A Russian court on Tuesday will start hearing American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. She is taking part in the session held at the Moscow Regional Court via video call from a…
Mobile messenger service WhatsApp experienced widespread technical disruptions on Tuesday. Users of the service in many countries reported on Twitter and other channels that they could no longer send messages. In Germany, many also reported a breakdown of the WhatsApp…
Otunba Francis Meshioye, a business mogul, has emerged as the 11th President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN). This is contained in a statement signed by the association’s Public Relations Officer, Mrs Omotayo Okewunmi, on Monday in Lagos. The…
A tanker has reportedly plunged into the canal at Kara end on the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. The incident was said to have occurred at about 3 pm, inward Ibadan. A motorist, Alhaji Sanni Akinlade said he was on his way from…
The General Overseer of Victory Christian Church, Abule Osun, Apostle Nkechi Anayo-Iloputaife, has charged widows to always look up to God for help, when facing tough situations. Anayo-Iloputaife, also a widow, gave the advice on Monday, in Lagos, during an…
An investigation has begun in Kenya after well-known Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead on Sunday. An initial police report said officers shot him while he was in a moving vehicle in a case of mistaken identity. Sharif was…
Delegations to African Union-mediated peace talks on the war in Ethiopia’s Tigray region meet in South Africa today despite a renewed offensive that saw federal forces re-take a few towns from Tigrayan forces. The Ethiopian government put out a statement…
Rishi Sunak has completed a spectacular political comeback to become the next prime minister after rival Penny Mordaunt dropped out. The former chancellor won the support of Conservative MPs to succeed Liz Truss as Tory leader on Monday and will…
The General Officer Commanding (GOC), Maj.-Gen. Obinna Ajunwa, on Monday said that effective communication was key to effective communication between soldiers and officers as well as among other security agencies. Ajunwa said this at the Leadership Awareness Development Course 5/22…
The Court of Appeal on Monday refused to grant the request of the Federal Government to adjourn the application seeking to stay the execution of the judgment that struck out the terrorism charges against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous…
