Nigerian billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote is no longer the richest man in Africa, according to Forbes Magazine. Dangote was displaced by South African Johann Rupert who is currently worth $12 billion, according to Forbes Real-time Global Billionaires Ranking. Dangote came second on the ranking with a net worth of...
Operatives of the National Dr¥g Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested two alleged Qatar-based dr¥g kingpins, Eyah Celestine Nnamdi, alias Murphy and Ugwuoke Peter Oluchukwu. The suspects were arrested following the interception of their methamphetamine consignment at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. NDLEA’s spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a...
A young man got more than he bargained for after he was caught allegedly s+xually harra§§ing a lady in a commercial vehicle in Delta State. The man and the lady were traveling together from Abraka to Sapele, when he allegedly touched her br£@st. According to the young lady, “He...
The students of Federal University Gusau, Zamfara State on Saturday, June 17, blocked the Zaria-Gusau expressway to protest the alleged abd¥ction of five of their colleagues by t£rrorists. The five students (three males and two females) were abd¥cted on Friday night, June 16. According to the protesting students, many...
Honorable Garba Madami, a member of the 10th Kaduna State House of Assembly, has di£d at a hospital in the state. The member representing the Chikun constituency passed away on Saturday, June 17, just three days after he and other members of the Assembly were inaugurated. The late lawmaker...
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested an 18-year-old boy, identified as Ayo Olamide, while allegedly removing iron fasteners from the Agege railway track. The suspect was arrested by foot patrol officers from Elere Division on Saturday morning, June 17. The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin disclosed this in a...
At least 78 people have di£d and more than 100 have been rescued after their migrant boat sank off southern Greece. The boat was traveling from the coastal city of Tobruk in Libya to Italy when it capsized off the coast of Greece earlier this week. More than 500...
No fewer than 37 students were k#lled when militants linked to Islamic State att@cked a private secondary school in Mpondwe town, Uganda on Friday, June 16. The t£rrorists also abd¥cted at least six people, according to local media reports. The victims included the students, one guard and two members...
Following the adoption of the recent anti-gay law in Uganda, the United States has imposed visa restrictions on some of the country’s officials for “undermining the democratic process” in the East African country. The U.S. State Department made the announcement in a statement on Friday, June 16. The new...
Nobel laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka says the ab¥se of technology and social media is gradually taking humanity b@ckwards. Soyinka made the remark during an event in Lagos, on Friday, June 16. According to TheNation, he said social media has now been dominated by ignor@muses who use it to profile...
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BREAKING 🚨 March 12, 2026
JUST IN: Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL), @OfficialPINL has released a stunning capability video showing how they are protecting the Trans Niger Pipeline using over 30 operating camps, drone stations and a real-time Security and Operations Centre monitoring every kilometre of the pipeline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! March 10, 2026
Opinion: Kayode Egbetokun’s Reform Agenda and the Resistance of a System (Part 1) By Isaiah Davies Ijele, Executive Director, CLITA March 9, 2026
Africa’s foremost creator platform, Selar, has announced a ₦10,000,000 student support initiative for Nigerian students, with applications currently open. March 9, 2026
Itel Teams Up with i-Fitness to Power a New Era of Smart Watches in Nigeria March 6, 2026
Happy Birthday to the extraordinary G.O. of His Holiness, The Most Honourable Doctor Reverend King. February 26, 2026
