Disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly was sentenced Wednesday to 30 years in prison, months after he was convicted on all nine counts in a high-profile sex trafficking case. U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly handed down the sentence in […]
By Oluwafemi Popoola Nigerians on social media have applauded the impact made by Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, for his profound contributions towards the steady growth of the Micro Small and Medium Enterprise […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday swore in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The swearing of Ariwoola, the next most senior in the hierarchy of the Supreme Court, as the […]
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Tanko Muhammad has resigned from his position. He was said to have taken the decision on health grounds. The CJN’s Special Assistant on Media, Mr Isah Ahuraka confirmed […]
Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has spoken on the need for Nigerians to tolerate each other irrespective of their religious beliefs. Obasanjo spoke in Abeokuta, responding to questions posed to him by some students from […]
A senior Nigerian politician, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice Ekweremadu, have appeared in a UK court accused of trying to traffic a boy to the UK to harvest his organs. Ekweremadu, 60, a former […]
An Ondo State High Court has sentenced three out of four suspected killers of the 58-year-old daughter of the national leader of the Pan Yoruba Socio- Political Group, Mrs Funke Olakunrin to death by hanging. […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has decried the killing of worshippers at the St. Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo, Ondo State, on Sunday. The vice president in a post on his Twitter handle expressed grief […]
Commonwealth members voted to keep Patricia Scotland as Secretary-general of the 54-nation club after some members including Britain tried to oust her, two sources told Reuters after a behind-closed-doors vote. Born in Dominica and raised […]
• Commonwealth leaders gather for Kigali summit • Charles alludes to colonialism, slavery in speech • Says: ‘This is a conversation whose time has come’ • Rwanda’s Kagame speaks of “reimagining” Commonwealth Britain’s Prince Charles […]
By Marvellous Nyang President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate seeking the confirmation of seven ministerial nominees. The nominees are: Henry Ikechukwu – Abia State Umana Okon Umana – Akwa-Ibom State Ekuma Joseph – […]
Real Madrid secured a record-extending 14th European Cup when they beat Liverpool 1-0 in a Champions League final delayed for more than half an hour after police tried to stop people trying to force their […]
Liverpool remain in the hunt for a historic quadruple after winning the FA Cup following another Wembley penalty shootout against Chelsea. Jurgen Klopp’s side repeated their Carabao Cup final victory in February, the decisive moment […]
Tunisia have caused an upset in the Africa Cup of Nations by beating Nigeria 1-0 in the round of 16. The Super Eagles were one of the favourites to win the tournament, but have crashed out following Youssef […]
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says it has contributed $768 million dollars to Nigeria’s fight against malaria from 2011 to date. USAID Mission Director in Nigeria, Dr Anne Patterson, who disclosed this […]
Health officials have said that patients at the flagship hospital in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region are dying due to shortages of life-saving drugs and oxygen. At least 60 patients with kidney disease have died since […]
By Aderonke Ogunleye-Bello Traditionally, heated oils are used in frying foods. They vary from vegetable oil, palm oil, olive oil, sunflower oil to chicken oil and could be used in preparing fried foods and cooked […]
