The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, has reaffirmed her stance on the imposition of the death penalty on fake drug dealers. Adeyeye, who spoke whole on Arise Tv’s program Primetime, emphasised that these illicit traders were “merchants of death” who prioritise profits over human…
President Donald Trump will host Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday as he escalates pressure on the Arab nation to take in refugees from Gaza — perhaps permanently — as part of his audacious plan to remake the Middle East.The visit is happening at a perilous moment for the ongoing ceasefire…
Fresh off their Super Bowl show, Kendrick Lamar and SZA are expanding their upcoming tour to make stops in Europe. The additional stops announced Monday include a July 4 show in Frankfurt, Germany. Lamar and SZA are set to start their Grand National Tour in Minneapolis on April 19 and wrap the North American leg…
Nigeria’s Dangote Oil refinery, could begin operating at full capacity in 30 days, the head of the refinery said on Monday. The 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery began processing crude into products, including diesel, naphtha and jet fuel, in January last year and started processing petrol in September. It aims to compete with European refiners when operating at…
Hamas says it’s delaying the release of Israeli hostages until further notice The next release of Israeli hostages was due to take place on Saturday. It would have seen another three Israelis, taken hostage in the 7 October 2023 attacks, freed by Hamas. In return, Israel would have released several Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons,…
There was a groundswell of opposition to the introduction of a fresh 4 per cent administrative charge on Free-on-Board (FOB) value of imports by the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) as well as the proposed 15 per cent increase in port charges by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) at the weekend.The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA),…
Who would have thought that Serena Williams would grace the Superbowl stage alongside Kendrick Lamar, serving smooth moves while dancing to ‘Not Like Us’ As Kendric Lamar made history by becoming the first solo hip-hop artist to headline the halftime show, he surprised viewers by spotlighting the 23-time Grand Slam champion while performing “Not Like…
Dignitaries around the world, including President Bola Tinubu, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Mottley were among prominent world leaders who paid tributes to the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Access Group, Herbert Wigwe, at his one-year remembrance ceremony held yesterday in Lagos. Wigwe, alongside his wife, Doreen, and son, Chizi,…
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has warned the federal government that the $1.07 billion allocated to the health sector in the 2025 budget should not be misused. Atiku in a statement in Abuja asked that mechanisms must be put in place to ensure the funds are used to improve healthcare services rather than vanish under suspicious…
US President Donald Trump has said he expects his ally Elon Musk to find billions of dollars of fraud and abuse at the Pentagon, after he was tasked with leading an audit to slash the size of the US federal workforce. The Pentagon’s budget is approaching $1 trillion per year. In December, then-President Joe Biden…
