Presidency to Ensure Removal From Grey List Ahead of Deadline
The Presidency will take concrete steps to ensure Nigeria’s removal from the Greylist of the global Financial Action Task Force (FATF) before May 2025 deadline. The Chief of Staff to the President, Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila who gave the assuranceduring a fact-finding visit to the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) office inAbuja yesterday, pledged the Federal […]
Megan Thee Stallion Reportedly In Relationship With NBA Star
Megan Thee Stallion has been previously engaged in a few public relationships with people like Tory Lanez, MoneyBagg Yo, and Pardison Fontaine. Meg shared a new couple’s challenge on TikTok, in which she was seen getting laid up with Torrey Craig, a player for the Chicago Bulls. Fans still don’t know a much about this connection, even […]
Cristiano Ronaldo to be Honored as UCL All-Time Top Scorer
Cristiano Ronaldo, a name synonymous with excellence in European football, isset to receive a prestigious honor from UEFA, solidifying his status as the UEFAChampions League’s all-time top scorer. The special award will be presented by UEFA President Aleksander ÄŚeferin duringthe 2024/25 UEFA Champions League draw ceremony tomorrow Thursday, August29, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco. […]
Namibia to Conduct Culling of Wild Animals to tackle Drought
Namibia plans to kill 723 wild animals, including 83 elephants, and distributethe meat to people struggling to feed themselves due to a severe drought acrosssouthern Africa. Authorities say the culling was necessary to address severe drought and meatfrom the animals will be distributed to people struggling to feed.A statement by the country’s environment ministry says […]
US Donates Mpox Vaccines to Nigeria
The government of the United States of America has donated 10,000 doses of theJynneos vaccine to Nigeria for the prevention of Smallpox and Mpox in adults aged 18years and older who are at risk of Mpox infection. Speaking during the official handover of the Mpox vaccine to Nigeria in Abuja, theCoordinating Minister of Health and […]
President Tinubu to Visit China
President Bola Tinubu is set to embark on a visit to China in first week ofSeptember, aiming to strengthen Nigeria’s economy and advance its strategicinterests through a series of high-level meetings and engagements. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, who made thisknown during a press briefing at the Presidential Villa […]
Tinubu Working on Solid and Resilient Economy
The Presidency says President Bola Tinubu is working to build a solid and resilienteconomy, as he welcomes the latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics(NBS), which shows that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.19% in thesecond quarter of 2024, higher than the 2.51% recorded in the same period of 2023. The Special […]
Premier League Week 2 Round-up
The English Premier league entered Week 2 in the new season with interesting results across all 10 games. Manchester City who are defending champions, continued their title defense with a fine 4-1 win over promoted Ipswich, Chelsea whooped Wolves 6-2, Tottenham saw off Everton 4-nil, and Liverpool beat Brentford 2-nil. Other results Arsenal beat Aston […]
Hezbollah Launch Rocket Attacks on Israel
Islamist group Hezbollah has launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel early on Sunday, as Israel’s military said it struck Lebanon with around 100 jets to thwart a larger-scale rocket and drone attack by Hezbollah, in one of the biggest clashes in more than 10 months of border warfare. The US says it is […]
Okonjo-Iweala Urges Nigeria to Move On
Meanwhile, the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has stressed the urgent need for Nigeria to move beyond political infighting and inconsistent policies that have hindered the country’s development since independence. Speaking also at the Nigerian Bar Association Annual Conference, Iweala asserted that concrete collective efforts, rather than a blame game, were […]