Diamond Celebrities

Julio Ceasar Mora and his wife Waldramina Maclovia Quinteros have been married for 79 years, and their relationship isn’t the only thing with longevity. He’s 110 years old and she’ll turn 105 in October, making them the oldest married couple in the world with a combined age of 214 years and 358 days. Guinness World […]

A Japanese company has announced the successful test drive of a flying car. Sky Drive Inc. conducted the public demonstration on August 25, the company said in a news release, at the Toyota Test Field, one of the largest in Japan and home to the car company’s development base. It was the first public demonstration for […]

A sheep sold for a record 350,000 guineas or around $490,000 in American money at an auction in Scotland last week. The lamb, named Double Diamond, had generated buzz before the Scottish National Texel sale in Lanark started, according to a news release from the Texel Sheep Society. Bidding started at 10000 guineas (about but $13,000). A […]

The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Saturday landed at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. It was the airport’s first aircraft landing since the Federal Government shut it down for rehabilitation work in August 2019. According to Mr Sirika, plans are in top gear for the official handing over of the airport on Sunday […]

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says primary and secondary schools in the state will be allowed to reopen effective September 21, 2020. Schools in the country had been shut in March as part of measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease. Speaking during a briefing on Saturday at the State House, Marina, Sanwo-Olu […]

The naira gained slightly on Friday, exchanging for N470/$ in the parallel market in the evening, after selling at N476/$ in the morning. This followed the Central Bank of Nigeria’s announcement on Thursday to resume forex sales to the Bureau De Change segment of the market. The President, Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of […]

Jacob Blake is shackled to his hospital bed even though he is paralyzed after US police shot him repeatedly in the back, his father said Friday. “Why do they have that cold steel on my son’s ankle?” Blake Sr., who visited his son in the hospital Wednesday, said in an interview on CNN. “He can’t get up, he couldn’t […]

Lionel Messi has told former Barcelona team-mate, Neymar, to join him at Manchester City, ESPN Brazil reports. The 33-year-old is keen to line up again with Neymar, after informing the LaLiga side he wants to leave this summer. Messi has his heart set on a reunion with Pep Guardiola in England and also wants Neymar […]

Jeff Bezos was already the world’s richest man. Now his net worth has skyrocketed once again, setting another new record. On Wednesday, the Amazon CEO’s wealth reached an estimated $202 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires index, as the company’s shares soared. That’s up about $87 billion since January. The explosive growth in Bezos’ fortune is being […]

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has tested positive for coronavirus, says France manager Didier Deschamps. The 27-year-old will have to self-isolate for 14 days. He will miss France’s Nations League game in Sweden on Saturday, 5 September and the home game against Croatia three days later. However, Pogba could be eligible for selection for United’s […]

A Nigerian-born Canadian, Kaycee Madu, has been appointed as the justice minister and solicitor general of Alberta, a province in Canada. The 47-year-old was born and raised in South-east Nigeria. He graduated from the University of Lagos with a law degree in 2001. He has practised law in both Nigeria and Alberta. According to CBC News, […]

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has ordered operators in the power sector to carry out mass metering of unmetered customers nationwide, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission announced on Wednesday night. In a tweet via its official Twitter handle, the NERC also declared that it had not approved any increase in electricity tariffs, as reported in […]

Angry FC Barcelona fans chanted for the resignation of club president Josep Maria Bartomeu after captain Lionel Messi announced on Tuesday that he wished to leave the Catalan side. “We love you, Messi stay, Messi stay!” and “Bartomeu resign!” chanted several hundred fans outside FC Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium on Tuesday night. “I am very […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has once again called for an end to violence against women and children in the country and around the world. In solidarity with Nigerian women and children, President Buhari said the country has made a lot of progress in the fight against gender-based violence. “I stand in solidarity with all the women […]

Lionel Messi has informed Barcelona that he wants to “unilaterally” terminate his contract with the Spanish giants, a club source confirmed to AFP on Tuesday. Lawyers for the Argentina star sent Barca a fax in which they announced Messi’s desire to rescind his contract “immediately” by triggering a release clause. However, the club maintains the […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says he has fulfilled his promise to end the indigenous wild poliovirus in Nigeria. Daily Times Nigeria reports that, the World Health Organization on Tuesday declared Nigeria and the rest of Africa polio-free via an online event across the continent and beyond. Speaking at the event, Buhari said he promised Nigerians that he […]

The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba wants students to exercise more patience as Nigeria mulls the reopening of schools after months of forced closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nwajiuba who praised the students for their patience since schools were shut down in the country,  gave an assurance that the Federal Ministry of […]