Users of older mobile phones will no longer be able to access WhatsApp from May 5, 2025, as the messaging platform phases out support for select devices This move is part of Meta’s ongoing efforts to maintain security and ...
Read More »Inter’s two-goal salvo ends Bayern Munich’s Champions League dream
Bayern Munich went crashing out of the Champions League despite Harry Kane and Eric Dier’s best efforts in a 2-2 draw against Inter. After a goalless first half, Kane broke the deadlock just seven minutes after the restart. Leon ...
Read More »Newcastle continue to impress in absence of Eddie Howe with Crystal Palace rout
Newcastle turned on the style in the absence of head coach Eddie Howe to rout Crystal Palace and ease themselves into third place in the Premier League table. The Magpies swept the Eagles aside in a game which had ...
Read More »Arsenal beat Real Madrid again to book Champions League semi-final spot in style
Arsenal secured their first Champions League semi-final in 16 years after a historic 2-1 win against Real Madrid in the Bernabeu. Bukayo Saka, who missed a first-half penalty, fired Arsenal into a 4-0 aggregate lead after 64 minutes, only ...
Read More »Mauritius ex-finance minister rearrested in new fraud probe
Mauritius’s former finance minister was arrested Wednesday over a second fraud case, two days after having been released on bail over another affair, police said. The latest arrest of Renganaden Padayachy concerns alleged fraud against the Mauritius Investment Corporation ...
Read More »Mikano Motors rewards Miss Nigeria with Changan car
Mikano Motors, a subsidiary of Mikano International Limited has rewarded the winner of the 45th Miss Nigeria, Doris Ogah, with Changan Eado Plus Luxury Sedan The official handover ceremony was held in Lagos at the main office of the ...
Read More »UBA unveils upgraded PoS terminal, app
Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa, has unveiled an upgrade to its Point of Sale Terminal and its UBA MONI App to strengthen the digital payment landscape and empower small and medium-scale enterprises. In a statement on Sunday, ...
Read More »Federation Account allocation falls third straight month to N1.57tn
The Federation Account Allocation Committee has reported a further decline in monthly disbursements to the Federal Government, states, and local government councils, with a total of N1.578tn shared as March 2025 revenue. This marks the third consecutive monthly drop ...
Read More »Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria receives West Africa 2024 award
Corporate and investment bank Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria Limited has been recognised by DealMakers AFRICA for its lead advisory role in the exit of CardinalStone Partners from iFitness to Verod Capital Management. In a statement on Sunday, the firm ...
Read More »We’ll petition NFF over dad’s unpaid wages – Christian Chukwu’s son
First son of late Green Eagles captain and coach, Christian Chukwu, Christian Chukwu Jr, shares the life and times of his father, in this interview with RAPHAEL EDE. He also speaks on the 1980 AFCON-winning captain’s life at home, away from ...
Read More »Marketers import 156.9m litres as petrol landing cost falls
Amidst an ongoing price war between players in the nation’s downstream oil sector, fresh investigations have revealed that the landing cost of imported Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) dropped to N853 per litre on Tuesday. This comes as marketers secured ...
Read More »2027: I have capacity to be president, says Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that he possesses the capacity to lead Nigeria as President come 2027. Makinde made this known during an appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday. He emphasised that his achievements ...
Read More »Fubara hasn’t sought forgiveness, Wike replies Tompolo
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says the suspended Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has not apologised to him to consider forgiving him. According to him, for there to be forgiveness, the person who did ...
Read More »Plateau killings: How militants attacked villages near major army formation – Victims
Monday’s gunmen attack on Zike and Kimakpa communities in Plateau State’s Bassa Local Government Area by gunmen, which claimed a reported 51 lives, have sparked concerns due to both communities’ proximity to the 3 Division Headquarters of the Nigerian ...
Read More »Serie A star Lookman confirms exit from Atalanta – Report
Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman has reportedly made a firm decision regarding his future, with sources indicating that his time at Atalanta is drawing to a close. According to Tuttomercatoweb.com on Sunday, Lookman, who has been a key player for ...
Read More »UCL: Guirassy hat-trick not enough as Barcelona advance on aggregate
Borussia Dortmund produced a thrilling 3–1 victory over Barcelona in their Champions League knockout stage second-leg clash on Tuesday night, but it was not enough to overturn the first-leg deficit as the Spanish side advanced 5–3 on aggregate. Serhou ...
Read More »PSG survive Aston Villa fightback to reach Champions League semi-finals
Aston Villa came from behind to defeat Paris Saint-Germain 3–2 in a pulsating second leg of their UEFA Champions League knockout stage tie, but it was not enough to secure progression, as they lost 4–5 on aggregate. PSG took ...
Read More »EFCC Arrests 47 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin City
EFCC Arrests 47 Suspected Internet Fraudsters in Benin City Operatives of the Benin Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 arrested 47 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Benin ...
Read More »Gym employee d!es, client in critical condition after cryotherapy session goes wrong
A woman d!ed and another was left fighting for her life after a cryotherapy chamber malfunctioned at a Paris gym — leaking gas into the pod An employee at On Air gym, who was in her 20s, d!ed after ...
Read More »VDM celebrates Court victory over Falanas
Following the court’s decision to strike out the defamation suit filed by human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) and his son, rapper Falz, against Verydarkman (VDM), the controversial social media figure responded in his usual dramatic fashion In a ...
Read More »Man JAILED for dumping refuse on expressway
A driver has been arrested by officials of the Lagos State Environmental Task Force for illegally dumping refuse along the Lekki-Epe Expressway The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, announced the arrest on Monday via a post ...
Read More »FG declares April 18 and 21 Public Holidays for Easter celebration
The Federal Government has declared Friday, April 18, and Monday, April 21, 2025, as public holidays to mark Good Friday and Easter Monday. The announcement was made on Tuesday by the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, in a ...
Read More »Cross River gov welcomes PDP deputy gov candidate, Emana, to APC
Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, on Sunday received the 2023 deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Emana Ambrose-Amawhe, into the All Progressives Congress. Her visit to the governor came hours after she announced her defection ...
Read More »Benue traditional rulers warn against negotiating with herders
The traditional rulers in Gwer West Local Government Area of Benue State have warned against negotiating with herders to cede land within the council. This resolution was made at the end of an extraordinary expanded sitting of Gwer West ...
Read More »Presidency dismisses US court order on Tinubu, Atiku differs
The Presidency on Sunday dismissed any notion of fresh revelations emerging from a United States court order directing the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration to release files on President Bola Tinubu’s past investigation. It insisted ...
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