Max Verstappen held off a surprise Mercedes charge in Australian Grand Prix Qualifying to beat George Russell and Lewis Hamilton to pole position. The reigning world champion became an overwhelming favourite for pole when his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez crashed out in Q1, but in challenging cool and windy conditions at Albert Park,…
The Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS) has called for investigations into the alleged false cancer claims used to solicit public donations, warning that such acts could erode trust in genuine cases. The society’s National Director of Publicity, Mr Bashir Mohammed, made the call in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja. Mohammed said the society’s attention…
UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF has condemned in the strongest possible terms an “horrific attack” in Sudan’s North Kordofan state, killing 450 civilians, including 35 children. At least 24 boys, 11 girls and two pregnant women reportedly were among the victims of the violence, which occurred over the weekend in communities around the city of Bara,…
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a leading pan-African technology group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Zambia to accelerate the country’s digital transformation and provide reliable and affordable connectivity to all Zambians. The agreement builds on Liquid’s already extensive investments made since it opened its doors in Zambia in 2011. In the…
Nigeria and the Kingdom of Bahrain on Sunday signed a Joint Communiqué to officially establish diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday by Alkasim Abdulkadir, Special Assistant on Media and Communications Strategy to the Minister. Tuggar said the understanding was reached…
Steel Development Minister, Shuaibu Abubakar Audu, has confirmed that the federal government is nearing a pivotal stage in its initiative to revive the Ajaokuta steel company in Kogi State. This announcement was made during a weekend meeting with All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders at his home in Ogbonicha. Audu revealed that a Memorandum of Understanding…
Israeli warplanes has began bombing branches of Al Qard Al Hassan, a financial institution affiliated with Hezbollah, local media reported. The report confirmed that the branch of the financial institution in Chiyah in Beirut’s southern suburbs had been attacked, with no immediate casualties reported yet. Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari has threatened earlier that the…
The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has ordered investigation into allegations of extortion involving some officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). This is contained in a statement by the Minister’s Special Adviser on Media, Mr Babatunde Alao, on Tuesday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a…
Gov Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has congratulated Muslims in the state, Nigeria at large and the world in general on the occasion of the Eid-el-Fitri celebrations. The governor’s felicitation is contained in his goodwill message issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Chief Festus Ahon, on Sunday in Asaba. He stressed the significance of Eid-el-Fitr as…
Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Wednesday, had a private consultation with his legal team that is led by Chief Kanu Agabi, SAN. Kanu, who was brought to court by the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), met his lawyers in Justice James Omotosho’s court…
