The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Mpox outbreak in parts of Africa a public health emergency of international concern on Wednesday, August 14, 2024. The...
The National Judicial Council (NJC), on August 15, 2024, has endorsed Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as the next Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), set to succeed Olukayode Ariwoola...
The Nigerian Communications Satellite Ltd (NIGCOMSAT) expressed sympathy for the challenging conditions faced by telecom operators, on August 15, 2024, which have led to very poor...
The Port Harcourt Refining Company’s rehabilitation project has once again missed its promised deadline, marking the sixth postponement. Despite assurances from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company...
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has officially classified the Mpox outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS). The...
Ese Lovina Ukpeseraye, a Nigerian cyclist who recently represented the country at the Paris Olympics, has revealed that athletes in the country are denied access to...
According to the proposed legislation, anyone found guilty of refusing to recite the national anthem shall be fined N5 million, face a 10-year prison sentence, or...
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has, on Monday, August 12, 2024, vowed to crack down on contractors engaging in the construction of substandard school building...
Former United States President, Donald Trump, has promised to carry out the largest deportation in the country’s history if he wins the presidential election on the...
A treasure trove of artefacts from Egypt’s last dynasty has been discovered in 63 tombs in the Nile Delta region and experts are working to restore...
Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Burna Boy, has expanded his reach beyond music by launching four football academies in different parts of Nigeria. This venture aims to nurture...
Iran rejected Western demands, on August 13, 2024, to retract its threat to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran...
The Paris Olympics 2024 may have come to an end with Team Nigeria returning home with zero medal in what has been described by sports pundits...
Algerian Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has taken a stand against the barrage of online harassment and false claims about her gender during the Paris Olympics....
Sudan’s army-backed government has announced its refusal to participate in US-sponsored peace talks scheduled to take place in Switzerland this week. The decision comes after a...
Iran’s Vice-President, Mohammad Javad Zarif, has stepped down from President Massud Pezeshkian’s cabinet just 11 days after taking the job. “I am not satisfied with my...
The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, DIG Hashimu Argungu (rtd, mni), has emphasized the need for a paradigm shift in the way information and intelligence...
Suspected hoodlums set fire to the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Champion Zonal Headquarters in Kontagora, Niger State, on August 10, 2024. This is the...
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has held back the results of 215,267 candidates from the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination, on August 12,...
A Vienna-based privacy advocacy group has filed complaints against Elon Musk’s X, a social media platform, in eight European countries, accusing the company of unlawfully using...
In a recent interview, Jamaican reggae legend Buju Banton expressed his disappointment with the Afrobeats genre, stating that it fails to uplift and inspire the African...
The Nigeria Police Force on Sunday, August 11, 2024, has denied claims that they raided the National Secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja’s...
Nigeria’s female basketball team head coach, Rena Wakama, has been honored as the Coach of the Tournament in the women’s category at the Paris 2024 Olympics....
The Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators has cancelled the ceasefire it declared several years ago, and declared what it called “Operation Hunger Lion” over the present...
The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has dismissed social media claims suggesting that corps members need to upgrade their bank accounts in anticipation...
