Legendary Wales, British and Irish Lions and Llanelli wing JJ Williams has died at the age of 72. He scored 12 tries in 30 Tests as Wales won four Five… Read More »JJ Williams: Legendary Wales and British and Irish Lions Wing Dies
Georgina Onuoha says she has lost all the respect and love she once had for Desmond Elliot. Nollywood actress Georgina Onuoha has slammed her colleague, Desmond Elliot over the comments… Read More »‘Oniranu jatijati’ – Georgina Onuoha says as she drags Desmond Elliot over comments made during session at state of house Assembly
There has been a significant increase in the number of black, Asian and minority ethnic staff in the music industry since 2016, a new report says. The proportion of minority… Read More »Music Industry Reports Progress On Diversity
“If you’re hungry, you don’t wait until your partner gets home to have a slice of toast.” Except Lily Allen isn’t talking about being hungry or indeed toast. She’s talking… Read More »Lily Allen: ‘Women Masturbating In a Relationship Isn’t Wrong’
A court in Mali has sentenced two men to death over attacks that targeted foreigners in the capital in 2015. At least 25 people died when gunmen stormed a nightclub… Read More »Mali Radisson Blu attack: Two Islamists Sentenced To Death
Hong Kong teen activist Tony Chung has been charged under a new national security law, just days after he was detained outside the US consulate. Mr Chung, 19, had reportedly… Read More »Tony Chung: Hong Kong Activist Detained Near US Embassy Charged
Two British teenagers have been killed and another has been injured in a parasailing accident in Rhodes, Greece. Two brothers, aged 15 and 13, and their female cousin, 15, were… Read More »Rhodes Parasailing Accident: Two British Teenagers Die And One Injured
Samsung Electronics has reported record revenues of $59bn (£45.4bn) in its third quarter. The strong revenues were fuelled by a 50% jump in smart phone sales, while profits from microchips… Read More »Samsung Sees Sales Surge From Rival Huawei’s Ban
Al-Qaeda is still “heavily embedded” within the Taliban in Afghanistan, in spite of a historic US-Taliban agreement earlier this year, a senior United Nations official. Earlier this year, the US… Read More »Al-Qaeda Still ‘Heavily Embedded’ Within Taliban in Afghanistan, UN Official Warns
Bobby Ball, one half of the comedy double act Cannon and Ball, has died at the age of 76, his manager has confirmed. His death comes after the actor and… Read More »Bobby Ball: Cannon & Ball Star Dies Aged 76 After Covid-19 Diagnosis
Yoruba and Hausa community leaders have pledged to forget last week’s sad incident and promote peaceful co-existence in Ifako-Ijaiye/Ojokoro areas of Lagos State. They spoke on Tuesday at a meeting… Read More »Army convenes meeting for Yoruba, Hausa leaders at Fagba
David Correia arrives at federal court, Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in New York. New York One of the four defendants in the federal case against associates of Rudy Giuliani is… Read More »Defendant in campaign fraud case involving associates of Rudy Giuliani scheduled to plead guilty
Lagos State Commission for Housing, Moruf Akinderu-Fatai and Chairman of Oshodi-Isolo Local Government in the state, Idris Bolaji Muse-Ariyoh, have visited the burnt Makinde Police Barracks. The duo was told… Read More »Commissioner, council chief inspect burnt police barracks
The Judicial Panel of Enquiry and Restitution for Victims of SARS-related Abuses in Lagos got underway on Tuesday with one of the petitioners recounting his Police brutality ordeal. Okolieagu Obunike,… Read More »SARS tortured me for 47 days, victim tells Lagos panel
Hillary Clinton said Tuesday she is one of the 538 electors in the Electoral College.”I’m an elector in New York,” the 2016 Democratic nominee told SiriusXM’s “Signal Boost.” “I’m sure… Read More »Hillary Clinton Says she is In Electoral College Elector in New York
Kazakhstan’s tourism board has adopted the Borat catchphrase “very nice” in its new advertising campaign. The phrase is used by the film character Borat, a fictional journalist from Kazakhstan. The… Read More »Kazakhstan Adopts Borat Phrase For Tourism Campaign
The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has said he is in possession of the original Aburi accord tapes, “which will vindicate the late Chukwuemeka Odimegwu… Read More »Nnamdi Kanu: I have original Aburi accord tapes
Qatar has said it will investigate allegations that women booked on 10 flights were subjected to invasive examinations at an airport in Doha. The women were checked for whether they… Read More »Qatar to Investigate ‘Invasive’ Exams Of Women At Doha Airport
An enormous coral reef has been found at the northern tip of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, the first such discovery in 120 years, scientists say. At 500m (1,640ft) high, the… Read More »Great Barrier Reef: Scientists Find Reef Taller Than Empire State Building
Hundreds of protesters marched through the US city of Philadelphia for a second night, demanding racial justice after police fatally shot a black man. The family of Walter Wallace, 27,… Read More »Philadelphia Rocked By Fresh Unrest After Police Shooting
Turkey has vowed to take “legal, diplomatic actions” over a cartoon of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in French magazine Charlie Hebdo. The cartoon depicts Turkey’s president lifting the dress of… Read More »Turkey Vows Legal Action Over Erdogan Cartoon
Minister of Youth and Sports Development Mr Sunday Dare has promised to revive the abandoned youth development centres across the country. Dare, who on Tuesday visited an abandoned youth centre… Read More »Minister to revive abandoned youth centres
A Trump appointee tasked with advising the administration on federal civil servants’ pay has resigned over his objections to a new executive order that appears to provide the President more… Read More »Trump Appointee Resigns as a ‘Matter of Conscience’ Over Executive Order Aimed at Civil Service
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje yesterday said the #EndSARS protests were hijacked and sponsored by enemies of Nigeria to disintegrate the country. Ganduje spoke at Africa House when he hosted… Read More »#EndSARS protests meant to split Nigeria’