Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will embark on a diplomatic tour of Africa, visiting Nigeria, Namibia, the Republic of the Congo, and Chad from January 5 to 11. This trip is significant as it marks the 35th consecutive year that China’s foreign minister has chosen Africa as the destination for their first overseas trip of…
California police on Thursday said a small plane crashed into a commercial building, killing at least two people and injuring 18 others In a post on X, the police said that the crash took place early in the afternoon near Fullerton Municipal Airport, 25 miles (40 kilometres) southeast of Los Angeles but the cause remains…
An Israeli delegation of “working-level” negotiators has departed for Qatar to participate in ongoing talks concerning a potential hostage-ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, according to a report by Channel 12.The delegation’s departure follows approval from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who announced the decision on Thursday. Meanwhile, representatives from Hamas are also expected to…
The 2023 governorship candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has said the queues for food across the nation during the festive season are an indication of the hardship Nigerians are going through under the President Bola Tinubu administration. The Labour Party chieftain said he has never experienced such a scenario…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, says President Bola Tinubu’s New Year message was devoid of plan to address unemployment and hunger plaguing Nigerians. The party said this in a statement issued on Wednesday, by its spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, describing the president’s New Year speech as self-satisfying, which offers no hope in sight for Nigerians. Ologunagba…
Pastor Abel Damina, founder of Abel Damina Ministries and Power City International, has sparked debate by declaring that smoking cigarettes and drinking alcohol are not sins. Speaking during his New Year’s Eve sermon on Tuesday, Damina argued that these acts are often misrepresented as sinful when they are not inherently so. “I’ve told you alcohol…
Nigerian singer Odumodublvck has taken to social media to defend Burna Boy, who faced backlash for kicking a fan who ran across the stage during his performance at the Greater Lagos concert.On January 1, 2025, Odumodublvck weighed in on the situation via a post on X, stressing that the singer did the right thing to…
VeryDarkMan, the controversial activist, has revealed that his claim of N180 million being stolen from his non-governmental organization (NGO) account was “entirely fabricated”. The activist, whose real name is Martin Otse, last Friday, lamented that his NGO website had been hacked, resulting in the theft of the amount. He claimed that one of the alleged…
Dayo Amusa, the Nollywood actress, has opened up about her challenging journey to becoming a mother. In a recent Instagram post, the movie star, who welcomed her first child in the United States on November 18, spoke about her health challenges and setbacks. She revealed that she suffered three miscarriages and was diagnosed with uterine…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) rejected a $750 million offer from billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote. In an exclusive interview with Channels TV, former President Olusegun Obasanjo revealed that in 2007, Dangote offered a staggering $750 million to manage the Port Harcourt and Kaduna refineries. Obasanjo explained that…
