Apple’s iPhone X had a price tag of $999 (about N365,000) on launch day in November 2017 making it the most expensive version of the device ever manufactured. It was even more expensive outside the U.S. most of the time due to ...
Read More »Idris Elba set to play the next James Bond as boss says ‘it’s time for a black actor’ to claim the role
Idris Elba could be set to take over from Daniel Craig as James Bond after producer Barbara Broccoli said “it’s time” for a black actor to step into the role. Craig has previously told of his hopes to go out ...
Read More »LIB- Photos of Linda Ikeji receiving her Honorary Doctorate degree from Trinity International University in Georgia
Linda Ikeji was today awarded an Honorary Doctorate degree by Trinity International University, Georgia. The Honorary Doctorate degree was presented to the LIB and LITV CEO in recognition of her work in media in Africa. See more photos below. Congratulations dear.
Read More »CBN to disburse lower currency denominations
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has begun a process that would make the country’s lower currency denominations available to Nigerians. The Assistant Director, Currency Operations Department of the CBN, Mr. Benedict Maduagwu disclosed this said the apex bank has ...
Read More »Update- State to rescue 80 Kenyans stranded in Qatar
The government is working on a plan to repatriate more than 80 Kenyans stranded in Qatar for lack of travel documents and air tickets after falling out with their employers. The Kenyans, most of them recruited by Mombasa-based travel agencies, ...
Read More »The shady and dangerous business of Chinese mining in Cameroon
Sidonie Maboue pulled her hands out of the muddy water and sat down on a piece of fabric next to the bags of gravel that she and three of her 12 children filled that day. “This gravel will be crushed, ...
Read More »Kenyans stuck in Qatar ask for help
The families of more than 70 Kenyans stranded in Qatar because of lack of travel documents and air tickets to return home after falling out with their employers are now asking the government to facilitate their safe return. Mr Randani ...
Read More »Apple becomes the first Trillion Dollar company in the history of the world
Apple has become the first publicly traded company in the world to be valued at $1 trillion. The tech company’s stock jumped 2.8 percent to as high as $207.05 around midday today, bringing its gain to about 9 percent since Tuesday ...
Read More »German Court Awards Farmer $1 Million for 2000-Year-Old Bronzed Horse Head Found in His Well
A lucky discovery made nearly a decade ago just got even luckier for one German farmer. In 2009, archaeologists excavating a former Roman settlement on the man’s farm in Lahnau, Germany found a 2000-year-old bronzed horse head, and now Artnet ...
Read More »Rare blue diamonds may be Earth’s deepest secret
The Hope Diamond, a rare blue diamond that is one of the world’s most famous jewels, has had a complicated history, passing through the hands of monarchs and bankers and heiresses and thieves before landing for all to see at ...
Read More »EFCC arraigns two for Illegal oil deal in Lagos
EFCC on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 arraigned the duo of Omosehin Ipinle and Nsikak Friday before Justice Muslim. S. Hassan of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on a three-count charge bordering on dealing in Automotive Gas Oil ...
Read More »Oprah Winfrey says she bought a private plane after a rude encounter with someone at the airport
Oprah Winfrey says she had an encounter with a rude fan at the airport in the ’90s, and that led her to use a private plane for travel. Winfrey, who is on the cover of British Vogue’s August issue, spoke ...
Read More »Air Peace all-female flight gets rousing ovation in Lagos, Abuja, Owerri
Air Peace all-female flight crew – Captain Sinmisola Ajibola (4th left), Senior First Officer Quincy Owen (2nd left), SEP Instructor Rosemary Uagbor (3rd right), Cabin Executive Chidimma Chimezie (2nd right), Cabin Executive Opakirite George (left) and B1 Engineer, Justina Etim (Right) with the ...
Read More »Garba Shehu: Nigerians Have More Electricity Than They Can Consume
Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, says Nigerians have more electricity than they can consume. He said this while speaking to journalists in Abuja on Monday. He said the current Federal Government is building ...
Read More »Despite police denial, video of police officers protesting in Maiduguri surface online
Yesterday, The Nigerian Police denied reports of police officers protesting unpaid allowances in Maiduguri. A video of the protest has surfaced online. Click on the link to watch the video below
Read More »Uganda’s electricity governance ranked the best in Africa
Kampala- Uganda has Africa’s best electricity regulatory system, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB’s) 2018 Electricity Regulatory Index (ERI) report. Second is Namibia, tailed by Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, Cameroon, South Africa, Togo, Senegal, Côte I’voire, Lesotho, Zimbabwe ...
Read More »Air Peace called impending accident prophesy FAKE
Air Peace on Friday urged members of the public to ignore a recorded voice message warning them not to patronise the airline and some other air and land transport companies. The airline, in a statement signed by its General Manager, ...
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