Leaders have called for a record replenishment of the Bank’s grants and concessional lending arm. Much bigger changes are needed. When he assumed the presidency of the World Bank in June 2023, Ajay Banga promised a bigger and better Bank. During the just concluded annual Spring Meetings, Banga reiterated this ambition and his hope for […]
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State has revealed that the bandits are luring young individuals into criminal activities for as little as N500. Governor Radda shared this revelation during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today program. Governor Dikko Radda He stated that poverty is one of the major factors fueling banditry in the country. […]
Halima Nwakaego, daughter-in-law of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has expressed concern over the practice of parents entrusting their children to male drivers and workers for school transportation. In a post on her Instagram story on Saturday, April 4, the mother of two, who is married to Bashir El-Rufai, said she finds it disturbing […]
Maynard James Keenan’s month-long “Sessanta Tour” — celebrating his 60th birthday and featuring his bands A Perfect Circle and Puscifer alongside Primus — wrapped up Saturday night (May 4th) at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York. With it being the last show of the outing, Keenan and company smashed a couple of “60” piñatas […]
Lady goes viral as she recounts how she shed 96lbs and transformed her body in one year while sharing her photos. The lady known as Charisma Renee took to Twitter to share that she had made a decision one year ago to begin taking her health serious and went into work to lose weight. Charisma […]
Big Brother Naija reality star, Somadina Anyama better known as Soma, gets an ecstatic birthday treat from fans who gifted him N8M, a house key, and many others. The budding actor celebrated a year older on Sunday, with love and adoration from his fans on social media, including a sweet birthday note from his girlfriend, […]
Russia places Ukraine’s president, Zelenskyy on wanted list Russia has officially added the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to its wanted list, indicating their desire to apprehend him. According to the state news agency TASS, the Russian Interior Ministry database listed Zelenskyy as wanted, but no additional information was provided. Russia places Ukraine’s president, Zelenskyy […]
PAUL COLLIER says farewell to snooker refereeing on Monday night – and he is praying it is less eventful than his first world final. The Welshman has the honour of being in the middle as Kyren Wilson and Jak Jones battle it out over two days for the £500,000 top prize. 3 Referee Paul Collier […]
The government is rolling out robust measures to mitigate the effects of floods in the country, President William Ruto has said. The President said the government has adopted a “Whole of Government Approach” to ensure an effective response to the crisis following meteorological reports forecasting increased rainfall. He said Cabinet Secretaries will spearhead disaster response […]
Former governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido, has explained why some notable members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP are resigning the membership from the party. Lamido blamed the current crisis in the party on the procedures of the court. He said if the supreme court did not overturn the election of Hon. Emeka Ihedioha […]
