Opinion
Britain has neglected Africa and the Commonwealth for over a decade: 4 ways it can reset relations
14 October 2024 in OpinionThe United Kingdom is resetting its relations with Africa…
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POLITICS
South Africa’s unity government won’t dent poverty and inequality if it follows the same old policies – sociologist
15 October 2024 in PoliticsA recent poll by the Social Research Foundation, a think thank, found that 60% of South Africans thought the government…
We’ve Offset Ways And Means Debt Of Over N30trn – Tinubu
02 October 2024 in PoliticsPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday, disclosed that the Federal Government has cleared over N30 trillion in ways and means…
October 1: IPOB Bans Nigerian Independence Celebration in Southeast, Issues Strong Warning
30 September 2024 in PoliticsIPOB’s Directorate of State cautioned Igbos against celebrating Nigerian Independence because Biafra would soon be actualized. The Indigenous…
Security beefed up at Edo Govt House over Shaibu’s alleged plot to resume as Deputy Gov
30 September 2024 in PoliticsThere is tension at the Edo State Government House in Benin City over alleged plans by Philip Shaibu to resume…
Nigerian senators clash over regional government proposal
29 September 2024 in Politics\ Nigerian Senators from both Southern and Northern regions have expressed differing views over the agitation for the return to…
TOP NEWS
Nigerian Woman Dies A Month After Arriving UK
15 October 2024 in NewsmakersMrs. Okenyi, who arrived in the country on September 16, 2034, passed away on Sunday, October 13 in…
Yoruba Nation: UK Govt didn’t endorse Sunday Igboho’s petition – Nigeria govt
15 October 2024 in NewsmakersThe Federal Government on Tuesday stated that the petition by Mr Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho calling for…
Court orders VeryDarkMan to delete defamatory video made against Femi Falana
15 October 2024 in NewsmakersA high court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos State, on Tuesday ordered social media critic, Martins Vincent Otse AKA VeryDarkMan to…
Britain has neglected Africa and the Commonwealth for over a decade: 4 ways it can reset relations
14 October 2024 in OpinionThe United Kingdom is resetting its relations with Africa and other countries in the global south after more than…
CEO of Nigeria's Air Peace charged in US with obstructing investigation into $20 million fraud probe
13 October 2024 in NewsmakersPrince Harry and Meghan Markle traveled on Air Peace during a tour of Nigeria this year. Air Peace The CEO…
WORLD
9 million Mozambicans live below the poverty line – what’s wrong with the national budget and how to fix it
15 October 2024 in World NewsMozambique ranks in the bottom 20 of the human development…
R v. Kloubakov: Supreme Court of Canada ignores sex workers in case on sex work
14 October 2024 in USA & CANADAThe Supreme Court of Canada will soon hear a case,…
Black US pastor arrested for watering his neighbour's flowers while they were on vacation to sue police
10 October 2024 in USA & CANADAThe police officers who arrested a black pastor while he…
Discovery of 5,000-year-old farming society in Morocco fills a major gap in history – north-west Africa was a central player in trade and culture
10 October 2024 in World NewsA new discovery of an ancient farming society at Oued…
Kenya’s laws make it a crime to attempt suicide – this hurts vulnerable people
08 October 2024 in World NewsOne in every 100 deaths globally is by suicide. Each…
Operation Legacy: How Britain covered up its colonial crimes
06 October 2024 in United KingdomIn 2011, the world learned of the secret British policy…
BUSINESS
Gas isn’t a good alternative to coal – South Africa should focus on solar, wind and green hydrogen
15 October 2024 in EnergySouth Africa is immersed in a “just energy transition” from a fossil fuel-based energy system to a cleaner, low-carbon energy…
Ghana needs to stop households from using firewood: what must be done
15 October 2024 in EnergyCooking on firewood and coal increases air pollution and ill health. Some of the dangers include stunted growth in…
EFCC Operatives Invade Enugu Radio Station, Arrest Presenter During Live Programme
15 October 2024 in EconomyEFCC spokesman, Dele Oyewale, has defended the anti-graft agency’s action, saying the agency was at the station to arrest Favour…
Nigeria: Why is Air Peace boss Allen Onyema on the run?
15 October 2024 in EconomyAn Air Peace Boeing 777. © DR. The US Attorney’s Office has issued new charges against the founder of Nigeria’s…
Witness Claims Minister Used Funds In Alleged N33.8bn Manbilla Project Fraud To Buy Properties
12 October 2024 in EconomyAbubakar Kweido, First Prosecuting witness, PW1 in the trial of a former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, on Wednesday, October…
TECHNOLOGY
Elon Musk unveils self automated cars that will pick people and goods from their location and take them to their destinations (videos)
11 October 2024 in TechnologyTesla CEO, Elon Musk has unveiled the company's latest vehicle, the cybercab aka robotaxi, a fully autonomous self-driving car with…
Nobel prize in medicine awarded for discovery of microRNAs, the molecules that control our genes
08 October 2024 in TechnologyVictor Ambrose and Gary Ruvkun. Ill. Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize Outreach Justin Stebbing, Anglia Ruskin University Two scientists, Victor…
Nigerian school funded by proceeds from plastic waste recycling faces collapse
27 September 2024 in TechnologyShafaqna India: Mujanatu Musa’s one-room shack, built from rusted iron sheets, stands in Ajegunle, a densely populated slum in Lagos, Nigeria.…
Hustle academies: west Africa’s online scammers are training others in fraud and sextortion
17 September 2024 in TechnologyAs the world becomes increasingly connected, digital fraud has evolved from a local problem into a global one. West Africa,…
Ex-lawmaker Lanre Laoshe repays N1200 1970s student loan with N3.2m
28 August 2024 in TechnologyLaoshe A former member of House of Representatives, Lanre Laoshe, has repaid the N1,200 he received as student loan…
HEALTH
How to recognise burnout – and what to do if you’re affected
15 October 2024 in HealthPeopleImages.com - Yuri A/Shutterstock Michael Koch, Brunel University of London and Sarah Park, University of Leicester Emily, a finance manager,…
Is owning a dog good for your health?
