Kendrick Lamar makes history, to headline 2025 Super Bowl Halftime solo performance

Kendrick Lamar makes history, to headline 2025 Super Bowl Halftime solo performance

Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar is set to make history as the first solo rapper to headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show, scheduled for February 9 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The artiste confirmed the news on Sunday through a post on X, where he expressed excitement about taking centre stage for the iconic event. Sharing the message, “#SuperBowlLIX. New Orleans,” Lamar also posted a YouTube link to […]

September 9, 2024 9

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Several passengers injured as plane skids off runway in Indonesia

A plane with 48 people aboard skidded off the runway in Indonesia’s remote eastern region of Papua on Monday, police said, injuring several passengers. The Southeast Asian archipelago has a poor aviation safety record, and Papua is covered in mountainous terrain where flying is hampered by frequent poor weather. The ATR-42 aircraft belonging to Trigana Air was taking off from an airport in the remote Yapen Islands regency to Papuan […]

September 9, 2024 16

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Several passengers injured as plane skids off runway in Indonesia

A plane with 48 people aboard skidded off the runway in Indonesia’s remote eastern region of Papua on Monday, police said, injuring several passengers. The Southeast Asian archipelago has a poor aviation safety record, and Papua is covered in mountainous terrain where flying is hampered by frequent poor weather. The ATR-42 aircraft belonging to Trigana Air was taking off from an airport in the remote Yapen Islands regency to Papuan […]

September 9, 2024 10

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Eurozone markets gain as investors bet on ECB stimulus

European stock markets climbed at the open on Monday, recovering slightly from heavy pre-weekend falls on US economic strains, as investors await an expected interest-rate cut from the European Central Bank. London’s FTSE 100 index climbed 0.6 per cent to 8,229.58 points. In the eurozone, the Paris CAC 40 index won 0.4 per cent to 7,380.88 points and Frankfurt’s DAX gained 0.4 per cent to 18,368.13. The European Central Bank […]

September 9, 2024 7

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Zamfara gov delivers on healthcare promise, renovates hospital

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to ensure that projects of utmost importance are given the highest priority. Lawal made the commitment while inaugurating the renovated general hospital in Maru Local Government Area.This was according to a statement on Sunday by the spokesperson to the governor, Sulaiman Idris. The statement noted that Lawal’s administration is in the process of renovating and equipping all the general hospitals […]

September 9, 2024 7

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Spain’s PM Sanchez seeks fairer trade relations with China

Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, on Monday, called for “fair trade order” during a visit to China aimed at boosting ties with the economic giant despite a standoff between Beijing and the European Union. Sanchez met local counterpart Premier Li Qiang at Beijing’s ornate Great Hall of the People on Monday afternoon, telling him Spain “wishes to continue strengthening its relations with China”. “We want to build bridges to defend […]

September 9, 2024 8

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ICYMI: Cristiano Ronaldo makes history, becomes first player to score 900 goals

Cristiano Ronaldo became the first men’s player in history to score 900 goals in official matches, reaching his latest milestone in Portugal’s UEFA Nations League match against Croatia in Lisbon on Thursday. Ronaldo secured the historic goal with a volley from 6 yards off a cross from Nuno Mendes to put Portugal 2-0 up in the 34th minute. Portugal went on to win 2-1. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner is […]

September 6, 2024 6

BUSINESS

NIN required to buy 50kg bag of rice at N40,000 -FG

The Federal Government has announced that only buyers with National Identification Numbers would benefit as it commenced the sale of 30, 000 metric tonnes of milled rice to Nigerians at a subsidised rate of N40,000 per 50kg bag. President Bola Tinubu, represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, stated during the flag-off ceremony on Thursday, that the rice intervention will be sold strictly on a “one […]

September 6, 2024 16

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Reps back ban on under-18 SSCE, UTME candidates

The recent decision by the Federal Government to peg the minimum age for candidates sitting for the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination may have come to stay, the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education has said. The Minister of Education, Prof Tahir Mamman, had in July stated that with effect from 2025, any candidate below the age of 18 will not be allowed to sit the SSSCE and without […]

September 6, 2024 6

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