Diamond Celebrities

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 Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has called on the Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, to banish the 12 monarchs who went to Abuja without the state government’s authorisation. He said oil magnate, Prince Arthur Eze, who led the monarchs on the trip, should also be punished accordingly for what he described […]

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 President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Samson Ayokunle has lamented the spite of indiscipline in Nigerian churches. Ayokunle lamented the prevalence of sexual immorality, gluttony, and financial impropriety in churches in the nation. He attributed the sad developments to a lack of discipline in Nigerian churches. Ayokunle, who is also the […]

Chadwick Boseman, the star of the ground-breaking superhero movie “Black Panther,” has died from colon cancer, his publicist told AFP Friday. Boseman, who was in his 40s, had not publicly discussed his condition — which was first diagnosed in 2016 — and continued to work on major Hollywood films. “It was the honor of his […]

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 […]

Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has rendered an unreserved apology to a journalist for the verbal harassment he meted he meted out during a recent press conference in Calabar, the Cross-River State capital. Fani Kayode also apologised to the Nigeria Union Journalists, family members, friends, and colleagues of the Daily Trust reporter. Speaking on Friday during […]

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 […]

A South African conservationist has been killed by lions he hand-reared, the family said on Thursday. West Mathewson, 69, was walking two white lionesses on Wednesday when one of the animals attacked and killed him without warning. The incident took place on the premises of the family-owned Lion Tree Top Lodge, in South Africa’s northern […]

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 […]

The Federal Government on Thursday shifted the resumption date for the commencement of international flights into and out of Nigeria from August 29, 2020, to September 5, 2020. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, had announced on August 17, 2020, that international flights would resume on August 29, following pressures from the public for the resumption […]

At least four PhD holders in Ogun state applied for jobs under the newly launched public works programme meant for the recruitment of 774, 000 Nigerians. The federal government had in July kicked off the special public works programme which is coordinated by the ministry of labour and employment. The scheme was part of President Muhammadu Buhari’s […]

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 […]

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, has said the state has passed the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. He, however, said there was the need for vigilance, saying the scourge was not over. Abayomi spoke on Wednesday during a talk show on Nigeria Info 99.3FM, themed, ‘Fighting COVID-19 in Lagos’. He said, “Lagos might […]

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, […]