total and complete massacare and annihilation of their feeble, ailing, mumbling, weak, disconnented, stuttering, verbally incomprehensible, mentally vacant and utterly lost presidential candidate. I believe the…