The leader of South Africa’s main opposition party urged voters Saturday to give “change a chance” in next week’s general election after 25 years of ANC rule. “Let us be brave and give change a chance,” Mmusi Maimane told more than 10,000 Democratic Alliance supporters at Dobsonville stadium in Soweto. South Africans go to the … Read more
Said Bouteflika, the powerful brother of deposed Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, was arrested Saturday along with two former intelligence chiefs, a security source told AFP. General Mohamed Mediene, known as Toufik, who headed the secret service for 25 years and former intelligence coordinator Athmane Tartag were the two spy chiefs arrested, the source said, asking … Read more
MTN Group has appointed South Africa’s former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas as chairman-designate in a board shake-up, the telecommunications provider said on Friday. Mr Jonas will assume the position of chairman of MTN Group on December 15 once Chairman Phuthuma Nhleko steps down, MTN said in a statement.
The retail secondary market intervention sales (SMIS) of the Foreign Exchange market on Friday received $271.83 million and CNY41.14 million from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as part of the continuous intervention effort to stabilize the market. CBN spokesperson, Isaac Okorafor, said about CNY41.14 million was allocated for the payment of Renminbi-denominated Letters of … Read more
Predictable Future Foundation (PFF) has said 50 of the 500 girls expected to attend its 2019 annual girls conference on Thursday, April 9 at Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) House, Ikeja, would be awarded scholarship. The conference, planned to champion discussions around inclusive and qualitative education for the girl-child, will have some key stakeholders in … Read more
The Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports has handed over two members of staff, Salisu Sabiu, and Ibrahim Yola, over to law enforcement agencies for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in the Dutse area of Abuja. The Special Assistant, Media to the Minister of Youth and Sports, Nneka Ikem-Anibeze, stated this on Saturday while saying … Read more
Barely few days after judiciary staff of Kogi State resumed duty from their 5-month old industrial dispute with the state government, the Magistrate court II, Lokoja was thrown into mourning mood on Thursday, as it lost one of its dedicated staff, Mrs. Fatimah Noah, to the cold hands of death. It was gathered that Mrs. … Read more
Obong John, a mortuary attendant at Iyi- Enu General Hospital, has lamented how mortuary attendants suffer from marriage rejections, break-up in romantic and societal rejection for choosing the profession that brings them into contact with corpses on daily basis. According to him, “I lost relationships because of my profession. I lost two fiancées because I … Read more
Nigerian lawmaker Senator Ahmed Lawan has said his ambition to be Senate president in the 9th National Assembly is with the intent of making a difference in the legislative arm of government for the citizens. “I want to go there to make a difference,” Lawan said in an interview published in Daily Trust newspaper. “We … Read more
Experts have said Nigeria is losing as much as N10 billion daily over the lingering gridlock on the roads leading to and from Apapa. In a report by Sunday Telegraph with the Federal Government yet to find a lasting solution to the Apapa gridlock, experts have pointed at indications showing a whopping N10 billion is … Read more
The Ekiti State Government has expressed its readiness to review the procedure that led to the recruitment of no fewer than 2,000 new workers into the civil service by the immediate past administration of Mr. Ayo Fayose. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the new set of workers had continually protested their non-recogition … Read more
The Commander-General of Kano Hisbah, Nabahani Usman, said Sharia police will arrest adults found eating in public during Ramadan. “We do this kind of operation yearly and we will continue it this year, “ Usman told BBC. “Even if a doctor says you should not fast, that does not mean you should eat in public … Read more
The Lagos State Police Command has reacted to a viral video in which Francis Odega, an actor widely known for his “gerarahere” line threatened to stab his wife and sister-in-law. The police have said the actor would be investigated and action taken over the matter. In the video, Odega is heard saying he would stab … Read more
The Oyo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Abiola Ajimobi, the outgoing Governor of the State, of syphoning state funds in his last days in office through an alleged contract spree to his friends and family members. Akeem Olatunji, the State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, made the accusation in an … Read more
As far as musician, Dammy Krane, is concerned, internet fraudsters, better known as Yahoo boys, are African music promoters and influencers. Coming a few weeks after Naira Marley made the infamous social media defending Internet fraudsters, Dammy Krane on Saturday shared his opinion about Yahoo boys and their contribution to the music industry in a … Read more
One thousand lifejackets were distributed by Lagos State Waterways Authority to boat operators in Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The Managing Director, Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mr. Damilola Emmanuel said LASWA distributes lifejackets to operators and passengers as part of efforts to promote safety on water. He added that safety is critical to having … Read more
Barely a day after the Board of Trustees (BoT) of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) threatened to sanction Tonto Dikeh for her recent interviews, the controversial actress has responded to AGN’s threat. Dikeh, who has been making shocking details about her crashed marriage to Olakunle Oladunni Churchill in videos and interviews, alleged that her ex-husband … Read more
Seven years after the unfortunate death of legendary striker, Rashidi Yekini, through circumstances that left many of his fans frustrated and sad, the globe’s football governing body joined the Nigerian equivalent to remember him on Saturday. The tributes, coming from no less a body than FIFA and the Nigeria Football Federation, were well received by … Read more
The Buhari administration would ensure it completes the Second Niger Bridge project, because of its economic importance to the Southeast and the country. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo stated this, on Friday, while fielding questions from journalists shortly after an inspection of the progress of work at the Asaba end of the Second Niger Bridge project. … Read more
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Saturday called on Muslims to look out for the new moon of Ramadan 1440A.H. Abubakar made the call in a statement by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, the Chairman, Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs, Sultanate Council, Sokoto, NAN reports. Junaidu said, “this is to inform the Muslim Ummah that … Read more