Google is complying with President Donald Trump’s executive action that renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, the company has announced saying soon, the name change will appear on Google Maps. In a post on X on Tuesday, January 28, Google explained that it has a “longstanding practice of applying name…
A Nigerian businesswoman, Anthonia Umerah, has recalled when some people tried to discourage her from renting a 2 bedroom apartment and buying a car because, according to them, it would reduce her chances of getting married. “When I wanted to rent the 2bedroom flat I live in, few acquaintances tried to discourage me from renting…
Hellen Mutimu, the Kenyan lady accusing socialite, Pascal Okechukwu aka Cubana Chiefpriest, of fathering her two-year-old son, has continued to drag him on social media. In an Instagram live chat she had this evening, Hellen slammed ChiefPriest for claiming he had never met her before. She accused ChiefPriest of giving people money to…
A plus-sized rapper who describes herself as a BBW, “big beautiful woman”, is suing Lyft after one of the company’s drivers allegedly told her she was too large to ride in his car. Dank Demoss claims the incident occured earlier this month in Detroit when the Lyft driver arrived in his Mercedes-Benz sedan and immediately…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has again shut down the infamous Cemetery Market in Aba, Abia after fake drinks were found in the market. In a statement released on Tuesday, January 28, NAFDAC Director General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, described the raid as “the most decisive action in the history…
The US government has halted its support for HIV treatment in Nigeria and other developing countries following an executive order issued by President Donald Trump. The US State Department ceased disbursement of funds from the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), a key program providing HIV treatment in Africa and other developing nations….
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has confirmed that it was targeted by cybercriminals twice within two days, with the second attack causing a significant disruption. The SAWS revealed that its information and communication technology (ICT) systems were compromised on Sunday night following a security breach by criminal elements. The breach has impacted…
Tonderai Mugabe, a man claiming to be the secret son of the late Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, has dropped his inheritance lawsuit in the High Court after a failed attempt to challenge the former President’s estate. Tonderai sought recognition as a legitimate heir to the Mugabe estate, naming Bona Mugabe, the late President’s daughter…
The Enugu State Police Command, through its operatives attached to Okpuje Division, on January 26, 2025, arrested one Sunday Echege, a 33-year-old male resident of Ibagwa-Agu Farm Settlement in Ibagwa-Ani community, Nsukka LGA, for severing the left wrist of his wife, Chinonso Echege. The arrest was made possible with the assistance of law-abiding members…
Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Isa Dederi, has ordered the withdrawal of all criminal charges against #EndBadGovernance protesters in Kano State. Acting through the Director of Public Prosecution, the decision follows a petition submitted by a Civil Society Organisation, Citizens’ Gavel on November 5, 2024, urging the AGF to exercise his…
