Новости за 21.02.2024

A veterinary technologist, Olabode Olawuyi was killed while trying to rescue a woman from the lion at the zoological garden of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)

Retired Nigerian singer Tony Tetuila has broken his silence as he reacts to Eedris Abdulkareem's recent comments about him. He slammed his former bandmate as a liar.

Nigerian singer Wizkid trended on social media recently, following the way he appreciated the people working under him with brand new Rolex wristwatches.

It was too good to be true.

Canadian rapper Drake has set a new record with his song One Dance featuring Wizkid and Kyla on popular streaming platform Spotify. Read more here

Nigerian currency recorded a mixed performance against the US dollar, British Pound Sterling and the Euro in the official and unofficial foreign exchange market.

Popular social media comedian Torey Toheeb, aka Funny Toheeb, has replicated the dress Tiwa Savage wore to the London Fashion Week recently. His version was funny.

Ace Nigerian artist Eedris Abdulkareem narrated the cause of his fight with US rapper 50 Cent in 2004 as he gave an account of how his colleagues were treated.

The University of Abuja has disclosed that the institution will be graduating a total of 9,172 undergraduates and postgraduates at its 28th convocation ceremony.

Unknown gunmen have kidnapped nine members of Jehovah Witness who were en route Kabba from Lokoja in Kogi state. The abductors had demanded N30m as ransom.

The Federal Government has formally handed over the operations of Zungeru Hydroelectric Power Plant in Niger state to a concessionaire, Penstock Limited.

Marie Wiseborn, the fiancée of gospel singer Moses Bliss, sweetly celebrated his 29th birthday with all the kind words she knew best to qualify his personality.

A quicker rise in non-performing loans in Nigerian banks is anticipated by Fitch Ratings due to the recent devaluation of the naira, according to a statement.

A temporary suspension of the offtake of maize and sorghum has been announced by PFM due to the recent increase in the price of commodities across markets.

Thousands of Indian farmers riding tractors prepared to resume their push towards New Delhi on Wednesday after failing to reach a deal with the government on their demands for higher crop prices. Thousands of Indian farmers die by suicide every year because of poverty, debt and crops affected by ever-more erratic weather patterns caused by climate change.

The sound of gentle tapping filled a jewellery workshop in southern China as a craftsman hammered pine leaf patterns onto a soft slab of gold in the style of old ink paintings. "In the past, only the older generation would buy gold jewellery," Tan Ruikun, master craftsman with legacy jewellery giant Chow Tai Fook, told AFP on a recent visit to the workshop in Guangdong province.

The year 2024 promises to be a busy one for American Moon landings, all under a new partnership between NASA and the space industry. The approach is completely different from that used during the Apollo era, when NASA dictated its industrial contracts down to the last bolt.

A company from Texas is poised to attempt a feat that until now has only been accomplished by a handful of national space agencies, but could soon become commonplace for the private sector: landing on the Moon.

APC has cancelled its Edo state governorship primary election, which was conducted on Saturday. It gave its reason and announced when another one would be conducted

AFCON 2023 star, Emilio Nsue, has retired from international football. Nsue won the Golden Boot as top scorer at the AFCON with 5 goals in 4 appearances.

President Bola Tinubu has again a new appointment to Hafsat Abubakar Bakari as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo has declared a two-day public holiday in the state to honour the late governor Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.

President Bola Tinubu has directed that the huge electricity debts owed by Aso Rock should be settled. Bayo Onanuga disclosed this on Tuesday, February 20.

Dancehall music superstar Shatta Wale, known in private life as Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr, has shown kindness to Jay Foley by gifting him N600k