The Paralympics closed on Sunday with a giant music-fuelled party as chief Paris 2024 organiser Tony Estanguet said the Games and the Olympics had created a “historic summer”. The Paralympic flame and cauldron were extinguished before a concert featuring the best of French electronic music capped off proceedings at a packed Stade de France. More…
Nigerian parents are complaining as they grapple with rising costs of tuition, transportation, and basic goods that have put pressure on household budgets as schools resume on Sept. 9. In an interview on Sunday, some parents expressed their frustration as they prepare for the new academic session amid economic hardship. Mr Olalekan Ajayi, a banker,…
Nigerian powerlifter, Folashade Oluwafemiayo, on Sunday, won a gold medal in the women’s over 86kg at the ongoing 2024 Paralympics Games in Paris, France. Oluwafemiayo, who is Team Nigeria’s captain, achieved a world record of becoming the first para-powerlifter to lift 167kg at the Games. China’s Deng Xuemei lifted 155kg, winning the silver medal, while…
Nigerian Para powerlifter Onyinyechi Mark came into her debut Paralympic Games looking to conquer the world. When she leaves Paris, she’ll carry with her a gold medal and new world record. Paris 2024 is Mark’s first taste of this stage, but she arrived as world champion in the up to 61kg category after success in…
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has declared that the state is now ready for transition to an agro-industrial society with ongoing multi-sectoral infra upgrade and real sector policy frameworks currently being put in place. According to a statement by his Spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed on Sunday, The Governor made the remarks while updating industry captains…
The diversionary accusation against the Osun State Chief of Staff, Hon Kazeem Akinleye will not stop the imminent prosecution of many former top officials of the Oyetola administration over infractions in contract handling in the last government, Spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed has declared. The state APC is dead scared of the conclusions…
Gender-based violence is an escalating issue in Nigeria, and the film industry has become an effective tool for highlighting these harmful practices. In light of the prevalence of gender-based violence, we have curated a list of movies that shed light on the crimes, discrimination, and harmful practices committed against women and girls in Nigeria. Like…
Former presidential flag-bearer of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, has claimed that the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is dead and buried. Kwankwaso, a former Kano State Governor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement spoke during the inauguration of a renovated party office in Katsina State on Saturday, September 7,…
It will be the first time the United States Vice President, Kamala Harris, and former President Donald Trump meet in person on Tuesday — and millions of Americans will get a ringside seat. The Democratic VP and Republican former president will face off in Philadelphia in their first and possibly only televised debate before what…
Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke on Friday joined dignitaries and well-wishers at the 60th birthday celebration of Mrs Toyin Saraki in Paris, France.
