President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has said having over
10 million children in Nigeria out of school is not only alarming but a
ticking time bomb. He warned that the children could “constitute the
next generation of suicide bombers and militant terrorists.”
Rafael Nadal coasted to a record 10th French Open title on
Sunday, demolishing Stan Wawrinka in a brutally one-sided final which
also earned the Spaniard a 15th Grand Slam crown.
The Nigerian Police Force made good its promise to parade Nigeria’s billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudi Dumeme Onuamadike, alias Evans and members of his gang, revealing their victims and the ransom collected at various times.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin‘s first-half strike secured Under-20 World Cup glory for and England team (who paraded 5 players of Nigerian descent; Fikayo Tomori, Josh Onomah, Ademola Lookman, Sheyi Ojo & Ovie Ejaria) as they beat Venezuela 1-0, although the Young Lions needed Freddie Woodman to secure the trophy with a late penalty save.
The leader of Theresa May’s new hard right allies demanded that the Scottish Government introduce curbs on its same sex marriage laws, a former Scottish minister has said.
Marco Biagi, who served as the Scottish Government’s minister for local government and community empowerment from 2014-16, said Arlene Foster had contacted him in 2015 to demand changes to Scotland’s planned laws.
Davido, Nigerian singing sensation, has offered a life-changing gesture to a young fan in Uyo, Akwa Ibom by giving him and his mother a roof over their heads.
The Nigerian Singer, who lives by the motto, ‘we rise by lifting others’, is building a house for the young fan named as Utibe, who sang his popular hit, IF.
The police in Lagos have arrested a man they described as the most wanted abduction specialist who led a “massive” kidnap syndicate with presence in major parts of the country, PREMIUM TIMES can report.