Year: 2020
‘Everything would be alright’, Omah Lay reacts to Uganda arrest
Musician Omah Lay has confirmed he was arrested by the police in Uganda and said everything would be alright.
Owen, Carragher pay emotional tribute to Gerard Houllier
Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen has paid tribute to Gerard Houllier who died on Monday at age 73.
Gerard Houllier: Former Liverpool manager is dead
Former Liverpool, Aston Villa, and France manager, Gerard Houllier, has passed away at the age of 73.
Rema wins ‘Biggest African Music Exporter’
Nigerian music sensation, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema has been awarded the Biggest African Music Exporter of the year.
Police give update on Indians kidnapped on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway
The Police said efforts are ongoing to rescue two Indians kidnapped on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday.
Ohanaeze pageantry will promote Igbo culture, values – CEO
The Bee Modelling Agency (BMA), said on Sunday that its Face of Ohanaeze Beauty Pageant has been designed to promote…
Final loss to Trump; US Electoral College set to confirm Biden
Long a mere formality, a vote on Monday by members of the Electoral College to formally recognise Joe Biden as…
Why I am quiting politics in 2023 – Senator Orji
Nigerian lawmaker representing Abia Central, Senator Theodore Orji has promised to quit politics in 2023.
Nigerian customs intercept guns concealed in rice bags
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 73 locally manufactured guns and 891 cartridges at Yauri, Zamare waterside in Kebbi.
Alleged N3.3m fraud: 3 Sokoto medical workers jailed
Justice Bello Duwale of the Sokoto State High Court, sitting in Sokoto on 11 December 2020, convicted and sentenced three…
Russia hits back as US confirms cyber attack
Russia’s embassy in the US has hit back after the US government confirmed Sunday that its computer networks had been…
Must read: Top 3 lotto winners
Normally, most people are septic when it comes to the lottery; for years it has been a common thing to…
Ethiopian Crisis: PM Abiy visits troubled Tigray region
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has arrived in Mekelle, the regional capital of the troubled Tigray region, a senior Cabinet…
Ajax star Quincy Promes arrested for stabbing
Netherlands international winger and Ajax football star, Quincy Promes has been arrested in connection with a stabbing at a family…
Ghana election: NDC releases evidence Akufo-Addo should not have been winner
Ghana's opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has pressed on with its charge that the result of the 7 December election…
COVID-19 kills ESwatini prime minister Ambrose Dlamini
COVID-19 has killed Ambrose Dlamini, the prime minister of Eswatini, Africa’s last absolute monarchy.
South Korea shuts schools over COVID-19 explosion
South Korea ordered schools to close from Tuesday in the capital Seoul and surrounding areas as it battles its worst…
SDP declares month-long mourning for democracy in Kogi
Social Democratic Party declared a month of mourning for democracy in the central Nigerian state of Kogi, following rigged council…
CSO faults Amnesty report against military
A human rights organisation under the aegis of Conference of Nigeria Civil Society for Peace, Human Rights and National Unity…
Ethiopian, Sudanese leaders hold regional security talks
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and visiting Sudanese counterpart, Abdullah Hamdok, on Sunday called for an emergency summit of the…
New Zealand to re-open to Australia, Cook Islands next year
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that New Zealand is working to establish two-way “travel bubbles” with…
538 Electors confirm Biden as 46th U.S. president today
Electors will gather in state capitals across the United States today to formally vote for Joe Biden as the 46th…
APC radically different from PDP – Forum DG
Alhaji Salihu Lukman, Director General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) is radically…
Buhari’s minister says abducted students will return soon
The Minister of Defence, Gen. Salihi Magashi (retd.), on Sunday, assured that all the abducted students of Government Science secondary…
Arteta: No need for panic button at Arsenal
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta shrugged off the team's home defeat on Sunday night, claiming there is no need to panic…
Benin records 547 pregnancy cases in secondary schools
The Beninese news agency, ABP has reported that more than 500 pregnancies were recorded in secondary schools of Benin’s northeastern…
B Red features 2Baba in “Kingdom Come” video
Adebayo Adeleke, known professionally as B Red, releases the visuals to ‘Kingdom Come‘ featuring industry heavyweight musician 2Baba
PSG lose at home to Lyon, drop to 3rd from top spot
A lacklustre Paris St Germain dropped to third place in the French Ligue 1 after Tino Kadewere earned visitors Olympique…
Enugu State to establish Technology Hub centres
Enugu State Government is set to establish Enugu Technology Hub and Youth Innovation Centres at Enugu City and Obollo Afor.
British novelist John le Carre dies at 89
British author, David Cornwell, better known by his pen name John le Carre, has died at the age of 89,…