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  A Hong Kong court has sentenced key pro-democracy leaders to years in jail for subversion, following a controversial national security trial. Benny Tai and Joshua Wong were among the ‘Hong Kong 47 group’ of activists and lawmakers involved in ...

  Mr. Macaroni has strongly criticized the Tinubu-led administration, stating that its spokespersons lack the moral authority to condemn past governments.   In a lengthy post on his X handle on Tuesday, Mr. Macaroni expressed his frustration with the insensitivity ...

  No fewer than 25 persons have died and several others hospitalised following the outbreak of Gastroenteritis also known as Cholera in three council areas in Sokoto North, Silame and Kware local government areas of the state. The state commissioner ...

  We don’t put our dads in retirement homes in Africa. I can never do it — Rapper Phyno Nigerian award-winning rapper, Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike, popularly known as Phyno, has expressed his views on the trend of relocating elderly parents ...

  As part of its latest immigration policies, Canada has implemented a ban on the automatic conversion of study permits into permanent residency for international students. Under the new regulation, international students will be required to return to their home ...

  A drug trafficker, Nnamani Sunday, was on Monday convicted and sentenced to four years imprisonment by the Federal High Court in Lagos State for attempting to export 800 grams of Cannabis Sativa, also called Marijuana, to the United Kingdom ...

  President Bola Tinubu has written to the National Assembly, seeking approval of a fresh N1.767tn as a new external borrowing plan in the 2024 appropriation act. If approved, the loan will be used to part-finance the deficit of N9.7tn ...

  Mike Bamiloye has shared his strong stance regarding headship within a marriage, emphasizing the husband’s role as the singular head. According to Bamiloye, marriage is led by one head, and that head is the husband. He warned that any ...

  FirstBank Hosts Inaugural China-Africa Interbank Association Forum; reiterates its commitment to promoting trade, financial cooperation and Economic Development.   Lagos, 28 October 2024 – FirstBank, the premier West African financial institution and financial inclusion service provider has announced its ...

  The Ondo State chapter of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has rejected the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election, calling it a “show of shame”. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission will officially present certificates of return to Ondo State Governor-elect, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, and his deputy, on Wednesday. The certificates would be issued at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC ...

  A suspected vandal, Lekan Olanrewaju has been arrested for vandalising one of the electronic road signs installed on Five Star Bridge, Oshodi in Lagos State. The state police command said operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) arrested the ...

  President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed on his social media network that he plans to use the US military to carry out a mass deportation of undocumented migrants. On Monday, he posted “TRUE!!!” in response to a conservative commentator who ...

  The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, has cautioned electricity consumers against paying for replacement of obsolete or faulty meters, saying it is the responsibility of electricity distribution companies, DisCos, to replace the meters. The Commission in a statement on ...

  A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja, Kogi State has sentenced one Kehinde Amaka, popularly known as Yomade Ademisoye Ojomo to one year imprisonment for being in possession of fake $2,028,400.00. He was convicted and sentenced by Justice Isa ...

  The reinstated Labour Party governorship candidate in Ondo State, Ayodele Olorunfemi, has bemoaned his failure to win Saturday’s election, blaming former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, and the Nigeria Labour Congress for his predicament. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the ...

  Wema Bank Appoints New Deputy Managing Director and Executive Director Wema Bank, Nigeria’s innovative leader in banking and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Deputy Managing Director and ...

  Saudi Arabia has executed more than 100 foreigners this year, according to an AFP tally indicating a sharp increase which one rights group said was unprecedented. The latest execution, on Saturday in the southwestern region of Najran, was of ...

  A yet-to-be-identified transport union revenue collector was crushed to de.ath while attempting to collect dues from the truck driver in the New Garage area of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday. The Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment Department of ...

  Wema Bank Appoints New Deputy Managing Director and Executive Director Wema Bank, Nigeria’s innovative leader in banking and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Deputy Managing Director and ...

  Wema Bank Announces Grand Finale of Hackaholics 5.0: Set to Reward Winners With ₦75 Million Worth of Prizes Wema Bank, Nigeria’s foremost innovative financial institution and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, has announced the grand finale ...

  Former governor Ifeanyi Okowa made his first public appearance as he joined Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori at a service of songs held in honour of Mrs. Victoria Ossai Obielum, mother of renowned politician Godwill Obielum. Okowa was arrested ...

  MultiChoice Chief Executive Calvo Mawela stated that a potential $3bn merger with French media company Canal+, owned by Vivendi SE, would strengthen the African TV company’s ability to compete with US streaming giants such as Netflix. In an interview ...

  A Federal High Court, presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda, sitting in Kano, on Wednesday sentenced a 31-year-old man, Lawan Salisu, to three years imprisonment for s3xually abusing a 10-year-old boy. Salisu, of Tishama Yan Awakai Farin Bene Transformer ...

  The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has disclosed an alleged scheme involving an oil cabal in Nigeria working alongside international oil companies (IOCs) to undermine the operations of private refineries like Dangote Petroleum Refinery. ...