Senate Passes Bill Requiring Social Media Offices in Nigeria
A bill seeking to amend the Nigeria Data Protection Act, 2023, to mandate social media platforms to establish physical offices within the country, has passed second reading in the Senate. Leading a debate on the bill yesterday, its sponsor, Senator Ned Nwoko, argued that the bill is not an attack on social media platforms but […]
Tinubu Suspends Rivers Govt, Appoints Administrator
The political crisis in Rivers State has forced President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the State with effect from March 18th, 2025. President Tinubu who announced this in a nationwide broadcast yesterday evening, attributed the declaration to persistent political unrest that has disrupted governance and security in Rivers state, security concerns, […]
Flamingos Set to Face Algeria in Final Qualifier for Morocco 2025
Nigeria’s U-17 women’s team, the Flamingos will face their Algerian counterpart in the final qualifying round of Morocco 2025. The Flamingos qualified to the final round after a 5-1 aggregate scoreline over South Africa’s Bantwana, winning 3-1 in Pretoria and 2-0 in Ikenne last Saturday. Algeria booked their place in the round after recording a […]
Rwanda Cuts Diplomatic Ties with Belgium
Rwanda has severed its diplomatic relations with Belgium effective immediately, citing Brussels’ “pitiful attempts to sustain its neo colonial delusions. Announcing this in a statement, Rwanda foreign ministry said its decision was taken after careful consideration of several factors, and gave Belgian diplomats 48 hours to leave the East African country. Reacting, Belgium Deputy Prime […]
Jandor Defects to APC After Leaving PDP
Former Lagos State PDP Governorship candidate in 2023 general election, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran, popularly called Jandor, has officially returned to the All Progressives Congress. At a press conference yesterday in Lagos, Jandor said he needed a party that has the capacity to win an election and deliver the heart desires of the people, whether his name is […]
Asake Promises Father a New Home and Medical Support
Nigerian music star Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has promised to purchase a house for his father, Fatai Odunsi, and cover his medical expenses. In a new video released yesterday, speaking in Yoruba language, Odunsi confirmed that his son has now reached out to him, and instructed real estate agents to find him a […]
Newcastle Beats Liverpool to Win Carabao Cup
Dan Burn and Alexander Isak fired Newcastle to a League Cup final 2-1 victory over Liverpool last night. Although Federico Chiesa pulled one back for the Reds in stoppage time, the Magpies held on to beat Liverpool for the first time in 18 attempts. It is Newcastle’s first domestic trophy since the 1955 FA Cup. […]
Trump Mulls Travel Bans for 43 Countries
US President Donald Trump’s administration is thinking of a new travel ban that would affect citizens from 43 countries, divided into three categories of travel restrictions: the Red, Orange, and Yellow list. The red category of countries whose citizens could be completely barred from entering the United States includes Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North […]
House of Reps Recovers N28.7B from Oil Firms
The House of Representatives Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has recovered $19,241,109.35 (N28.7 billion) from two oil companies indebted to the Federation Account. The panel has also successfully recovered N199.3 million out of an outstanding N6.8 billion, comprising excessive charges levied between March and October 2015 and unremitted Value Added Tax (VAT) on transactions processed via […]
NIDCOM Seeks Probe Into Nigerian TikTok Moderator’s Death
The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM has demanded a probe into the death of Ms. Ladi Anzaki Olubunmi, a Nigerian and TikTok content moderator, employed by Teleperformance, the social media’s contracting firm in Kenya In a statement signed and released today by Gabriel Odu, of the Media and Public Relations Unit, NIDCOM, CEO, Hon. Abike […]
