Year: 2021
Police deny killing 4 persons in Uyo
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom has denied killing four persons in Oron Local Government Area of the state.
UEFA EURO 2020: 5 billion soccer fans celebrate on TikTok
TikTok connected close to five billion fans across the world to Euro games through full-screen, sound-on virtual experience and other…
Malaysia records its highest ever COVID-19 cases
Malaysia hit an all-high new record for daily Covid-19 cases on Tuesday with 11,079 cases, reported as at noon.
PHEDC armoured cable thief arrested in Akwa Ibom
The Police in Akwa Ibom said they have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly stealing Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company…
Buhari flags off Kaduna-Kano rail Thursday
President Muhammadu Buhari will do the groundbreaking of the Kaduna-Kano standard gauge by Thursday.
FCMB confirms Yemisi Edun as CEO
First City Monument Bank, FCMB Limited has confirmed the appointment of Yemisi Edun as the substantive managing director of the…
JAMB: Prof. Oloyede lists major challenges
Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) said malpractice and indiscipline are some of the board’s major…
Brenda Ataga wife of Super TV CEO demands N1Billion from blogger
Brenda Ataga, wife of the slain Super TV CEO has demanded N1 Billion as compensation from a blogger for libellous…
Lagos logs 153 COVID-19 cases in two days
Lagos continues to serve as the epicentre of a new wave of COVID-19 as it logged 153 cases in two…
Nnamdi Kanu’s kidnap: IHRC absolves Kenya
The International Human Rights Commission(IHRC) based in Geneva has absolved Kenya of any blame in the kidnap of Nnamdi Kanu…
Nollywood actor Rotimi Salami robbed at gunpoint
Nollywood actor Rotimi Salami was robbed at gunpoint on Monday night along Mile 2 road in Lagos.
Tokyo hospitals ready for Olympics
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said on Tuesday that the city's medical facilities are ready to hold "safe and secure" Olympics…
How Nigeria beat Bill Gates COVID-19 predictions: Aregbesola
Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, said Nigeria overcame the grim prediction of Bill Gates and other experts that it would…
Naomi Osaka gets own line of Barbie dolls
Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka now has her own line of Barbie dolls. The dolls were unveiled Monday.
COVID-19 vaccine rush in France as fresh curbs loom
More than 900,000 people in France rushed to set up appointments to get vaccinated on Monday night after President Emmanuel…
Yahaya Bello visits CAS Amao: What they discussed
The Governor of Kogi, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, has called for the establishment of a Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Base in…
Alexandre De Damas mixes High-Powered investment with citizenship
Damacorp, a company led by French-born investor, Alexandre de Damas, is helping to facilitate this new taxonomy between private individuals,…
Flood washes away corpses in Nigerian cemetery, houses destroyed
Flood triggered by days of heavy rains has washed away corpses at Low Cost Cemetery and destroyed buildings in Gashua,…
8 dead, 9 missing as hotel collapses
At least eight people died after a hotel in eastern China collapsed, local authorities said on Tuesday.
Troops abort kidnap of bus passengers by Boko Haram
The troops of Sector 1 Operation Hadin Kai, deployed at the Forward Operational Base (FOB) along Maiduguri-Damaturu road, have rescued…
Cardi B surpasses 100M followers on Instagram
American rapper Cardi B on Monday became the 29th elite of Instagram with more than 100 million followers.
I’m in charge: Zulum rubbishes ‘ISWAP restructured leadership’
Governor of Borno, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Monday described as false the reports that the terrorist group, the Islamic State…
Gov. Zulum allocates land for ‘Ruga’ project in Borno
Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday visited the minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Alh. Mohammad Sabo Nanono…
2021 Osun Osogbo festival: Oba Oyetunji issues statement
The Ataoja of Osogbo, Oba Jimoh Oyetunji, has announced Aug. 2 as the commencement date of the two-week 2021 edition…
I am sorry: Marcus Rashford breaks silence on penalty miss
Manchester United and England striker, Marcus Rashford broke his silence on the spot kick miss in the Euro 2020 final…
Moise killing: DEA confirms one arrested Haitian American as ex-agent
One of the Haitian Americans arrested over the assassination of Haiti's president last week was an ex-informant of the U.S.…
Brazil police probe Bolsonaro for inflated vaccine contract
Brazil's federal police have formally begun a probe of President Jair Bolsonaro over alleged irregularities in the purchase of an…
Jihadists kill all male Christians in two Nigerien towns, women flee
Jihadists in Niger Republic have killed all the male Christians in Fantio and Dolbel, two towns in the Tillabéri region…
How to Relocate to the US on Studying from Nigeria
Over the years, Nigerians have been migrating to the United States in search of education and employment. The U.S is…
Ramaphosa: 10 dead, 4 SAP members injured in Zuma riots
President Cyril Ramaphosa has warned South Africans who have been rioting, looting and destroying properties to protest the jailing of…