Elon Musk has suggested that all users of X, formerly called Twitter, may have to pay for access to the platform. In a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the billionaire said a payment system was the only way…
Marking the second anniversary of the ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday called on the ruling Taliban militants to reopen schools for girls. “Girls belong in school,” Guterres wrote on X, the social…
Three people have been killed in a helicopter crash in western Turkey during a firefighting operation to extinguish a forest fire, local media reported on Monday. According to the report, the helicopter crashed on Saturday while the crew was trying…
The European Union is to provide an additional 400 million euros (426.8 million U.S. dollars) in disaster relief to Turkey to deal with the aftermath of the two major earthquakes. On February 6, two large earthquakes and many aftershocks shook…
Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Saturday, declared zero tolerance for indiscriminate dumping of refuse in drainages in the state. Sanwo-Olu made the declaration while addressing newsmen at the ongoing four-day 2023 Onboarding Retreat Programme for Members of the…
Iranian security forces detained Mahsa Amini’s father on Saturday, and warned him against marking the anniversary of her death, before releasing him, a rights group said. “Security forces detained Amjad Amini today and returned him to his house after threatening…
There will not be a cull of American bully XLs, the UK’s chief veterinary officer has said, after Rishi Sunak announced the dogs will be banned. Christine Middlemiss said instead there will be an “amnesty”, where owners will have to…
The Police on Friday arraigned one 22-year-old man, Toheeb Abolade, for allegedly using a gas pistol and cutlass to rob people. Abolade, whose residential address was not provided, is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, an intent to rob and…
The newly sworn-in Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Toke Benson-Awoyinka, says the state tourism sector is about to witness a new era of development never seen before. A statement issued by the ministry on Friday, said…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Dr Olayemi Cardoso to serve as the new Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), for a term of five years at the first instance. This is contained in a statement…
