David Umahi, Nigeria’s Minister of Works, expressed frustration over the country’s road repair challenges, citing insufficient funding as a major obstacle. Appearing before the Senate Committee on Works, Umahi acknowledged the difficulties in addressing the country’s vast infrastructure needs, emphasizing that the available budget does not adequately address the scope of repairs needed. …
At least 50 persons died in a petrol tanker explosion along the Dikko-Maje road in Suleja local government area of Niger State on Saturday. The sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, Mr. Kumar Tsukwam, confirmed the incident to journalists in Minna. He said a loaded petrol tanker fell at…
Canadian businessman and, Investor Kevin O’Leary, has offered TikTok’s owners $20 billion in cash to buy the platform. Recall a bipartisan bill, which President Biden signed, called TikTok a threat to national security and forced ByteDance, the platform’s Chinese parent company, to divest from the platform or sell it in order for TikTok to remain in American app stores. ByteDance’s deadline is…
Former Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been appointed as the new head coach of Besiktas. The 51-year-old Norwegian has signed an 18-month contract with an option to extend through the 2026-27 season. This marks his first managerial role since his departure from Manchester United in 2021. Besiktas, a 16-time Turkish Super Lig champion,…
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Wednesday over a Texas law that requires pornography websites to verify the ages of their visitors, a case over salacious content that might influence the power of Congress and states to regulate minors’ access to the internet. In Free Speech Coalition et al. v. Paxton, a group of challengers are set to urge the justices to…
