It was another day of mayhem in Benue State as gunmen reportedly killed 19 people in a renewed attack on communities in Kwande Local Government Area of the state. Eyewitness alleged that the attack began last Saturday with 16 farmers ambushed and killed on Kashimbila Road while returning to their community in Mbandwa ward, and…
The President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has climbed up the rich list. He is now the 86th richest man in the world after his wealth rose to $23.9bn. This is coming a year after the $20bn Dangote Petroleum Refinery commenced operations in Lagos. According to Forbes, which ranks the Nigerian entrepreneur as…
Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini has been slammed by fans, after he strongly criticised Ademola Lookman’s penalty-taking abilities following the team’s 3-1 defeat to Club Brugge in the Champions League knockout round play-offs. The Nigerian forward, who had earlier scored Atalanta’s only goal in the match, missed a crucial penalty that could have given his…
Nigerian singer Portable has finally surrendered himself to the police. He turned himself in at the Lagos State Criminal Investigation Department at Yaba. The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this. “Portable just turned himself in at the SCID Yaba. We have contacted Ogun State Police Command to come pick him up,” Hundeyin…
American rapper ASAP Rocky dived over a court barrier to hug Rihanna after a jury found him not guilty of firing a handgun at a former friend in Hollywood in 2021. The Los Angeles jury deliberated for about three hours before clearing the hip-hop star of two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm…
The coverage of activities at the Lagos State House of Assembly, has enraged the Department of State Services, which has threatened to take legal action against Africa Independent Television and Channels Television over their reports on the involvement of the service in the Lagos Assembly crisis. The DSS described the reportage by the broadcast stations…
A celebrity wedding is on the cards, as Kyle Kuzma and Winnie Harlow have taken their relationship to the next level. The Milwaukee Bucks forward romantically proposed to the model, by popping the question with a poem while they were flying to Turks and Caicos for an All-Star Break getaway on February 13. Harlow, 30,…
The United States Mission to Nigeria has announced that the U.S. government is set to investigate how past aid allocated to Nigeria and other countries has been utilised. This move follows growing calls for a comprehensive review of how U.S. Agency for International Development health funds have been spent. In a post on its verified…
The National Bureau of Statistics, NBS , has said the headline inflation rate fell by 10.32 percentage points to 24.48 percent in January 2025 from 34.8 percent in December 2024 after rebasing the Consumer Price Index (CPI). This implied that the general prices of goods and services in the country declined compared to 34.80 percent…
Floyd ‘Money’ Mayweather might have retired his boxing gloves, but he is still very much involved in sporting activities, as the boxing legend wants to own the NY Giants and is leading a group gunning to buy a 10% stake in the 4x Super Bowl-winning franchise! The 47-year-old Mayweather and his business partner, prominent real…
