GOVT & POLITICS
Kenya’s former President Daniel arap Moi dies aged 95
Former President of Kenya, Daniel Arap Moi is dead at the age of 95. Moi who stepped down in 2002 after being constitutionally barre...
Lagos state government to enforce ban on Okadas, tricycles, including Opay, Gokada in 15 local governments.
The Lagos State Government has banned the activities of motorcycle riders popularly known as Okada riders and tricycle riders in six...
Maryam Sanda wails, attempts to flee after court sentenced her to death by hanging for killing her husband
The court has sentenced the accused to death by hanging for stabbing her husband to death. The deceased, Bilyaminu Bello, was the so...
IPPIS: ASUU threatens to go on strike over withheld January salaries
The leadership of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened the association will embark on a nationwide strike...
NSCDC officer shoots senatorial candidate in Imo
There was a tragedy on Sunday as an operative of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps shot the 2019 senatorial candidate of the...
Brexit : Boris Johnson signs withdrawal agreement
Boris Johnson has signed the Brexit withdrawal agreement in Downing Street. The prime minister hailed a “fantastic moment̶...
Hundreds of Thousands of Protesters March in Iraq Amidst Growing Anti-U.S. Sentiment
a new sign greets travelers leaving the Baghdad International Airport, with red and white Arabic letters on a shrapnel-pockmarked wa...
Serena Williams is knocked out of the Australian Open as her wait for a first Grand Slam since becoming a mother goes on
Seven-times champion Serena Williams suffered a dramatic exit from the Australian Open on Friday, her earliest in 14 years, falling...
China coronavirus: Death toll rises as more cities restrict travel
China has widened its travel restrictions in Hubei province – the center of the coronavirus outbreak – as the death toll...
Trump moves to block visa for pregnant women on ‘birth tourism’
The Trump administration on Thursday unveiled a new rule intended to curtail what the administration calls “birth tourism.R...
Nigeria ranks 146 out of 180 on the annual corruption Index
Nigeria has dropped two places on the 2019 corruption perception index published by Transparency International. According to the rep...
Ekaterini Sakellaropoulou becomes the first female president of Greece
Greece parliament on Wednesday elected the first female president in the country’s history. She is 63-year-old Ekaterini Sakellaropo...
Nigeria may be added to the travel ban list of the United States – Trump
The Trump administration is planning to add Nigeria, along with six other countries to its travel ban list. President Donald Trump s...
Sanwo-Olu Appoints Five New Permanent Secretaries
The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed five new Permanent Secretaries. Gboyega Akosile, Chief Press Secretary t...
BBNaija’s Gedoni appointed as Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade on Garment factory and branding
Big Brother Naija 2019 housemate, Gedoni Ekpata has been appointed as a Special Adviser to Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade. &nb...