Governor Monday Okpebholo has called on the Muslim community in the state to sustain their prayers and support for the President Bola Tinubu administration. Mr Okpebholo also urged Muslims to “stand firmly behind the president’s reform-driven leadership, ahead of the 2027 general elections”. He spoke during a special Walimah, ‘365 Days in Office Celebration Walimah…
Paystack has announced the suspension of its co-founder and chief technology officer, Ezra Olubi, following an allegation of sexual misconduct involving a subordinate. In a statement to TechCabal, the Stripe-owned fintech confirmed that it has opened a formal inquiry into the accusation. The controversy intensified when several of Olubi’s decade-old tweets resurfaced, containing sexually…
The Federal Government has rejected claims of Christian genocide in Nigeria, describing the allegation as false and damaging to the country’s image. While the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, demanded the full and unedited airing of his recent interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored, saying selective editing could distort Nigeria’s image and fuel “misleading narratives…
Former governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, has cleared the air on the meeting with the then opposition figures, held with American officials, saying it was only to press for a free and fair election. There were allegations that the then political opponents of former President Goodluck Jonathan had pressured the Americans to ensure that…
A North Carolina woman will have to pay $1.75 million after a jury found her liable for destroying a Durham couple’s marriage. The lawsuit filed in Durham County Court accused Brenay Kennard – an influencer with nearly 3 million followers on TikTok and 274,000 followers on Instagram – of seducing and having an affair with…
The BBC has apologised to US President Donald Trump for editing a documentary in a way that made it appear that he had advocated violence. However, the news corporation rejected the president’s demand for compensation. The BBC issued the apology in its ‘Corrections and Clarifications’ section, published Thursday evening, noting that the programme had been…
Piers Morgan, ace British broadcaster and host of ‘Piers Morgan Uncensored’, and Yusuf Tuggar, minister of foreign affairs, have traded words over the minister’s request that their interview be aired unedited. Tuggar said on Wednesday that he appeared on Morgan’s show to present “a factual and contextual perspective on the misleading narratives and allegations of…
The lawmaker representing Ibadan North Constituency I, Hon. Olufunke Comforter Adeniyi Olajide, has commended Governor Seyi Makinde for his visionary leadership and transformational projects, describing Governor Makinde as the builder of a modern Oyo State. The lawmaker said this after the commissioning of the Ibadan Central Bus Terminal at Iwo Road, a project by Governor…
The Federal Government has warned that the continued consumption of hides and skins, popularly known as ponmo, poses a serious threat to Nigeria’s leather industry, currently valued at about $5 billion. Speaking at the National Campaign Against the Consumption of Ponmo held on Thursday in Abuja, the Director-General of the Raw Materials Research and Development…
A tragedy has struck Akyempim in Ghana’s Central Region, where a man allegedly set his house on fire, killing his wife and six children in what authorities believe was a deliberate act. According to the Ghana National Fire Service, the victims included the woman, five of her children aged between one and fifteen, and the…