Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky stepped into his new role as Ukrainian president with his inauguration on Monday, launching a new era for the country. A month after winning in a landslide election victory against incumbent Petro Poroshenko, the 41-year-old became Ukraine’s youngest post-Soviet president. When the actor and comedian announced his candidacy on December 31, few…
The Federal Government on Monday rolled out activities to mark the May 29 handover and June 12 Democracy Day. The federal Government of Nigeria is gearing up plans for series of activities to mark handover ceremony and democracy day which will come up on May 29 and June 12 respectively. Minister of Information and Culture,…
“When I got pregnant I was nervous to tell you so I decided to tell you at the airport when we were travelling for a show. I figured you couldn’t really say much in a public place but then you told me you already knew and had already been thinking of a plan to keep…
Kaliegh Garris from Connecticut has been crowned as the winner of Miss Teen USA 2019. The finale of the event was held on April 29th at Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, Nevada. Garris battled out 50 others contestants in the competition to claim the title of Miss Teen USA. She beat her runner-up, Kaitlyn Vogel who…
Disney’s ‘Avengers: Endgame’ has smashed the record for the highest opening weekend, raking in $1.2 billion worldwide. The Marvel Comics superhero saga and hugely anticipated film reveal the fates of Iron Man, Thor and other popular heroes. The fourth and final installment of the Avengers movie series shattered records at the box office for its…
Boniface Ihiasota The Chairman of First Bank of Nigeria, Mrs. Ibukun Awosika, has adviced the newly-elected governors and returning ones to look beyond their states in the appointment of their aides. Awosika said this during the ongoing induction for governors which is organised by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, holding at the State House, Abuja. According…
Boniface Ihiasota Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Monday, April 29, took to the street of Abuja, demanding creation of decent jobs for youths in the country. Protesters were seen in large numbers marching across some major streets of the nation’s capital, demanding that the government step…
Boniface Ihiasota The Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat, Abuja has commenced an induction program for newly-elected and returning governors. The programme, which is holding at the Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa, is being attended by the newly-elected governors and the outgoing ones. President Muhammadu Buhari, who is in the United Kingdom on a “private visit,” is being…
Sara Hinesley, a 10-year-old girl who was born without hands has surprised the world by proving that her disability is not a factor to slow her down. Sara, who had learnt to write in neatly cursive sample, has earned the Nicholas Maxim Award in the 2019 Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest. The award is given to…
Boniface Ihiasota The Nigeria Police on Wednesday, April 24, allegedly arrested the principal of Ede Muslim Grammar School, Ede in Osun state. Abbas Adejare who was the school principal as at the time Senator Ademola Adeleke attended the school was said to have been arrested alongside the wife of the schools registrar Rofiyat Oladepo who…