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Ossai Ovie, Senior Special Assistant on Media to the Delta State Governor, has expressed dissatisfaction with the outfits worn by Nigerian attendees at the 68th Grammy Awards. In a post shared on his social media page, Ovie criticised what he described as the poor representation of Nigerian culture at the global event, lamenting that Nigerian artists failed to project their cultural identity through their fashion choices. He specifically commented on the outfit worn by Chioma Adeleke, describing it as inappropriate and inconsistent with Nigerian cultural values. Ovie also faulted her husband, music star Davido, for not discouraging the choice of…
Al Ittihad and AS Monaco have agreed a deal for Nigerian-born striker George Ilenikhena, DAILY POST reports. According to transfer expert, Fabrice Hawkins, Monaco have accepted a €33m bid from Al Ittihad for Ilenikhena. The 19-year-old has been linked with a number of top clubs in Europe including Bayer Leverkusen, Eintracht Frankfurt, VFB Stuttgart and Lille. The teenager has now settled for a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia. Ilenikhena joined Monaco from Belgian Pro League outfit, Royal Antwerp in 2023. He has scored 10 goals in 51 appearances across all competitions for the Principality club.
Although normal commercial activities resumed on Monday at the Onitsha Main Market, the Indigenous People of Biafra’s Monday sit-at-home order left empty streets in parts of Anambra, with banks, schools, motor parks, and filling stations closed and roads deserted. The traders at the Onitsha Main Market resumed business activities after a one-week shutdown, following directives from Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo. The market has been inactive on Mondays since the Indigenous People of Biafra-directed sit-at-home order began in August 2021. Ever-busy Onitsha-Owerri Road, Upper Iweka and Onitsha-Awka-Enugu road on Monday. Credit: Ikenna Obianeri Soludo ordered the closure of the market…
A commercial bus has caught fire on the Third Mainland Bridge near the UNILAG Waterfront, inward Iyana Oworo, causing heavy traffic congestion on the route. The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority disclosed the incident in a post on X (Formerly Twitter) on Monday. “A commercial bus has caught fire on the Third Mainland Bridge near the UNILAG Waterfront, inward Iyana Oworo. Fire Service officials are currently on the scene making concerted efforts to extinguish the blaze,” the agency said. LASTMA noted that the incident has significantly disrupted vehicular movement, with traffic building up towards Adekunle. “The incident has led to…
The head of the World Health Organisation said on Monday that the dramatic cuts of 2025 as the United States headed for the exit created the chance to forge a leaner, re-focused WHO. Washington, traditionally the UN health agency’s biggest donor, has slashed foreign aid spending under President Donald Trump, who on his first day back in office in January 2025 handed the WHO his country’s one-year withdrawal notice. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the agency’s annual executive board meeting that 2025 was “undeniably one of the most difficult years in our organisation’s history”, with many donors tightening their…
Nigeria’s longest-running cricket league and one of the oldest in West Africa, the Club Cricket Committee Lagos, has introduced a monthly schools engagement programme aimed at attracting and popularising cricket in schools across Lagos and beyond, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. On Saturday, January 31, 11 schools converged on the Tafawa Balewa Square Oval, where pupils watched high-octane league matches before participating in bowling, batting and fielding drills conducted by six coaches. While most of the pupils were being introduced to the game for the first time, others had their first practical experience after learning the basics in the classroom. One…
Yeni Kuti, daughter of late Afrobeat pioneer Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, has condemned comparisons between her father and contemporary artistes, describing such debates as misplaced and disrespectful. She made the remarks during an interview with ARISE News, shared on Monday. According to Yeni, the continued relevance of Fela nearly three decades after his death is proof of his enduring legacy and influence. She urged artistes and fans to focus on present-day, peer-to-peer comparisons rather than dragging cultural icons into rivalry narratives. She said, ‘Don’t compare chalk and cheese. Fela is a legend. Give him his flowers. “He’s done his own if you…
The Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Oye Ekiti, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, said on Monday that 131 of the 7,396 students graduating from the institution earned First Class degrees. Fasina added that 2,519 of the graduands obtained Second Class Upper degrees, 3,777 received Second Class Lower, 966 were awarded Third Class degrees, while three students graduated with Pass. The Vice Chancellor made the disclosure at Oye Ekiti during a press conference to herald activities for the institution’s 10th convocation ceremonies, which will climax with the award of degrees on Saturday. “Of the 7,396 graduates, 131 got First Class, 2,519 got…
An open-source AI agent called OpenClaw (formerly known as both Clawdbot and Moltbot) that runs on your own computer and “actually does things” is taking off inside tech circles. Users interact with OpenClaw via messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Discord, and iMessage, giving it the keys to operate independently, managing reminders, writing emails, or buying tickets.But once users give it access to their entire computer and accounts, a configuration error or security flaw could be catastrophic. A cybersecurity researcher also found that some configurations left private messages, account credentials, and API keys linked to OpenClaw exposed on the web.Despite…
Key takeawaysIndia’s e-rupee has evolved from a domestic digital payment experiment into a strategic instrument aimed at influencing cross-border trade, remittances and tourism flows.The e-rupee represents sovereign digital money, enabling direct and final settlement without relying on multiple intermediaries for international payments.India views cross-border CBDC use as a way to address long-standing inefficiencies in global payments, including high costs and slow settlement times.Proposals to link the e-rupee with other countries’ CBDCs reflect India’s effort to simplify trade and tourism settlements using sovereign digital currencies.India’s e-rupee is no longer just a tech experiment; it has become an important part of the…
