The government of Dubai has cancelled its 30 per cent alcohol tax in order to boost tourism in the emirate. Dubai will also suspend the personal liquor licence fees, to make acquisition of the permit free for alcohol consumers in the United Arab Emirates region. According to Arabian News, Dubai is one of the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari said the presidential candidate of the New NigeriaPeople’s Party, NNPP, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso was being generous to him with an armoured vehicle gifted to him by former Kano governor. The said SUV armoured vehicle, according to Buhari, helped him survive a deadly attack in Kaduna State in 2014. Buhari stated this, […]
Canadian government has banned non-Canadians from buying homes in the country following surged prices in the real estate market. The North American country passed the law after the start of the Covid-19 pandemic but it took effect from Sunday, January 1, 2023. Canada took this decision that will last only two years when some […]
Leader of Pan-Yoruba sociopolitical group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, says Nigeria will be in trouble if any candidate other than the Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, is elected President. Adebanjo also hailed Obi’s endorsement by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. He however said he was not surprised by Obasanjo’s action, saying […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Ahmad Tinubu, has described the much-taunted health challenge associated with him as stale news. Tinubu, who spoke in an exclusive interview with Kano’s premier independent radio, Freedom Radio, while on lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia, said he had ‘just’ finished observing seven rounds between Safa and […]
Kristalina Georgieva, managing director, International Monetary Fund (IMF), has warned that a third of the global economy will face recession this year. Georgieva spoke in an interview with CBS, an American broadcast television and radio network, on Sunday. She said economic activities in the United States, the European Union, and China are all slowing […]
The Israeli army killed two Palestinians in a West Bank raid on Monday as it demolished the homes of two Palestinians accused of killing an Israeli soldier, Palestinian officials said. The Palestinian health ministry announced the deaths of “Mohammad Samer Hoshieh, 22, after being shot in the chest, and Fuad Mohammad Abed, 25, after […]
Members of the House of Representatives may no longer be addressed as ‘Honourables’ as the Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, has sponsored a bill seeking to change the lawmakers’ appellation to ‘Representatives.’ The legislation is titled ‘A Bill for an Act to Amend the Legislative Houses (Powers and Privileges) Act, 2017.’ Already, members of the 9th […]
Fans of music star, Burna Boy, lamented on the singer’s late entry to his Lagos concert on Sunday night. Angry attendees took to Twitter to call out the singer for starting his performance late at the event themed ‘Love Damini Concert’. According to attendees, the show started at 9pm and Burna Boy didn’t show […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan; the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, and 11 other Nigerians have been named among the 2023 “100 Most Reputable Africans.” Nigerians made the 2023 ‘roll of honour’ list released by Reputation Poll International, a global reputation firm. The list features individuals from diverse […]
