NPA Approves 10 % Discount On Habour Dues
As part of efforts to increase patronage at the Eastern Ports, the management of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has approved a ten Percent (10%) discount on harbour dues in all concession…
Senator Ovie Omo Agege Emerges Senate Deputy President
The lawmaker representing Delta central, Ovie Omo-Agege, has been elected deputy president of the Senate. He secured 67 of the 107 votes in the election to defeat Ike Ekweremadu of the Peoples Democratic…
Amazon will serve any government agency with facial recognition technology, so long as it’s legal
The head of Amazon.com Inc’s cloud computing division on Monday said the company would work with any government agency that followed the law, in contrast with rival Microsoft Corp, which has…
Ahmed Lawan scales PDP ambush, elected President of 9th Senate
Ahmad Lawan, lawmaker representing Yobe north senatorial district, has been elected president of the senate. Lawan secured 79 votes to defeat Ali Ndume from Borno south who polled 28 votes. Although the two…
Profile: Naira Marley may have played himself. But can he still win?
The 2018 World Cup wasn’t a memorable outing for the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Dumped out at the group stage despite a wondrous performance by Ahmed Musa in the second match, the Super Eagles…
Botswana decriminalises homosexuality in landmark ruling
Botswana’s High Court has ruled to decriminalise homosexuality on Tuesday, in a landmark case being watched across Africa after Kenya recently upheld its own anti-homosexuality laws. Botswana is regarded as…
It’s not enough to fight corruption — we have to create wealth, Kagame tells Buhari
President Paul Kagame, president of Rwanda, has told President Muhammadu Buhari and other African leaders, that it is not enough to fight corruption — but to also add value to human life. Speaking at the…
BREAKING: 34-year-old Kaduna poly graduate elected speaker of Kwara assembly
Yakubu Danladi, a 34-year-old graduate of Kaduna Polytechnic, has been elected speaker of the Kwara state house of assembly. Danladi, who represents Ilesha-Gwanara constituency, was elected unanimously…
Drama as Reps-elect chant ‘battle ready’
Members-elect of the House of Representatives are turning up in the chamber, with Mr James Faleke, one of those leading the campaign of the speakership candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Femi…
Rochas Okorocha denied accreditation, leaves national assembl
Rochas Okorocha, former governor of Imo state, has been prevented from participating in the inauguration of the 9th national assembly. The ex-governor had arrived at the national assembly on Tuesday…
Juventus set to sell four players to fund Paul Pogba transfer
Paul Pogba is set to become one of the most talked-about characters in the ongoing transfer window, as not only Real Madrid is interested in his services. The player’s lack of chemistry with…
Africa’s Technology Hub Rises in a Congested Lagos Neighborhood
The fading facades of century-old buildings in a neighborhood of the Nigerian megacity of Lagos house a vibrant technology cluster that’s caught the eye of Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google.The Yaba area, home…
BREAKING: APC governors storm NASS for presiding officers positions
Governors of the All Progressives Congress on Tuesday stormed the National Assembly complex to witness the election of presiding officers. They were led by the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum, Kayode Fayemi.…
NASS election: Why we endorsed Ndume, Bago – PDP
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has explained why it is backing Senator Ali Ndume and Umar Bago as its candidates for the positions of the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of…
China’s influence in Africa grows as more young people learn to speak Mandarin
Inside a brightly-lit classroom, around 20 schoolchildren are enthusiastically singing the Chinese national anthem. That song is followed by another tune in Chinese -- one typically sung during the Lunar New Year.  But…
Mixed Reactions Greet SEC’s Suspension of Oando’s AGM
Some shareholders of Oando Plc yesterday protested as the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suspended the company’s annual general meeting (AGM), billed to hold today.SEC had announced the suspension of the AGM in…
Man with 4 wives, defiles friend’s 12-year-old daughter
A man identified as Francis Joseph, 43 has reportedly had carnal knowledge of his friend’s 12-year-old daughter in the Lugbogi area of Ondo in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo state. According to reports, Joseph is married to four…
9th NASS: Fresh twist as court orders open ballot system
Indications emerged, last night, that the 9th National Assembly may be in for a stormy session, today, as an Abuja High Court sitting at Bwari reportedly issued an interim order for the use of open ballot system in the…
How Babatunde Fowler ruined FIRS – Group
A group, Concerned Staff of FIRS, have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over the atrocities and infractions allegedly perpetrated by the Executive Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue…
9th NASS: PDP backs Ndume, Bago, APC queue behind Lawan, Gbajabiamila
The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress on Monday ordered all the party’s members-elect in the National Assembly to vote Senator Ahmed Lawan and Femi Gbajabiamila as Senate President…
I Left Anambra State Governor For Fear Of Being Killed – Ex-Wife, Clara Chime Tells Court
The estranged wife of former governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, Clara, on Monday told an FCT High Court Apo, that she left her matrimonial home for fear of her life. Clara, made the…
Popular South African Singer, Nichume Siwundla Kills Herself In an Apparent Suicide
South African music industry is mourning the passing of one of its best female House vocalist, Nichume Siwundla. Well known for her pure voice and her energetic presence on stage, Nichume shocked her fans after it was alleged that she…
NASS Leadership: Only woman in race steps down
Barely hours to the election of the speaker of the 9th session of the House of Representatives, the only female candidate in the race, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has stepped down from the race.Ms Onyejeocha announced her…
Cuba Gooding Jr. accused of groping a woman in New York
Hollywood Oscar-winning actor, Cuba Gooding Jr. has been accused of groping a woman at a Manhattan club on Sunday night in New York. Cuba Gooding Jr. is currently being investigated after the 30-year-old woman told cops the actor…