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Chioma Ajunwa, Nigeria’s sole individual Olympic gold medalist, laments the country’s 30-year Olympic gold drought, blaming poor sports structures. Read he Read More: https://punchng.com/ajunwa-decries-30-year-individual-olympic-gold-drought/
Nigeria’s economic policy needs a shift from revenue generation to boosting production, productivity, and employment. Discover how this change can transfor Read More: https://punchng.com/refocusing-economic-policy-toward-production-productivity-and-employment/
Sunday EhigiatorBrigham Young University (BYU)-Pathway Worldwide, Idaho, United States, has secured accreditation from the National Universities Commission (NUC) to operate as a transnational higher education institution in Nigeria, marking a
FRANK HAVILAND Piddington in Oxfordshire is the sort of village which once graced our Christmas Quality Street tins (pre-shrinkflation, naturally). A rural idyll home to approximately 350 carefree souls. No shops, no village pub even (although, as an alcoholic, I am pleased to learn via the parish newsletter that there is a ‘pop-up pub’ held in... This article Piddington: Britain in Miniature was originally created by Converseer.
Two minutes and thirty seconds into the title track of Rachika Nayar's Heaven Come Crashing, an absolutely massive drum and bass beat drops. As a fan of Nayar's debut record Our Hands Against The Dusk, it caught me off guard. That album has no percussion on it at all. Heaven Comes Crashing is almost entirely drum-free, too. There are some rapid-fire mechanical hi-hats on the second track, "Tetramorph," and the back half of track six, "Gayatri," has what sounds like a snare buried deep in the mix. But it isn't until track seven that Nayar delivers an unexpected drum explosion, before immediately retreating to the soothing wash of "Sleepless," … Read the full story at The Verge.
Daniel Daga scored for the second consecutive game as Molde were forced to a 3-3 draw by Sarpsborg 08 in their Eliteserien clash at the Aker Stadion on Sunday. Daga scored Molde’s third goal of the game before Sarpsborg rallied to earn a share of the spoils. The 19-year-old reacted quickest at the back post to […] Norway: Daga scores again as Molde held by Sarpsborg in six-goal thriller
From Ndubuisi Orji, Abuja A group opposition politician, on the aegis of G-100, has charged African Democratic Congress (ADC) 2027 presidential candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and his Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) counter, Peter Obi, as well as other key opposition figures to forge a common front for the 2027 general election. The group,... This article G-100 charges Atiku, Obi, others to forge a common front for 2027 polls was originally created by Converseer.
Edward “Bud” Cole speaks in Japan in 2023. | Image: Jun Sato/WireImage Fender CEO Edward "Bud" Cole gave an interview to T3 in May celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Telecaster with comments on AI and music that initially flew under the radar. But it has started making the rounds recently, pouring more fuel on an already raging fire of bad PR following the company pissing off basically the entire guitar-playing community by sending cease-and-desist letters to builders, claiming copyright of the Stratocaster body shape. Some influential guitar YouTubers have even said they're done buying Fender gear in the wake of the controversy. And Cole's resurfaced comments comparing cover songs and bandmates to a sort … Read the full story at The Verge.
Nigerian professional wrestler Oba Femi recorded one of the biggest victories of his career after defeating former UFC and WWE champion Brock Lesnar in a brutal Hell in a Cell match at WWE SummerSlam on Saturday night.
Italy’s Prysmian is in advanced talks to acquire electrical manufacturing company Atkore Inc., people familiar with the matter said.
Residents searching through the rubble of an Israeli strike in western Gaza City recovered the body of an unborn baby.
President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Public Communication, Sunday Dare, has said Catholic bishops can’t seek to reduce the president’s transformational agenda to a narrative of failure. Dare said reducing Tinubu’s transformational agenda is a scathingly assault on Tinubu. Posting on X, he insisted that the president inherited a crumbling, bankrupt nation but […] Onaiyekan: Catholic bishops assaulting Tinubu by reducing transformation agenda to failure – Presidency
