MTN Group makes final exit from Jumia, rakes in $138m
MTN Group has completed its exit from Jumia, a leading e-commerce platform in Africa, selling its 18.9 percent stake and raising $138 million from the deal. This was contained in the MTN Group third quarter for 2020 (Q3 2020)…
Canada to welcome 1.2m immigrants by 2023
The Canadian Government says it targets receiving 1.2 million immigrants from 2021 to 2023 in order to make up for a shortfall caused this year by the pandemic. Immigration Minister, Marco Mendicino, told a news conference on…
Tinubu Has 3 Private Jets.. His Son Controls All The Signage For Lagos State – Bode George
Former PDP National Chairman, Chief Bode George has once again raised fresh allegations Chief Bola Tinubu, the All Progressive Congress National leader. Speaking to Arise Tv, the former army general said that the system was not…
“Marriage Is Scam, Everyone I Know Is Divorced” – Kemi Olunloyo Rubbishes Marriage Again
Nigerian controversial journalist, Kemi Olunloyo has maintained her stand on the idea of marriage as a mere scam... while advising youths against matrimony. Kemi made this known during an…
#EndSARS: NGO wants Lagos panel to summon promoters of fake news
Vendor Positive Change Initiative, an NGO, has urged the Lagos State judicial panel on #EndSARS protest to summon all those who promoted fake news during the protest. In a petition submitted to…
#EndSARS created fear in police; they need support – LASG
The Lagos State Government has said the recent protest created fear among police personnel, while urging residents of the state to cooperate and support them. The Special Adviser to the Lagos…
Low morale: Return to duty posts or face dismissal, PSC warns policemen
The Police Service Commission has frowned on the refusal of some policemen to return to their duty posts following the killing of about 22 cops during the violence that broke out in the aftermath of the #EndSARS…
WTO: European Council Insists on Okonjo-Iweala as DG
•Nigeria reaches out to US, others to clear bottlenecks The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, yesterday reiterated Europe’s support for the bid of Nigeria’s former…
American activists ready for street protests if Trump meddles with vote counting
Dozens of activist groups who claim to represent millions of Americans from both political parties plan to hit the streets from next Wednesday, a day after the election. This will happen if…
Neymar out of action till mid-November
Paris Saint Germain’s Brazil forward Neymar will be sidelined until after the international break in mid-November, the coach Thomas Tuchel said on Friday. This development follows his injury…
Looters of NYSC camp will be apprehended, prosecuted – IG
The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu has assured that hoodlums who carted away items meant for corps members would be tracked and made to face the law. Adamu said this on Friday…
COVID-19: Lagos posts more than half of new cases in Nigeria
Lagos State on Friday posted more than half of the new COVID-19 cases in the country. Figures from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, on Friday showed that Nigeria posted 170 new…
Biden or Trump?: Prof. Lichtman predicts White House winner
Allan Lichtman, a history professor at American University, known as the “Nostradamus” of presidential elections, has pronounced his verdict for 2020. In a video made for New York…
Video: Taaooma, Abula share their engagement story
Popular Nigerian Instagram comedienne and skit maker Mariam Apaokagi, popularly known as Taaooma or Tao has officially announced that she’s engaged to longtime boyfriend Abula. The couple had…
DJ Switch pens message to her followers
Nigerian disc jockey, songwriter and musician Obianuju Catherine Udeh, professionally known as DJ Switch, took to Twitter to share a note with her followers. Switch emerged winner of the first…
#EndSARS: I want to be IGP in future, says boy arrested in police uniform
Gift Osayuhi, a boy who was arrested during the #EndSARS protest in Benin, Edo state, says he hopes to become a police officer and eventually rise to the highest office of the Inspector-General of…
Trump accuses U.S. doctors of profiting from COVID-19 deaths
U.S. President Donald Trump has falsely accused doctors of profiting from COVID-19 deaths, with the virus exploding in many states. However, his challenger Joe Biden said…
2023: Ihedioha revs campaign machinery
According to reliable sources, sacked governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, is back in town after months of staying away from the state following his removal by the Supreme Court, and he is…
Kano wins IGR leadership award
Kano State has won the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) Leadership Award 2019/2020. The award was presented to the Executive Chairman of Kano State Internal Revenue Service, Abdurrazak Datti…
Will Oba Akiolu ever forgive youths?
One of the negative outcomes of the violence caused by the EndSARS protest in Nigeria was the attack and looting of Oba Rilwan Akiolu of Lagos’ palace. Being a highly respected traditional…
BREAKING: CAF President Ahmad Ahmad contracts COVID-19
President of the Confederation of African Football, CAF, Ahmad Ahmad has contracted COVID-19. A statement on CAF’s website said after he arrived Egypt on Wednesday, October 18, he presented…
Italian police bust Nigerian mafia gang, leader Okenwa, 72 others arrested
No fewer than 73 members of a Nigerian mafia organisation in Italy, including their leader, 50-year-old Emmanuel Okenwa aka ‘Boogye’, have been arrested. The operation was carried out by more than 200 Italian…
PSG under fire for releasing Thiago Silva to Chelsea
French pundit, Pierre Mendes has attacked Ligue 1 outfit Paris Saint Germain for letting Thiago Silva join Chelsea without any replacement on ground. Silva joined the West London club in the…
600 companies applied to bid for 57 marginal oil fields – DPR
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) says 600 companies have applied to be prequalified for the marginal oil fields bid rounds. Paul Osu, DPR head of public affairs, told NAN on Friday that the bid round process for its 57…