PASAN Lagos Demands Release of Arrested Members
The Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN), Lagos State Chapter, has demanded the immediate release of their members arrested by the Department of State Service while also condeming the actions of the Nigerian secret police. At a news conference, the Chairman of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, Lagos chapter Comrade Babatunde Ogunlana said […]
Clint Hill, JFK’s Protective Secret Service Agent, Dies at 93
Clint Hill, the former Secret Service agent who bravely attempted to shield President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy during the assassination on Nov. 22, 1963, passed away on Feb. 21 at the age of 93. His wife, Lisa McCubbin Hill, confirmed his passing on Feb. 24, describing him as “humble, selfless, confident, […]
Roberta Flack, ’70s R&B Vocalist Dies at 88
The classically trained singer-pianist Flack, only belatedly found fame when Clint Eastwood employed her 2-year-old version of “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” in his 1971 directorial debut “Play Misty for Me.” Nominated a total of 13 times, she received her last Grammy nod in 1995, for best traditional pop vocal performance, for […]
D’Tigers Secure 2025 AfroBasket Spot
Nigeria’s D’Tigers beat Cape Verde 77-62 in their final Group B game at the second window of the FIBA AfroBasket qualifying tournament in Tripoli, Libya yesterday. The result means the D’Tigers have booked their spot at the 2025 AfroBasket tournament in Angola. Other teams who have already qualified for this year’s edition are DR Congo, […]
Trump Admin Demands Weekly Reports, Threatens Job Loss
The Trump administration has sent emails to U.S. federal government employees, telling them to detail their work accomplishments from the previous week, by Monday night or risk losing their jobs. The emails came shortly after Elon Musk, the billionaire head of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, posted on the social media site X […]
NAFDAC Seals 11,000 Shops, Arrests 40 in Fake Drug Crackdown
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed over 11,000 shops and arrested 40 individuals in its ongoing nationwide clampdown on fake and substandard medicines. Briefing journalists it’s Director-General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, stated that the enforcement had been planned for over a year as a covert operation, and three markets, […]
Lassa Fever Deaths Rise to 80 in Nigeria
Nigeria recorded 80 deaths from 413 confirmed Lassa fever cases across 11 states during Epidemiological Week 6 (Feb. 3–9, 2025). The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) said in an information on its official website, that the case fatality rate (CFR) had risen to 19.4 per cent, up from 17.5 per cent in […]
Benfica, Bayern, and Brugge Advance to UCL Last 16
Benfica held off Monaco to a 3-3 draw in Lisbon to seal their place in the Champions League last 16, 4-3 on Aggregate, to face either Barcelona or Liverpool. Bayern Munich snatched a 3-2 aggregate victory over Celtic after a 1-1 draw in the return leg last night. Club Brugge beat Serie A side Atalanta […]
African Leaders Approve $20B Stability Fund
African leaders have approved the establishment of a $20 billion continental financial stability fund, in a move designed to stave off potential debt crises on the continent before they take hold. The facility, known as The African Financial Stability Mechanism, will get its own credit rating to allow it to borrow on international capital markets. Announcing this […]
FRSC Launches Driver’s Licence Print Farm in Lagos
The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, has activated a mini driver’s licence printing farm in Lagos State, in commemoration of its 37th anniversary. At the inauguration, the Corps Marshal, Shehu Mohammed, expressed optimism that the farm would help to reduce hardship experienced by motorists while acquiring drivers’ licence, and urged applicants to collect their licence […]
