The Naira on Friday dropped against the dollar, exchanging at N769.25 at the investors and exporters window. The Naira depreciated by 0.82 per cent when compared with N763 which it exchanged for the dollar before the Eid-el-Kabir holiday that began on June 28. The open indicative rate closed at N758.52 to one dollar on Friday….
The military government of Burkina Faso has suspended a French television news channel, citing lack of objectivity and credibility in its reporting on the jihadist insurgency in the country. This move represents an escalation in the government’s crackdown on foreign media, as tensions between Burkina Faso and its former colonizer, France, have intensified due to…
Prince Harry is seeking damages of up to £320,000 from Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) as his phone-hacking lawsuit nears its end, according to court documents released on Friday. The prince, along with approximately 100 others, is suing MGN, the publisher of the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, and Sunday People, over allegations of phone-hacking and unlawful…
Larry Householder, former Ohio House of Representatives Speaker, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for his involvement in a $60 million bribery scheme, according to prosecutors. Householder and former Ohio Republican Party chair Mathew Borges were convicted by a federal jury in March. The bribery case originated from a bill passed in 2019…
China’s leading online travel agency, Trip.com, is implementing a new childcare subsidy program worth 1 billion yuan ($138 million) to encourage its workforce of 32,000 employees to have children. Under the policy, employees who have been with the company for a minimum of three years will receive an annual bonus of 10,000 yuan ($1,376) for…
In his words; “Whether you like it or not Alcohol is medicinal, it’s God that created alcohol. St. Paul said to Timothy “Take it because it is medicinal”. Why didn’t St. Paul tell Timothy ”Go and pray against your ulcer. Have faith in God he has promised us divine healing.” “He said ‘take alcohol, take…
With an astonishing 13.88 cm (5.46 inches) tongue, Rocky, the 9-year-old male boxer from Illinois, USA, has broken the record for the longest tongue on a living dog. Follow us for more news to stay abreast.
The founder of Omega Power Ministries, Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, on Friday, slumped at a yet-to-identified airport over an undisclosed illness. The apostle, well known for his philanthropic gestures, has been in the news recently, one of which was sending the Happy Boys abroad after the Chicken Republic, where they worked as security personnel, sacked…
A 33-year-old woman, Olufumilayo Eriolowa, who was remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly assaulting a police officer, Olufowobi Nureni, at the Ogombo area of Lagos State, has been freed of all the charges. Eriolowa, who had been remanded in custody since May 17, 2023, was freed by Magistrate M. O. Alao of the…
Oscar-winning actor, Alan Arkin, has died at the age of 89 in his home in California. Arkin’s three sons, Adam, Matthew, and Anthony confirmed the death of their father in a statement, Daily Mail reported on Friday. “Our father was a uniquely talented force of nature, both as an artist and a man. A loving…