15 October 2024 in HealthPogodina Natalia/Shutterstock Tania Signal, CQUniversity Australia Australia loves dogs. We have one of the highest rates of pet ownership in…
African sci-fi: body hopping, artificial wombs and angry ghosts in a future Botswana
15 October 2024 in HealthTlotlo Tsamaase has already proved her talent for African science fiction. Her masterly short stories, one previously shortlisted for the…
Commotion As Dog Bites Off Owner’s Arm In Life-Threatening Attack
11 October 2024 in HealthEmergency services were called to a house in the coastal city of Townsville around 07:00 local time…
75% of new HIV infection among adolescent girls — UNICEF
10 October 2024 in HealthUnited Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, said that 75 per cent of new HIV infections among adolescents globally occurred in girls.…
SPORTS
CAF delists Libya vs Nigeria AFCON qualifier
15 October 2024 in SportsThe Confederation of African Football, CAF, has delisted the Group…
Anthony Joshua banned from boxing after losing to Dubois
30 September 2024 in SportsAnthony Joshua will not be allowed to fight for…
World’s Most Monstrous Bodybuilder Dies At 36
13 September 2024 in SportsHe reportedly suffered a heart attack at home on…
Sid Vicious, WrestleMania Star and WWF Champion, Dies at 63: ‘He Paved the Way for So Many of Us’
28 August 2024 in SportsSidney Eudy — a.k.a. Sid Vicious, Sycho Sid and…
Strongman used to be seen as a super-human novelty sport. Now more women and novices are turning to it
22 August 2024 in SportsStrong men and women have been admired in many cultures…
ENTERTAINMENT
Onyeka Onwenu remembered: Nigerian pop star, activist and voice of national unity
15 October 2024 in EntertainmentThe news of the death of Nigerian musician Onyeka Onwenu on 30 July 2024 hit me, as a musician and…
“You deserve all the happiness and joy” – Tributes pour in as Pa Aluwe clocks 70
14 October 2024 in EntertainmentTributes have been pouring in for comic Nollywood veteran Sunday Omobolanle popularly known as Pa Aluwe, as he…
Music Mogul, Diddy To Remain In Prison As S3x Trafficking Trial Begins May 5 2025
14 October 2024 in EntertainmentDespite the appeal, Judge Subramanian stated that Combs will remain in custody during the Oct. 10 hearing. Disgraced…
Late Mohbad’s wife Wunmi speaks amid pregnancy rumour
13 October 2024 in EntertainmentWunmi, the widow of late singer Mohbad, has finally spoken amid the ongoing rumour of a new pregnancy. The alleged…
“No Nigerian singer owns a private jet, not even Davido” – Aviation businessman reveals
12 October 2024 in EntertainmentAn aviation businessman has dismissed allegations that Nigerian singers own private jets. A fan of Grammy Award-winning artist Burna Boy shared…
RELIGION
How to Bring Back Revival to the Church (Part 1) by Pastor Amos Dada PhD;P.Eng
13 October 2024 in ReligionBy the grace of God this October I am currently in Asia , specifically New Zealand, Hong Kong and Philippines…
Four Nigerian pastors with shocking ungodly utterances
12 October 2024 in ReligionPastors are supposed to be men of God filled with grace and caution as they carry the messages from God…
Pastor Adeboye Speaks Again, Reveals Why Jesus and His Apostles Didn’t Collect Tithe
12 October 2024 in ReligionPastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), discusses why Jesus and His disciples did…
FG Approves Construction of a Private Airstrip at Canaanland – Bishop Oyedepo Reveals
12 October 2024 in ReligionThe Nigerian government has approved the construction of a private airstrip at Canaanland, the headquarters of Living Faith Church Worldwide,…
Black church leaders brought religion to politics in the ‘60s – but it was dramatically different from today’s white Christian nationalism
10 October 2024 in ReligionA group of teenagers marching during a civil rights rally. Bettman via Getty Images Tobin Miller Shearer, University of Montana…
CULTURE
VIDEO: How Ooni Ogunwusi welcomes twins into royal household
19 August 2024 in CultureFive months and 2 days after he announced their birth, Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, on Sunday,…
Oba Adejuyigbe Adefunmi II of Oyotunji African village in US allegedly st@bbed to d*ath by his sister
02 August 2024 in CultureOba Adejuyigbe Adefunmi II of Oyotunji African village in Beaufort County, Southern Carolina, United State of America, was allegedly st@bbed…
Zulu culture and sexual orientation: South African study reveals the health costs of stigma
27 July 2024 in CultureThe feet of a traditional healer performing a traditional dance in eThekwini, South Africa. Getty Images Same-sex relationships are legal in…
2027 polls: Ooni of Ife reveals what Tinubu told Traditional Rulers
26 July 2024 in CultureOoni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, has said that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu urged Nigerians not contented with his…
Yoruba Actor Abija Begs For Money on TikTok (Video)
17 July 2024 in CultureThe 66-year-old actor, who is known for playing the role of a traditionalist in the movies, engaged his fans…