Nigerian-born Kaycee Madu who was recently appointed as Minister of Justice and Solicitor-General of Alberta in Canada is looking forward to a day when hard work and merit are rewarded in Nigeria and Africa. In a tweet on his handle on Sunday evening, Madu who studied Law at the University of Lagos before moving to [...]
The world’s most expensive sheep was sold last week during an auction in Scotland. The six-month-old ram, named Double Diamond, sold for 350,000 guineas — around $490,000 — after bidding at the Scottish National Texel sale started at 10,000 guineas. The auction ended with an agreement for three farms to share the record-setting sheep. World [...]
Femi Fani-Kayode, (more popularly known as FFK by the initials of his name) the designer wearing son of Chief Remilekun Fani-Kayode, (Fanny power) Deputy Premier of the Western region in the first republic is the perfect example of a pig still being a pig even with a lipstick on. Yes, he is on record to [...]
Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation, attacked Eyo Charles, a journalist who asked him a question at a press conference in Calabar, Cross River state, last week. The ex-minister, who began a tour of some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) states in July, visited Cross River last week. At the end of the tour, he held [...]
Shoprite the South Africa retail giant,has announced the commencement of a formal process to discontinue its operation in Nigeria. Shoprite Holdings Limited made the announcement on Monday in its operational and voluntary trading update for the year ended on June 28, 2020. The multi-national retail group, which announced a 6.4 per cent increase (R156.9billion) in [...]
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Sunday, announced that the country has recorded 248 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 4,399. The NCDC disclosed this on its verified Twitter handle on Sunday night. The center also said that the number of fatalities has risen to [...]
The Rivers State Government has demolished two hotels in the state allegedly for violating the lockdown order in the state. Governor Nyesom Wike personally supervised the demolition of the structures in the company with some government officials on Sunday. Gov.Wike on site to monitor the demolition of the hotels violating the lock-down. The affected hotels [...]
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made his first public appearance since speculation about his health began last month, cutting the ribbon at the opening of a fertilizer factory, KCNA reported Saturday. Kim “attended the ceremony” on Friday and “all the participants broke into thunderous cheers of ‘hurrah!’” when he appeared, the Korean Central News [...]
Against the background of continuous documented maltreatment of Nigerians in China, the House of Representatives on Tuesday mandated its Committees on Interior, Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring, and Commerce to investigate the Nigerian Immigration, Corporate Affairs Commission, Nigerian Content and Development Monitoring Board, and any other relevant Ministry, Department or Agency in a bid to [...]
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a “shy person” who dislikes public shows. Amaechi made the remark while disclosing why Buhari has not commissioned the Itakpe-Warri rail line after it was completed. He spoke during an interview with Dele Momodu, Publisher of Ovation Magazine. According to Amaechi: “Now the [...]