Police in Las Vegas have confirmed they served a search warrant this week in connection with the long-unsolved killing of legendary rapper Tupac Shakur, propelling the case back into the spotlight nearly 30 years after his death. Shakur, one of the most prolific figures in hip-hop, was gunned down on the night of September 7,…
There was widespread anger by Nigerians, on Tuesday, following the hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited and other oil marketers across the country. In Abuja and Ondo State, for instance, the cost of petrol jumped from about N537/litre to between N617 and…
he Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) today launched a Health Security Partnership to Strengthen Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Intelligence in Africa. The partnership aims to strengthen Africa’s health security capabilities in the areas of biosecurity, integrated disease surveillance, event-based surveillance,…
In a world where darkness often casts its shadow, a symphony of compassion resonated through the halls of Merit House in Abuja on Thursday, July 13, 2023. The Global Initiative for Peace, Love, and Care (GIPLC) orchestrated a gift giving ceremony that would forever change the lives of Nigerian children battling critical health conditions. With…
A British court has found former Manchester City football player Benjamin Mendy not guilty of one count of rape and one of attempted rape. Mendy, 28, broke down in tears as the verdicts were given by the jury foreman on Friday after a three-week trial at Chester Crown Court in northwest England. He had stood…
Primate Elijah Ayodele of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has asked President Bola Tinubu to increase workers’ minimum wage to N100,000. Ayodele made this call in a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin on Thursday.The cleric said an increase in the minimum wage would cushion the effect of subsidy removal instead of the proposed…
President Bola Tinubu has praised the wife of the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Folu Adeboye, for her Christian virtues, devotion to her highly-respected husband, the church, and family values on the anniversary of her birthday. Mrs Adeboye, who is reputed for her evangelical work with children, young people, and the…
Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration over his initiative to give N8,000 cash palliatives to 12 million Nigeria in six months. The President, on Thursday, wrote to the National Assembly about the development seeking approval to implement it in order to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removalWhile the planned…
Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party in Nigeria, has condemned the insecurity in the country’s South-east, saying the frequent sit-at-home order in the region is criminal. “What is going on in the South-east is essentially a criminal activity that must be nipped in the bud, with all hands being on deck,…
