Court grants power-drunk Nigerian lawmaker ₦500,000 bail in case filed by assaulted e-hailing service Bolt driver
Morakinyo Akinosun ABUJA, Nigeria – A driver with e-hailing service Bolt – who was recently assaulted by a lawmaker in Nigeria filed a case against the politician. Stephen Abuwatseya filed…
Spain races to save victims as floods kill 62
Spanish rescuers on Wednesday scrambled to save people trapped by surging tides of muddy water in floods that have killed at least 62 people in the eastern Valencia region. Prime…
Nestle Nigeria records pre-tax loss of ₦255 billion in 2024 amid naira devaluation, economic crisis
Morakinyo Akinosun Nestle Nigeria Plc recorded a pre-tax loss of ₦255.38 billion on the back of significant increase in finance cost in the first nine months of 2024, according to…
Nigerian gold illegally mined, smuggled to UAE, minister says
Martins Olasehinde ABUJA – A huge volume of gold mined in Nigeria is being illegally exported to the United Arab Emirates, an official in the West African country said on…
Daily feeding allowance for inmates in Nigeria to be increased from ₦750 to ₦1,150 (less than $1), official says
Morakinyo Akinosun ABUJA – Daily feeding allowance for inmates in Nigeria is set to be increased, local news outlets reported, citing an official. According to a spokesperson for the Nigerian…
50 Cent says he rejected $3million offer to perform at Trump rally
Olayomi Koiki American rapper Curtis James Jackson III, known professionally as 50 Cent, turned down a $3 million offer to perform at former President Donald Trump’s rally at New York’s…
Vinicius believes fighting racism led to Ballon d’Or defeat
MADRID – Brazil and Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr said on Monday that he will keep on fighting racism even if his activism is what led to him not winning…
Hotel collapses in Argentina, firefighters search for trapped people
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – A ten-story hotel building collapsed early on Tuesday in the coastal city of Villa Gesell in Argentina’s Buenos Aires province, the local municipality said in a…
Several corpses found in flood-hit areas of eastern Spain
VALENCIA, Spain – An unspecified number of corpses have been found in areas affected by flash floods that are devastating southeastern Spain, the leader of the Valencia region told reporters…
Oil hovers at one-month low with supply drivers back in focus
Oil prices held at more than one-month lows, after sliding in the previous two sessions, as markets weighed a potential ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah and rising OPEC+ crude supplies…