Xenophobia: MTN in trouble, as NANS shuts down Kaduna office over killing of 118 Nigerians
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) on Thursday closed the Kaduna office of South African Telecommunication giant, MTN, over xenophobic attacks and killings of 118 Nigerians in the last…
Late Precious Owolabi laid to rest in Kaduna
Photo Credit: Channels TV The funeral service of late Precious Owolabi has held in Kaduna state. Precious a Youth Corp Member who was killed while serving with Channels Television….
400 years on: Chains, shackles, auction documents are reminders of trans Atlantic slave trade
In late August 1619, a ship carrying “20 and odd” African men and women docked at Point Comfort, today’s Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia. Their arrival, 400 years ago next…
FIFA ranking: AFCON bronze win moves Nigeria 12 spots up to 33rd position
Nigeria’s Super Eagles have moved up 12 spots in the July FIFA ranking, to place 33rd in the world after winning bronze at the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations tournament….
President Essebsi of Tunisia dies at 92
Tunisia’s 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, a major player in the North African country’s transition to democracy after a 2011 revolution, has died, the presidency said on Thursday. Essebsi was…
Davido becomes richest Nigerian celebrity on Instagram, second in Africa
Music superstar, David Adeleke, a.k.a Davido, has emerged the richest Nigerian on Instagram, with his single post valued at over N26 million. According to Instagram Rich List 2019 by Hopper…
PSN warns against latest trend in use of blood tonic as intoxicant by youths
The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) Kwara State Chapter, on Thursday in Ilorin warned against the use of blood tonic as intoxicant. Mr Aliu Bakau, the Chairman of PSN who…
China gasoline refiners ramp up exports to Nigeria, Mexico amid overflowing output, slow domestic demand
China will ramp up gasoline exports in July and August to near record levels with cargoes moving to Mexico and Nigeria as refiners seek outlets for their fuel amid a…
The Cable releases video of Aid agency worker, others kidnapped in Northeast
International aid agency Action Against Hunger said on Thursday that a staff member and five others kidnapped in Nigeria last week had appeared in a video released on Wednesday evening….
Man rapes daughter to confirm her virginity
A 37-year-old guard, Wasiu Orilonise has publicly confessed that he raped his 15-year-old daughter for verification of her virginity and protection. Wasiu who appeared in Oyo State Magistrates’ Court sitting…