In an exciting turn of events, Selena Gomez has officially announced her engagement to music producer Benny Blanco. The 32-year-old singer and actress shared the joyful news on her Instagram account on December 11, 2024, posting a series of photos that included a close-up of her stunning pear-shaped diamond ring and a heartfelt caption: “Forever…
In a bold assertion, Professor Adele Jinadu has claimed that the political elite in Nigeria has already initiated processes aimed at rigging the upcoming 2027 general elections. Speaking at a recent policy dialogue on the “State of Anti-Corruption Policy and Practice in Nigeria” in Abuja, Jinadu highlighted concerning trends within the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Assad Falls in Syria. Who’s Next? Since the Arab Spring that started about 2010, there’s been somewhat of a political reshaping of the landscape in North Africa, and the Middle East at large. Hold the internet responsible. Everyone can now read about what’s going on elsewhere without the government jamming BBC signals or expelling foreign…
In a shocking turn of events, Jay-Z has found himself embroiled in serious allegations following an amended lawsuit that accuses him and fellow hip-hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 2000. The lawsuit, filed in the Southern District of New York, claims that the incident occurred during an after-party following…
Ah, Harmattan! That time of year when the air gets crisp, the sun shines bright, and your skin feels like it’s auditioning for a role in a horror movie. For Nigerians, Harmattan signifies the dry and dusty season that sweeps in from the Sahara Desert, typically lasting from late November to mid-March. It’s a period…
In a significant political shift, Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, the candidate of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has conceded defeat in the presidential election held on December 7, 2024. Bawumia’s acknowledgement of his loss comes as the opposition’s John Dramani Mahama, a former president and candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is…
BEIRUT (AP) — The Syrian government fell early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a sudden rebel offensive sprinted across government-held territory and entered the capital in 10 days. Syrian state television aired a video statement by a group of men saying that President Bashar Assad has…
The Pastor-in-Charge of Youth Province One, The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Joseph Palace, FESTAC, Lagos, Leke Adeboye, has declared that fueling the free buses providing transportation between Lagos and Ogun States to Nigerians cost the church over N63m in just seven weeks. The initiative, spearheaded by the church, involved 10 buses shuttling commuters between…
No fewer than 45,689 applicants are on Saturday, (today) taking part in a Computer-Based Aptitude Test as part of the recruitment process to secure employment at Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. The aptitude test, currently being administered at the Ansar-Ud-Deen Society Centenary Resource Centre in Maitama, Abuja, as well as at various other testing centres…
Paul Anyebe was a judge of the High Court of Benue State in north-central Nigeria who had a young son with sticky fingers and a sense of adventure It was his role as a dad that endangered his job as a judge. One night around 1983, Anyebe caught his son attempting to steal from his…
