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Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, has updated its rules to officially allow adult and graphic content on the platform. Adult content and nudity has been present on Twitter for years and — unlike Facebook or Instagram — was never explicitly banned even before Musk’s takeover in late 2022. The new guidelines, first reported by Tech…
The G7 group of developed countries on Monday said it stood behind a Gaza peace deal endorsed by US President Joe Biden, and called on Hamas to accept it. “We, the Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), fully endorse” the truce plan “that would lead to an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the release…
As the nationwide strike by the Organised Labour over a new minimum wage for workers paralyse economic activities in Nigeria, the Federal Government says President Bola Tinubu is committed to a national minimum wage above ₦60,000. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, announced after a marathon meeting with labour leaders in…
Following the killing of two young men by suspected herdsmen on Saturday, there is tension in Ukpata and Opanda communities in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State. While a yet-to-be-identified student of Nsukka High School was shot at Ukwuakpu, between Ukpata and Uvuru communities, another victim fell to the bullets of the nomads at…
Claudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico’s first woman president by a landslide Sunday, making history in a country plagued by rampant criminal and gender-based violence. Flag-waving supporters sang and danced to mariachi music in Mexico City’s main square celebrating the ruling party candidate’s victory. “I want to thank millions of Mexican women and men who decided…
Former President Donald Trump, fresh off his New York criminal conviction for falsifying business records, has revealed how he will get a revenge on U.S. President, Donald Trump. Trump was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records last week following a trial he slammed as a “scam.” His supporters have made similar…
The Nigeria Labour Congress says the nationwide strike scheduled for Monday, June 3 will still go on as planned. This comes after a meeting between the top echelon of the National Assembly and the national executives of the NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) ended in deadlock on Sunday, June 2. The meeting…
South Africa’s governing African National Congress lost its 30-year-old outright majority in this week’s election, winning only 159 seats in the 400-seat parliament, official results showed Sunday. President Cyril Ramaphosa and the leaders of most of the rival parties attended the announcement, but in a sign he intends to challenge the result, former president Jacob…
The Bauchi State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Mr. Ahmad Aliyu Jalam, died in a car accident on Saturday night. The crash, which occurred along the Misau-Darazo highway, also claimed the life of his driver. A statement from the Governor’s Media Adviser, Comrade Mukhtar Gidado, early Sunday morning confirmed that the Commissioner died…
The leadership of the National Assembly, on Sunday evening, arrived at a meeting with the leadership of the Organised Labour in Abuja as part of last-minute efforts to persuade aggrieved workers to shelve their planned industrial action for a new minimum wage. The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero; and his Trade…
In a significant breakthrough, troops of the Nigerian Army in synergy with operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies, deployed for counter-terrorism operations in the South West have successfully rescued 8 more students of Confluence University of Science and Technology, Osara, Kogi State taken hostage by terrorists. Recall that kidnappers invaded the university around…
A US-based Nigerian woman, Ogechukwu Christine Kalu, is seeking a well educated and God fearing man for marriage. The educational consultant, in a post on Sunday, June 2, 2024, said the man should know how to cook, do laundry, enjoy other house chores, PDA and “perform.” “Now that my DM is clogged with “I love…
Please accept cookies to access this content The Central Planning Committee of Late John Okafor(Family&Friends) solicit financial support from the general public to help them executive a successful burial for the late Nollywood Legend. Mr Ibu suffered ailment which consumed tens of millions through hospital bills for almost a year. The burial has been scheduled…
Nollywood actor, Segun Arinze has disclosed why he remained single for 12 years following the collapse of his first marriage. The actor first married actress Anne Njemanze in 1996, but their union ended in 1997. After staying single for about 12 years, Segun Arinze married Julie in 2008. The union produced three children….
