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Hate Speech Law: Nigeria joins 15 other countries with harsher penalties for offenders

  Nigeria has joined the ranks of 15 other countries with draconian laws to punish Hate Speech and for insulting the president. The...

NCAA approves resumption of physical classes at Lagos Aviation Academy

      Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has approved the resumption of physical classes at the Lagos Aviation Academy effective August 4,...

Israel, United Arab Emirates reach historic deal to normalize relations

President Donald J. Trump, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu...

ISIS militants seize Mozambique port town after deadly fighting

Terrorists with ISIS- affiliated group has occupied a vital port in gas-rich northern Mozambique on Wednesday following days of attacks. It is the...

Amendment of NB Code By Lai Mohammed is illegal – NBC Board declares

  The Board of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has raised the red flag over the purported amendment to the 6th edition of...

Walter Carrington, ex-US Ambassador to Nigeria, bids the world good bye at 91

    A one-time United States Ambassador to Nigeria,  Mr Walter Carrington, is dead. His wife, Arese, a Nigerian, announced on Wednesday: “It is with...

Uniting Unilorin and Friends Forum announces death of member

  Transition to glory.  Like a butterfly gracing a garden, adding colour and spreading joy with its flutters… our dear sister and friend,...

Oil Spill from grounded Ship Triggers Crisis In Mauritius

Anxious residents of Mauritius created makeshift oil spill barriers on Saturday as tonnes of fuel leaking from a grounded ship put many and...

Amid COVID-19: Excited Fountain of Joy Church Celebrates Four High School Graduates In Houston, U.S.

        In celebration of four students, who just graduated from High School in Texas amid Coronavirus pandemic, the Cherubim  and...

Travellers to Germany from Nigeria and at-risk countries must take Covid-19 test or face €25,000 fine

      Travellers to Germany from Nigeria and dozen other countries deemed high-risk, such as the United States of America, Egypt, Souith...

Election tribunal affirms APC Rep. Miriam Onuoha’s election

    It was jubilation galore on Friday as the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Owerri, Imo State, dismissed the petition against the...

US unemployment falls to 10.2% in July, beating expectations

  Unemployment in the US fell to 10.2 per cent in July, from 11.1 per cent in the previous month as payrolls rose...

Just in: #RevolutionNow protesters beaten, arrested in Abuja, Osogbo, others

    Scores of #RevolutionNow protesters, who are demanding good governance in the country, were on Wednesday arrested by a combined team of the Police...

Survivors say Lebanon explosion is ‘Hiroshima of the Middle East’

  Beiruti residents have described the horror of seeing glass flying towards them as an explosion ripped through the city creating extensive damage...

FG to set up Survival Fund for one million jobs in 100,000 MSMEs in 36 states

  The Federal Government is to establish MSMEs Survival Fund targeted at sustaining one million jobs in 100,000 MSMEs and 333,000 self-employed individuals...

WhatsApp to combat disinformation deluge with fact-checking function

    Messaging service WhatsApp is rolling out a new function which enables users to instantly research forwarded messages in an attempt to...