“How many seconds do we have?” “Forty-five!” shouted back Hollywood’s biggest stars, from Timothee Chalamet and Ariana Grande to Ralph Fiennes and Isabella Rossellini. Just five days before the Oscars, this year’s nominees gathered in Los Angeles on Tuesday for an intimate dinner — and a few words of warning about the length of their…
Nigerian singer Naira Marley has spoken out for the first time since a Magistrate court in Yaba, Lagos, cleared him and others of any involvement in the death of fellow artiste Mohbad.Recall on Tuesday, it was reported that the court ruled Naira Marley, his associate Sam Larry, and Prime Boy had no case to answer…
Ekkachai and Laksana Tiranarat, the Thai couple who set the Guinness World Record for the longest kiss in 2013, have revealed they are no longer together. Speaking on the BBC Sounds podcast Witness History, Ekkachai shared that despite their split, he remains “very proud” of their record-breaking 58-hour, 35-minute kiss. “It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience,”…
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research, NIMR, has called for heightened vigilance, screening in febrile patients, and increased funding to combat the growing threat of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, particularly viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) and drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB). Researchers at the institute are making significant strides in understanding and addressing these health challenges, but…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Russian and US diplomats will meet in Istanbul on Thursday for talks on resolving bilateral disputes that form part of a wider dialogue they see as crucial to ending the Ukraine war. Lavrov said the talks would focus on creating better conditions for Russian diplomats in the United…
The Kano State Government has announced a ban on waste dumping at the New Court Road site.The state cited health and environmental risks associated with improper waste disposal. The Commissioner for Environment and Climate Change, Dr. Dahiru Muhammad Hashim, disclosed this on Tuesday during an inspection visit to the site. He emphasized the urgent need…
Activist politician, Omoyele Sowore, on Wednesday disclosed that Nigeria suffered irreparable harm in the hands of military dictator like former rulers, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, Yakubu Gowon, Sani Abacha, Olusegun Obasanjo, and Abdulsalami Abubakar. Sowore said these former military leaders dealt with Nigerians while they were in power. He disclosed this while sharing a video on…
The Senate Ad-hoc Committee Investigating Ways and Means has slammed the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for frustrating its investigation into the N30 trillion facility provided to the last administration from 2015 to 2023. The chairman of the ad-hoc committee,Senator Jibrin Isah Echoch, made the accusation after receiving an interim report from consultants commissioned to…
Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has announced a 90% reduction in the distribution of palliatives previously given to victims of the Boko Haram insurgency. This came as he distributed food palliatives including rice and grains to 250,000 flood victims across the 27 local government areas of the state. Speaking at the event on Wednesday, the…
The Oyo State Government has demolished illegal structures erected on government-acquired lands in the Podo area, along Top One Garden in Oluyole Local Government, and at Dizengoff, Kolapo Ishola area, both within the Ibadan metropolis. The state Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Williams Akin-Funmilayo, led the demolition exercise on Wednesday, warning land grabbers…
