Millions of Rwandans voted in presidential and parliamentary elections on Monday, with the African nation’s leader Paul Kagame widely expected to cruise to victory and extend his iron-fisted rule for another five years. Rwanda’s de facto leader since the end of the 1994 genocide and president since 2000, Kagame faces only two challengers after several…
Gone are the days when Nigerians did just anything to get paid employment. The poor state of the economy has opened their eyes. Most employees are now abandoning their less paying jobs as the pay no longer takes them home. “Resign and start your own business” is now a buzzword and many Nigerians are keying…
Nigerian music executive, Soso Soberekon, has lost a $10,000 bet to singer, Zlatan Ibile, after Spain beat England in the UEFA Euro 2024 final on Sunday night. The Soberekon and Zlatan were captured betting $10,000 each in favour of England and Spain, respectively, in a video earlier shared on the singer’s Instagram. But it was…
Barely 24 hours after former United States President Donald Trump’s assassination attempt in Butler Pennsylvania, Trump-inspired MAGA coin, a meme coin surged by 46.9 percent to $9.30 from $6.31. This is according to Gecka’s data on Sunday. The data showed that the surge in the price of value of Maga coin made its market capitalization…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has suspended the enforcement of the digitalised central motor registry (e-CMR) indefinitely. In a statement on Sunday, Muyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson, said the suspension will enable “mass enlightenment and education” of Nigerians on the initiative. Adejobi said the e-CMR scheme is not a “revenue-generating platform but an initiative to digitise…
The Kaduna police command says it has banned all forms of “unlawful gathering by the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) including its planned Ashura procession”. Mansir Hassan, spokesperson of the command, announced the ban in a statement issued on Sunday. “The command has banned every manner of illegal protest in the state,” the statement…
Lautaro Martinez scored an extra-time winner as Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 to win a record 16th Copa America title at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday. A poor game which had been marred by security and crowd issues, forcing a 82-minute delay, was decided by a quality finish from Martinez — his fifth goal of the…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Sen. Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke in collaboration with the Chairmen across all the Local government in the state has commenced payment of salary to market women across every local government in Osun State. This is just as the market women across the State, who gathered at the conference hall…
Spain struck late to win Euro 2024 with a 2-1 victory over England on Sunday in Berlin to capture the trophy for a record fourth time. Real Sociedad striker Mikel Oyarzabal turned home in the 86th minute after Nico Williams sent Spain ahead early in the second half but England substitute Cole Palmer pulled the…
Nigerian singer, Chima has emerged winner of the season nine edition of the Nigerian Idol. His emergence as the winner was announced on the show on Sunday. Recall three contestants — Chima, Lammy, and Chioma— had made it to the final and gave their song renditions to prove they deserve the coveted prize. …details later
