Plea to make Diwali a public holiday
A Hindu community group is calling for Diwali to be made a public holiday in New Zealand starting from 2022. The Hindu community does not...
#EndSARS: Gov Obaseki extends ultimatum for escaped inmates
The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has extended the ultimatum issued to escaped inmates to return by one week. Obaseki had initially given the...
Dairy me: vegan promise comes back to bite broadcaster
In July, Duncan Garner promised to go vegan for a year if Labour was able to govern alone at the election. Following a flood of...
#EndSARS: Why Nigerian youths may not listen to leaders again – Lagos monarch
Her Royal Highness, Erelu Abiola Dosunmu of Lagos, has admitted a total failure of the country’s leadership. She said the leaders in the country have...
El Clásico: Real Madrid defeat Barcelona 3-1 at Camp Nou
Real Madrid averted a crisis in the best possible way on Saturday by beating Barcelona 3-1 in the first empty Clasico and landing an...
Gardeners reminded danger lurks in compost, potting mix
Keen gardeners in Canterbury are being reminded to take precautions to guard against Legionnaires' disease. Legionnaires' disease can be fatal. Photo: 123RF It comes after...
Surf lifeguards get ready for busy summer as official patrol season starts
Surf lifeguards are bracing themselves for what could be the busiest summer on record with more people staying in the country over Summer during the...
Suicide bombing at Kabul education centre kills 18
A suicide bombing at an education centre in Afghanistan's capital Kabul killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens more. Residents gather near the site...
I didn’t go nowhere, I’m still Asiwaju of Lagos and Jagaban -Tinubu says as he visits Sanwo-Olu
All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, has lamented the invasion and wanton looting of public and private assets in the state of late. Tinubu made...
Finger pointed at industry as smog levels soar in Timaru
The Canterbury Regional Council believes industry is to blame for the high amount of air pollution in a Timaru suburb. Residents say it often smells...
VIDEO: Residents invade Senator Gershom Bassey‘s house, cart away valuables
Some residents, on Saturday invaded the residence of Senator Gershom Bassey and carted away some valuables. Gershom Bassey,represents Cross River South Senatorial District in the...
After #EndSARS, thousands sign petition asking INEC to commence voter registration
At least 14,000 individuals have signed a petition asking the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to commence voter registration ahead of the 2023 elections. The...
US election: Trump votes in Florida
President Donald Trump cast an early ballot Saturday in the US election as he geared for another grueling day of campaigning. Trump voted at...
Police reform: Buhari wished Arase worked with him longer, says Femi Adesina
Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says President Muhammadu Buhari wished Solomon Arase, a former inspector-general of police (IGP), worked with him longer. Although ex-President Goodluck Jonathan...
Arsenal on #EndSARS: Our thoughts are with everyone in Nigeria
Arsenal Football Club (AFC) on Saturday commiserated with Nigerians over the crisis that has ensued due to the #EndSARS protests across the nation. In a...
N2m for groundnut seller, prosthetic legs for amputees… how #EndSARS protest helped Nigerians
At first, many thought the #EndSARS campaign was one of those routine social media frenzy. But the movement, which is aimed at addressing deeply-ingrained culture...
VIDEO: NDDC chairman, Ndoma-Egba’s house vandalised, set ablaze in Calabar
The house of the Chairman, Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba has been vandalised and set ablaze in Calabar, Cross River State by...
Looting: Lalong reimposes 24-hour curfew in Jos
Barely forty-eight hours after relaxing the 24-hour curfew it earlier imposed in Jos, the Plateau state capital, Governor Simon Lalong on Saturday reinstated the curfew....
“Plots to attack, send Igbos out of Lagos thickens”
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, OYC, has asked Ndigbo resident in Lagos State to defend themselves in case of any attack on them. The youth...
EPL: Foden’s goal rescues Man City in West Ham draw
Phil Foden came off the bench to spare spluttering Manchester City’s blushes as the England midfielder rescued a 1-1 draw against West Ham on Saturday....
#EndSARS: Buhari to address Nigerians on Lekki toll gate shooting – FG
The Federal Government, on Saturday, assured that President Muhammadu Buhari would address Nigerians over the shooting in Lekki toll gate area of Lagos State on...
Hoodlums attack warehouse, loot COVID-19 palliatives in Edo
Hoodlums had a field day on Saturday when they attacked a government warehouse on Medical Store Road, Uselu, and looted COVID-19 palliatives stored in the...
Biafra: Wike, you are finished – Nnamdi Kanu attacks Rivers Governor
Nnamdi Kanu of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has launched a verbal attack and threat on the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. This...
#EndSARS: I’m not afraid of dying, says Falz
Folarin Falana, a Nigerian rapper better known as Falz, says he is not afraid of being killed for his involvement in the #EndSARS protest. The...
Lagos govt under fire for cleaning Lekki ‘crime scene’
Lagos State Government has come under criticisms for embarking on a clean up of the Lekki area. Last Tuesday, soldiers opened fire on unarmed protesters...
‘They came to destroy, not to kill’ — witness recounts mob attack at TVC HQ
Mark Odigie, an information technologist and husband of Tope, a co-host of TVC’s show ‘Your View’, says arsonists who attacked the media company’s building came...
Looted palliatives not owned by Oyo – Commissioner
The Oyo State Government has said that the palliatives that were looted by hoodlums on Friday at a warehouse in the Akobo area of Ibadan,...
Kwara gov condemns looting of agro mall, says palliatives meant for flood victims
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has condemned the looting of palliatives stored at the Agro-Mall in Ilorin, the state capital. Hoodlums had broken into the...