President Tinubu appoints 39-year-old Professor of Computer Engineering as new JAMB registrar

President Bola Tinubu has appointed 39-year-old Professor Segun Aina as the new Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB).       Aina, who will be 40 in…

Meta lays off 8,000 employees as A.I. restructuring accelerates

Meta Platforms has laid off around 8,000 employees as part of a major internal restructuring aimed at transforming the company into an artificial intelligence–focused organisation.       The job…

SpaceX files for long-awaited public stock offering that could make Elon Musk a trillionaire

SpaceX has officially revealed plans to go public, opening up one of the world’s most secretive and ambitious private companies to investors for the first time.       The…

Aburi Accord: Ojukwu frustrated all peace moves to avert civil war – Yakubu Gowon

Former Head of State Yakubu Gowon has reopened debates over one of Nigeria’s most sensitive historical moments, alleging that late Biafran leader Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu frustrated multiple peace efforts that…

ICE arrests Nigerian man convicted of fraud in US

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested a 31-year-old Nigerian man, Barnabas Terhemba Jime, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.       ICE disclosed this in…

Air France flight blocked from entering US over Ebola fears

An Air France flight was blocked from entering US airspace and instead diverted to Canada over fears of one passenger’s exposure to the Ebola outbreak in Africa.   Air France…

FIBA Women’s World Cup: D’Tigress To Battle South Korea, Hungary, France

Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, will begin their quest for global success against South Korea women’s national basketball team following the release of fixtures for the upcoming FIBA Women’s…

Oil subsidy, exchange rate cabals want me dead — Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has alleged that powerful groups linked to oil subsidy and foreign exchange practices are “wishing him dead” following reforms he introduced since taking office in 2023.…

Buhari’s Former Aide Onochie Says Tinubu Has Ruined APC

Lauretta Onochie, a former media aide to the late ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday accused President Bola Tinubu of destroying anything he touches. Posting on X, Onochie stressed that the All Progressives…

12 Jigawa Lawmakers Lose Return Tickets Amid APC Political Realignments

A major political ‘tsunami’ has hit the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State as 12 serving state and federal lawmakers lost their chances of returning to office following…