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Breaking: Ex-Unilag Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibidapo-Obe, dies at 72

COVID-19 has claimed another academic icon and former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oyewusi Ibidapo-Obe. Obe, who died on Sunday, January...

Women, men empowerment: Tony Elumelu Foundation unveils 2021 Entrepreneurship programme 

In its avowed commitment towards empowering women and men across African continent, the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has unveiled the TEF Entrepreneurship programme...

Fidelity Bank first female CEO, Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, takes charge 

  Just as the tenure of Mr Nnamdi Okonkwo, the Managing Director of Fidelity Bank ended on December 31, 2020, Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe on January...

Security agents arrest Sowore, pro-democracy activists in widening crackdown

  Just a few hours after President Muhammadu Buhari’s New Year broadcast, the publisher of Saharareporters and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, and others...

Political, royal and academic personages fatally ravaged by COVID-19 pandemic in 2020

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh In a rarity in a century, the world is being ravaged by a global pandemic that has left...

Male nurse doffs his COVID-19 protective equipment, has anal sex with virus-racked patient in hospital

A horny male nurse in Indonesia has been apprehended after admitting that he removed his Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to “pound” a male...

NASENI gets Presidential order: Mobilize refurbished tractors to farmers to boost food production

  As a fillip to his administration’s promise to tame food inflation in 2021, President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday directed the National Agency...

Stakeholders score Buhari’s agric policies low

    A video went viral in November 2020 about a hearing session organised by a committee of Nigeria’s legislative national assembly. Zaheera...

Emirates Airline Unveils New Premium Economy Class

  Emirates airlines Tuesday revealed its new premium economy cabin to the world. The cabin sees the airline breaking from its signature three...

European countries face Christmas lockdown as coronavirus cases surge

  Europeans will follow London by celebrating Christmas under tough lockdown restrictions as cases of coronavirus spread in alarming speed across the continent....

ICC prosecutor set to open Nigeria war crimes investigation

  The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor says a decade-long probe has found enough evidence to merit opening a full-scale investigation into allegations...

UK impose sanctions against Gambian former president and first lady

  The United Kingdom has announced sanctions against former Gambian president Yahya Jammeh  and his wife, Zineb Jammeh, for human rights breaches, torture...

Nigeria unveils plan to receive 20m COVID-19 vaccines as rich countries hoard doses

  Nigeria has announced plans to receive 20 million Covid-19 vaccines early next year, according to the Executive Secretary, National Primary Health Care Development...

Technology transfer: Buhari inaugurates implementation committee on Nigeria-Czech MoU

    In a bid to facilitate a smooth transfer of technology from Czech Republic, the Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated the implementation...

#EndSARS: Minister accuses some governors of converting FG’s interventions as party’s initiatives

    Some governors have been accused of converting and misappropriating the Federal Government’s interventions. The Minister of State for Mines and Steel...

Russia announces plans for naval base in Sudan

  The Russian Federation says it has reached a deal with the Sudanese government to build a naval base just north of Sudan’s...