Microsoft to continue talks to acquire TikTok
Microsoft Corp said on Sunday that it would continue discussions to acquire popular short-video app TikTok from Chinese internet giant ByteDance, and that it was aiming to conclude the negotiations…
Boko Haram kills 16 in deadly grenade attack
Suspected militants from Islamist group Boko Haram killed at least 16 people and wounded seven early on Sunday in a grenade attack on a camp for displaced people in northern…
Frequent boat mishaps: NIWA to prosecute offenders, deregister operators
Worried by frequent boat mishaps, the Lagos Area Office of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has warned boat operators that it would henceforth, deregister and withdraw operational licences of…
Man, 22, drowns in a pond; police investigate
A 22-year-old, Yusuf Abdullahi, drowned while bathing in a pond at Danhassan, in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State. Malam Saidu Mohammed, the Public Relations Officer, Kano State Fire…
CAN to Govt.: Southern Kaduna killers are not spirits; go after them
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), South East Chapter, has urged the authorities to ensure security of lives and property in Kaduna, saying those perpetrating killings in Southern Kaduna are…
N/East: APC governors pledge commitment to end terrorism, to mobilise funds for the security architecture in States
The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Sunday restated the determination to find lasting solutions to insurgency in the North East. They…
COVID-19: Lagos discharges 31 Nigerians, 6 foreigners
The Lagos State government has announced the recovery and discharge of 37 COVID-19 patients from its isolation centres. This was contained in a statement on Sunday. According to Gov. Babajide…
Republican senators back plan to sell TikTok’s U.S. operations
Several Republican senators on Sunday backed a plan by China’s ByteDance to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban…
Sonny Aragba-Akpore bows out of NCC
Former Head, Media and Public Relations, NCC/celebrant, Mr. Sonny Aragba-Akpore (a.k.a ‘The GrandMaster’) during a valedictory session organised in his honour at his retirement by the Management of the Nigerian…
Sanwo-Olu repays loan of man rescued from committing suicide over N500,000 debt – Police
The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos, Bala Elkana, says the Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu helped in repaying the loan of one Adeyinka Abiodun who was rescued from committing…