Palestinian youths launch campaign on social media in solidarity with China
Palestinian youths have launched a campaign on Twitter to show solidarity with China, reinforcing an international trend on social media to back China’s ongoing fight against the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pneumonia,…
Bezos creates $10b Earth Fund to battle climate change
Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and the world’s richest man, said Monday that he was committing $10 billion to a new fund to tackle climate change. In a post to his 1.4 million followers…
CBN, firms move to establish milk processing plants
The Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday started the process of assisting dairy companies to set up milk processing plants in the Federal Capital Territory. The move is coming barely one week…
UK grapples with severe floods, death toll expected to rise
Britain issued severe flood warnings Monday, advising of life-threatening danger after Storm Dennis dumped weeks’ worth of rain in some places. One woman swept away by the floodwaters was feared dead. To the east, Dennis’…
Burning tyres and sore feet: Lagos bristles under bike ban
It is dark when Abisoye Adeniyi leaves home on the packed Lagos mainland, weaving through cars and minibuses. She reaches her bus stop as the sun rises. The 23-year-old Nigerian lawyer used to hop on a motorbike – known locally…
Gospel singer who plotted to kill Rwanda president dies in police cell
Rwandan gospel singer Kizito Mihigo, who was found guilty in 2015 of plotting to kill President Paul Kagame, has been found dead in a police cell, authorities confirmed on Monday. A police statement said Mihigo, 38, had committed…
Justin Fashanu to be inducted into football Hall of Fame
Justin Fashanu, Britain’s first and only out gay male professional footballer, is to be posthumously inducted into the National Football Museum’s Hall of Fame later this week. Fashanu will be recognised at a ceremony on Wednesday…
Lagos calls for new revenue sources, sharing formula
Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has called for the creation and boosting of new sources of export in Nigeria’s bid to meet the yearning and aspiration of…
Russian woman who fled coronavirus quarantine ordered to return
A Russian court ordered an undiagnosed local woman to return to coronavirus quarantine on Monday after she fled days earlier, from what she described as dismal conditions. The 32-year-old woman had been quarantined in St…
Sex4Grades: NANS receives 2,000 petitions from students on sexual harassment
The National Association of Nigerians Students (NANS) has received about 2,000 petitions from students on sexual harassment by lecturers, this is according to the NANS president. NANS President, Danielson Akpan, revealed this earlier today…
FIRS sole collector of stamp duty – FG
The federal government has finally put to bed the controversy over who will collect stamp duty has finally been rested. Henceforth, the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will be the sole collecting agency of stamp duty in…
“My sons, don’t marry a lady that can’t cook” – Pastor Adeboye
Nigerian pastor and general overseer of RCCG, Enoch Adeboye, has advised young and single men not to get married to a woman who cannot cook. Pastor Adeboye, is known for giving advice to his followers and this does not exclude young…
Shariah council asks Shekau to come out of hiding
Muslim scholars, under the aegis of Supreme Council for Shar’ah in Nigeria (SCSN), have urged Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau to come out of hiding and face…
NNPC, JV partners disburse $360m for Ogoni clean-up
THE Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its joint venture partners have disbursed $360million towards the Ogoniland clean-up project as…
Rand Falls as Moody’s Sounds Alarm on South African Economy
Ratings company lowers South African economic-growth forecasts South Africa’s rand weakened and bond yields rose after Moody’s Investors Service lowered its forecasts for…
Lionel Messi becomes first footballer ever to clinch the Laureus Award
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi on Monday won the prestigious Lauren World sportsman of the year award. The Argentine became the first footballer ever to win the…
Open feud in Aso Rock that explains the ineptitude of security chiefs
A power tussle for the control of Nigeria’s security chiefs between the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno and President Muhammadu Buhari’s chief of staff, Abba Kyari…
Lagos issues quit notice to traders under Eko Bridge
Lagos State Government on Monday issued a quit notice to all traders with containerized stores and other forms of stalls at Oke Arin Market at Ebute -Ero under the Eko…
Man. United, VAR rock Chelsea at Stamford Bridge
Manchester United recorded a win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Monday after Video Assistant Referee, VAR, ruled out two of Chelsea’s goals. With the win,…
Oluwo, Agbowu face-off unfortunate – Osun government
The Osun government has described the face-off between the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi and the Agbowu of Ogbaagbaa, Oba Dhikrulahi Akinropo, as unfortunate and avoidable. It would be recalled that Akanbi was alleged to…
PHOTOS: Amotekun ‘commander’ storms Ekiti assembly in combat regalia
One of the leaders of Amotekun, a security outfit, on Monday, visited the Ekiti state house of assembly, dressed in combat regalia. The Amotekun leader, whose major purpose in the house was to attend a public hearing on the outfit,…
Justice Tanko heads seven-man panel of justices to review Bayelsa, Imo verdicts
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad will chair the seven-member panel of justices to review Bayelsa and Imo governorship election verdicts, that have triggered huge controversies and misgivings about the…
Diezani stole not less than $2.5bn… she must be extradited – Magu
Ibrahim Magu, acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has again asked the United Kingdom to extradite Diezani Alison-Madueke, former…
How lady divorced husband for insisting they share bills equally
A Twitter user has narrated how her cousin divorced her husband, after he insisted they share bills equally, even after they had a newborn. Taking to the micro-blogging platform, @DarkSisterHive, narrated how her cousin divorced her…