JUST IN: Wike Votes In Rivers LG Polls
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Saturday cast his vote in the ongoing local government elections in Rivers State. A video circulating on social media showed the former governor of the state exercising his franchise…
Morayo Afolabi-Brown bows out of TVC’s ‘Your View’
The long-standing host of the morning show on Television Continental, Your View, Morayo Afolabi-Brown, has bowed out of the programme after more than a decade. A video of her final appearance was shared by the broadcaster on Friday, leaving many…
FG Rewards Nafisah Abdullahi Who Won Global English Contest with N200,000
The Federal Government has rewarded Nafisah Abdullahi, winner of the TeenEagle Global Finals, with N200,000 for her outstanding performance.Earlier, the Atiku Foundation had offered fully funded scholarships to Nafisa, Rukaiya Fema, and Khadija Kalli for their “remarkable success” at the…
South Africa launches G20 taskforce to examine global wealth inequality
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attends the opening meeting of the BRICS summit at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 6, 2025. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on…
Nigerian Catholic Bishop, Most Rev Okobo, Dies At 89
The Catholic Church in Nigeria has been thrown into mourning following the death of the Bishop Emeritus of Nsukka Diocese, Most Rev. Francis Emmanuel Ogbonnia Okobo.Bishop Okobo, 84, passed away peacefully in the early hours of Friday, August 29, 2025…
United Ireland Deserves Open Debate, Says Connolly
Catherine Connolly expressed her support for Irish unity Irish presidential election hopeful Catherine Connolly has said she would use her voice “in every way possible” for a united Ireland. The independent member of the Dáil (Irish parliament) was speaking…
Ebonyi State Approves New Minimum Wage Increase for Workers
Ebonyi State Approves New Minimum Wage Increase for Workers The Ebonyi State Executive Council has approved an additional ₦20,000 increase in the minimum wage for civil and public servants across all levels. The decision was announced on Thursday by…
Minimum wage: NLC seeks N150,000 for Lagos workers
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos State Chapter, is demanding N150,000 minimum wage for Lagos State workers following an increase in minimum wage by Imo and Ebonyi Governments. The Chairperson of NLC, Lagos State Chapter, Mrs Funmi Sesi, made the…
AI CEO, Alexandr Wang Says Tech Must Catch Up Before Having Kids
As of August 2025, Alexandr Wang, the 28-year-old founder of Scale AI and newly appointed Chief AI Officer at Meta, has shared that he’s postponing parenthood until brain-computer interface technologies, such as Elon Musk’s Neuralink, become mainstream. Wang believes that…
Court dismisses order seeking to stop Rivers LG poll
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Thursday dismissed an ex parte order seeking to stop the August 30 Local Government elections in the state. The Presiding Judge, Justice Stephen Jumbo, in his ruling in a suit…