Broadcaster, Rufai Oseni, says he has a right to say he will call the governor after he was arrested for using the BRT lane. Rufai trended on Monday, August 1, after he came online to accuse police officers of pointing a gun at him. The officers had arrested him for …
Read More »Half-point interest rate rise ‘on the table’ next month, says Bank of England chief
The governor of the Bank of England has said a half-point increase in interest rates is “on the table” for next month as Threadneedle Street considers toughening its anti-inflation stance. On the eve of official figures that are expected to show the annual increase in the cost of living edging …
Read More »U.S. aid chief criticizes China’s ‘absence’ in a food crisis stoked by Russia’s invasion.
Nations that have refused to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine risk accelerating a global food crisis, the United States international aid agency’s chief said on Monday, singling out China for hoarding fertilizer and grain while millions of people in East Africa face starvation. Samantha Power, the administrator of the U.S. …
Read More »Ukraine’s Zelenskyy fires security chief and general prosecutor
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he fired the officials over many cases of collaboration with Russia among their agencies’ members. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has issued executive orders sacking Ukraine’s prosecutor general and the head of the powerful Security Service of Ukraine (Sluzhba Bespeky Ukrayiny, or SBU). The orders late on …
Read More »Two suspected armed robbers and kidnap gang leader arrested as police foil plot to abduct prominent chief in Delta
Operatives of the Delta State Police Command has foiled a plot to kidnap a prominent chief in Ndokwa East Local Government Area of the state and arrested the leader of the gang. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, July 9, said two …
Read More »Ex-F1 chief, Bernie Ecclestone apologizes for saying he would ‘take a bullet’ for Russian President Vladimir Putin
Bernie Ecclestone has apologised for speaking so highly of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine. The former F1 boss was heavily criticized for describing Putin as a ‘first class person’ during an interview on Good Morning Britain last week and is set to miss the Austrian …
Read More »Zenith chief executive Natalie Cummins: getting ahead, flexibly
Brightly coloured printouts cover the walls in a meeting room at Zenith UK’s London headquarters, left behind from preparation for the previous week’s pitch, which saw the media agency battle it out against two rivals to win the business of a fast-food client. Now the wait is on, laughs its …
Read More »A Man That Supported Your Election Campaign – Cubana Chief Priest Slams Soludo Over Demolition Saga
Advertisement Celebrity barman Pascal Chibuike Okechukwu, better known as Cubana Chief Priest has reacted to the demolition of parts of prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanemere’s, church. Recall that Naija News earlier reported that the ministry located at no 88B Bida Road, Fegge, Onitsha which was earlier marked for demolition in April by …
Read More »Chief sentenced to 40 years for raping 18-year-old girl
A Chief in Wajir County of Kenya has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for raping an 18-year-old girl. The convict identified as Kalimoi Shale was found guilty of raping the girl and sharing her nude images online after she refused to accept his continuous abuse. A statement released …
Read More »Ukonwa Ojo exits Amazon Prime Video’s Chief Marketing Officer role
“I want to share the news today that Ukonwa Ojo, our Chief Marketing Officer, is leaving Prime Video and Amazon Studios. For nearly two years, Ukonwa has supported the Prime Video brand and its broad and growing content slate with focus, passion, and commitment,” the memo reads. “She has led …
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