Massive Blackout Brings Spain to a Standstill
A huge power outage brought parts of Spain and Portugal to a standstill on Monday, grounding planes, halting public transport, causing panic buying and leaving the two countries scrambling to restore power to millions of homes and businesses. Some hospitals…
Nigerian Couple Jailed In UK
A Nigerian couple has been jailed in the United Kingdom after attempting to illegally bring an orphaned baby girl into the country using falsified documents. Raphael Ossai and Oluwakemi Olasanoye were arrested at Manchester Airport, per a BBC report,…
Remo Stars Wins 2024/25 NPFL Title
Remo Stars made history as the first privately owned club to win the title since Udoji United achieved the feat in 199 Remo Stars has won 2024/25 NPFL Title. Studiocb55news reports that Remo Stars have emerged champions of the…
FULL LIST: Davido, Rema, Odumodublvck, others win at 17th Headies Awards
The 17th Headies Awards, held on Sunday in Lagos, Nigeria, celebrated outstanding achievements across the Nigerian and African music scene. Among the early winners, Zerry DL claimed the Rookie of the Year award, while Davido was named Digital Artist of…
Enugu Airport reopens today ahead of scheduled date
The Federal Government says it has completed repair works on the runway of Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu and will be reopened on Monday, April 28, 2025. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, who made the…
Bangladesh, World Bank sign $850 million deal to boost jobs, trade
Bangladesh and the World Bank on Wednesday signed two financing agreements worth $850 million to strengthen the South Asian country’s trade capacity, create jobs, and modernise its social protection system, the Washington-based global lender said. The bulk of the funding,…
Wizkid, Rema, Asake, Tems nominated for 2025 American Music Awards
Afrobeats stars Wizkid, Rema, Tems and Asake have been nominated for the 51st American Music Awards. They are among the nominees for the Favourite Afrobeats Artist award, going head-to-head with South African Grammy-winner Tyla. This category, introduced in 2022, has…
Amazon announces beneficiaries of Future Engineer Scholarship Program
Amazon has announced its 2025 cohort of 400 Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship recipients, offering up to $16 million in college tuition support. The awards will provide each recipient with up to $40,000 over four years to pursue computer science and…
Shettima Congratulates UBA on 75th Anniversary, Hails Innovation Drive
Shettima Congratulates UBA on 75th Anniversary, Hails Innovation Drive The Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, has extolled what he termed the staying power of the United Bank of Africa (UBA) in the past 75 years, describing the financial institution as…
Nigeria’s Flamingos clinch 2025 FIFA Women’s World Cup ticket
Despite wintry conditions in Blida, on the outskirts of the Algerian capital, Algiers on Friday night, Nigeria’s U17 girls dug their feet into the ground and achieved a scoreless draw that qualified them for this year’s FIFA U17 Women’s World…