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Angola’s ex-president has defended his son and a former central bank governor who are accused of embezzling $500 million from the country’s sovereign wealth fund, court documents showed on Tuesday. Jose Eduardo dos Santos’ family are in the spotlight after his billionaire daughter was indicted in Angola last month for a host of high-level financial […]

Apple has warned that disruption in China from the coronavirus will mean revenues falling short of forecasts. The tech giant said production and sales were affected, and that “worldwide iPhone supply will be temporarily constrained”. The iPhone maker is the first major US company to say that the epidemic will hit its finances. Apple, which […]

Rwandan gospel singer Kizito Mihigo, who was found guilty in 2015 of plotting to kill President Paul Kagame, has been found dead in a police cell, authorities confirmed on Monday. A police statement said Mihigo, 38, had committed suicide. Mihigo was sentenced to 10 years in prison for offences including the formation of a criminal […]

Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says he has little sympathy for Manchester City over their ban from European competition, especially as he regularly lost some of his best players to their wealthy Premier League rivals. “The rules are what they are and people who don’t respect them… have to be punished,” said Wenger at the Laureus World Sports Awards […]

A Nigerian couple identified as Irewole and Ayowole Ajewole, reportedly welcomed their first children after being married for 31 years. The couple who got married in 1989, welcomed a set of twins (boy and girl) on Thursday February 6. Facebook user Nikeagbeja Adesanya who shared a photo of the couple, wrote; God blessed this couple with a set of twins, […]

The Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), has noted that Nigeria is blessed with all the human resources needed to solve most of her problems. The Vice President who stated this when he received a delegation from the West African College of Surgeons (WACS), in his office in the Presidential Villa, said the fact that […]

The novel coronavirus has now infected more than 69,000 people globally, the vast majority in mainland China. The death toll is 1,669, including four people outside mainland China. A Chinese tourist who tested positive for the virus died in France, health officials confirmed on Saturday. The US is sending a plane to bring back some passengers from the Diamond Princess cruise […]

The National President, Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Saratu Aliyu on Thursday disclosed that 23 million Nigerians are presently unemployed. According to the National Bureau of Statistic (NBS) data on unemployment of  2010-2019, unemployed Nigerians in 2010 stood at 3.5 million, increased to 21 million in 2018 and by […]

Even if they finish in the top-four this season in the Premier League, Manchester City look destined to miss out on next season’s Champions League as they have been banned from the prestigious competition and all other UEFA competitions for the next two seasons. The English Premier League side have also been fined £24.9 million […]

Sixty-six percent of Nigerians do not use condoms during sex with persons who are not their regular partners or spouses. This is according to a survey by NOIpolls. The result of the survey, which was carried out in partnership with the National Agency for the Control of AIDS and AIDS Healthcare Foundation, revealed that only […]

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned food vendors and others against the use of paracetamol as tenderiser in cooking meat and beans. Mrs Roseline Ajayi, the Kwara Coordinator of NAFDAC, gave the warning on Thursday in Ilorin during sensitisation programme for fast food operators and food vendors on […]

A 58-year-old trader, Ibrahim Lawal, on Thursday dragged his wife, Saratu Musa, before a Sharia court sitting in Rigasa, Kaduna State, for allegedly refusing him sex for 48 days. Mr Lawal, who resides in Maraban Jos area of Kaduna, said his wife has refused to be intimate with him for 48 days and prayed the […]

A British woman who tried to open the door of a plane mid-flight was sentenced to two years in jail Wednesday. Chloe Haines, 26, was on a flight from London Stansted Airport to Dalaman in Turkey in June 2019 when crew members and fellow passengers had to stop her from opening the door. “Ms. Haines’ behaviour was one of […]

The convener of #RevolutionNow Protest, Omoyele Sowore will be re-arraigned on fresh charges by the Federal Government. This was after Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu adjourned the case following the resumption of Sowore’s trial on Wednesday at the Federal High Court in Abuja. The prosecutor; Kayode Alilu informed the court that the office of the Attorney General […]

Vendors of phones and other technology products from Nigeria who travelled to China for the Chinese festival shopping season in late January are unable to do business or return to the country due to the Corona Virus outbreak. Phone traders and vendors who spoke to our correspondent in Lagos said some Nigerian vendors had not […]

Brazilian legend Pele has become depressed due to his poor health and inability to walk unaided, according to his son. In an interview with Brazil’s Globo Esporte, Pele’s son Edinho says the 79-year-old is now reluctant to even leave the house following complications with his recovery from hip surgery. “He is quite fragile,” said Edinho. “He […]

For the ninth year in a row, Aliko Dangote of Nigeria has been declared as the wealthiest person in Africa, with an estimated net worth of $10.1billion. In the latest ranking of the world’s billionaires by Forbes, the American global media company, focusing on business, investment, technology, entrepreneurship and leadership, Dangote’s present worth is down […]