An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced John Otema, an alumnus of the University of Lagos, to 50-years imprisonment for raping a 19-year-old student of the institution on campus. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 34-year-old Otema, a quantity surveyor and fac...
Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Monday announced that international flights into and out of Nigeria would resume on August 29. The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, however, said that the date was not sacrosanct International flights were suspended by the Federal Government across the country a...
Nigerian music star, Wizkid, has ‘smiled’ his way into the ears of Barack Obama, making the former US president’s 2020 summer playlist. Wizkid is at No. 15 with his new single “Smile”, featuring American Grammy winner, H.E.R. Obama shared the selection with his followers on Twitter on Monday evening, i...
Looking ahead to the 2024 election, Cardi B already knows who she wants to be on the ballot. On Saturday, the rapper endorsed New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for president, after a fan reposted a video of AOC listening to Cardi’s “Bodak Yellow” while speaking about affo...
The delay comes after the government extended a lockdown of Auckland New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced early Monday that the country’s general election will be delayed until October, citing concerns over a resurgent coronavirus. The postponement of the September 19 election until Octob...
The Lagos State Government has extended the hours of operations of both food markets and non-food markets. They are now to open at 8am and close at 6pm. In a statement by the Commissioner for Local Government and Community Affairs, Dr. Wale Ahmed, the decision by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is to furthe...
