The Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transporters of Nigeria (AUATON), Lagos State Council, has urged ride-hailing service providers to adjust fares in favour of drivers to reflect the present economic reality or face a boycott from drivers. AUATON described as ‘’unfair and insensitive,” the fares imposed on drivers by companies such ride hailing companies. The Lagos State…
Another Mass Communication student at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, has been reportedly rescued from attempted suicide. According to the Guardian, the incident happened on campus on Monday evening, February 3 2024. Passers-by reportedly saw a rope around his neck in a nearby bush and quickly raised the alarm, leading to his…
A Sweden-based East African woman, Maureen Bahema, who describes herself as a ‘submissive provider’ has advised men to date ladies who work hard for their money so they get to experience the ‘goodness of women.’ “You can’t see the goodness of women if all you do is date BROKE women who are a liability….
Nigerian rapper, Tochukwu Ojogwu, popularly known as Odumodublvck, has opened up about his relationship with Burna Boy, . Speaking on the Afrobeats Podcast with Adesope, Odumodublvck shared a surreal experience he imagined before meeting Burna Boy in person, recounting a dream in which they ate pounded yam together. “Rema is my friend. Seyi Tinubu…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday, February 5 that US President Donald Trump’s reimposition of a policy of “maximum pressure” against Iran will end in “failure” as it did during his first term. During his first term which ended in 2021, Trump pursued a policy of “maximum pressure” against Iran, withdrawing the United States…
The Kebbi State Police Command has arrested 165 illegal immigrants from Burkina Faso, Mali, Ivory Coast, Benin Republic and Niger Republic, all residing in a three-bedroom flat in the Kuwait area of Birnin Kebbi, The spokesperson of the command, CSP Nafiu Abubakar, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, said…
Kuremäe, Estonia, February 5, 2024 Photo: postimees.ee Abbess of the Pükhtitsa Dormition Convent in Estonia, Mother Philareta (Kalacheva), has written an open letter to the Estonian Parliament, responding to the new bill demanding that the monastery and the Estonian Orthodox Church leave the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. Pükhtitsa was founded in 1891 with…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has opened up about his relationship with his girlfriend, Paula Hurd, for the first time ever. In an interview on the Today show, Gates, 69, expressed his happiness, saying, “I’m lucky to have a serious girlfriend named Paula. We’re having fun, going to the Olympics, and lots of great things. Paula…
Operatives of the Ogun State Security Network code-named Amotekun, have arrested one Ramoni Abiodun Segun, over the d3ath of his girlfriend in his room. The Deputy Corps Commander, Col. Tajudeen Bakare, who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, said the incident happened at Odoraboyejo, in the Ojowo area of Ijebu…
Aberdeen, Scotland, February 5, 2025 Photo: parohiaaberdeen.org.uk A Romanian Orthodox parish serving northeast Scotland is currently in the midst of a fundraiser towards the purchase of its own building. The Sts. Joachim and Anna and the Holy Cross parish has been looking for its own building in Aberdeen to worship in for many years—“a…
