Category: News
Coup: Mali’s President Keita resigns, dissolves parliament
President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has resigned. He announced this in a televised address on Tuesday, as the coup in Mali unravelled. He also dissolved [...]
Leaked video: Call Oshiomhole, Gambari for questioning, PDP tells Buhari
The Peoples Democratic Party’s National Campaign Council for the Edo State Governorship Election has accused the All Progressives Congress administrat [...]
Elon Musk becomes world’s 4th richest person
The CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, Elon Musk, is now the fourth richest person in the world. The outspoken tech entrepreneur’s net worth has increased to $8 [...]
Soldiers arrest Mali President, Keïta and Prime Minister
Mali President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has been arrested by mutinying soldiers, a government spokesman has confirmed.
Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has [...]
Shari’ah council asks Kano govt to execute singer for blasphemy
The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria has urged Kano state government to execute the court judgement that found Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, a singer, g [...]
Supreme Court gives ruling on right of female child to inherit properties in Igboland
The Igboland law and custom, forbid a female from inheriting her late father’s estate, on the grounds that it is discriminatory and conflicts with the [...]
Lawyers kick against invitation of El-Rufai to NBA conference
Several Nigerian lawyers in the last few days have taken into online mediums to criticize the invitation of the governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir [...]
Mompha sues EFCC for N5m over fresh arrest
Instagram billionaire, Ismaila Mustapha, alias Mompha, who is facing money laundering charges, has asked the Federal High Court in Lagos to compel the [...]
North Korea orders handover of pet dogs as country is rocked by food shortages
Dictator Kim Jong-un of North Korea announced in July that owning a pet is now against the law. Authorities are identifying homes with dogs in Pyongya [...]
How herdsmen killed my fiancé, kidnapped me – Oyo female farmer
A businesswoman, Modupeoluwa Oyetoso, has been mourning the death of her fiancé, who was shot by suspected herdsmen at the Lanlete area of the Ibarapa [...]