Israeli PM Netanyahu vows to ban Al Jazeera news network
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to use a fresh national security law passed by parliament to ban news channel Al Jazeera from broadcasting in the country. The law, passed on Monday by 70 votes to 10, grants top ministers the power to ban broadcasts by foreign channels seen as a national security threat […]
Naira Appreciates To N1,250/$ At Parallel Market
The naira, on Monday, appreciated to N1,250 per dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange (FX) market. The FX rate is a 0.43 percent increase from the N1,280 recorded on March 29. Currency traders in Lagos, also known as bureau de change (BDCs) operators, quoted the buying rate of the greenback at N1,230 […]
44-year-old Faye sworn in as Senegalese president
Bassirou Diomaye Faye has been sworn in as the fifth Senegalese President. The 44-year-old Faye becomes Senegal’s youngest President. He took over from Macky Sall on Tuesday, April 2 in an event witnessed by African leaders in the new town of Diamniadio, near the capital Dakar. “Before God and the Senegalese nation, I swear to […]
Tinubu Has Approved FCT’s N1.1trn 2024 Statutory Budget – Wike
President Bola Tinubu has approved the Federal Capital Territory’s over N1.1trn statutory budget for the 2024 fiscal year. The FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, disclosed this during an ongoing media chat at his office in Abuja on Tuesday. He expressed delight over the assent by the president, and explained that the budget will impact on infrastructure […]
Tiwa Savage addresses rumours that she doesn’t support female artists
Singer Tiwa Savage has finally addressed the rumours that she doesn’t support her female colleagues. There have been claims on social media that Nigerian female artistes don’t “like or support” one another. Addressing the rumours via her Instagram account, Tiwa Savage reckoned with a fan who said she has collaborated with more female artistes. She […]
Skitmakers Ashmusy, Nons Miraj Fight Over Boyfriend
Popular skit makers and best friends Ashmusy and Nons Miraj are currently fighting over a man. The two took to social media to blast each other. Ashmusy shared a screenshot of Nons Miraj’s private chat with her, in which she accused her of attempting to snatch her boyfriend. She claimed that Miraj had been insulting […]
Gunmen Kidnap Scores Of Students In Delta State
Scores of tertiary institution students travelling on the East-West road in Ughelli, Delta, have been kidnapped by suspected armed bandits. It was gathered that the students were returning from a trip in Calabar when the gunmen waylaid and seized their vehicle on the East-West road. Although details of the abduction were still sketchy, sources revealed that […]
FG Has Begun Construction To Expand The Enugu 9th Mile-benue Expressway
FG has begun construction to expand the Enugu 9th mile-Benue road into a dual carriageway.
We are not targeting only Yahoo boys – EFCC boss vows to go after ‘mega thieves’
Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede, has dismissed insinuations that the agency is only going after internet fraudsters, popularly known as “Yahoo boys’. The EFCC Boss assured that he will lead a broad-based and holistic anti-graft war that would not spare anyone linked with any form of economic and financial […]