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The Arewa Consultative Forum says the policies of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration has worsened the economic crisis in the region.    In a communique issued on Wednesday, November 20 by its National Publicity Secretary, Prof. Tukur Muhammad-Baba, the ACF urged the President to review and reassess his administration’s economic policies.   ‘’The policies of the current Federal Government have …

A Florida high school football coach was allegedly caught on camera watching p0rnography in a classroom in front of students.  Max Edwards, the head football coach at Miami Jackson Senior High School, was caught viewing the adult film on a school computer in the view of at least one student, who filmed it, according to footage obtained by CBS Miami.  The …

Hadiza El-Rufai publicly questioned her son, Bashir El-Rufai, after he criticised President Bola Tinubu’s aides for attacking former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comments.   Bashir, who is the son of former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, took to X to attack Tinubu’s media team.   He wrote on X: “Attacking Obasanjo with the state of the country now has to be …

Just weeks after SpaceX stunned the world with a precision landing of a giant rocket booster, the company is preparing for another test flight of the most powerful launch vehicle ever built.   SpaceX will again attempt the rocket movement that involves steering the booster back into the mechanical arms or “chopsticks” of a launch tower.   The nearly 400-foot-tall …

Manhattan prosecutors have announced they will oppose President-elect Trump’s demand to dismiss his New York criminal conviction following his election victory.   In a new letter, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg (D) said he won’t resist adjourning Trump’s hush money sentencing next week so the judge can receive further briefing on whether to toss the case. Though Bragg staked out firm opposition to …

Iconic Italian goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon has said Brazilian star Neymar should have won at least five Ballon d’Or awards.     In an interview with Corriere della, Buffon praised Neymar, stating, “It’s hard to pick a rival, I’ve played against three generations: Zidane, Ronaldo, Messi, Cristiano, Iniesta… Choose one? Neymar. For the player he is and the person he is, …

In a new interview to promote his new documentary ‘The Honorable Shyne’ former Rapper turned politician, Shyne has recalled a time when he spat in the face of music mogul, Sean Diddy Combs and years later, when Diddy paid him $50,000 as a reward for serving a long prison sentence.     After a nightclub shooting in late 1999, Shyne …

Nasiru Buba, the man who accused Jigawa Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwal Danladi Sankara, of having an affair with his wife, has rejected the verdict of the Sharia Court which absolved the politician of wrongdoing.  Recall that a Kano Upper Shari’a Court had dismissed the adultery case against Sankara, saying it could not be proven.  The Presiding judge, Ibrahim Sarki …

The lineup of 24 countries for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is complete, with Mozambique claiming the final spot following a 2-1 triumph over Guinea-Bissau.     The tournament, set to begin in December next year, will be hosted by Morocco, who automatically have a place in the competition as the host nation.     Among the qualified …

The 6 Brigade Nigerian Army/ Sector 3 Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) has arrested a 73-year-old suspected bandits’ informant and collaborator, Alhaji Buba Maru in Ardo-Kola Local Government Area of Taraba State.      Acting Assistant Director, 6 Brigade Army Public Relations, Captain Olubodunde Oni, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, said the suspect specializes in …