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested by men of the Gombe state police command for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl in Akko Local Government Area of the state. Parading the suspect before newsmen, the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, said the 13-year-old suspect was said to have dragged the victim to a…
Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has been released from the Kuje Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory. Recall that Kyari was arrested on February 14, 2022, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for his allegedinvolvement with an international drug cartel and had been in detention for 27 months. On…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has allocated $9 million to aid refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and stateless individuals in its member nations. Nigeria received $1 million to assist terrorism victims in the North East. The Chair of the ECOWAS Permanent Representative Committee Musa Nuhu said this during the 2024 ECOWAS Ambassadors…
The Federal Government has appealed to organised labour to shelve its planned industrial action and return to the negotiating table. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had on Friday declared an indefinite strike beginning from Monday over the hike in electricity tariff and the inability of a tripartite committee on…
The Federal Government has responded to the planned strike by organized labor, scheduled to commence on Monday, stating that it would worsen the financial challenges faced by citizens. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejoecha, who spoke on behalf of the government, warned that a potential increase in the minimum wage should not…
The Board of Directors of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has concluded the appointment of the organization’s Managing Director, Mr Kingsley Achife. The company has also designated Francis Agoha as the Acting Managing Director, effective as of May 31. This development was communicated through an internal memorandum dated May 31, 2024, signed by IBEDC…
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday laid out what he described as a three-phase Israeli proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza in return for the release of Israeli hostages, saying “it’s time for this war to end” and winning a positive initial reaction from Hamas. The first phase involves a six-week ceasefire when Israeli forces would withdraw…
A draft bill proposing regional government in Nigeria is trending online. The bill which proposes a new governance model that would take off on October 1, 2024, states that Nigeria shall be a federation comprising regional territories and the Federal Capital territory. Read the document below……………………
A food vendor cried out after a delivery man ate the food she sent to a customer. The food vendor shared a photo of the well-packed food she sent out and what the delivery man delivered to his customer alongside a crying emoji.
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has cancelled Civil Service jobs approved by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, ordering a fresh recruitment process. Making the announcement on Friday, May 31, Fubara claimed the beneficiaries of the scheme which he phased out were smuggled in for political patronage. He added that a more transparent process would commence soon….
Activist, Aisha Yesufu, refused to stand up for the recitation of the new national anthem at an event earlier today. A video of Ms Yesufu sitting while others at the event stood up for the recitation of the anthem, has made the rounds on social media. Her disposition indicated that she is displeased with…
The suspect, Andrew Amaechi Ochekwo, who was arrested in connection with the disappearance of two friends, Celine Ndudim and Afiba Tandoh, is dead. The duo was declared missing after they travelled from Port Harcourt, Rivers State to Aba in Abia State on April 27, 2024, to see Andrew after meeting him on Facebook. Nigerian activist, Harrison Gwamnishu,…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year’s general elections Peter Obi and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, have condemned the attack in Abia State that claimed 11 lives. Five soldiers and six civilians were killed in Aba on Thursday when gunmen stormed the military unit at Obikabia Junction,…
President Joe Biden branded Donald Trump “reckless” Friday after the Republican lashed out in rambling, angry comments at verdicts in New York making him the first former US president to become a convicted felon. The dramatic climax to Trump’s hush money trial came five months before the November 5 election, when the tycoon hopes to…
Zambia’s former first lady has been arrested on money laundering charges, her lawyer said Friday, days after her husband claimed he was being targeted as part of a political vendetta. Esther Lungu, 66, was held Thursday evening alongside her two daughters, after being quizzed for hours about properties the family holds in the capital, Lusaka,…
President Bola Tinubu has justified the reintroduction of the old national anthem ‘Nigeria, we Hail thee,’ saying it was a priority for him. Tinubu had signed a bill bringing back the old national anthem in a move that triggered criticisms from several quarters. But during a meeting with the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) at the Presidential Villa…
The Abia State Government has placed a N25m bounty on the killers of five soldiers in the Aba area of the state and also condoled with the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja over the incident. Gunmen on Thursday stormed the military unit at Obikabia Junction, Ogbor Hill area, and also burnt the unit as well…
