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The world’s authority on record-breaking achievements since 1955, Guinness World Records, has officially named Monday the worst day of the week. Guinness World Records tweeted this on Monday, October 17, 2022. “We’re officially giving Monday the record of the worst day of the week,” reads the post. See below: Twitter users reacted, with many saying […]
Continue ReadingNigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday arrived in New York, the United States, for the 77th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. The president is expected to deliver the national statement on the second day of the general debates on Wednesday, September 21. This will be his last attendance and speech at the […]
Continue ReadingQueen Elizabeth II’s coffin was on Monday lowered into the Royal Vault at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle, bringing to an end public mourning for Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. The “second Elizabethan age” was symbolically brought to a close when the highest-ranking official in the royal household, Lord Chamberlain Andrew Parker, broke his wand of […]
Continue ReadingBerlin on Friday took control of the German operations of Russian oil firm, Rosneft, to secure energy supplies which have been disrupted after Moscow invaded Ukraine. Rosneft’s German subsidiaries, which account for about 12 per cent of oil refining capacity in the country, were placed under trusteeship of the Federal Network Agency, the economy ministry […]
Continue ReadingThe longest reigning monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth II of England has passed away at the age of 96. Queen Elizabeth was said to have died peacefully on Thursday. Crowd had gathered at the Buckingham Palace residence in London on Thursday as concern was growing over the Queen’s health. According to AFP, around 100 […]
Continue ReadingSecretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Affairs of the United Kingdom (UK), Mary Elizabeth Truss, is the new UK Prime Minister. The South West Norfolk MP, who has been in Parliament since May 2010, takes over from Boris Johnson, becoming Conservatives Party’s fourth PM since the 2015 election. 47-year-old Truss is the third […]
Continue ReadingChatting giant, WhatsApp is introducing three privacy tweaks into the messaging app to “provide even more layers of protection”, the company announced on Tuesday. In a blog post published on its website, the Meta-owned messaging service stated that the new feature is to give its users more control over their conversations on the app. WhatsApp will […]
Continue ReadingThe United Nations, UN Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, has indicted both Nigeria and Kenya Governments for the arrest and extraordinary rendition, torture and continued detention of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, without due process. UN therefore, asked Nigerian Government to, “immediate release Kanu unconditionally” […]
Continue ReadingAbout 12.7 million Nigerians live with Hepatitis B, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that is caused by a variety of infectious viruses and non-infectious agents, leading to a range of health problems, some of which can be fatal. There are five main strains of the hepatitis […]
Continue ReadingThe woman who opened fire in a Texas airport Monday, July 25, had once claimed to be “God’s prophet” married to singer Chris Brown. Portia Odufuwa, 37, has been to jail multiple times for a series of alarming crimes but was repeatedly freed from jail after being found mentally unfit to stand trial. She was shot […]
Continue ReadingSpectacularly, Hurdler Oluwatobiloba Ayomide Amusan simply called Tobi Amusan, became the first Nigerian athlete to win a World Athletics Championship gold as she stormed to victory in the women’s 100m hurdles in Oregon on Sunday. Amusan, who had obliterated the world record in an astonishing semi-final where she clocked 12.12sec, powered over the line at […]
Continue ReadingIvana Trump, Donald Trump’s first wife and mother of three of his children, has died at the age of 73. The former model passed away in her home on New York City’s Upper East Side, according to her ex-husband, former President Donald Trump, who shared the tragic news of her passing on his Truth Social […]
Continue ReadingAn anaesthetist has been arrested for allegedly raping a pregnant woman during a C-section and it is also believed he may have carried out attacks on two more mothers on the same day. Giovanni Quintella Bezerra, 32, was arrested on suspicion of rape after he was allegedly secretly filmed orally raping a woman after he heavily […]
Continue ReadingMoving up steadily, Nigeria’s Aliko Dangote has become the 63rd richest billionaire in the world, according to the latest ranking by Bloomberg. In the ranking released on Wednesday, Elon Musk, the Chief Executive Officer of Tesla, is listed as the richest billionaire. Dangote, who moved up 37 places on the recent Bloomberg billionaire list, is […]
Continue ReadingAn Annapolis Corrections Officer who allegedly had sexual contact with an inmate about 50 times has been arrested, authorities say. Tajudeen Olarotimi Durodoye, 55, of Glen Burnie was arrested on Thursday, July 7, after an investigation into sexual contact allegations was made back in June, Anne Arundel County Police say. Police were advised of a […]
Continue ReadingFollowing mounting pressure from lawmakers in his own party to stand down, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Boris Johnson, has finally resigned from his position. His resignation will pave the way for a successor to replace him as British prime minister after dozens of his ministers quit his scandal-hit government.
Continue ReadingNigerian celebrity singer, Temilade Openiyi popularly known as , Tems, won the Best International Act at the BET Awards 2022 on Sunday night. The singer and songwriter beat Fireboy who is also a Nigerian, Dave from the UK, Dinos from France, Fally Ipupa from Congo, Little Simz from the UK, Ludmilla from Brazil, Major League […]
Continue ReadingNigerian entertainers took quite a prominent spot at the 2022 BET Awards which was held on Sunday June 27. From Temilade Openiyi, known professionally as Tems, winnning the Best International Act and Adedamola Adefolahan, known professionally as Fireboy, performing on main stage of the award show, to Nigerian music producer and singer Phillip Kayode Moses, […]
Continue ReadingThe US Supreme Court on Friday ended the right to abortion in a seismic ruling that shreds half a century of constitutional protections on one of the most divisive and bitterly fought issues in American political life. The conservative-dominated court overturned the landmark 1973 “Roe v Wade” decision that enshrined a woman’s right to an […]
Continue ReadingNigeria’s commercial capital city, Lagos, has been ranked as the world’s second least liveable urban area due to social unrest, terrorism and conflict. According to the latest 2022 Global Liveability Index, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranked Lagos 171 out of 172 countries in the list of most liveable cities in the world for the first quarter of 2022. “The […]
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