The Emir of Kano and former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), HRH Muhammad Sanusi II, has accused the federal government of sensationalizing his recent comments on not willing to help the President Bola Tinubu’s administration on its policies which have brought hardship upon Nigerians. Sanusi had, while speaking at a memorial lecture…
A businessman, John Tafara Madzikatire allegedly k!IIed himself outside his girlfriend’s home in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The married father-of-two and owner of a butchery was found d£ad with a gunsh0t wound to the head on Saturday, January 18, 2025. Police were called to Cowdray Park suburb at around 9PM after residents reported finding…
Hellen Mutimu, the alleged babymama of celebrity bar man Paschal Okechukwu popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest has challenged him to a DNA test. The Kenyan national, who was reacting to claims made by Cubana Chief Priest that he had never met her before, dared her purported baby daddy to a DNA test, be it…
Amazon.com Inc. is halting some of its diversity and inclusion programs, a move that coincides with activist pressure on U.S. companies to abandon efforts to build a more diverse workforce. In a memo to employees, Candi Castleberry, a senior human resources executive, said last month that Amazon was “winding down outdated programs and materials” as part of a review…
United States incoming president, Donald Trump, on Saturday evening, January 18, arrived in the Washington area for a celebration of his return to power ahead of an inauguration ceremony. Trump flew aboard an Air Force plane sent by outgoing President, Joe Biden, to the Republican’s base in Palm Beach, Florida, where Trump prepared his transition…
Human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana (SAN), has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to stop conducting by-elections in the country as such by-elections only lead to unnecessary and wasteful spending of funds. Falana who made the call in a statement on Sunday, argued that since votes recorded during elections belong to…
TikTok has stopped working in the United States and disappeared from Apple and Google app stores shortly before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned short-video app was due to take effect. The company’s app was removed Saturday evening from prominent app stores, including those operated by Apple and Google, and its website told users…
A high-profile investigation is underway in Nigeria’s police force, involving several senior officers, including the Head of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Legal Section, Simon Lough, SAN. The Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun has ordered an immediate and thorough investigation into allegations of backdated history records. The Head of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) Legal…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has raised an alarm over the emergence of a new religious sect reportedly linked to human trafficking and child separation. The NIS, in a circular signed by the Principal Staff Officer to the Comptroller General, CIS A.A. Aridegbe, and issued to its offices nationwide on Saturday, said the newly established…
Ukraine is ready to return to North Korea the soldiers captured in Kursk. In return, Volodymyr Zelensky asks Kim Jong-un to intercede for the return of Ukrainian prisoners from Russia. The Ukrainian president launches the message that aims to transform the North Korean leader from an ally of Vladimir Putin into a ‘mediator’. Zelensky takes the initiative after the capture of two North Korean soldiers…
