Category : News

PricewaterhouseCoopers, PwC, a consulting firm, has projected a marginal decline in Nigeria’s inflation to 29.5 percent by the end of this year from 33.95 in May 2024. The firm disclosed this in its latest economic outlook report on Nigeria, released on Monday. PwC said the decline would be achieved as

Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, is basking in excitement ahead of his wedding with his fiancée, Chioma Rowland, in Lagos today. A video has emerged showing the singer gushing while having a haircut as he prepares to walk down the aisle with Chioma later today. The singer, who couldn’t

WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has been freed after five years of detention at the Belmarsh Prison in London. Assange’s team announced the development on Tuesday, marking a turn in the long-standing legal battle against his extradition to the United States. “Julian Assange is free. He left Belmarsh maximum security prison

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday struck out a charge against celebrity bartender, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, over alleged abuse of the naira. Justice Kehinde Ogundare struck out the charge following the adoption of terms of settlement between parties to the suit. The Economic

MultiChoice, the parent company of DStv and GOtv pay television in Nigeria has denied slashing its subscription fees in Nigeria amid a recent drop in subscribers. This is according to BusinessDay quoting a source in the company on Tuesday. The source said the company only reduced decoder prices but subscription

Following the outbreak of cholera in Lagos and some states, the United Nations Children’s Fund has called for extensive measures to protect school children. The UN organisation also called for concerted efforts to prevent disruption in the academic calendar over the spread of the disease. The Chief of UNICEF Lagos

The Chief Imam of Mista Ali community in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, Imam Abdulkadir, has cried out the theft of his sacrificial ram. The incident occurred during a heavy downpour in the area on the eve of the Ed-el-Kabir. An Imam in the community, Malam Haruna Yaqub,

A Missouri judge has overturned the murder conviction of a United States woman, Sandra ‘Sandy’ Hemme, who spent 43 years behind bars for a 1980 murder. In a remarkable turn of events, Judge Ryan Horsman ruled that Hemme has established her actual innocence and must be released within 30 days

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved Israel’s six-member war cabinet. Reports on Monday said Netanyahu announced the decision at a meeting of the political security cabinet the previous evening. This followed the exit of the coalition leader, Benny Gantz from the government. Nationalist-religious Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich and National Security

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has set a new record for the highest-grossing tour by an African artiste. He achieved the feat after his ‘I Told Them’ tour grossed $15.5 million from 15 shows, with revenue from six more concerts yet to be reported. American