Former Minister of External Affairs, Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, has criticized Nigeria’s designation as a partner country by BRICS, stating that the nation deserves full membership in the multinational bloc. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, January 20, the political science professor described the status granted to Nigeria as a slight on the…
Former Senate President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara, has declined to engage in a war of words with the Minister for Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, following a disparaging comment made by the minister. During a live television interview over the…
The National Council of Societies for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA) in South Africa has announced its intention to file criminal charges against a TikTok user who allegedly forced alcohol, suspected to be beer, into the mouth of a fish in a widely circulated video. In the video, the TikTok user, identified…
Daniel Bwala, special adviser on policy communication to President Bola Tinubu, has dismissed recent criticisms of Nigeria by Kemi Badenoch, a UK politician and leader of the Conservative Party, describing them as politically driven attempts to gain favour within her party. Last week, Badenoch compared the UK to Nigeria during a speech about governance,…
Residents in the Aba Ringfence, encompassing nine of the 17 local government areas in Abia State, have experienced their first power outage in over a month following an attack on the Aba Power Plant’s gas pipeline by vandals. The vandals, reportedly searching for crude oil and petroleum products, targeted the Eastern Gas Network, which…
DJ Jimmy Jatt has opened up about his recent health struggles. While appearing on Rubbin Minds, the Nigerian disk jockey disclosed that his health struggles began in 2020 when he was in Nigeria during the lockdown. He revealed that he lost his eyesight in one eye and underwent surgery to restore his vision. He said in…
Three people, including a toddler, lost their lives in a boat mishap in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State. The incident which occurred on Sunday evening, January 19, 2025, involved a passenger boat travelling from Port Harcourt to Bonny Island. It was gathered that the incident was caused by a storm at…
Ice T has made his feelings clear about Donald Trump becoming the President of the United States of America again after being convicted. He questioned why job applications still ask people to indicate if they are felons on job applications, a situation which could affect their eligibility for the job. “If a FELON can become…
Donald Trump administration officials shut down a mobile app designed for migrants to schedule appointments at the U.S.-Mexico border mere minutes after the new president took office on Monday, Jan. 20. By disabling the CBP One app, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials effectively cancelled all pending appointments made by migrants without visas who were seeking entry…
IKOM – A farmer, Joseph Legon Neji is set to marry two women on the same day in Cross River state. According to the wedding invite, Joseph will be getting married to ‘sister Comfort Enagu,’ also from Cross River and ‘sister Augustina Okon,’ from Akwa Ibom State. The traditional wedding will be held in the…
