Earlier in the week, popular singer, Tiwa Savage, set the rumour mills agog when she posted a picture of her and a man on a beach in Rio Janerio, Brazil. She could be seen planting a kiss on the cheek of the mystery man, whose back laced with tattoos, faced the camera. Expectedly, her post attracted a lot of comments as both celebs and fans made remarks. Entertainers such as Rita Dominic, Mercy Aigbe, Daniella Okeke, Munachi Abii, Uti Nwachukwu, Destiny Etiko, Iyabo Ojo, Chioma Akpotha and others posted emojis. A social media comedian, Craze Clown, also wrote, “Slide three…
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Ilkay Gundogan scored twice as Manchester City beat city rivals Manchester United to win this season’s FA Cup and continue their push for a historic treble.
Sam Smith has released a cover of Christina Aguilera’s ‘Beautiful’. The 31-year-old pop star has put their spin on the noughties power ballad to mark the start of Pride Month for Amazon Originals, and shared how the anthem of “true acceptance” inspired them to be themselves. Sam – who is non-binary and uses the pronouns they/them – said in a statement: “I’ve been such a massive fan of Christina’s for as long as I can remember and will never forget the first time I heard ‘Beautiful’ and how personally it spoke to me. “The song is a true acceptance anthem and…
Stricter measures will be put in place to ensure that underage candidates are denied admission into Unity schools, The PUNCH reports. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Andrew Adejoh, made this known in Abuja on Saturday while monitoring the 2023 common entrance examinations into Unity Schools. The examination was organised by the National Examination Council. A total of 72,821 candidates sat for the examination on Saturday nationwide. Adejo said: “This year, I have advice for parents, and I beg you, take this advice to any single home you know. We are killing our children by allowing underage children to…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has sent a message of commiseration to the government and people of the Republic of India over a multiple train crash in the country which killed over 280 passengers. The fatal crash involving two passenger trains and a goods train in the Indian city of Balasore, in the eastern state of Odisha, occurred on Friday. Aside those killed, over 900 others were injured in what was one of the worst rail crashes in recent history. President Tinubu described the train accident as heartrending, while consoling the Indian government and families of the victims. “My heart goes…
Abia State Governor, Dr Alex Otti, has directed ex-public officials appointed by his predecessor, Okezie Ikpeazu up till Tuesday, June 6, to return all Government property in their procession or face sanctions. This was contained in a statement issued Saturday by the Secretary to the State Government,Professor Kenneth Kalu. The action, according to the statement, is sequel to complaints that some of the ex- Government appointees have refused to surrender some Government property in their custody including vehicles and computer sets. The statement made available to Vanguard read in part:”t has come to the knowledge of the State Government that…
Spain’s sexual and reproductive health law, which includes the right for women to take time off work when they have their period, came into effect on Thursday. The Gender Equality Ministry’s bill, put forward by the left-wing government, was approved by parliament in February. Since then, amendments have been passed as part of the new law. Barriers have been removed, which makes access to abortions and changing the gender of trans people easier. After the parliamentary vote in February, Equality Minister Irene Montero spoke of a “historic day for the advancement of feminist rights.” Menstrual leave is not a common…
KEYNOTE SPEECH BY PROF. UMAR GARBA DANBATTA, THE EXECUTIVE VICE CHAIRMAN, NIGERIA COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (NCC) AT THE TALK TO THE REGULATOR FORUM IN YENAGOA BAYELSA STATE, JUNE 1 & 2, 2023 It is with great delight that I welcome you all to the first `Talk-To-The Regulator ` Forum for the Year, 2023, holding in the South-South, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The Nigeria Communications Commission, in keeping with its mandate, creates opportunities to interact with its licensees on industry issues and new trends via stakeholder fora, with a view to gathering relevant information that would further advance the development of the industry,…
The Nigeria Labour Congress will commence a nationwide strike on Wednesday. The strike will be embarked upon if the government fails to reverse the new pump price for Premium Motor Spirit. Joe Ajaero, The national president of the NLC made this known during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday. This comes amid fuel shortages across the country occasioned by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s inaugural speech, in which he declared that “fuel subsidy is gone”.
The Flying Eagles advance to the quarter-final of the ongoing FIFA U-20 World Cup for the first time in 12 years after defeating host Argentina 2-0 at the Estadio San Juan del Bicentenario in the early hours of Thursday, The PUNCH reports. Second-half goals from Ibrahim Muhammad and Rilwanu Sarki secured a shock win for Ladan Bosso’s team. They will face either Ecuador or South Korea in the quarter-final of the competition in Santiago del Estero on Sunday. The Flying Eagles started brightly but as the first half wore on, La Albiceleste dominated play. Striker Alejo Veliz had two scoring…