Neymar’s strike seals 13th French cup for PSG
Paris St-Germain overcame an injury to Kylian Mbappe to beat 10-man Saint-Etienne and win the French Cup in a game for which some fans were […]
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Amazon, Google and Wish remove neo-Nazi products
Amazon, Google and Wish have removed neo-Nazi and white-supremacist products being sold on their platforms following an investigation by BBC Click. White-supremacist flags, neo-Nazi books […]
Mompha: Court orders EFCC to return seized luxury wristwatches, others
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to return luxury wristwatches and other items seized from […]
Trump signs executive orders to cut prescription drug prices in US
President Donald Trump has signed four executive orders aimed at cutting prescription drug prices in the US. “The four orders I’m signing today will completely […]
WASSCE 2020, private schools in Lagos state to resume August 3
The National Association of Proprietors of Private Schools (NAPPS) in Lagos State has said Senior Secondary School students will resume on August 3. President of […]
US-China cold war: Singapore man admits spying for Chinese govt in US
A Singaporean man has pleaded guilty in the US to working as an agent of China, the latest incident in a growing stand-off between Washington […]
Mike Tyson sets to come out of retirement
The former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world will fight Roy Jones Jr. at an exhibition in Los Angeles in September. Tyson, who turned 54 […]
Tanzanian former President, Mkapa dies @81
Former Tanzanian president, Benjamin Mkapa, 81, is dead. The President, John Magufuli who announced his death during a short televised speech on Friday, said he […]
Nigeria spends $1.4bn to import chemicals – Report
Nigeria’s spending on chemicals from abroad came to $1.4 billion in 2019, according to the National Research Institute for Chemical Technology. Jeffrey Barminas, Director General […]
80,000 Nigerians abroad held as sex slaves, labourers – Reps
The House of Representatives says 80,000 Nigerians are currently held as sex slaves and in forced labour across the world. During plenary on Thursday, Chairman […]
COVID-19: Kwara slashes 2020 budget to N115b
Kwara State Government Executive Council has slashed the 2020 budget to N114,791,853,968, a 29.4 per cent decrease from the approved budget of N162,487,666,170. The decision […]
China orders US consulate closure in a fight back move
China has ordered the closure of the US consulate in the south-western city of Chengdu, the latest in a tit-for-tat escalation between the two countries. […]
Gas flaring: Nigeria loses $780m in Nigeria 6 months
Gas flare activities across oil and gas sites in the country has cost Nigeria $779 million in the first half of 2020, according to data […]
First commercial minigrid power project installed in Ogun state
Nigeria’s first rural commercial undergrid minigrid has finally been installed in Mokoloki, a rural community in Ogun state. The project, an initiative of Rocky Mountain […]
Twitter reveals hackers viewed private messages of 36 accounts
Twitter has revealed that hackers viewed private direct messages (DMs) from 36 of the accounts involved in last week’s hack. It has not disclosed who […]