D’Tigers Camp Opens Ahead Crucial AfroBasket Qualifiers

D’Tigers Camp Opens Ahead Crucial AfroBasket Qualifiers

The Nigeria Basketball Federation has announced a 24 man D’Tigers’ provisional roster for the crucial final Window 2025 AfroBasket Qualifiers scheduled to hold later this month in Tripoli, the Libyan capital. The roster include 11 players from 4 clubs in the domestic league with Champions, Rivers Hoopers having the lion share of 5 players, to be supported […]

FRSC To Penalize Drivers Using Penalty Point System

FRSC To Penalize Drivers Using Penalty Point System

The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Shehu Mohammed, has ordered the activation of the penalty points system, designed to track and penalize drivers. Mohammed, in a statement said the penalty points system was a proven method of enforcing traffic laws, and compliance with traffic regulations, because when a driver accumulates a certain number of […]

Google Maps Renames Gulf of Mexico To Gulf of America

Google Maps Renames Gulf of Mexico To Gulf of America

Following President Donald Trump’s executive order, Google Maps has officially renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America for users in the United States. Users in Mexico will continue to see the body of water that spans the eastern coast of the country to the Florida panhandle labeled as the Gulf of Mexico. […]

CBN Sets Date for February MPC meeting

CBN Sets Date for February MPC meeting

The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced a new date for the 299th meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), shifting it from the initially scheduled February 17 and 18, 2025, to February 19 and 20, 2025. The apex bank in a statement yesterday, noted that its decision emerged due to delays by the National […]

Shettima Reaffirms President Tinubu’s Commitment To Closing Financial Gaps

Shettima Reaffirms President Tinubu's Commitment To Closing Financial Gaps

Vice President Kashim Shettima has reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to implementing economic reforms aimed at fostering inclusive growth and narrowing the financial disparities across Nigeria. Speaking at the official launch of the Presidential Committee on Economic and Financial Inclusion, a key initiative to help Nigeria achieve its goal of a trillion-dollar economy by 2030, […]

Kanye West Alleges That Children’s Lives Are Threatened

Kanye West Alleges That Children's Lives Are Threatened

American rapper, Kanye West, has alleged that his children’s lives are being threatened following his controversial post on social media. The hip-hop star revealed that a “random number” texted his wife, saying they knew where his daughter lives. He said his enemies are threatening to kill his children to silence him. Kanye West and his […]

Ayra Starr Will Release Her First Single Tomorrow

Ayra Starr Will Release Her First Single Tomorrow

Ayra Starr will tomorrow February 11, release her first single of the year, just in time for Valentine’s Day. The single, titled ‘All The Love’, is a mid-tempo record that infuses R&B and Afrobeats elements. Ayra Starr has already taken to social media to tease her fans with a preview of the song READ ANOTHER STORY […]

Super Eagles to converge in Kigali on March 16

Super Eagles to converge in Kigali on March 16

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will release the list of players that Coach Eric Chelle plans to deploy in Nigeria’s two crucial 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe early next month The Super Eagles will travel to Kigali to face the Amavubi of Rwanda at the Amahoro Stadium, in Kigali on Friday, March […]

President Trump signs Order freezing aid to South Africa over land law

President Trump signs Order freezing aid to South Africa over land law

US President Donald Trump has accused South Africa of human rights violations against white farmers. Trump yesterday wrote on his Truth Social account: “South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY.” Continuing a dispute that escalated last week, Trump has signed an executive order freezing financial aid to South Africa. […]

JAMB Clarifies Admission Criteria

JAMB Clarifies Admission Criteria

The  Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has reaffirmed that obtaining a high score in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) may not automatically guarantee admission into Nigerian universities. JAMB’s spokesperson, Fabian Benjamin, who disclosed this in a statement issued yesterday, stressed that admission decisions are based on multiple factors, including ranking based on merit, […]