Meta Platforms said on Wednesday it had removed about 63,000 accounts in Nigeria that attempted to engage in financial sexual extortion scams mostly aimed at adult men in the United States. Nigerian online fraudsters, known as “Yahoo boys,” are notorious for scams that range from passing themselves off as people in financial need or Nigerian princes […]
Retired Rear Admiral Alison Madueke has petitioned the Lagos State High Court in Igbosere to stop his ex-wife and former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke, from using his surname. In a petition seeking a declaration that a marital union has ended, Rear Admiral Madueke has asked the court to order Diezani to revert to her maiden surname, […]
A 96-year-old retired Nigerian civil servant, Elder Foster Ebinimie Akulasa, who is from Odi Town in Bayelsa State, has boldly thrown down a fitness challenge to the younger generation, publicly calling for a competition between him and them. Though aged and might be considered weak, Elder Foster Ebinimie Akulasa, according to reports, still remains fit […]
Just as they did at the World Relay Championships, Ghana’s 4×100m relay men’s team on Monday beat rivals, Nigeria to win the gold medal at the 23rd African Athletics Championships (AAC) taking place in Douala. Ghana’s quartet made up of Fuseini Ibrahim, Isaac Botsio, Edwin Gadayi, and Abdul-Rasheed Saminu made sure there was no room […]
The Nsawam Police Command in the Eastern Region is holding a 40-year-old Nigerian man identified as Justice, known locally as “Oga,” for allegedly killing his son, Wisdom and secretly burying him. The suspect, a hardware seller lives with his wife and three children including the deceased at Kyekyewere near Asuboi along the Accra to Kumasi […]
As he returned to the throne in a colourful ceremony, Nigeria’s influential Emir of Kano addressed the people who deposed him four years ago. Those who expelled Muhammadu Sanusi II from his role as a traditional Muslim leader in the northern state of Kano were not worth talking about, he said on Friday. Mr Sanusi […]
Access Holdings Plc has appointed Bolaji Agbede as the Acting Group Chief Executive Officer. Her appointment follows the demise of the Group’s CEO, Herbert Wigwe, who died in a helicopter crash in the United States on Friday, February 9, 2024. Mr Wigwe died alongside his wife, son, and a former chairman of the Nigeria Exchange […]
A teacher with the Olokinne High School, Ojowo, Ijebu Igbo in Ijebu North Local Government Area of Ogun State, Mrs Oluwatosin Aina, reportedly slumped on the school and died. The incident, reported by the Punch, was said to have happened on Thursday morning and has left the community in shock. A source who said he was […]
The news of President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi, flying a presidential jet to attend polo games in Kano State has sparked mixed reactions on X (formerly Twitter). The discussion started when a journalist, Jaafar Jaafar, on Monday, criticised Seyi’s use of a presidential jet for non-official purposes, citing a similar instance when President Muhammadu Buhari’s […]
Nigeria’s president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has expressed readiness to kick start work ahead of the May 29th handing-over date. The President-elect returned to Nigeria on Monday evening after about a month trip to Paris, France. He was received by a mammoth crowd of enthusiastic associates and supporters who thronged the Presidential Wing of the […]
Khosi, the 25-year-old South African journalist emerged the winner of the Big Brother Titans reality show, which ended on Sunday night. The show brought together 24 Africans – 12 Nigerians and 12 South Africans – under one roof for 72-days and at the end of the show, Khosi Twala was the last one standing and […]
Ruling party candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria’s disputed presidential election. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 36% of the vote, official results show. His main rival Atiku Abubakar polled 29%, and Labour’s Peter Obi 25%. Their parties had earlier dismissed the poll as a sham, and demanded a rerun. Mr Tinubu […]
