Year: 2020
Farmers in India embark on nationwide strike
Roads, transport services, and markets were closed in some parts of India on Tuesday in response to a strike called…
Nigerian, Cameroonian arrested in bid to smuggle cobras, vipers to UK
Cameroonian customs said Monday they had arrested two men, a Nigerian and Cameroonian, for trying to smuggle 80 cobras and…
Bukola & Toyin Saraki celebrate 29th wedding anniversary
Bukola Saraki kept his message sweet and short as he celebrates 29 years of marriage with Toyin.
Killers of Jumia delivery man Chukwuma Eleje get judgment day
A High Court in Port Harcourt has fixed 15 January 2021, for judgement on the murder of Jumia delivery man,…
Akeredolu knocks Channels TV wife-beater Pius Angbo
Angbo has also reportedly apologised to his wife but Mrs Akeredolu noted that "wife-beating no matter the circumstance is UNACCEPTABLE."
90 year-old woman makes history as UK launches COVID-19 mass vaccination
A 90 year-old woman, Margaret Keenan became the first Briton to be vaccinated against the raging COVID-19 on Tuesday, as…
MOSOP seeks government support to address Ogoni problem
The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (MOSOP) has called on the Nigerian Government to support its efforts…
Ghana elections: NDC, NPP in claims and counter-claims
Ghana's two leading parties, the ruling New Patriotic Party and the opposition National Democratic Congress were caught in crossfire early…
Lagos launches “Eko360”
Lagos State Government has launched a technology-driven Data Management Project called “Eko360”, a data warehouse and analytics platform
My experience getting treatment for HIV – TV presenter, Mary Ero
TV presenter, producer, and activist, Mary Ero, has opened up about the unfair treatment she gets from health care providers…
Real Madrid, Zidane face tough test against Borussia Mönchengladbach
Real Madrid value success in the Champions League above all else, but the 13-time champions head into Wednesday’s game against…
Australia moves to make Facebook, Google pay news media for content
Australia, in a world first, finalised plans on Tuesday to make Facebook Inc and Google pay its media outlets for…
UK begins mass COVID-19 vaccination programme
Britain on Tuesday hailed a turning point in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, as it begins the biggest vaccination…
IPOB: Gov. Wike makes promises to Northern Elders
By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike, has given assurance that he will continue to conduct the affairs of…
Lagos seeks to review chieftaincy law, says 93 monarchs big burden
Lagos is seeking to tweak its chieftaincy law as it is concerned over the large number of monarchs in the…
Oshiomhole kicks against suit challenging his removal as APC chairman
Adams Oshiomhole said he has instructed his lawyers to withdraw the suits challenging his removal from the office of the…
Biden set to pick Gen. Lloyd Austin first African-American as defence secretary
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has chosen retired General Lloyd Austin, an African-American to be his defense secretary.
Peruzzi features Fireboy DML on “Southy Love”
Nigerian singer Tobechukwu Victor Okoh, popularly known as Peruzzi joins forces with YBNL singer Adedamola Adefolahan, aka Fireboy DML on…
Davido’s fiancee Chioma shows off full chest in latest pictures
Chioma Avril Rowland, popularly known as Chef Chi, released photos of her latest shoot with a beauty brand, where she…
Nigerian govt announces reduction in fuel price
The Federal Government has agreed to slash the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), known as petrol from N168…
Kano loses one person to COVID-19, Gombe, Abuja top in daily cases
One person died in Kano in the last 24 hours of COVID-19 complications, data published by the Nigeria Centre for…
Missing INEC staff found hale and hearty
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said its ad hoc staff members who went missing during the Dec. 5, Bakura…
Daughter reveals Domkat Bali’s last wish
Retired Gen. Domkat Bali who died last week, spoke about the need for the continuous unity of Nigeria , before…
Iran’s nuclear scientist Fakhrizadeh killed by ‘Smart satellite-controlled machine gun’
A top Iranian official has claimed that slain top nuclear scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed last month by a machine…
Ghana election latest: Mahama speaks of ‘very good results’
ormer President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, who is hoping to topple incumbent Nana Akufo-Addo, thanked Ghanaians for trooping out…
2 Trump election cases trashed in Georgia, Michigan
Two U.S. judges on Monday rejected bids led by an ally of President Donald Trump to decertify President-elect Joe Biden’s…
Biden confirms health team to battle COVID-19 pandemic in U.S.
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden confirmed California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as secretary of health and human services and also named…
Gun-battle in Ogun, suspected robber drops dead
A suspected robber has been shot dead in a gun-battle with policemen at Shagamu area of Ogun, Southwest Nigeria.
Infographics: Nigeria records massive trade deficit in Q3, trade with China unfair
Nigeria posted a massive trade surplus in the third quarter, which along with the recession made it a double whammy…
Fintiri promises to patronise local contractors
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has promised that his administration will continue to patronising local contractors in the execution of projects in…