Ojukwu’s family at war over plan to make Obiano APGA leader
Chukwuemeka Ojukwu, son of the late Biafran leader and founder of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has attacked his late father’s wife, Bianca over...
I’ll embezzle money, legalize weed if I become President – Zlatan
Nigerian rapper, Zlatan Ibile has said he would embezzle money if he becomes the president of Nigeria. The rapper revealed this while sharing his journey...
COVID-19: Akwa Ibom cancels Christmas carol
The Akwa Ibom Government has cancelled the hosting of this year’s annual Christmas Carol festival to curtail the spread of coronavirus in the state. The...
It is a fallacy -Army dismisses Boko Haram’s claim that it killed 78 people in Borno massacre
The Defence Headquarters has dismissed the claim by the Boko Haram terrorists that the recent massacre of rice farmers in Borno was retaliation for the...
Boxing legend, Pacquiao, becomes head of Philippine ruling party
Philippine boxing legend, Manny Pacquiao has taken over as head of the ruling political party in the country, it was announced on Thursday. Pacquiao, who...
Māori Party leaders aspire to transform Aotearoa for the better in maiden speeches
Māori Party co-leader Debbie Ngarewa-Packer has pulled no punches in her maiden speech, describing early New Zealand governments as "monsters, murderers and rapists". Debbie Ngarewa-Packer...
Boko Haram: We’ll not help Nigeria again, Buhari rubbished us after Jonathan left – Mercenaries
Days after North-East Governors urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use mercenaries to fight Boko Haram, the foreign military contractors earlier engaged by Nigeria have vowed...
Buhari feels no empathy, Nigerians are dying – Northern Elders Forum slams President again
Northern Elders Forum, NEF has said President Muhammadu has no empathy and has failed to recognise that Nigerians are scared and dying. The Spokesman of...
Insecurity: Buhari will not resign – Lai Mohammed fires back at Northern elders
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has condemned calls for Buhari’s resignation, insisting that the President would complete his tenure despite the calls...
Northern elders request that Buhari resign over insecurity and declining economy
Northern elders request that Buhari resign over insecurity and declining economy The Northern Elders Forum has told the President, Muhammadu Buhari, to resign as he...
No Southerner will become President after Buhari – Deji Adeyanju threatens
Abuja-based activist, Deji Adeyanju, on Thursday issued a warning to Southern politicians preparing to jostle for the presidency, in 2023. The Convener of Concerned Nigerians...
Nigerians react as Northern elders tell Buhari to resign
The call for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari by the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has generated reactions from Nigerians. The Spokesman of the group,...
Arsene Wenger takes decision on new offer to return as manager
Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has turned down a big-money offer to return to football management with Serbia, Informer reports. The Balkan side missed out...
Serial Bully: Senator Elisha Abbo again caught on video repeatedly slapping a young man in his hometown (video)
Senator Elisha Abbo has been seen again slapping a young man repeatedly in his hometown (video) A video purportedly showing Senator Elisha Abbo slapping a...
AMD erodes more of Intel’s CPU share in Steam Survey, GTX 1060 remains top graphics card
Team Red could close the gap further next year In a nutshell: Steam’s hardware survey for November has dropped, showing that AMD is still chipping away...
#EndSARS: IGP orders probe of suit against judicial panels
Mohammed Adamu, inspector-general of police (IGP), has ordered an investigation of the suit challenging the legality of the judicial panels set up by state governors...
Osun: Details of Tinubu’s meeting with Aregbesola, Oyetola, Akande, others emerge
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Thursday, met with the Governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola, the Minister for...
2023: Ex-Anambra Gov, Ezeife reveals what Igbo presidency will do to Nigeria
A former Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, on Thursday, said that zoning the 2023 presidency to the Igbo people would lift Nigeria. Ezeife said...
Buhari breaking the law over refusal to sack service chiefs – Shekarau
The senator representing Kano central, Ibrahim Shekarau, has said President Muhammadu Buhari is breaking the law, by keeping the service chiefs beyond their years of...
Borno Boko Haram massacre: Zulum gives 48 bereaved families N600,000 each, Northern govs donate N20m
Borno Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Thursday, compensated 48 bereaved families of Zabarmari farmers killed by Boko Haram last Saturday with twenty-eight million, eight hundred thousand....
Boko Haram war: FG has the final say on mercenaries -Army
The defence headquarters says the federal government will decide if mercenaries will be hired to assist the military in the fight against Boko Haram. When...
CBN targeting $2bn diaspora remittances monthly, says Emefiele
The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday said the target of the CBN was for the country to attract about...
Iran ready to show goodwill if U.S., Europe abide by nuclear deal: Zarif
Iran will fully comply with a 2015 deal aimed at preventing it from developing nuclear weapons if both the United States and Europe honour their...
Hundreds protest against Armenian PM, block streets over ceasefire deal
Hundreds of Armenians blocked streets in the capital Yerevan late on Thursday and called for the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan over a ceasefire...
