Association of Foreign Airlines and Representatives in Nigeria, AFARN, has commended the federal government for finally paying the outstanding trapped funds of foreign airlines operating in Nigeria. Recall the federal government last week announced the release of the outstanding funds of the affected foreign airlines to their commercial banks for immediate payment. Addressing the media…
MainOne, a Digital Infrastructure Service Provider, has revealed that repairing the recently damaged subsea cables that disrupted Internet connectivity in Nigeria and some other West African countries will take up to eight weeks. Recall that there was an internet outage on multiple network services on March 14, disrupting access to internet across major sectors of the country. The affected…
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in the US city of Baltimore collapsed after a ship collided with it, the Maryland Transportation Authority said early Tuesday. “I-695 Key Bridge collapse due to ship strike,” the MTA posted on social media platform X, referring to the interstate highway. It urged drivers to avoid the route over the…
A former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree said the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) should have transferred fleeing Binance executive Nadeem Anjarwalla to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Amachree stated this in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday. The security expert,…
Special Counsel to Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Aloy Ejimakor, has alleged that the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) seized a particular legal document from him. Ejimakor said he took a “critical” legal document to Kanu for review at the DSS headquarters on Monday, but the secret…
Nollywood veteran actress, Rita Edochie, has called on Nigerians to stop questioning the deaths of Nollywood movie stars, saying death is only a displeasing call of nature that comes knocking and cannot be avoided. The renowned actress, who took to her Instagram page @ritaedochie to frown at questions like “What is happening in Nollywood?” said death is inevitable;…
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a law restricting social media access for minors under 16 on Monday, as the effects of the platforms on teens generate rising concern in the United States. Those 13 years old and younger will not be able to open a social media account in the state, and 14- and 15-year-olds will need…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Daniel Onjeh has told the National Chairman of the party, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje and members of the National Working Committee (NWC) to treat his petition against the suspended party chairman in Benue Augustine Agada or resign. In a letter on March 25, 2024 addressed to the APC NWC through the…
The late Dr. Paul Akintelure was one of the frontline governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Ondo State was announced dead Tuesday morning. Dr Paul Akintelure’s death comes amid preparations for the APC governorship primary election scheduled for April 25. READ ALSO: Ondo governorship aspirant, Akintelure is dead Before his untimely demise, Akintelure had…
Pelumi Nubi, popular Nigerian travel content creator, driving from London to Lagos, has been involved in a car crash. Taking to her Instagram account on Tuesday, Pelumi posted a photo of the now-wrecked car she had been driving for the journey. The front of the car was severely twisted, and the windscreen was smashed. In…
Togolese lawmakers adopted a new constitution on Monday, moving the country from a presidential to a parliamentary system and giving parliament the power to elect the president of the small West African country. The president will be chosen “without debate” by lawmakers “for a single six-year term”, and not by the public, according to the new…
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, of Ondo state has described as shocking and devastating the death of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Paul Akintelure. Akintelure, who died in the early hours of Tuesday, was a governorship aspirant in the party and was the Deputy Governorship candidate of the defunct ACN in 2012 in Ondo…