Truck runs over sleeping workers, crushes 15 to death
At least 15 labourers were crushed to death by a truck in India early Tuesday while they were sleeping by a road, police said. The accident took place near a village in the Surat…
Annual pro-gun event at Virginia fizzles in wake of U.S. Capitol siege
Only a few dozen gun-rights activists converged on the Virginia state capital on Monday for an annual demonstration that typically draws thousands, with this year’s protests dampened by tensions in the wake of the Jan. 6…
Heineken extends Nigeria’s market share with new 1.9bn units of Champion Breweries
Heineken B.V., the Dutch brewer, has purchased another 1.9 billion ordinary shares of Champion Breweries located in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state. Heineken through its subsidiary, Raysun Nigeria Limited, purchased the new shares at…
Vladimir Putin tries to show he’s Russia’s “top dog” with Alexei Navalny arrest – Kremlin…
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a former oil tycoon who fell foul of the Kremlin, said on Monday the arrest of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was an attempt by President Vladimir Putin to show he is still “top dog” in Russia.…
‘God forbid’ — Yahaya Bello rejects COVID-19 vaccine, says it is meant to kill
Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state, has discouraged the use of COVID-19 vaccine, falsely stating that the jabs are meant to kill people. Like…
FG releases N10bn to support local production of COVID-19 vaccine
Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, says the federal government has approved the release of N10 billion to support local production of the COVID-19 vaccine. Speaking at the media briefing of the presidential task…
Gun-battle in Zamfara: NAF officer, 30 bandits drop dead
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has lost one of its Special Forces (SF) personnel in a gun-battle as troops of ‘Operation Hadarin Daji’ killed 30 bandits at Maje…
Biden to cancel Trump easing of entry ban of Euro, Brazil travellers
President-elect Joe Biden will reverse the order by Donald Trump lifting the entry ban on non-U.S. citizens from much of Europe and Brazil. Trump’s new order made Monday…
Trump: Vindicated Soyinka blasts Critics of ‘Wolexit’
When the Presidential campaigns were hot in the United States in 2016, Professor Wole Soyinka threatened that if Republican Donald Trump won, he would tear his American Green…
Telcos submit 43 million NINs to NIMC for verification
•Allays fears of blocking unlinked SIMs •NIMC registers 2 million more, NINs holders rise to 45 million About 43 million National Identity Numbers have been submitted by telecommunication companies to the…
Lagos-Ibadan Expressway reconstruction nears completion, says FG
The ongoing rehabilitation, reconstruction and expansion of the Lagos-Ibadan dual carriage way has reached an appreciable level of completion, the Federal…
Why Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi now walks with crutches
Minister of Transportation Rotimi Amaechi, left many wondering after he was captured walking with the aid of crutches. The minister was spotted with the crutches over the weekend at…
Nigeria posts 14 deaths, 1,617 new cases of COVID-19
Nigeria posted 1,617 new cases of COVID-19, more than the 1,444 posted on Sunday, jacking its cumulative cases to 112,004. Lagos after posting a chart-busting 901…
Tinubu mourns Martins-Kuye
All Progressives Party (APC) National Leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has described the late former Minister of State for Finance, Sen. Jubril Martins-Kuye, as “an astute politician…
Sick, too old people should stay away from churches, says CAN
The leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has advised sick and too old people to henceforth stay away from worship centres. This was part of the guidelines…
PROFILE: Marwa, Harvard-trained new anti-drug czar who started handling firearms at 12
Mohamed (notice the one ‘m’ in the middle) Buba Marwa’s appointment as the chairman and chief executive officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA)…
FG Asks EFCC To Forward Cases On Patience Jonathan
The Federal Government has asked the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mohammed Umar Abba, to make available details of all cases concerning former first lady, Patience…
Uganda switches on internet but social media still blocked
Uganda on Monday switched on the internet after it had shut it down on Jan. 13, fearing that it would be used to spread messages of hate and violence amid the country’s general elections held on Jan. 14. Ofwono…
Ex-Lagos Military Governor, Marwa Resumes Office As New NDLEA Chairman
A former military governor of Lagos State, Brigadier-General Buba Marwa (rtd) has resumed office as the new Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).…
MC Oluomo’s Side Chic, Ehi Ogbebor Who ‘Codedly’ Collected Oluwo Of Iwo’s Number Shares Chat Between…
Ehi Ogbebor has responded after a video showing her collecting something from the Oluwo of Iwo went viral and led Nigerians to accuse her of ‘codedly’ collecting the monarch’s number in the presence of her man MC Oluomo. Recall that at…
Meet the Bidens: America’s new ‘first family’
President-elect Joe Biden and his wife Jill will become the new White House residents when he takes office on Wednesday. Biden has made his family a major focus throughout his career, and his 2020 presidential…
Samsung heir Jay Lee returns to familiar prison after ruling
After a judge handed down a 30-month sentence for bribery and other charges, Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee is expected to return to the same prison where he had spent a year in 2017-2018. The imprisonment of…
Kano council polls: APC sweeps all 44 chairmanship, councilorship seats
The ruling party, All Progressive Congress, APC, have won all the 44 Local government Chairmen seats in Kano State. The party also clears all the councillorship seats across the 484 wards of the state. The Chairman,…
Liverpool draw only a good result if we win next game – Solskjaer
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer refused to celebrate a hard-earned point at Anfield, pointing out that Manchester United are now required to win their next outing to keep up their Premier League chase. Liverpool were held 0-0 by…