Hundreds protested on Sunday against the US troops’ presence in military-ruled Niger where a delegation from Washington is expected within days to arrange an orderly withdrawal. The United States had on Friday agreed to withdraw its more than 1,000 soldiers from the African nation where Washington built a $100 million base to fly a fleet […]
The United States is attempting to create a new military agreement with Niger that would allow it to remain in the country, weeks after the junta said its presence was no longer justified, two Western officials told The Associated Press Friday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the […]
Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Toyin Abraham has extended an olive branch to her colleague, Funke Akindele. The duo are the biggest competitors in the Nigerian box office. In a lengthy Instagram post, Abraham noted that they became “competitors and persona non grata” due to gossips. Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Toyin Abraham has extended an olive […]
Nigerian singer Oludipe Oluwasanmi David, popularly known as Spyro, said he regrets not finding love before hitting stardom. He said it is currently difficult for him to find love because he is unsure of who genuinely loves him. Speaking in a recent chat with Drip Check, Spyro said: “I wish I had found love before […]
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, has expressed concern about the Lagos-Calabar Super highway Project. Obi said there is pressing issue of numerous uncompleted roads scattered across the country, many of which, according to him, have become hazardous death traps and security risks. He maintained that embarking on another huge […]
A finance expert, Okechukwu Unegbu, has called on the Federal Government to dissipate more effort in arresting and prosecuting politicians accused of looting the treasury. Unegbu, a past president of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, CIBN, gave the advice in an interview with newsmen on Monday in Abuja. He spoke against the backdrop […]
FOLLOWING the growing number of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) that have remained “temporarily unable to dispense cash”, in recent times, the banking public has accused Deposit Money Banks (DMBs), of colluding with Point of Sales (PoS) terminal operators to deliberately trade on the naira and extort Nigerians of their hard-earned money. Most bank customers who […]
Gunmen attacked Babcock University in Ogun State, killed a professor of law, Yinka Olomojobi, and abducted two others. The professor was shot on Friday because he didn’t want to go with the gunmen, while two residents were forcibly taken away to an undisclosed location. According to Omolola Odutola, the spokesperson for the Ogun State Police […]
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez blasted La Liga for not employing goal-line technology after his team’s 3-2 Clasico defeat on Sunday left Real Madrid on the brink of the title. The coach was furious after Lamine Yamal had a shot which Barcelona said crossed the line not given as a goal after officials could not prove […]
Man United overcame an astonishing collapse to beat Coventry on penalties in an FA Cup classic on Sunday, setting up a second straight FA Cup final against Manchester City. Erik ten Hag’s men won the shootout at Wembley 4-2, with Rasmus Hojlund scoring the decisive spot kick after the teams were level at 3-3 after […]