Author: Marquis Vannah

KINGSTON — In a brief special meeting on Friday at noon, the Wyoming Valley West School Board voted to apply for a state Public School Facility Improvement Grant, a new program initiated by Gov. Josh Shapiro last month and administered by the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

Whether dogs truly grasp the words we say — as opposed to things like tone and context clues — is a question that has long confused owners, and so far science hasn’t been able to provide clear answers. But a new brain wave study published Friday in Current Biology suggests that hearing the names of […]

Popular Nigerian musician, David Adeleke, also known as Davido, has agreed to settle the breach of contract lawsuit filed against him by the Amaju Pinnick-led Brownhill Investment Company Limited outside of court. In October 2023, PUNCH Online reported that Pinnick, a former president of the Nigeria Football Federation, accused Davido of not fulfilling the contract.

An unknown number of traders and customers were feared dead on Thursday when bandits attacked a popular market in the Madaka community, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. The attack occurred two days after bandits were reported to have attacked another community, Pangu Gari, killing the district head and four others.

A fire outbreak has occurred at the Ogbo-Osisi Plank Section of the Bridge Head Market in the city of Onitsha, Anambra State. The cause of the fire is not yet known, but it is said to have started at the Port Harcourt Road section of the plank market across from Zenith Bank on Thursday […]

Nigerian para powerlifters have secured four gold medals at the ongoing Para Powerlifting World Cup in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, The Punch reports. Two gold medals were won on Wednesday and on Thursday, two other para-athletes doubled the tally. Bose Bejide won Nigeria’s first on the opening day of […]

The match between Nigeria and Ghana, known as the 'Jollof Derby' on social media, is anticipated to have an added intensity as it is viewed as a revenge mission. It will take place in Morocco at the Stade de Marrakech, The Punch reports.

WBC mandates Joshua to fight the winner of Fury vs Usyk match According to WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman, Anthony Joshua will challenge the winner of the Oleksandr Usyk versus Tyson Fury bout. Fury and Usyk will compete for all the belts on May 18 in Saudi Arabia and later in the year for a rematch. While the negotiations […]

Elders of the Ondo State All Progressives Congress, also known as Ondo APC Aborigines, stated on Thursday that they had selected three governorship candidates from the party to consider for approval. The Ondo State governorship election is scheduled for November 16 and the APC has set April 25 for its primary election to choose […]

NDP Leader Carla Beck condemned the Saskatchewan Party government for not halting the fuel tax while citizens are facing higher provincial sales tax.