Saudi to permit Sale Of Alcohol to Non-Muslim Diplomats
Saudi Arabia plans to allow the sale of alcohol to non-Muslim diplomats for the first time, two sources familiar with the plan told AFP on Wednesday. Prohibition has been the law of the land in Saudi Arabia since 1952, shortly after one of King Abdulaziz’s sons got drunk and, in a rage, shot dead a […]
Burna Boy Makes African History With Fifth Billboard Hot 100 Entry
Grammy-winning Afro-fusion star Burna Boy has logged his fifth entry on the Billboard Hot 100 as hiscollaboration ‘Just Like Me’ with American rapper 21 Savage & music producer Metro Booming debutedon 67 on the chart dated January 27, 2024.This makes Burna Boy the Nigerian artist with the most Billboard Hot 100 entries. A record he […]
Former champions Algeria crash out of AFCON 2023
Former champions Algeria crashed out of the Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday after losing 1-0 to Mauritania, who are 75 places lower in the world rankings. The underdogs, Mauritania will now fill one of four places reserved for third-placed finishers in the group stage. Meanwhile, Angola are through to the last 16 of the […]
INEC Chairman Urges Secure Environment for Upcoming Elections
Ahead of the upcoming re-run elections and bye- elections scheduled for Saturday, February 3, 2024, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has emphasised the need for a secure environment for the conduct of a peaceful election. The INEC Chairman who made the disclosure today at an Inter-Agency Consultative Committee […]
PENGASSAN rejects planned sale of Shell onshore assets
Meanwhile, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, rejected the planned sale of SHELL onshore assets, claiming the group being speculated to buy up the assets is unknown to it. According to PENGASSAN, the purported group is an assemblage of unknown entities with no proven track record of managing such diverse […]
Liberia government says president Boakai had heat exhaustion during inauguration
Liberia’s new President Joseph Boakai has been declared “perfectly fine” by his doctors, his office says. The 79-year-old failed to reach the end of his inauguration speech and had to be helped away from the podium during his swearing-in ceremony on Monday. His office said he had suffered heat exhaustion but had now resumed his […]
Minister of Defence inaugurates Project Implementation Committee
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru has inaugurated the Project Implementation Committee for the provision and installation of security surveillance system for the Abuja-Kaduna Highways (Highways and Railways). The Minister who was quoted in a statement by the Director (information, Press & PR) of the ministry Henshaw Ogubike, said the provision of the security solutions […]
Minister of women affairs cautions parents against giving out their children as domestic helpers
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has cautioned parents against giving out their children as domestic helpers or for adoption. The minister who gave the warning on Tuesday, at a New Year party to celebrate school children and to encourage them on the path to greatness in Abuja, said the warning is necessary […]
96th Academy Award Nominations Announced
Cameo are delighted to provide radio assets for today’s nominees Including Interview Soundbites From CILLIAN MURPHY, MARGOT ROBBIE, RYAN GOSLING, AMERICA FERRERA & DANIELLE BROOKS Watch the Oscars® live on ITV1 and ITVX on Sunday 10th March from 10:30pm with Jonathan Ross, with the ceremony starting at midnight GMT. Preceding The Oscars, watch the red carpet live show on ITVX from 9:30pm, with Ross King. Click on […]
Kunle Oluomo Impeached As Ogun Assembly Speaker
Kunle Oluomo, the Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, has been impeached. The decision unfolded during a plenary session on Tuesday, where 18 out of 36 members voted against him. The impeachment is reportedly linked to allegations of embezzlement of funds, highhandedness, and related offenses. The impeachment was based on allegations of embezzlement of […]
