The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has given a fresh deadline for broadcast stations whose licenses were revoked on Friday to renew the licenses. The NBC revoked had on Friday revoked the licenses of African Independent Television (AIT), Silverbird Television (STV), and 50 other state government and private owned television and radio stations over none renewal of their licenses. The…
The American heavyweight boxing legend George Foreman has died at the age of 76. Foreman was reported to have died peacefully on Friday night at a hospital in Houston, surrounded by his loved ones. The cause of death has not been disclosed. His family, in a statement shared on social media, praised Foreman’s legacy and…
Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has called for more security deployment to stop the killings in the state. In a statement on Sunday, signed by Gyang Bere, his spokesman, Mutfwang said he was saddened by the coordinated attacks, killings and destruction of property by bandits in Plateau communities. The statement said some of the affected…
National Coordinator of Olive Tree Citizen’s Rights Initiative (OTCRI), Sunny Akanni, has accused the police of frustrating the prosecution of suspected murderers of Deborah Emmanuel, a student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, who was killed for alleged blasphemy by some Muslim students on May 12, 2022. Emmanuel was stoned to death and…
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum( AYCF) has condemned the alleged killing of eight Northerners in an attack by gunmen on Tuesday in Abia state. It was learnt that gunmen reportedly invaded the newly constructed Abia Cattle Market in Omumauzor, Ukwa West Local Government Area of Abia state on Tuesday night, killing several persons and injuring…
By Joseph Kwewum Zambian referee Janny Sikazwe found himself at the centre of controversy during the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations after prematurely blowing the full-time whistle five minutes before the end of regulation time. After being persuaded to resume the match, Sikazwe then ended the game again in the 89th minute, effectively concluding the…
