19 killed, dozens injured as train derails in Pakistan
Not less than 19 passengers have been killed and over 40 injured after a train derailed on Sunday in Pakistan. Taking off from Karachi, Pakistan’s largest city, eight train cars went off the tracks of the passenger train near a town in the southern province of Sindh, according to Hum News, local media. […]
FG to establish tech hubs in seven states to empower 1m youths, 500k MSMEs
Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the federal government has partnered with Wema Bank to establish micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) digital hubs in seven states. In a statement signed by Olusola Abiola, director of information in the office of the vice-president, Shettima said the hub will empower one million youths with digital skills. […]
JNI to Tinubu: Deploying troops in Niger Republic may affect Nigeria’s stability
The Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI) has advised President Bola Tinubu against using military action to restore democracy in the Niger Republic. In a statement issued on Saturday by Khalid Aliyu, JNI secretary-general, the Islamic body said such a move may have negative impact on peace and stability in Nigeria. On Friday, Tinubu […]
Elon Musk to fund legal bills of X users ‘treated unfairly’ by bosses over posts
Elon Musk, the owner of X (previously known as Twitter), has pledged to fund the legal bills of users “treated unfairly” by employers over their posts on the platform. Musk made the announcement in a tweet posted in the early hours of Sunday. The billionaire entrepreneur said there would be “no limit” […]
US court dismisses Atiku’s suit seeking Tinubu’s academic records
A US court has dismissed a suit filed by former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar requesting the academic records of President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu said he holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration from the Chicago State University. In January 2023, Beverly Poindexter, the staff in charge of transcript requests, enrolment and […]
Simon Kolawole’s ‘Fellow Nigerians’ for reading in Port Harcourt on Monday
‘Fellow Nigerians, It’s All Politics’, a collection of essays by Simon Kolawole, columnist and CEO of TheCable, will be up for reading in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, on Monday. The book reading event, organised by the August Meeting, is to be held at the Unity Hall of the Port Harcourt Club 1928 building […]
CLOSE-UP: Rena Wakama, the first female coach to win Afrobasket title
Among the confetti drizzling as D’Tigress celebrated their 2023 Women’s Afrobasket title were shards of glass ceilings of history. D’Tigress defeated Senegal 84-74 in the final and secured Nigeria’s place as only the second country to win the women’s Afrobasket title four times in a row. The team had won the previous […]
Newspaper Headlines: Nigeria-Niger border closure disrupts economic activities in northern states
Reports on the potential military action against the Niger Republic military junta dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
Death in the elevator
What is the value of a human life in our dearly beloved Nigeria? I don’t know. But the death of Dr Vwaere Diaso, a medical doctor, at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island, on Tuesday, offers yet another insight into why Nigeria is like this. According to various accounts, she was on the 10th […]
Senate to screen Keyamo, Mairiga Mahmud on Monday
The senate has adjourned the screening of the remaining ministerial nominees recommended by President Bola Tinubu till Monday. On Saturday, the senate screened five nominees, including Lola John (Lagos), Ishak Salako (Ogun), Bosun Tijani (Ogun), Uba Ahmadu (Taraba), and Tahir Mamman (Adamawa). The upper legislative chamber has so far screened 46 nominees […]