Popular South African actress Connie Chiume who starred in the Blockbuster movie, Black Panther is dead. Chiume died on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at the age of 72 at Garden City Hospital in Johannesburg. A statement announcing the passing of the actress by the family on her Instagram handle on Tuesday, requested privacy as they…
She has now qualified for the semi-finals of women’s 100m Hurdles at the Paris 2024 Olympics. World record holder Tobi Amusan qualified for the 100-meter hurdles semi-finals in the ongoing 2024 Olympics in Paris on Wednesday. Amusan led the pack of eight athletes with 12.49 seconds, followed by America’s Alaysha Johnson with 12.61 and Jamaica’s Janeek…
The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, says personnel of the company have nothing to do with substandard importation of petroleum products into the country. He spoke on Wednesday in Abuja when he appeared before a Senator Opeyemi Bamidele-led Ad-hoc Committee over alleged economic sabotage in…
A 39-year-old doctor has been detained in Berlin on suspicion of four counts of manslaughter, police said on Wednesday. The man, who works for a nursing service, is alleged to have killed four female patients in their homes in June, according to the Berlin police and public prosecutor’s office. Police said the doctor, a specialist…
A helicopter crashed in central Nepal on Wednesday, killing all five people aboard including the pilot and four Chinese passengers. Nepal has a woeful track record on aviation safety and the Himalayan republic has seen a spate of deadly light plane and helicopter crashes over the decades. The Air Dynasty chopper was heading to Syabrubesi,…
A former Nigerian hammer thrower, Annette Echikunwoke, who holds the African record in the hammer throwing event, has won an Olympic medal for the United States in women’s hammer throw. The 28-year-old threw a season’s best of 75.48 m to win silver for her adopted country, finishing behind Canada’s Camryn Rodgers, who threw 76.79 m….
••• We are confident of doing well – Wakama Team Nigeria’s women basketball squad, D’Tigress, will face off with Team USA in the first round of the Paris 2024 Olympics knockout stage of the women’s basketball tournament on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. While Team USA will be looking for their 59th straight Olympic win en…
The sad incident follows the curfew imposed on the Kaduna and Zaria metropolis by the state government. The #EndBadGovernance protest turned bloody in Kaduna State on Tuesday, following the killing of a teenager by a soldier in the Samaru area of Zaria in the state. The late 16- year old boy, Isma’il Muhammad was said…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Tuesday that over 40 athletes participating in the 2024 Paris Olympics have tested positive for COVID-19, shedding light on a recent increase in global cases. WHO said the virus behind the COVID-19 pandemic was still circulating and countries need to sharpen up their response systems. British swimmer Adam…
The Nigerian Army has arrested a soldier for killing one hunger protester in Zaria, Kaduna State. Army Spokesman, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu said the soldier killed the protester while trying to disperse off a gathering in the area. Maj.-Gen. Nwachukwu said the soldier (name not disclosed) who fired the warning shot that resulted to the…
