Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday, decried Nigeria’s inability to live up to expectations since it got independence about 63 years ago, stressing that the country had not only disappointed itself but also Africa and the world. Obasanjo disclosed this while delivering the keynote address at the public presentation of the book titled ‘Reclaiming […]
A day after at least 33 people died when a building collapsed in Cameroon’s business hub Douala, neighbours recalled Monday the structure’s “failings” and “cracks”, fearing more bodies lie under the ruins. The four-storey block of flats collapsed onto another residential building in the north of the city overnight Saturday to Sunday. One of […]
The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in the last election in Adamawa State, Sen. Aishatu Dahiru, on Monday, urged the Federal High Court in Abuja to allow the election petition tribunal sitting in the state to deliver its judgement before the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Ari, is prosecuted. Dahiru, also known as Binani, […]
A corps member identified simply as Bright has died at the orientation camp of the National Youth Service Corps in Osun State. Bright’s colleague, who had been traumatised by his death, made the revelation on Facebook. Narrating the events that led to his death, the colleague, Lawrence Echezona, said the corps member died in […]
The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta State, has nullified the election of Ngozi Okolie of the Labour Party as a member representing the Aniocha/Oshimili Constituency at the House of Representatives, Journalist101 reports. In a judgment on Monday, July 24, the tribunal held that the Labour Party did not duly sponsor […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has notified Nigerians of the sale of an “unwholesome” Mayonnaise brand called Whippy. In a statement on Monday signed by Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC director-general, the agency said the product was discovered following a consumer complaint received by its post marketing surveillance unit in […]
Twitter’s owner Elon Musk and its new CEO said Sunday that the social media network would ditch its bird logo, be rebranded with the name X and move quickly into payments, banking and commerce. Founded in 2006, Twitter takes its name from the sound of birds chattering, and it has used avian branding since […]
A Ghanaian minister resigned over the weekend after a probe into how her houseworkers allegedly stole more than $1 million in cash from her home last year. Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah denied any crimes, but the case drew criticism from Ghana’s opposition who questioned why a minister would have such large amounts of […]
Eight persons have been confirmed dead while scooping fuel after a petrol-laden tanker fell and spilled its content along the Ore-Benin Expressway, Ore in Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State. While many were reported to have died from the Sunday evening incident, the Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in […]
Adams Oshiomhole is urging Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu’s government, saying the former Lagos State governor is not a “magician” that will solve the country’s problems in one fell swoop. He spoke as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. “They know they were not electing a magician. And nobody promised […]
