Portuguese football legend, Cristiano Ronaldo has been named Best Middle East Player at the 16th edition of the Globe Soccer Awards, held on Sunday in Dubai, further cementing his influence and dominance in the region’s football scene. The 40-year-old Al-Nassr forward emerged winner ahead of high-profile rivals including Karim Benzema (Al-Ittihad), Riyad Mahrez (Al-Ahli) […]
Members of the Rivers State House of Assembly presented a brand new vehicle to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike on Saturday in Port Harcourt. Speaker Martins Amaewhule handed over the keys during a festive ceremony, describing the gift as a Christmas token from the lawmakers. During the presentation, Amaewhule reaffirmed the Assembly’s loyalty to the former […]
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has left Lagos for Europe as part of his end-of-year vacation, ahead of a scheduled official visit to the United Arab Emirates in early January. The President departed on Sunday, December 28, and is expected to proceed from Europe to Abu Dhabi, where he will attend the 2026 Abu Dhabi Sustainability […]
Nigeria joins AU, Jordan, others to Reject Israel’s recognition of Somaliland Nigeria, Jordan, Algeria, and over 20 other nations have formally opposed Israel’s decision to grant diplomatic recognition to Somaliland as a sovereign state. These countries warned that the move breaches international law and poses a significant threat to the stability of the […]
Former senator and rights activist, Shehu Sani, has attributed the calm recorded across many parts of Nigeria during the Christmas celebrations to the continuous work of the nation’s security institutions, rather than a single foreign military operation. Sani made the remarks in a post on X, where he countered claims suggesting that a recent United […]
African Player of the Year, Achraf Hakimi, is set to feature for the first time at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations as Morocco prepare to take on Zambia in their final Group A match on Monday. Morocco’s head coach, Walid Regragui, confirmed the development on Sunday in Rabat, revealing that the influential defender has […]
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has warned that Nigeria’s domestic aviation industry is on the brink of a severe crisis following the introduction of new tax laws, cautioning that the measures could trigger massive increases in airfares and push local airlines out of operation. Onyema raised the alarm during […]
Polls Open in Myanmar’s First Election since Military Toppled Nobel laureate Aung Polls have opened in Myanmar’s first general election since the country’s military toppled Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically elected government in a 2021 coup. The heavily restricted election on Sunday is taking place in about a third of the Southeast […]
A Nigerian-born computational scientist, Joshuai Adeleke, is drawing international attention for applying high-level mathematics to some of today’s most complex scientific challenges, ranging from nuclear physics to energy system development. Currently based in the United States, Adeleke has emerged as a key contributor to advanced modelling techniques used in materials science and nuclear research, work […]
Despite remaining idle for over seven months, the Port Harcourt Refining Company continues to release diesel into Nigeria’s downstream market, according to fresh figures published by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). Data from the regulator shows that an average of 349,000 litres of automotive gas oil (diesel) is still being evacuated […]