The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has today begun the distribution of election materials to the 27 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Imo state ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. According to media reports, political party agents and security personnel were present at the Owerri office of the Central Bank of […]
South African police have arrested several suspects in connection with the 2020 robbery of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farm, where millions of rand were stolen. The arrests were made on December 4, 2023, after a months-long investigation by the Hawks, a South African police unit tasked with investigating serious and organized […]
Alan Fisher, an Irish chef based in Japan, has broken two cooking-related Guinness World Records titles: longest cooking marathon (individual) and longest baking marathon (individual). For the longest cooking marathon (individual), Fisher clocked in a time of 119 hours and 57 minutes, which is more than 24 hours longer than […]
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fined the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) N5 million for wrongly claiming that the NYSC certificate of Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah was fake. The court, in a judgment delivered on November 6, 2023, held that the NYSC was guilty of misrepresentation of […]
Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in Nigeria, has said that the Supreme Court judgment upholding the election of Bola Tinubu as president is a breach of confidence. Obi made the remarks in an interview with journalists on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. He said that the Supreme […]
The Africa Investment Forum (AIF) has announced that Rugby Africa President Herbert Mensah will be a speaker at the upcoming forum. Mensah will be discussing the business of sport and its potential to contribute to Africa’s economic growth and development. The AIF is a leading investment conference that brings together […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), the two largest labor unions in Nigeria, have declared a nationwide strike in response to the attack on Joe Ajaero, the President of the NLC. The strike is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, August 30, 2023, and […]
The inaugural container freight train of the Lagos-Ibadan railway, a remarkable project undertaken by the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC), has commenced its journey from Apapa Port in Lagos. CCECC announced this significant development via their official website, revealing that the train is transporting a fleet of 40-foot containers […]
The JTF intercepted the vessel on August 30, 2023, while it was transporting approximately 300,000 liters of illegally refined diesel. The vessel was also carrying a crew of four, who have been arrested and are being investigated. The JTF Commander, Rear Admiral Awwal Zubairu, said that the arrest of the […]
Rwanda lifted visa restrictions for all African countries on Thursday, becoming the fourth African country to announce such a measure aimed at boosting tourism and trade. The other three countries that have waived visas for African nationals are Gambia, Benin, and Seychelles. The move is seen as a major step […]
