Microsoft unveiled its “fastest, most powerful” Xbox gaming system yet Thursday — and it looks straight out of a sci-fi movie. With a vertical design resembling the black monolith from “2001: A Space Odyssey,” the Xbox Series X will have four times the processing power of its predecessor, the Xbox One X, and the capability […]

With an investment of over $175 million in its Fabrication Yard in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, indigenous oil & gas servicing company MG Vowgas Limited says its plan to build Nigeria’s first ever modular refinery next year is on course.

While some women wouldn’t be comfortable sending their husband off to the strip club, former dancer Cardi B is all for it, making it rain with hubby Offset for his 28th birthday. The “Press” rapper, 27, treated the Migos member to a night out in Atlanta at a gentleman’s club Friday, both throwing thousands of […]

Two-thirds of American households own pets and spent an estimated $75 billion on them in 2019, according to the American Pet Products Association. ALSO READ: Bosnia offers to release Nigerian students mistaken for illegal migrants Pet food tops the list, followed by veterinary care, but there are other costs to consider: toys, treats, walkers/sitters, pet deposits, […]

Jamaica’s Toni-Ann Singh was crowned Miss World 2019, and she’s looking to do a world of good. Toni-Ann Singh took the title on Saturday, promising to use her forum to help women and their children, Reuters reported. “I want to make a change that’s sustainable. So if we’re talking women … it needs to be […]

The Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit (Taskforce) says from Dec. 21, it will embark on a clean-up exercise by removing illegal structures in Lekki, Lagos. The Chairman of the Agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, made this known in a statement signed by the agency’s Head, Public Affairs Unit, Adebayo Taofik. According to the […]

Says Gov Obaseki lost his ward, senatorial district in the Presidential election National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has reacted to comments by governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State and his deputy Philip Shaibu, that he (Oshiomhole) taught them all they are executing today in the state including the fight […]

A person who was being treated in hospital after the eruption of New Zealand’s White Island volcano has died, police said on Sunday. The unidentified victim died in Australia after being sent for treatment. About 20 people remain in intensive care with severe burns. The death brings to 16 the number of confirmed deaths. Recovery […]

Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge has chosen April’s London Marathon for his first race since becoming the first person to run a marathon in under two hours, organizers said on Sunday. Kipchoge, who ran one hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds in a special race in October, will be seeking his fifth London title in the April […]

Heartbroken Internationals captain Ernie Els said he would shoulder the blame for his team’s defeat to the United States at the Presidents Cup but defended his Sunday pairings after they crumbled at Royal Melbourne. The Internationals brought an overnight 10-8 lead into the final day but bowed out 16-14, winning only two of the 12 […]

The officiating Catholic Cleric at the Saints Peter and Paul Church Tedi, Lagos, Rev. Fr. Jude Amadi on Sunday, urged Nigerians to emulate Jesus Christ in their daily lives through the act of giving. Amadi, a visiting priest, made the plea in his sermon on the message of Christ advent, as symbolised by Christmas celebration. […]

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hailed the completion of the National Stadium built for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday, his speech at the Kengo Kuma-designed venue praising the efforts to finish on schedule after an early setback. The stadium, built at a cost of 156.9 billion yen ($1.44 billion), will have a capacity of […]

 There is prospect Nigerians keen on knowing details of spending of the $460 million loan obtained in 2010 from China to fund the apparently failed Abuja Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) project, the names of contractors who collected money, and why Nigeria is re-paying the loan, may soon have some answers, as Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project […]

Niger state government has called on residents to participate and take ownership of formulation and implementation of the state urban policy programme. Prof. Zubairu Mustapha, Coordinator, Niger State Urban Support Programme, made the call during a town hall meeting in Kontagora to sensitise communities on the formulation of the state urban policy. He said that […]

The seven Democratic candidates who have qualified for next week’s presidential debate in California threatened to skip it on Friday, saying they will not cross a picket line of union workers embroiled in a labor dispute. Unite Here Local 11, a union representing food workers at debate host Loyola Marymount University, have promised to picket […]