Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., said on Twitter that he’ll pay more than $11 billion in taxes this year, an amount that could constitute a record payment to… Read More »Elon Musk to pay over $11 billion in taxes
The Netherlands will be on lockdown for both Christmas and New Year. The country will go into a strict lockdown from today to contain the highly – contagious Omicron COVID-19… Read More »Netherlands to be on lockdown for both Christmas and New Year
28-year-old Comedian Pete Davidson and 41-year-old reality show star, Kim Kardashian have been spotted on a movie date. Davidson who skipped NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” show which he headlines following an unprecedented COVID-19… Read More »Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian spotted on a movie date
18-year-old Shatu Garko won the 2021 Miss Nigeria beauty pageant that was held in Lagos state last night. Shatu Garko is a hijab model, loves horse riding, and is from… Read More »Hijab model, Shatu Garko, wins 2021 Miss Nigeria Pageant
Dolly Parton was presented with three new certificates from Guinness World Records on Thursday in Nashville, Tennessee. The 75-year-old singing legend recently set two new records: most decades on the… Read More »Singer Dolly Parton breaks three Guinness World Records
Lafayette City Court Judge, Michelle Odinet has been suspended from performing judicial functions without pay after being filmed using a racist slur while at home. Supreme Court of Louisiana issued the… Read More »US Judge, Michelle Odinet suspended for using N-word
Twitter founder, Jack Dorsey, has appointed three Nigerians and one South African on the board of his Bitcoin Trust (BTrust) fund which will be disbursed for development in Africa and… Read More »Twitter’s Jack Dorsey appoints three Nigerians to head Bitcoin Trust fund with Jay-Z
President Buhari has arrived Istanbul, Turkey, ahead of the 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit. Read Also: Nigeria’s representative, Maristella Okpala, wins best National Costume at Miss Universe 2021
The British High Commission has started issuing visitor’s visas to citizens of countries previously on the United Kingdom red list, including Nigeria. The UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI) announced this… Read More »United Kingdom resumes processing of visitor’s visa for Nigerians
concerns The organizers of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) have made it clear that the competition is still going ahead, despite COVID-19 cases rising globally. Due to be held… Read More »AFCON officials state that Africa Cup of Nations will go ahead despite COVID-19 concerns
The Nigerian senate has postponed passage of the 2022 budget until next Tuesday, December 21. Senate President, Ahmad Lawan made the announcement on Wednesday December 15. Channels Television reported that the delay… Read More »Nigeria: Senante postpones passage of 2022 budget
Queen Elizabeth II canceled her annual pre-Christmas lunch for the royal family. People reported that the 95-year-old monarch who hoped to host her extended family for an annual pre-Christmas bash… Read More »Queen Elizabeth cancels Pre-Christmas Royal Family lunch at Windsor Castle due to U.K. COVID surge
American author, professor, feminist, and social activist, bell hooks, has died at the age of 69, her family has confirmed. She died on Wednesday at her home in Kentucky “surrounded… Read More »Author and feminist, Bell Hooks dies at 69
Two feuding Brazilian politicians have settled their differences by fighting in a boxing ring. Simão Peixoto, the Mayor of Borba, was publicly challenged to the fistfight in September by a former councillor… Read More »Brazil: Two politicians settle their differences by fighting in a boxing ring
President Muhammdu Buhari has nominated Mr. Muazu Jaji Sambo from Taraba State as a Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. This was confirmed in a letter addressed to the… Read More »President Muhammadu Buhari nominates new minister
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has said that the country’s total debt was N38.005 trillion at the end of the third quarter (Q3) of 2021. The debt agency in a press statement titled,… Read More »Nigeria’s public debt increased by N2.5trn in three months – Debt Management Office
Elon Musk, founder and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla CEO, was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2021 on Monday, December 13. Musk, 50, made history this year after… Read More »Elon Musk named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2021
Kim Kardashian has finally passed the baby bar law exam on her fourth attempt. The reality star already failed three times in two years. On the third try, she had Covid… Read More »Kim Kardashian finally passes the Baby Bar exams after failing three times
Jimmy Rave, a former professional wrestling champion who later struggled with drug addiction has died after losing an arm and both of his legs to amputation. The former Impact Wrestling star… Read More »Former pro-wrestler, Jimmy Rave dies months after having both of his legs amputated
Ed Sheeran has been crowned the most-viewed musical artist on video-sharing platform TikTok for 2021, according to figures from the video-sharing platform. The popstar, 30, launched three exclusive single previews from his album Equals on… Read More »Ed Sheeran named the most-viewed artist on TikTok in 2021
Days after Facebook announced that it will charge 7.5% from Nigerian users on each advert placement, Zoom has also followed suit. Zoom Video Communications Inc. announced on Monday December 13 that it will begin… Read More »Zoom to start charging 7.5% VAT from Nigerian users
Miss Universe Nigeria, Maristella Okpala, won the Best in National Costume award at the just concluded Miss Universe 2021 pageant. The 2021 Miss Universe grand finale took place in Eilat,… Read More »Nigeria’s representative, Maristella Okpala, wins best National Costume at Miss Universe 2021
Vicente Fernández, an icon of traditional Mexican music, has died at the age of 81. He passed away on Sunday Decdmber 12, at a hospital in the western Mexican city of Guadalajara, according… Read More »Iconic Mexican singer, Vicente Fernández dies at 81
A 2-year-old Yemeni girl has had her left hand allegedly amputated after being bitten by a lion during her family visit to the zoo in Ibb governorate in Yemen. Reports… Read More »2-year old girl’s hand is amputated after Lion bites her at Yemen zoo