More than 40 states are expected to sue Facebook next week
An antitrust lawsuit against Facebook could drag on for years The big picture: Facebook is one of the largest and most influential tech companies in the...
Nreal partners with Vodafone to launch mixed reality glasses in Europe
The Chinese company creates affordable AR glasses Something to look forward to: Augmented reality hasn't really taken off, partly because of the high asking prices of...
Supergiant opens for 10th anniversary album of music from its games
10 years of Supergiant Games music on vinyl Making the music: Supergiant said they traveled from their headquarters in San Francisco to Studio Two at Abbey...
Biden must use sanctions as leverage against Venezuela’s Maduro, U.S. envoy says
The top U.S. envoy on Venezuela called on the incoming Biden administration on Thursday to use the leverage he believes has been gained from years...
Google is letting regular users capture Street View images with their smartphones
No fancy 360-degree cameras needed In brief: Google Maps is an incredibly useful tool, largely thanks to its helpful "Street View" feature. However, Street View is...
Google will let users bypass select publisher paywalls through Google News
But there are several restrictions In brief: Few internet users enjoy running into paywalls while browsing the web, which is why we don't use them here...
As COVID-19 cases soar, U.S. luminaries aim to increase public confidence in vaccines
The number of hospitalized U.S. coronavirus patients surpassed 100,000 on Thursday, as former presidents volunteered to get vaccinated on television if needed to boost confidence...
AutoX is the first company to deploy completely driverless vehicles on China’s streets
A major milestone for the country and AutoX What just happened? China's Shenzhen City is aiming to position itself as a city of the future. Back...
This radio-proximity exploit can quietly take over your iPhone without you knowing it
'There's something hauntingly beautiful watching all these iPhones die as they get a WiFi broadcast packet of death' In a nutshell: While some of us were...
Hulu rolls out Watch Party support to all subscribers Co-viewing is here to stay
The big picture: Given the pandemic and the impact it has had on society thus far, it’s safe to assume that co-watching is here to...
The Game Awards has opened up voting for the Player’s Choice category
Vote for your top Game of the Year picks now Vote now: 2020's Game Awards are arriving later this month, but the pre-event festivities have already...
UEFA Champions League: PSG beat Manchester United 3-1 at Old Trafford (Photos/video)
Manchester United lost at home to PSG as they failed to secure a place in the Champions League last 16 with a game left to...
Former Governor of Zamfara state, Ahmed Yerima summoned by panel over ‘police abuse’
Former Governor of Zamfara state, Ahmad Sani Yerima has been summoned to appear before an Independent Investigative Panel (IIP) set up by the National Human Rights...
122 new cases of Coronavirus recorded in Nigeria
122 new cases of Coronavirus were recorded in Nigeria on Wednesday December 2, as confirmed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. A breakdown of...
Suspected bandits behead court worker in Kogi
Suspected bandits have beheaded a court worker, Suleiman Abdulkareem, while he was working on his farm in Bagana community in the Omala Local Government Area of Kogi...
Australia aims to complete review of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine by January 2021
Australia’s pharmaceutical regulator said on Thursday it is on course to review Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine by January 2021, with the country sticking to a March...
CAN kicks as Nigerian govt warns against Churches holding Christmas carols
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has described the warning by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 against Christmas Carols to curb a second...
Ivanka Trump questioned under oath in lawsuit over use of inauguration funds
Ivanka Trump, the president’s daughter and adviser, was questioned under oath this week as part of a civil lawsuit alleging misuse of nonprofit funds for...
Asian shares mixed, U.S. dollar near two-and-half year lows
Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after a choppy day of Wall Street trade, thanks in part to a disappointing U.S. jobs report, while the...
U.S. Republicans balk as Trump uses defense bill for leverage on Big Tech
President Donald Trump’s threat to veto a defense bill if it does not repeal legal protections for social media companies faced stiff bipartisan opposition on...
2023: Kogi lawmakers beg Gov Bello to run for President
Kogi State legislators at the plenary on Wednesday passed a motion, urging governor Yahaya Bello to run for the office of the president or Vice...
Battered but unbowed by coronavirus, Tokyo’s gay district forges stronger ties
When Toshitsune Tamashiro was young and closeted in 1980s Japan, Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ni-chome gay district was a haven. Now he runs a bar there, and...
Jordan: Israel attempting to impose new fait accompli on al-Aqsa mosque
The five resolutions are part of an annual flurry of 20 pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli texts that the UNGA passes on an annual basis - more...
Forty-eight NBA players test positive for COVID-19 as league gears up for new season
Forty-eight NBA players tested positive for COVID-19, the league said on Wednesday, as players returned to their team’s home markets for the start of the...
Iran says it has identified suspects in Fakhrizadeh assassination
"As mentioned by the supreme leader, the most important thing is that our information wasn't compromised." Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (photo credit: KHAMENEI.IR)...
No one can dethrone me- Oba of Lagos breaks his silence on palace invasion
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu has broken his silence on the recent invasion of his palace in Iga Idunganran in the wake of #EndSARS...