Year: 2020
Osun to enhance tourism potentials – Dep. governor
Mr Benedict Alabi, the Osun Deputy Governor, said the state government would continue to enhance potentials in tourism and culture…
Alaafin attempted to kidnap me, Queen Anu confirms breakup
Queen Anu, one of the wives of the Alaafin of Oyo Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has confirmed that she has walked…
AGN appoints Sam Dede as head of Disciplinary Committee
The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), has appointed veteran Nollywood thespian, Sam Dede, as Chairman of its Disciplinary-Committee.
‘I enjoy being a Man United player’ – Van de Beek
Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek insisted that he is enjoying his time at Man United. The midfielder also…
Maradona discharged from clinic after brain surgery
Football legend, Diego Maradona has been discharged from the Olivos Clinic in Argentina, after his successful brain surgery.
COVID-19 guts Rwanda’s Nyarugenge prison
Rwanda late Wednesday reported 27 new COVID-19 cases in the Nyarugenge Prison in Kigali, taking the daily count to 50,…
Emirates Airline posts first loss in more than 30 years
Dubai-based Emirates airline on Thursday posted a $3.4 billion half-year loss, its first in more than three decades, saying it…
Path to diminishing housing deficit in Lagos
Lagos’ status as the economic, industrial and commercial hub of the country is partly responsible for the daily migration of…
We can re-write Nigeria in Arabic — what matters is governance
What Nigerians should be most concerned about – which is governance – we take a tepid attitude to it. We…
Car bomb kills journalist in southern Afghanistan
Officials on Thursday confirmed that one local journalist, Ilyas Dayee, was killed by a bomb explosion in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand…
Balarabe Musa shunned accumulation of illicit wealth – Moghalu
Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, Presidential Candidate of the Young Progressive Party in the 2019 General Election, has expressed grief over the…
South Sudan secures first IMF loan
South Sudan has secured its first loan of US$52.3 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) since joining the Fund…
Court orders permanent forfeiture of 31 vehicles to Lagos govt
The Lagos Mobile Court has ordered the permanent forfeiture of 31 vehicles to the state government for contravening the Traffic…
Men, the stomach is the way to a woman’s heart too!
A little publicised scientific study at Drexel University in Philadelphia has proven that the stomach too is the way to…
UN chief reacts to killings in northern Mozambique
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on the authorities in Mozambique to investigate brutal killings this past weekend…
Innoson wins `2020 Car Maker of the Year’ award
Chief Innocent Chukwuma, Chairman of Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Co. Ltd emerged winner of the `Car Maker of the Year’ 2020…
Kwara govt lifts curfew in Ilorin metropolis
Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has lifted the curfew imposed on the state capital, Ilorin, effective from Thursday.
Singapore announces new work visa for tech execs
Singapore on Thursday announced a new work visa for foreign executives of technology firms, in hopes to attract future economic…
Kamala Harris’s husband quits job for White House role
Douglas Emhoff, the husband of US vice president-elect Kamala Harris, has left his private law practice to focus on his…
Senator Akpanudoedehe makes clarification on 2023 ambition
Sen. James Akpanudoedehe, Secretary All Progressives Congress Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) has denied media reports credited to…
APC commends Sanwo-Olu’s move to abolish pension for ex-govs
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s decision to abolish the payment of pension to former governors…
Assurance video affected my relationship with Chioma – Davido
Popular singer, Davido, has revealed that making his relationship with Chioma public affected her life and their relationship.
Nigerian traders in Ghana send SOS letter to FG
Nigerian traders in Ghana on Wednesday called on the Nigerian government to evacuate them from Ghana.
“I don’t think he’s a paper champion” – Tyson defends Anthony Joshua
Mike Tyson believes Anthony Joshua deserves all he had achieved in the world of boxing but thinks he still has…
Lagos govt will continue to support families of deceased police officers – Hamzat
Lagos State Government has restated that it will continue to support the families and children of police officers who lost…
Sowore says his life in danger, marked for arrest or murder
Publisher of Sahara Reporters and convener of #RevolutionNow campaign cried out on Wednesday night that he has been marked out…
PDP slams Buhari govt for freezing #EndSARS protesters’ accounts
PDP expresses concern about the clampdown and freezing of bank accounts of #EndSARS protesters by the Buhari government
US President-elect Biden appoints chief of staff
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden appointed top Democratic official Ron Klain as his chief of staff and assistant to the president…
Trump’s hope dashed in Georgia: Official debunks vote fraud
Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State deflated US President Trump's claim that widespread voter fraud made him to lose the White…
Uptick in Covid-19 cases in Nigeria, Lagos leads again
Nigeria recorded an uptick in Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, with 180 fresh infections announced. Lagos leads again