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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Court Rejects Bid to Legalize Prostitution in Nigeria
The Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected a lawsuit seeking to legalize prostitution in Nigeria. The suit, filed by a rights group on behalf of sex workers, asked the court to stop the FCT Minister and agencies from arresting or prosecuting them. Justice James Omotosho dismissed the case, calling prostitution immoral and alien to […]
Musa, Iheanacho Dropped from Eagles’ WCQ Squad
Super Eagles head coach, Eric Chelle, has left out Ahmed Musa, and Kelechi Iheanacho from his final 23-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda and Zimbabwe. Stanley Nwabali, William Ekong, Calvin Bassey, Olaoluwa Aina, Alex Iwobi, Wilfred Ndidi, Ademola Lookman, Victor Osimhen and Simon Moses made it to the final list […]
Reps Halt CBN ATM Fee Hike, Order Porn Site Ban
The House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately suspend the increased ATM transaction charges and the removal of free ATM withdrawals for customers using other banks’ ATMs. Adopting a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by Marcus Onobun, the green chamber called for the pause of the new CBN ATM policy […]
UK-Nigeria Launch Creative Industries Working Group Under Trade Partnership
UK and Nigeria Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership (ETIP) Launches Creative Industries Technical Working Group London, UK, 11th March 2025  In a major stride toward fostering innovation and collaboration, the UK and Nigeria have officially launched the Creative Industries Technical Working Group, marking a pivotal development in the UK-Nigeria Enhanced Trade and Investment Partnership (ETIP). This partnership […]
