The parents of Sloan Mattingly, the 7-year-old Indiana girl who died after getting trapped in a collapsed sand hole on a Florida beach in February are speaking out about their tragedy in hopes to save other families from experiencing such. In an emotional interview, Therese Mattingly and Jason Mattingly told Good Morning America’s Erielle Reshef that they remembered their bright and vivacious daughter “as a beam of light [and] joy.” “She just lived life,” said Jason of his little …
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Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike maintains he is still a member of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Despite the calls for his expulsion, the FCT minister who sat for a media parley on Friday, March 14, stated that he is an advocate of the rule of law and his non-support of the party in the 2023 presidential election was the right step and thus moves for his suspension are uncalled for. Wike …
There is no doubt that the economy is biting hard in the country as anger and frustration among Nigerians, especially the youths, continue to linger. Speaking to newsmen in far away Sydney, Australia Comrade Tochukwu Onah who is the immediate past President of Nigeria Students in Australia called on President Bola Tinubu to understand the urgency of the moment and put necessary action in place to ameliorate the suffering of Nigerians. ‘’As a Nigerian, born and bred …
Former Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eyes contestant, Queen Mercy Atang, was pictured leaving with her daughter to join her husband in her new home. The reality star and David Oyekanmi had their traditional wedding on Wednesday, March 13. After the ceremony, Queen Mercy shared photos and wrote: “My husband paid in full, and extra.” David also took to his Instagram account to gush about his beautiful wife. See below.
President Bola Tinubu has ordered the re-opening of Nigeria’s land and air borders with the Republic of Niger and the lifting of other sanctions against the country with immediate effect. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, March 13. He said the directive is in compliance with the decisions of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government at its extraordinary summit on February …
The Federal Government has postponed the launch of the Nigerian Students Loan Scheme indefinitely. Akintunde Sawyer, the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), disclosed this in an interview with ARISE NEWS. The loan which was formally slated to take off on Thursday, March, 14, has been postponed again, as there are some corrections that are being made around the launch according to Sawyer. “Unfortunately, I won’t be able to commit to a specific date. …