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Super Falcons of Nigeria have been ranked the 10th best team at the just concluded 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. On Sunday, Spain won the competition for the first time after beating England 1-0 in the final. The Falcons also finished the competition as the highest ranked African team. The […]
Continue ReadingSpain has beaten the European champions, England 1-0 to become the Women’s World Cup champions in the 2023 final at Stadium Australia in Sydney on Sunday. Captain Olga Carmona fired Spain ahead in the 29th minute, coolly finishing in the right-hand corner after a rapid counter-attack. Spain got a penalty kick in the 68th minute […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement on Thursday, the Nigeria’s track & field golden girl, Tobi Amusan has been cleared of anti-doping rule violations, for allegedly missing three tests in 12 months, with the provisional suspension placed on her, lifted with immediate effect. This means the Nigerian world champion and world record holder in the 100m hurdles, will take […]
Continue ReadingThe World Health Organisation and US health authorities said Friday they are closely monitoring a new variant of Covid-19, although the potential impact of BA.2.86 is currently unknown. The WHO classified the new variant as one under surveillance “due to the large number (more than 30) of spike gene mutations it carries”, it wrote in […]
Continue ReadingEven though they entered the tournament as clear favourites, given their past performances, European powerhouse Germany, Olympic champions Canada, perennial top performers Brazil, and Italy, have been shockingly eliminated from the ongoing FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand just after the group stage. Second-ranked Germany in the FIFA Women’s World Ranking kicked […]
Continue ReadingUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has released a worrisome report, giving details of the multidimensional poverty index (MPI), 2023, level in over more than 100 countries, indicating the worst in the history of mankind, even as part of the report titled. “Unstacking global poverty: Data for high-impact action’ reads: “The global MPI is a key […]
Continue ReadingTwitter’s owner Elon Musk and its new CEO said Sunday that the social media network would ditch its bird logo, be rebranded with the name X and move quickly into payments, banking and commerce. Founded in 2006, Twitter takes its name from the sound of birds chattering, and it has used avian branding since its […]
Continue ReadingSouth African government has agreed to execute the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against Russian President, Vladimir Putin if he ever sets foot in the country. The Democratic Alliance (DA) went to the Gauteng High Court on Friday to force government to commit to arresting Putin. The Department of Justice further agreed to pay […]
Continue Reading“US and UK’s interest threatened by a kleptocratic Nigerian ruling class. Nigeria’s election highlights Anglo-American missteps. Nigeria’s presidential transition offers US and UK policymakers a chance to reset their relations with Abuja. My latest: a short @AfricaProg piece on why Anglo-American Nigeria policy needs work ―Chatham House” Nigeria’s just concluded presidential elections have been focusing minds […]
Continue ReadingHours after confirming that she has been charged with anti-doping violation, Nigerian athlete, Tobi Amusan has been handed a provisional suspension for allegedly missing three drug tests. The announcement was made by Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Wednesday, July 19. AIU tweeted: “The AIU confirms that it has today charged and provisionally suspended Tobi Amusan (NGR) for […]
Continue ReadingThe Threads app launched by Instagram as a rival to Twitter has signed up more than 100 million users in less than five days, data tracking websites said on Monday, smashing the record of AI tool ChatGPT for the fastest-growing consumer app. While ChatGPT took two months to hit the 100 million user mark and […]
Continue ReadingMark Zuckerberg’s new App, Threads, has surpassed 95 million posts and 50 million profiles in record time Meta, the parent company of social media giants Facebook and Instagram, has made waves once again with the successful launch of its new app, Threads. Threads, in less than 24 hours since its debut, has witnessed an astonishing […]
Continue ReadingCameroonian lady who identified herself as Danny Zara, has announced her intention to set a Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest sex marathon. Zara, in a recent Facebook post, said she intends to have continuous sexual intercourse for 200 hours. To accomplish the feat, the lady also said she is seeking the participation of […]
Continue ReadingMore than 10 million people have signed up for Threads, Meta’s rival to Twitter, within the first few hours of its launch, the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday. The app went live on Apple and Android app stores in 100 countries at 2300 GMT on Wednesday and will run with no ads for […]
Continue ReadingAnother talented Nigerian chef, Adeola Adeyeye simply called chef Deo, has embarked on a remarkable culinary journey to set a new Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon (individual). Adeola’s cook-a-thon began on Friday, June 30, 2023, in the Ile-Oluji/Okeigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria and is scheduled to conclude on Thursday, […]
Continue ReadingWagner mercenary chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin has made comments since the one-day mutiny by his Wagner force, saying it was not intended to overthrow Russia’s government but to register a protest over what he said was its ineffectual conduct of the war in Ukraine. In his first public statement since ending the mutiny on Saturday night, […]
Continue ReadingNigerian chef, Hilda Baci, has confirmed receipt of her Guinness World Record plaque for the longest cooking marathon, weeks after completing the contest. The 27-year-old, who was overjoyed, yelled with delight when the delivery man handed her the plaque. Hilda received the plaque on Monday, and has since shared a video confirming receipt with the […]
Continue ReadingAlmost nine out of 10 people hold “fundamental biases” against women, a new UN report has found, a shocking statistic that shows the degradation of women’s rights in many parts of the world. According to the statistic, half of people globally still believe men make better political leaders than women; more than 40% believe men […]
Continue ReadingGuinness World Records (GWR) on Tuesday announced Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci the new record holder for the longest cooking by an individual in the world. “Following a thorough review of all the evidence, Guinness World Records can now confirm that Hilda Effiong Bassey, better known as Hilda Baci, has officially broken […]
Continue ReadingHaitian-Chilean citizen, Rodolphe Jaar, who pleaded guilty to federal charges related to his involvement in the assassination of Haitian President, Jovenel Moise has been sentenced to life in prison, Florida court records show. Moïse, 53, was shot and killed inside his home in the Pelerin 5 neighbourhood, in the hills above Port-au-Prince at 01:00 local […]
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