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The 12-year-old boy chess prodigy, Tanitoluwa Adewumi and his parents have been granted asylum in the United States, Washington Post reports. Tanitoluwa fled Nigeria to US over terrorism launched by Boko Haram fighters. Popularly known as Tani, Tanitoluwa Adewumi who rose to stardom at eight for unprecedented chess skills defeated 73 opponents to clinch the New York state chess championship for his division. Also read: Bill Clinton Hails 8-Year-Old Nigerian Chess Prodigy His family moved to New York in 2017, seeking religious asylum and was residing in a homeless shelter in 2019. Having come to the limelight for breaking into…

The Federal Government has opened the 1.6 kilometers second Niger Bridge linking Anambra and Delta States to vehicular movements.  The bridge was opened at exactly 9:50 a.m on Thursday, December 15, 2022 despite assurances by the Federal Government that the bridge will be opened at 12 a.m. According to a government official who spoke to Channels Television, the delay was as a result of some little adjustments on the roads the roads linking the bridge. Also read: Niger Delta: Buhari, Committed To Provision Of Quality Infrastructure – Akpabio The first driver to pass through the bridge, Sunday Emem, expressed his delight to Channels Television.…

France ended Morocco’s World Cup dream as goals from Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani gave the defending champions a 2-0 win in their semi-final clash. The tense soccer encounter set up a showdown with Lionel Messi’s Argentina at Lusail Stadium on Sunday. This is France’s fourth World Cup final in seven editions and they are hoping to become the first team since Brazil 60 years ago to retain the trophy when they take on Argentina. Also read Morocco Stun Portugal to reach World Cup semi-final France beat England 2-1 to face Morocco in World Cup semi-final Mbappé’s brace powers France…

Iniobong Sunday No fewer than five persons were reportedly killed in rival cults’ clashes involving two notorious confraternities Tuesday evening in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital.  During the clashes between Vickings and the Mafians,  other persons were critically injured. Witnesses around the Ibom Plaza axis of the city centre, told our correspondent that the fracas started at the early evening hours, about 6:30 p.m., and lasted for about two hours, before Police operatives and a detachment of soldiers standing guard at the plaza since the #EndSARS protests last year, arrived to restore normalcy. Also read: Cult War Claims 2,…

Mariah Carey’s hit holiday song has broken Billboard record, returning to top spot for the fourth year in a row. The song All I Want For Christmas Is You broke the record just days after topping the UK charts for the second time ever. The 1994 song now has nine total weeks at the number one spot on the Hot 100, and has become the first song to have led at number one at four different times. Also read: Mariah Carey Wins 3 Guinness World Records The catchy tune originally topped the Hot 100 in 2019, then again in 2020. It made another…

Some US lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation that would ban the popular app TikTok from operating within the United States over national security concerns. Senator Marco Rubio, the top Republican on the Senate Intelligence, introduced the bill to the Congress on Tuesday. Rubio’s bill—the Averting the National Threat of Internet Surveillance, Oppressive Censorship and Influence, and Algorithmic Learning by the Chinese Communist Party, or ANTI-SOCIAL CCP Act—already has bipartisan support in the House, with Reps. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., authoring companion legislation. Also read: Nigerian Immigrant Emerges Councillor In USA “The federal government has yet to take a…

Mercurial Lionel Messi who scored in the first half, helped Argentina to beat Croatia 3-0 on Tuesday December 13, to reach the 2022 FIFA World Cup final in Qatar. The Argentine team started the semi-final match slow, but later took control of the game as star player and captain, Messi, put his team ahead with a 34th-minute penalty after Croatia goalkeeper, Dominik Livakovic tripped Alvarez as he chased a long ball. Croatia, which came from behind to beat Japan and Brazil on penalties in the last two rounds, tried to hit back in the second half but failed to open…

Ogun State is the next host of the National Sports Festival in 2024, President Muhammadu Buhari announced. Buhari made the announcement while declaring the 21st National Sports Festival, tagged ‘Delta 2022″ closed at the weekend. He congratulated the government and people of the Ogun State for emerging the preferred state, and wished them the best of luck in the organization of the 22nd Edition of the Sports Festival. Also read: 20th National Sports Festival Begins In Edo Next Month The President, however, saluted the government and people of Delta State for hosting the best National Sports Festival in recent times…

Israel Umoh Another cheery evening of Christmas Carols Festival that regally exemplifies praises, dances and gospel songs, is here in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital. An array of large group of Carol singers in the world will congregate and storm the space with high decibels. Glittering lighting effects will blight the dusty sky paled by hot air. The global event will climax Friday, December 16 from 6 p.m. with flashing fireworks as denouement. The picturesque 2022 Akwa Ibom Christmas Carols Festival, which has become a yearly ritual for over 15 years in the Land of Promise, peaks with glitz and pomp. Ambient…

Famous Nigerian musician, Daniel Oluwatobiloba Anidugbe, popularly known as Kizz Daniel, has generated his first 100 million views on YouTube with his hit track ‘Buga.’  Since Daniel released the track in May 2022, the  song has caught the attention of both young and older demographics, as it was listed as the number one song in this year’s Google search by Nigerians. The 28-year-old singer took to his Instagram page to celebrate the great achievement where he also thanked his fans for their constant support. Also read: Kizz Daniel apologises and stages free show for Tanzanian fans He stated that this…