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Politics

‘I Chose Peace Over Ambition’ – Fubara Pulls Out Of Rivers APC Governorship Primaries

‘I Chose Peace Over Ambition’ – Fubara Pulls Out Of Rivers APC Governorship Primaries

Governor Siminalayi Fubara has officially withdrawn from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries scheduled to take place on Thursday in Rivers State. Naija News reports that Fubara announced his decision in a statement personally signed by him on Wednesday n...

Entertainment

MC Fish Opens Up On Alleged Infidelity In Past Marriage Amid Frank Edoho Saga

MC Fish Opens Up On Alleged Infidelity In Past Marriage Amid Frank Edoho Saga

Popular Nigerian hypeman MC Fish has alleged that his former wife, actress Anita Joseph, was involved in extramarital affairs with several influential men during their marriage. MC Fish made the claims while reacting to the ongoing marital controv...

SPORT

Aston Villa Star Morgan Rogers Named Europa League Player Of The Season

Aston Villa Star Morgan Rogers Named Europa League Player Of The Season

Morgan Rogers has been crowned UEFA Europa League Player of the Season after playing a key role in Aston Villa’s historic European triumph. The 23-year-old midfielder delivered an outstanding performance throughout the campaign and ended it in style with a goal and an assist i...

BUSINESS

Meta lays off 8,000 employees as A.I. restructuring accelerates

Meta lays off 8,000 employees as A.I. restructuring accelerates

Meta Platforms has laid off around 8,000 employees as part of a major internal restructuring aimed at transforming the company into an artificial intelligence–focused organisation. The job cuts, which represent roughly 10% of its global workforce,...

FIFA WORLD CUP

World Cup 2030: UEFA, FIFA plan Champions League-style qualification format

World Cup 2030: UEFA, FIFA plan Champions League-style qualification format

UEFA is planning a major overhaul of the qualification system for the 2030 FIFA World Cup and future European Championships, with a new format inspired by the UEFA Champions League’s “Swiss system.” As reported by the Economic Times on Thursday, t...

LIFE STYLE

Akon Praises Michael Jackson, Hails Nigerians As ‘Most Intelligent People On Earth’

Akon Praises Michael Jackson, Hails Nigerians As ‘Most Intelligent People On Earth’

Senegalese-American singer Akon has reflected on his experience working with late pop icon Michael Jackson, describing it as one of the proudest moments of his music career. Speaking during a recent episode of the We Need To Talk podcast, the “Oh ...

PODCAST

President Tinubu appoints 39-year-old Professor of Computer Engineering as new JAMB registrar

President Tinubu appoints 39-year-old Professor of Computer Engineering as new JAMB registrar

President Bola Tinubu has appointed 39-year-old Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). Aina, who will be 40 in July, succeeds Professor Is-haq Oloyede, whose two-term tenure expires on Jul...