The prolonged power outage in Kano over the past 10 days has disrupted socio-economic activities in the Kano metropolis. Some Kano residents who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday lamented that the situation, compounded by recurrent failure of the national grid, had left many communities in darkness, affecting businesses and households….
World figure skating champion Alysa Liu capped off a triumphant comeback season with another victory to help the U.S .win the World Team Trophy in Tokyo on Saturday. Liu, who walked away from the sport in 2022 at the age of 16 before returning to the ice last year, topped the women’s free skate with…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over “the failure to reverse the arbitrary, illegal and unconstitutional ban on Eedris Abdulkareem’s song ‘Tell Your Papa’. The song, which allegedly criticised President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, was prohibited from radio and TV broadcast over its “objectionable…
Manchester City bolstered their bid to qualify for the Champions League with a dramatic 2-0 win at Everton on Saturday, while Aston Villa thrashed Newcastle 4-1. City were heading towards a damaging draw before Nico O’Reilly’s 84th-minute strike put them on course for a vital victory that was sealed by Mateo Kovacic’s goal in the…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Illela Border Command in Sokoto State, has confirmed the repatriation of 62 Republic of Mali nationals through the Illela Control Post. The Controller of the command, Tony Akuneme, who disclosed this in a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja, added that they comprised 51 males and 11 females. Mr Akuneme…
