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Global ride-hailing company Uber has announced that it will close its operations in Nigeria, bringing its years of service in the country to an end from September 2, 2026. The company communicated the decision to its drivers on Wednesday, informing them that they would no longer be able to accept ride requests from riders through the Uber app after the …

An 18-year-old man in France has been placed under formal investigation over an alleged series of violent home invasions and kidnappings planned against wealthy individuals, including Real Madrid and France striker Kylian Mbappé. According to the French newspaper Le Parisien, the suspect, identified as Clément L., was investigated together with an alleged accomplice on August 21 in Nanterre, Hauts-de-Seine, for …

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has revealed that he personally advised the Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, to publicly thank President Bola Tinubu after winning the August 15 gubernatorial election. Wike made this known in a media talk broadcast on Channels Television on Wednesday, where he explained the role he played behind the scenes during …

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Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday put forward a four-point proposal on building a new security architecture in the Middle East by advocating a vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security. In his talks with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Xi said China supports regional countries in developing friendly and good-neighborly relations. To promote common security in the region, …

Daud Olatunji The House of Representatives has uncovered 58 bank accounts and 39 workers allegedly linked to Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi, who posed as director general of the alleged Presidential Council for the Promotion of Foreign Intervention. The development was contained in the preliminary findings of the House ad hoc committee investigating the circumstances surrounding the inclusion of the Presidential Council …

Although the UN and its partners have stepped up their response, There remains a funding gap of $1.1 billion as Congo grapples with the fastest growing countries Ebola outbreak on record. During the first 100 days of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa in 2014-2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed 635 cases and 399 deaths across Guinea, Liberia and …

UN Agency strongly criticized the attack occurred on August 30 outside the city of Dilling. The trucks carry 50 metric tons WFP food included cereals, yellow split peas, vegetable oil and salt—enough to provide life-saving aid to 5,800 people for one month. They headed to Kadugli, where the WFP is helping nearly 58,000 people facing emergency levels of food insecurity …

Organizers of the Headies have rejected allegations that gospel and inspirational artists were deliberately excluded from major awards categories. The organizers of the awards made their position known in response to an open letter from Nigerian gospel singer Gaise Baba, who criticized the treatment of gospel and inspirational music at the awards. Gaise Baba had accused the Headies of restricting …

The Code of Conduct Bureau has asked workers under the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (AGoF) to publish statements of their assets and liabilities, even as the Bureau asked for an updated nominal list of personnel across the OAGF. This development is contained in an internal circular issued by the Director of Administration, Office of the Accountant …