About 187 Nigerians who were evacuated from South Africa have landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The evacuees, who departed OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, around 4p.m aboard an Air Peace Boeing 777 aircraft, touched down at … Continue reading Xenophobia: 187 Nigerians Arrive Lagos from South Africa
Former Indonesian president B.J. Habibie, who ushered in an era of democratic reforms after the downfall of longtime dictator Suharto, died on Wednesday at the age of 83 in Jakarta, his family and officials said. Habibie died at a military … Continue reading Former Indonesian President Habibie Dies at 83
Meet Bello Sambo; The man from Katsina who is the first Nigerian to hold a Railway Research PhD. As a first class scholar of Electrical Engineering he was so good that Huddersfield had to retain him for global projects. He … Continue reading Meet Bello Sambo, First Nigerian with PhD in Railway Research
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja will on Wednesday (today) deliver judgment in the case instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging the outcome of the February 23, 2019 presidential election. The … Continue reading Buhari vs Atiku: Tribunal Rules Today, APC, PDP Confident of Victory
The European Union said it was allocating an additional €300,000 (N102m) in humanitarian aid to provide life-saving treatment for malnourished children in Sokoto and Zamfara States. The funds, it said, would allow UNICEF to provide malnourished children and their mothers … Continue reading EU Allocates N102m for Malnourished Children in Sokoto and Zamfara
Along with its new iPhones, Apple is stepping up on content and services for its devices for its big media event Tuesday. Apple was expected to introduce three upgraded iPhones and a successor to its more affordable iPhone XR as … Continue reading New IPhones to Share Limelight as Apple Steps up Services
The International Monetary Fund has expressed concern over the rise in trade uncertainty in Nigeria and many other economies amid the escalating trade tensions between the United States and China. The IMF said on Monday that rising trade uncertainty was … Continue reading Trade Uncertainty Rising in Nigeria, Says IMF
Over 280,000 passengers who had intended to travel with the British Airways are currently stranded, even as airfare has skyrocketed by 2,200%. The CNN reports that this was caused by the ongoing strike embarked upon by the pilots of the … Continue reading Over 280,000 Passengers Stranded, Air Fare Skyrockets by 2,200% in British Airways Pilot Strike
The number of Nigerians willing to leave South Africa has risen to 640, the Chairman, Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has confirmed. She explained in a WhatsApp message on Monday that the intending returnees would be evacuated from … Continue reading 640 Nigerians Ready for Evacuation from South Africa
Busola Dakolo has told a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja that the rape allegedly committed against her by the founder and Senior Pastor of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Biodun Fatoyinbo, has adversely affected her marital sex … Continue reading Dakolo Demands Fatoyinbo’s Apology, Insists Cleric Raped Her
