NASA aborts first crewed SpaceX mission from U.S. soil in 10 years
NASA’S SpaceX- crewed mission to the International Space Station was aborted today due to bad weather. It was aborted 20 minutes before launch at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.…
Jailed Nigerian freed, gets $10m compensation
A UNITED STATES-BASED Nigerian, Tony Ugochkwu, has walked out of prison a free man after spending 15 out of the 18 years he was wrongly convicted for murder. For being a victim of wrong identity, he…
NCDC declares coronavirus viability period
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that the longest viability period of a Coronavirus (COVID-19) is 10 days. According to a new study by infectious diseases experts in…
Lagos Issues 479,028 Number Plates, Driver’s Licences in One Year
The Lagos State Government has issued over 479,028 vehicle number plates and driver’s licence in the state in the last one year, the state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr.…
At last, Coronavirus lands in Kogi
Kogi State has recorded its first cases of the deadly Coronavirus since the pandemic broke out in February in the country. Kogi and Cross Rivers State previously held the record as…
Canadian court disappoints Huawei over CFO’s case
A Canadian court ruled against Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, on Wednesday in her extradition case to the US on fraud charges. However, the company said it has faith…
“I allowed pains from past to take over my emotions” – Cynthia Morgan apologizes
Embattled dance hall musician, Cynthia Morgan has apologized to Jude Okoye and her ex-manager, Joy Tongo. Cynthia Morgan in an Instagram live video, with Ex-Miss Globe Nigeria,…
Trump’s job approval sinks to 2-year low
U.S. President Trump’s job approval sank toward a two-year low on Wednesday, according to a survey from the right-leaning polling firm Rasmussen. The poll released Wednesday shows 42…
Lagos to replace Okada, tricycle from July
LAGOS State Government will from July introduce what it describes as First Mile and Last Mile (FMLM) mobility solution to replace banned Okada and tricycle. Transportation Commissioner Frederick…
Mother who drowned baby goes for psychiatric test
AN Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday sent for psychiatric evaluation a nursing mother, Oluwafunmilola Adisa, suspected of killing her baby. Magistrate (Mrs) K. O. Doja-Ojo…
Edo poll: can Obaseki win APC primary?
Former Edo State Education Commissioner Gideon Obhakhan examines the factors that will shape the All Progressive Congress (APC) primary in the Southsouth state If I were Governor…
Edo Guber: I’m in the race to develop Edo, serve my people – Ize-Iyamu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu on Wednesday said his ambition to govern the state was primarily for…
30 killed as troops bombard bandits in Zamfara forest
No fewer than 30 bandits have been killed in airstrike conducted by the Air Component of the Operation Hadarin Daji in Doumborou forest area of Zamfara State, the Armed Forces of…
Gani Adams welcomes twins
Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on Tuesday, welcomes a set of twins in a private hospital in Lagos. Adams made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday.…
Amotekun’ll fail in states except Lagos – Alao-Akala
Former Governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has faulted the decision of the South-West governors in appointing retired military officers as director-generals of Amotekun Corps in their various states saying the step would…
[BREAKING] School reopening: FG considers morning, afternoon classes
The Federal Government says it is thinking of sectionalising classes for primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions in the country ahead of school reopening amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Minister of State for Education,…
PenCom mulls diversifying investments to infrastructure, housing assets
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says it is reviewing its policies to boost pension fund investments in capital market products, infrastructure and housing assets after the pandemic. Aisha Dahir-Umar, PenCom acting…
BREAKING: NFF extends Rohr’s contract as Super Eagles coach
The Nigeria Football Federation has extended the contract of Gernot Rohr as the coach of Super Eagles. The NFF president, Amaju Pinnick, made this known on Wednesday without giving details…
As You Call Your Calabash, So Will the World Use It
I am now convinced beyond all doubts, reasonable, unreasonable, unreasoned, reasoned, reasonless, name it, that something is wrong with us, Africans! Recently, there we were,…
Children’s Day: Senate President celebrates Nigerian kids
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has felicitated Nigerian children on the occasion of the 2020 Children’s Day. Lawan noted that the day was set aside to…
South Africa to reopen places of worship June 1 — despite recording highest COVID-19 cases on the…
Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa’s president, says places of worship will reopen as from June 1, but under stern restrictions to prevent the further spread of the novel coronavirus. This is despite the fact that South Africa is the…
AfDB President, Adesina vows his innocence and integrity as U.S. moves to scuttle his 2nd term bid
Crisis of probe triggered by US move to have veto power in bank U.S. wants to block Adesina’s emergence for 2nd term as AfDB President Or U.S. would trigger exit from AfDB…
JUST IN: FG suspends evacuation of Nigerians abroad
The federal government has suspended further evacuation of Nigerians stranded abroad over the COVID-19 pandemic. Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs, who announced this during the presidential task force on COVID-19…
With nightclubs still closed, Lagos strippers now take the party to homes of the rich
Dressed in knee-length satin outfit and comfy shoes, Adanna jogs to the waiting jeep parked on Bode Thomas in Surulere, Lagos, where she meets two other ladies sitting pretty. Time check: 5pm. She throws her backpack to the floor of the…