Maryam Shetty has broken her silence on her ministerial nomination withdrawal by President Bola Tinubu. Reacting to the development on Saturday, August 5, Maryam said she sees her replacement as the will of God. The statement cited by Daily Trust reads; “I have found myself at the centre of a pivotal moment in Nigeria’s political landscape. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in...
Nigeria’s basketball team, D’Tigress have won the 2023 Women’s Afrobasket championship, making it a record fourth title consecutively. D’Tigress defeated the 11-time African champions 84-74 at the BK Arena in Kigali, Rwanda on Saturday. Nigeria is now the second side, after Senegal (1974 to 1981), to have won the championship four consecutive times. This win becomes their sixth title. The...
This article details the real reasons why Maryam Shetty was replaced with Mariya Mahmoud and the role Ganduje played. The unexpected happened on Friday, August 4, when President Bola Tinubu replaced ministerial nominee, Maryam Shetty with Dr Mariya Mahmoud Bunkure. Ms Shetty was included on the second batch of the president’s ministerial list which was released on Wednesday. According to...
Nigerian author, Ayobami Adebayo has been longlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize for her second novel ‘A Spell of Good Things’. With this feat, She is also the only African on this year’s Booker Prize longlist. The Booker Prize is a prestigious award for a single work of fiction written in English and published in the United Kingdom or Ireland....
A mother of two, Ashley Summers has died after drinking too much water too quickly also known as water toxicity. 35-year-old Summers was out at Lake Freeman with her husband and two young daughters over the Fourth of July weekend when she began feeling severely dehydrated. “Someone said she drank four bottles of water in 20 minutes,” her brother Devon...
The Medical Guild has revealed the installation of the elevator that led to the death of Vwaere Diaso at the General Hospital, Lagos Island, was done by a contractor who did not have an elevator system installation certification, NAN reports. The Medical Guild is the umbrella body of all medical doctors in the employment of the Lagos state government. The...
Nigerian artistes, Tiwa Savage, Ayra Starr set to feature on Bob Marley’s Africa Unite Album Africa Unite’ is an extraordinary album that pays homage to the Reggae icon’s greatest hits, beautifully reimagined and infused with the infectious rhythms of Afrobeats. The ten-track album features inspiring collaborations between Bob Marley’s classics and a stellar lineup of contemporary African musicians that include Nigeria’s,...
Sister of Canadian singer, Celine Dion says no medicine works for her Stiff Person Syndrome Celine Dion’s sister, Claudette Dion, provided an update on the singer’s health following the diagnosis of stiff person syndrome (SPS). The talented Canadian singer revealed in December 2022 that she had been diagnosed with SPS. SPS is a rare neurological illness that mimics an autoimmune...
President Bola Tinubu has withdrawn the nomination of one of his ministerial nominees, Maryam Shetty. He replaced her with Maigari Mahmud. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the development on Friday, August 4, 2023, during the Senate’s plenary session. Maryam Shetty Shettima was one of the names on the second batch of the President’s ministerial list. [PHOTOS, PROFILE] Meet The Two...
A Somali athlete has sparked reactions and outrage for her terrible performance which has officially earned her title of the ‘Worst Athlete In The World’. Nasro Abukar Ali came in last place during the 100m race at the ongoing 31st Summer World University Games held in Chengdu, China on Tuesday, setting a new record for the slowest finish in the...