Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

Sport: Oshoala, Nkwocha, Drogba, Salah Make Africa’s 25 Best Athletes Of 21st Century List The list of Africa’s 25 Best Athletes of the 21st Century was compiled by ESPN. Super Falcons star striker , Asisat Oshoala, and former Nigeria international, Perpetual Nkwocha, have been included in Africa’s 25 Best Athletes of the 21st Century list. Aside Oshoala and Nkwocha, other Nigerians who made the list include Mix Martial Art (MMA) stars Israel Adesanya, Kamaru Usman and American Football star Osi Umenyiora. Samuel Eto’o, Yaya Toure, Didier Drogba, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane made the cut while athletics greats such as…

Biden action: His statement in full as US President quits 2024 election race Joe Biden has dramatically withdrawn from the 2024 US presidential race. Here is his statement in full: My Fellow Americans, Over the past three and a half years, we have made great progress as a Nation. Today, America has the strongest economy in the world. We’ve made historic investments in rebuilding our Nation, in lowering prescription drug costs for seniors, and in expanding affordable health care to a record number of Americans. We’ve provided critically needed care to a million veterans exposed to toxic substances. Passed the…

MFM CHOIR WINS GOLD FOR NIGERIA IN NEW ZEALAND The Dr Daniel Olukoya led Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) Worldwide has done it again. The ministry known for excellence and precision has put Nigeria into the global map musically. This is not unconnected to the fact that one of the Church’s choir groups – MFM Mountain Top Chorale, has won a gold medal at the 2024 World Choir Games in Auckland, New Zealand. The World Choir Games is a prestigious international competition that celebrates the rich tapestry of choral music from around the globe. According to WCG’s website,…

Central Bank of Nigeria: Dormant account owners to receive interests on deposits invested in T-bills in 10 days The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will invest dormant account deposits in treasury bills, bonds and other securities, and owners of such accounts will receive their principals and interests within 10 days of request. This was revealed in a circular entitled, ‘Guidelines on Management of Dormant Accounts, Unclaimed Balances, and Other Financial Assets in Banks and Other Financial Institutions in Nigeria,’ released by the CBN on Friday. The CBN said where it is imperative to extend the timeline, a notice of extension…

CNG: FG to distribute 30,000 conversion kits to commercial drivers Mr Michael Oluwagbemi, Chief Executive Officer/Programme Director, Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Initiative, says 30,000 CNG conversion kits have been procured to be distributed to commercial drivers within 90 days. Oluwagbemi disclosed this at the Park-to–Park CNG Conversion Mobilisation on Saturday in Lagos. He added that the CNG initiative was to ensure that commercial drivers would benefit from the palliative measure for transporters. “We have been across over 14 states, we have been to Ilorin, Ekiti, Lokoja, Aba and Port Harcourt; we have been to the South-East even to the…

Medical outreach: USA-based medical outreach commences free treatment for 4,000 in Anambra USA-based Anambra family from the Ogidi community, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state on Friday commenced a two-day free medical outreach with 1500 beneficiaries out of 4000 targeted. Mr Moses Okaro, President and Founder of Lifted Hands INC, organisers of the event, said that 1,500 people had been screened for different illnesses, and treated so far and 2,500 more are hoping to be treated. Okaro noted that the initiative which started 15 years ago is an annual event with 10,000 beneficiaries so far in memory of…

Nollywood films on Netflix It is undeniably true that Nollywood has grown tremendously over the years. In recent times, more and more Nigerian movies are making their way into streaming platforms including Netflix. While the big-budget originals have dominated the feed, tons of other Nollywood films are on the platform. We have put together a list of some Nollywood films we bet you had no idea were on the streaming platform. See below: 1. Hakkunde (2017) This intriguing story directed by Asurf Oluseyi follows an unemployed graduate who leaves his city for better opportunities in Kaduna, despite push backs…

The reason behind Wole Soyinka’s new book at 90 Wole Soyinka Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has given reason why he wrote a new book at 90, saying the idea of writing the book came through the course he was teaching outside the country. Soyinka, in an interview with TheNEWS to mark his 90th birthday said the book was inspired by the brutal murder of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto State. “The idea of writing the play came about through the course I have been teaching outside. The course is titled “Faith, Power and Ideology.” And it has to do with…

State creation as Actress Regina Daniels drums support for Anioma Regina Daniels Daniels, in a video on her Instagram page on Friday said “I lend my voice to support the recently sponsored bill by my husband and our distinguished Senator for the creation of Anioma State. Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels has drummed support for the creation of Anioma State from Delta State. A bill for that purpose is currently before the Senate and is being sponsored by Senator Ned Nwoko. “The creation of Anioma State is long overdue. The 50years struggle of our ancestors must not be in vain.…

Wole Soyinka gave insight on how he survived Abacha’s regime In an interview for his 90th birthday, Soyinka recounted how Abacha was “mad” and “obsessed” with him, leading to many people suffering consequences for associating with him. Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has reflected on his experiences during the regime of the late dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, describing it as a “bit of a miracle” that he survived the period. “I consider it a bit of a miracle that I managed to survive that period. Because Abacha was mad. He was obsessed. He was really obsessed with me. Many people…