By Olasunkanmi Akoni Tragedy occurred late Saturday evening, when a storey building under renovation, located at Palmgrove, along Ikorodu Road, suddenly, collapsed, killing a yet to be identified male labourer in the process. The building belongs to Keystone Bank. According to report, the incident occurred at about 7.20 pm. Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, […]

The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) says in spite of the ongoing efforts to promote same opportunities in all areas for the sexes, gender equality has not been attained by any country of the world. The Chairperson of the Lagos Chapter of FIDA, Mrs Philomena Nneji, made the assertion in an interview with the […]

  Post Malone wants his fans to know he’s “not on drugs” after they expressed concern over viral videos of him falling and acting strange onstage. “I’m not on drugs and I feel the best I’ve ever f—king felt in my life,” the 24-year-old rapper told concertgoers in Los Angeles on Friday. “And that’s why […]

Saudi authorities have detained three princes including King Salman’s brother and nephew for allegedly plotting a coup, three sources told AFP Saturday, signalling a consolidation of power by the de facto ruler. The detentions, which cast aside the last vestiges of potential opposition to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, come at a sensitive time as […]

Dele Alli rescued a point for faltering Tottenham at Burnley on Saturday, scoring a penalty to earn a 1-1 draw and keep Jose Mourinho’s team in the hunt for a top-four finish. The home side were dominant in the first half at Turf Moor, taking the lead through Chris Wood, but a much-improved Spurs battled […]

Facebook is temporarily banning advertisements for medical face masks as part of an effort to prevent use of its platform to exploit people’s concerns about the new coronavirus. The ban covers advertisements on the social media platform as well as commercial listings on Facebook Marketplace, the company said. Facebook said it would begin to enforce the […]

Pope Francis will not address the crowd for Sunday services from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square because of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, Vatican officials said. Instead, Francis will livestream the traditional Angelus Prayer from a library inside the Vatican. The pope won’t hold his general audience from the window on Wednesday either, the […]

In the midst of one of the most daunting crises of his administration, President Donald Trump announced he had made a major staff overhaul, replacing his acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney with Republican Rep. Mark Meadows. While much of the country was focused on the spreading coronavirus, Trump announced the surprise reshuffle by Friday […]

The NBA wants its teams to prepare to play games without fans if necessary because of the coronavirus crisis, but LeBron James already says he won’t play basketball in an empty arena. The league circulated a memo to its teams Friday telling them to prepare in case it becomes necessary to play games without fans […]

Two people who tested positive for the new coronavirus have died in Florida, marking the first deaths on the East Coast attributed to the outbreak in the U.S., health officials said Friday. Helen Aguirre Ferre, a spokeswoman for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, confirmed the deaths on Twitter, writing the individuals were in their 70s and […]