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Mathew Knowles, father of American singer and actress, Beyonce, has shared some of the lessons he taught his daughters. In a couple of tweets, Knowles revealed that he prepared his daughters on how to overcome failure. He also said he had been teaching them from a very young age on how to respond to the […]

Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote has become the 63rd richest billionaire in the world, according to the latest ranking by Bloomberg. In the ranking released Wednesday, the chief executive officer of Tesla, Elon Musk, is listed as the richest billionaire. Dangote, who moved up 37 places on the recent Bloomberg billionaire list, is worth $20.2 billion as […]

Ivana Trump — Donald Trump’s first wife and mother of his three eldest children — has died at the age of 73, the former president announced Thursday. Ivana Trump “passed away at her home in New York City,” Donald Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social, without providing the cause of death. “She […]

The Peoples Democratic Party has instituted a lawsuit compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission to prevent All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu; and Labour Party standard bearer, Peter Obi, from replacing their running mates with Senator Kashim Shettima and Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed respectively. The PDP is also asking the court to declare that Tinubu […]

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, has reacted to the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu’s comment he made about their party, which the party and its members considered derogatory. Obi made the remark in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, at a mega rally to support […]

Super Eagles striker Ahmed Musa has criticised politicians who celebrate sending their children abroad while universities remain shut due to academic strikes. In a comment on his verified Instagram page, Musa asked noted that such politicians are running a system they don’t believe in. “To our political office holders whose children school abroad. How do […]

Analysis of the COVID-19 cases obtained from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has revealed a sharp rise of 324 per cent in the number of COVID-19 cases reported in the country within one month. No fewer than 568 cases were reported in the country between May 12, 2022 and June 12, 2022. However, between […]

As Nigeria’s population hits 216 million by November, this year, making the country the sixth most populous country in the world, experts have warned that the current population growth rate has dire consequences if not speedily addressed.  They say there is a need for the government and all stakeholders to take urgent measures to address […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Monday in Daura, Katsina State revisited the issue of the prolonged strike which has left students at home for months, telling leaders of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) that enough is enough. The president called on ASUU to reconsider their position on the continued strike, expressing worry that the hiatus will […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has advised Nigerian youth to look beyond culture, ethnicity and religion in relating with one another. He also urged them to embark on more travels, mingling, tolerance and negotiations to appreciate the rich diversity of the country. The president gave the advice when he received members of the National Youth Service Corps serving in […]

The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, on Sunday in Daura, said he chose former Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, as his running mate because he is “competent and reliable”. This was as he claimed that the APC has a better programme for the country and is ready to serve. Tinubu said […]

The naira has depreciated to N615 a dollar at the parallel market ahead of a two-day holiday for Eid-el-Kabir. The figure represents N1 or 0.2 percent depreciation compared to the N614 it traded last week. Bureaux De Change (BDC) operators in Lagos told TheCable on Friday that there is high demand for forex at the […]

A former presidential spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, has submitted a withdrawal letter from the position of the Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party. Mr Okupe made the announcement on Twitter. “This afternoon I submitted my withdrawal letter from the position of the Vice Presidential candidate of the Labour Party to INEC,” he said. “A replacement […]