The United States of America says it will impose visa restrictions on anyone who promotes violence as Nigeria holds its general election in 2023. America’s Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Mr Michael Gonzales, handed out the warning at … Continue reading 2023: US Threatens Visa Restriction on Promoters of Violence

Amina Muhammed, the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, has called for justice following the killing of Deborah Yakubu in Sokoto over blasphemy. Muhammed spoke out via her official Twitterpage on Tuesday, stating that religions should not be “misinterpreted to preach violence”. “Justice … Continue reading Deborah: UN Deputy Secretary-General Demands Justice

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has asked Nigerians to prepare for the worst fuel crisis. To avoid this, the petrol marketers association asked the Federal Government to prevail on the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority to … Continue reading Prepare for Worst Fuel Scarcity, Petrol Marketers Alert Nigerians

Italian luxury brand Gucci will start accepting payments in cryptocurrencies in some of its stores in America. According to the BBC, customers will be able to pay using a number of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin. The service will be … Continue reading Gucci Stores Set to Accept Crypto in US

Digital bank, ALAT By Wema, said it unveiled a campaign tagged #BeAudacious, as part of activities to commemorate its 5th anniversary, which aimed to open one million new accounts in a 24-hour period. In a statement it said, “The #BeAudacious … Continue reading Wema Targets One Million Customers in 24 Hours

Billionaire entrepreneur, Elon Musk, on Wednesday, said Twitter commercial and government users may have to pay to use the micro-blogging platform. Twitter on Monday, April 25, confirmed the selling of the platform to Musk in a deal valued at $44 billion. … Continue reading Commercial, Govt Users to Pay for Twitter, Says Elon Musk

Lydia Pogu, one of the 57 Chibok girls, who escaped Boko Haram attacks at the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, in 2014, has just bagged a Master’s Degree in Human  Services Administration from the Southeastern University, United States … Continue reading Chibok Girl, Lydia, Bags Masters Degree in US

The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Sunday, said like Ebola Virus Disease, COVID-19 has subsided but it won’t totally disappear. He spoke at the National Headquarters of the church in the Ebute … Continue reading Some of us Don’t Want to Hear About COVID-19 Anymore – Adeboye

Nigerian investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, has emerged a 2022 fellow of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, United Kingdom. Soyombo, the founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism, is one of the 13 … Continue reading Nigerian Investigative Journalist, Soyombo, Wins Prestigious Oxford Fellowship

Key figures on the American left, Barack Obama among them, have shed thousands of followers since Elon Musk’s planned purchase of Twitter emerged, while numbers have soared for right-wing politicians.  Musk, the world’s richest man, struck a deal Monday to … Continue reading Elon Musk: US Progressive Twitter Accounts Lose Followers, Conservatives Gain