Former Singaporean Transport Minister S. Iswaran was sentenced to a year in prison for accepting illegal gifts, following his guilty plea to obstruction of justice and corruption charges. His case marks the first time in nearly 50 years that a minister in Singapore has been imprisoned. Justice Vincent Hoong, in delivering his ruling, emphasized the…
Lebanese health officials announced late Wednesday that Israeli airstrikes have claimed the lives of 46 people and left 85 others wounded across the country in the past 24 hours. The escalating violence, which has gripped the region since October 7, 2023, shows no signs of abating as Israel and Hezbollah continue to exchange relentless cross-border…
Hon. Kevin Solomon Olaolu, Senior Special Assistant Students Affairs Ondo State Governor, received a delegation from the Young Medical Laboratory Scientists’ Forum (YMLSF) Southwest in a solidarity visit at his office. The visit aimed to congratulate the SSA on his recent appointment and explore areas of collaboration that will benefit both the youth, students and…
Despite the economic hardship being experienced by majority of Nigerians, banks’ vaults are bustling with customer deposits. The latest report of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, on money and credit situation in the country shows that banks’ demand deposits in the first nine months of this year rose by 16.5 percent to N31.08 trillion…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 54 suspected internet fraudsters in separate operations in Rivers and Adamawa states. In a statement posted on X.com on Wednesday, the EFCC disclosed that 33 suspects were apprehended at their hideouts around the Iwofe and Ogboro areas in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The sting operation, carried out…
Some social media users have claimed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), an American security agency, has arrested 80 Nigerians who are all from the same ethnic group for criminal activities. On September 13, @NoNonsensezone, an X account, posted a series of tweets containing an excerpt from a CBS report in which Nick Hanna,…
A 60-year-old White South African farmer identified as Zachariah Johannes Olivier, and his two workers, Adrian de Wet, 19, and William Musora, 50, have been accused of killing two Black women, Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, and feeding their bodies to pigs. The alleged murder of the two Black women has sparked outrage…
Africa has a wide range of currencies across its countries, each with its own history and reasons for being one of the strongest in the world. Despite facing challenges, some African currencies have managed to hold their value against the US dollar. Let’s take a look at the top 10 strongest African currencies and what…
Italian referee, Fabio Maresca has been suspended from officiating UEFA Champions League (UCL) games after allegedly threatening to kill a player. Maresca also faces a potential one-month suspension from Italian Serie A refereeing duties. According to Corriere della Sera, the incident happened in the face-off between Kuwait SC and Al-Arabi when Maresca was confronted by…
The Federal Government has announced value added tax (VAT) exemptions for various energy products, including diesel, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), and electric vehicles, among others, in order to reduce prices. This is contained in a statement by The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy Mr. Wale Edun, on…