Terrorists massacre 42 Malian soldiers, injure 22 in deadliest attack
Forty-two Malian soldiers were killed and 22 injured in an attack near the town of Tessit on Sunday, Mali’s government admitted on Wednesday, blaming an Islamic State affiliate. It was one of…
Flutterwave raises staff size by 200, names new Chief People and Culture Officer
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has completed the recruitment process for its inaugural Graduate Trainee Program, hiring 200 trainees, and growing its employee base by 38 per…
Ramaphosa’s Farmgate
By the admission of the South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa himself, the governing African National Congress (ANC) is at its weakest since it took over power from the apartheid minority…
Peter Obi cautions FG against further borrowings
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has cautioned the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government against further borrowing for consumption. Obi handed down the…
Adeagbo, Echeazu extradited from UK to US for defrauding Appalachian State University
Two Nigerians Oludayo Kolawole John Adeagbo, a UK resident and Donald Ikenna Echeazu, a UK citizen, have been indicted for conspiring to defraud Appalachian State University out of almost $2…
Kenya election: Raila Odinga overtakes Ruto, leads by huge margin
Raila Odinga has overtaken Vice President William Ruto, as over 10 million votes were tallied in the Kenyan election. By 6 a.m Kenyan time, Odinga had polled 5,216,965 Votes or 51.83% as against…
Lagos residents to pay more for waste management — LAWMA
Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says the authority is proposing a 50 per cent increase in waste bill across board for Lagos residents. Mr Ibrahim Odumboni, the Managing Director of LAWMA,…
Hawaii resident, 75, arrested for murder of California teenager 40 years ago
Authorities in Hawaii have arrested a 75 year-old suspect for the murder of a teenage girl in California, 40 years ago. The clincher was DNA — which has helped solved dozens of knotty cases in…
UTME screening: Varsities, others to make N3.3bn from candidates
Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education and Innovative and Entrepreneurship Institutions, IEIs, in the country are set to make N3,336,388,000 from admission seekers through the…
Pelosi In Taiwan: Provocation Or Diplomacy?
In his statement on the recent visit of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States of America, Nancy Pelosi, to Taiwan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China who…
Kwara Monarch Docked Over Alleged Assault On Colleague
The traditional ruler of Samora in Kwara State, Oba Matthew Idowu Ajiboye, has been arraigned at an Ilorin Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday for allegedly leading some hoodlums to attack another traditional…
U.S. model Clenney charged with murder of Nigerian-American Tobechukwu Obumseli
OnlyFans star Courtney Clenney has been charged with murder for stabbing to death her boyfriend Nigerian-American Christian Tobechukwu Obumseli. The fatal stabbing happened at their Miami apartment…
Tension mounts in PDP as crisis worsens; elders weigh options
Amid tensions, some elders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday, intervened in the crisis rocking the party by giving approval for the constitution of the presidential campaign council.…
Court remands suspected cultist, Oko-ilu, over murder, arson, cultism
An Osun State Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded a suspected cultist, Rasheed Hammed, popularly known as Oko-ilu, in Ilesa correctional centre over alleged murder. The Police arrested Rasheed,…
Dariye To Run For Senate After Prison Release
Barring any last-minute change, a former governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye, will declare interest to contest the Plateau Central senatorial seat on the platform of the Labour Party…
No problem if Obi wins in 2023… As long as presidency comes to south – Akeredolu
Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, says he won’t have any objection if Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), wins the 2023 election. Akeredolu spoke on Wednesday in an…
Muslim-Muslim ticket: Pope hasn’t told me to reject DG appointment — Lalong
THE Director-General of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Organization, and governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, said that as a Catholic, the Pope has not told him that…
2023: Sultan, CAN sign peace pact
…Pledge to demand free, fair democratic elections in 2023 The Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar III, and Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, have signed a peace pact to de-escalate religious tensions and ensure peaceful and…
Storm Gathering In Nigeria – Charly Boy
Charles Oputa, maverick entertainer and activist popularly known as Charly Boy, has said Nigeria could be doomed if the challenges confronting the nation are not fixed. In a tweet on Wednesday, Charly…
BBNaija: Level 2 housemate, Kess loses son, wife suffers miscarriage
BBNaija season 7 housemate, Kess has suffered the tragic loss of his unborn child. According to a statement released via his social media handles, the housemate’s family is currently grieving the loss…
H1’22: More pension funds moving into FG Securities, up 6.2% to N9trn
Pension funds managers are ramping up their investments in government securities as their portfolio went up 6.2 per cent to N9.008 trillion in the first half of 2022, H1’22, from N8.475 trillion in the…
NAF eliminates terrorists leader, Shanono in Kaduna
The Nigeria Air Force (NAF) has eliminated a terrorists leader, Alhaji Shanono, and 18 of his foot soldiers in Kaduna State. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF Headquarters,, Air…
2023: Peter Obi backs Bola Tinubu’s call for issue-based campaign
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has thrown his weight behind the call by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Bola Tinubu, for the…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu lacks frame of reference to assess my achievements – Jandor
The Lagos State governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, has flayed Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, over alleged uncomplimentary statement…