Jack Ma, the founder of Chinese tech giant Alibaba, has been made an honorary professor of business at a top Hong Kong university, the school announced Friday. The appointment comes weeks after the billionaire made a rare public appearance in China following his fall from grace during a government crackdown on the tech industry over…
BBNaija Season 5 winner, Olamilekan Agbeleshebioba, popularly known as Laycon has bagged a master’s degree in International Relation from the University of Portsmouth. Laycon who in 2016 graduated from University of Lagos with a second class upper degree in Philosophy made this known via his Instagram page on Friday evening. He revealed that he had…
A former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Professor Olufemi Bamiro, has stressed the need for the proper administration of universities in Nigeria towards addressing the challenges of the socio-economic development of the country. The Don stated that government funding of public universities was no more sustainable, saying the stakeholders too needed…
The Kaduna State Police Command has arrested a man who allegedly murdered his girlfriend. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Muhammad Jalige, who confirmed the arrest in a statement issued on Friday, April 21, 2023, said the suspect was rescued as he was about being lynched by a mob. Jalige said; “on April 14 that at…
Co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Twitter, Jack Dorsey has launched a new application called ‘Bluesky’ on Android, a few hours after losing his verification badge on the microblogging platform. It was gathered the new application will serve as an alternative to Twitter which is now owned by Elon Musk. The “social internet”…
Former Manchester United star player has been declared bankrupt by the HM Revenue & Customs, the UK’s tax, payments and customs authority despite earning a £2.6m-a-year salary. The Former Manchester United hero, Wes Brown had his bankruptcy confirmed at the High Court on April 12. According to Dailymail on Friday, HMRC filed a bankruptcy petition…
With barely 38 days to the end of his eight-year two tenures, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday asked for forgiveness from those his actions may have hurt during the administration. Speaking inside the Banquet Hall of the presidential villa, Abuja, during a Sallah homage paid to him by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) residents led…
The President of Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Dr Al-Mujtaba Abubakar has joined other leaders across the world to felicitate with all Muslim faithfuls for the celebration of the 2023 Eid-el-Fitri. Dr Abubakar who stated that the celebration is significant to Muslims added that Ramadan season was a period to pray to God…
● Adeleke is Allah’s Choice for Us–Chief Imam Osogbo The Oke Baale Osogbo Central mosque was agog today as Governor Ademola Adeleke joined Muslim faithfuls for the eid-el-fitr prayers to mark the end of the Holy month of Ramadan. According to a press statement signed by the spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, disclosed…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has urged Muslims and all Nigerians to use the occasion of this year’s Eid-el-Fitr to pray for peace and prosperity in the country. The President, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh, made the call on Friday in his Eid-ul-Fitri felicitation message to Muslims. “The CAN joins our…
