Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology resigns amidst certificate forgery allegations

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Uche Nnaji, has resigned.         Bayo Onanuga, Presidential spokesman, confirmed this in a statement this night October 7.    …

14-year-old girl found dead in singer D4vd’s Tesla laid to rest in California

Family and friends of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas, the girl whose body was found in the front trunk of a Tesla belonging to singer D4vd, gathered in deep sorrow on Monday…

Europe’s most wanted drug lord ‘secures protection in Sierra Leone by having a child with the president’s daughter’

Opposition figures in Sierra Leone have accused a wanted cocaine kingpin of securing protection in Africa by fathering a child with the daughter of Sierra Leone’s president.      …

Activist Greta Thunberg mocks Trump for ‘anger management problems’ after he called her ‘crazy’

Greta Thunberg has fired back at Donald Trump after the former U.S. President called her “crazy” and said she should “see a doctor.”       Trump made the remarks…

Indian lawyer throws his shoe at judge in religious row

  An Indian lawyer threw a shoe at the country’s Chief Justice BR Gavai in anger over remarks the judge made about a Hindu god.   Rakesh Kishore launched his…

Senator Natasha resumes plenary after six-months suspension (video)

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan representing Kogi Central resumed plenary today October 7 after serving her six-month suspension by the Senate following a shouting match with Senate President Godswill Akpabio over seat…

Withheld allocation: Supreme Court reserves judgment in Osun government’s case

  The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Tuesday, October 7, reserved judgment in a suit filed by the Osun State Government seeking to compel the Federal Government to release all…

Delta LGA bans okada and keke riders from wearing face masks

The Sapele Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State has released a new set of operational guidelines for commercial motorcycle (okada) and tricycle (keke) operators, including a ban on the…

FG to get $500m budget support from AfDB

The Federal Government of Nigeria is seeking to secure a $500 million loan from the African Development Bank (AfDB) before the end of the year as part of ongoing efforts…

Nigeria seeks $2bn China loan for new ‘super grid’ — Adelabu

Nigeria is currently in advanced talks with the Export-Import Bank of China for a $2 billion loan to fund the construction of a new “super grid” designed to tackle the…