SERAP SLAMS CBN, SEEKS REVERSAL OF ATM TRANSACTION FEES HIKE WITHIN 48-HOUR
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has given the Central Bank of Nigeria a 48-hour ultimatum to reverse the newly announced hike in Automated Teller...
MISS UNIVERSE NIGERIA, ADETSHINA’S MOTHER ARRESTED IN SOUTH AFRICA
South African authorities have arrested Anabela Rungo, the mother of Miss Universe Nigeria, Chidimma Adetshina, over allegations of fraudulently obtaining a South African identity document....
KEYAMO, NCAA BOSS URGE IMPROVED AVIATION SAFETY
Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, and the Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, Capt. Chris Najomo, have underscored the need for...
14-YEAR-OLD KILLED, 4 INJURED IN AUSTRIA KNIFE ATTACK
A 14-year-old boy died and four other people were injured in a knife attack in southern Austria on Saturday, police said, adding they have arrested...
HOW I WROTE ‘THE KING AND HORSEMAN’ IN TWO AND A HALF DAYS — WOLE SOYINKA
Nigeria’s Noble Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka said the power to respond to his subconscious made his to write the book, The King and his Horseman...
POLICE INTERCEPT 20 YOUTHS WITH WEAPONS IN OGUN
Police authorities in Ogun State have intercepted a group of young persons with dangerous weapons including daggers. They were on a truck. The spokesperson of...
POLICE NAB SUSPECTED KIDNAPPERS IN NASARAWA, RECOVER EXHIBITS
Police operatives in Nasarawa have arrested two suspected kidnappers and also recovered some exhibits from them. The spokesperson of the Nasarawa State Police Command Ramhan...
MAHMOUD ALI YOUSSOUF ELECTED AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION CHAIR
Few heads of diplomacy can boast the longevity of Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Djibouti’s foreign minister since 2005, who was elected Saturday to head the African...
OPENLY GAY SOUTH AFRICAN IMAM SHOT DEAD
Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s first openly gay imam, was shot dead Saturday near the southern city of Gqeberha, South African police said. The imam,...
HAMAS, ISRAEL COMPLETE SIXTH HOSTAGE-PRISONER SWAP UNDER GAZA TRUCE
Palestinian militants released three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian inmates freed by Israel, completing the latest swap despite fears the...