UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday appointed Ghanaian diplomat Anita Kiki Gbeho to serve as the Deputy Special Representative for the United Nations mission in Somalia. The Office of the UN spokesperson said this in a statement. “United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today announced the appointment of Anita Kiki Gbeho of Ghana as his new […]

By Emmanuel Elebeke Some WhatsApp enthusiasts may have cause to worry as their phones may no longer run the Whatsapp app from January 1st, 2021. Some of the affected phones include iPhones and Android smartphones. According to the company, the move is to withdraw its support for older versions of Operating System (OS) from next […]

As part of Malta Guinness’ 30th anniversary celebrations themed: “30 years of Bustling with Goodness”, Malta Guinness set out to bring joy and spread lots of goodness to thousands of less privileged Nigerians during this festive season in their campaign tagged- “Malta Guinness Goodness Splash” in partnership with Aunt Landa Bethel Foundation at the just […]

Lawmakers have approved the post-Brexit trade deal in British Parliament, paving the way for it to become legislation. Prime Minister Boris Johnson subsequently signed the deal at 1600 GMT, an hour after it was voted through the House of Commons. “I know the question you’ll all be asking yourselves is ‘Have I read it?’ The […]

Recently, the management of Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State held an end-of-the-year parley with media men. On the occasion, the President/ Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ademola Tayo, spoke on a number of issues. Excerpts. By Adesina Wahab WHY celebrate the media We have to celebrate journalists because they toil to keep the nation informed and they […]

By Chioma Obinna Amidst this second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, Project SafeUp, an initiative created by My World of Bags (MWOB), a bag design and manufacturing company, in collaboration with Mastercard Foundation has produced and distributed over 100,000 items of free Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to schools and hospitals nationwide in the […]

Frail and in a wheelchair from prolonged hunger strike, 37-year-old former lawyer Zhang Zhan issued a mostly silent rebuke to the Chinese legal system, before being jailed for publishing stories about the pandemic that China does not want to be told. Zhang started reporting from Wuhan in February, questioning the lockdown of the city, access […]

The NorthEast Peace Ambassadors (NEPA) says President Muhammadu Buhari and the nation’s service chiefs deserve credit for the return of peace and another Christmas celebration free from attacks in the region. The group gave the commendation at a press conference on Tuesday in Modu Ganari, Maiduguri, Borno State. In a statement co-signed by Alhaji Sadiq Bulama […]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), says no date has been fixed for the commencement of sales of the application documents for its 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos. […]

The family of Sulaimon Olufemi, a Nigerian sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, in Lagos approached the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) seeking its intervention to save him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sulaimon was sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia in 2002, for reportedly being part of a mob […]

Sunu Assurances Nigeria Plc has successfully completed the first phase of its recapitalisation plan by increasing shareholders’ fund to N6.61 billion in 2020 from N3.47 billion in 2019.

Following reports that Jennifer Robert and an unidentified person were killed at the just-concluded Ochacho Carnival in Otukpo, Benue State, it has been gathered that the incident happened two streets away from the venue of the carnival.

Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa, CAPPA, has commended the International Criminal Court, ICC, for concluding a decade-long preliminary investigation into crimes against humanity and war crimes allegedly committed by Boko Haram and the Nigerian security forces, to pave way for a full investigation to commence.

The European Union and China have struck a political deal on a comprehensive investment agreement after seven years of talks, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday. “The EU has the largest single market in the world. We are open for business, but we are attached to reciprocity, level playing field and […]

MANAGING Director of Toyota Nigeria Ltd., Mr. Kunle Ade-Ojo, has given an insight into the budget car the company intends to launch into the Nigerian market in the first quarter of next year.