Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has warned that Nigeria could lose $145 billion by 2025 over its failure to key into the global legal marijuana market. He made this known via his verified Twitter handle yesterday while reacting to some media reports on his trip to Thailand. The governor and …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says that the decision by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to shift the president’s second term inauguration from May 29 to June 12 will not legitimise the result of the 2019 presidential election. The party made this known in a Tuesday statement signed by its …

A Kano State High Court has declared the appointment of four new Emirs by the Kano State Government as null and void. The court on Wednesday also ordered a return to status quo pending the determination of the substantive suit filed by one Rabiu Salihu Garwzo against the appointment of the …

Iran has officially stopped some commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, following an order from its national security council, the ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday. Recently, Iran notified China, France, Germany, Russia, and the UK of its decision to halt some commitments under the nuclear deal, …

The Defence Headquarters has distanced the military from a purported document in circulation, calling for the overthrow of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. It condemned the said document on Tuesday in a statement by the Deputy Director of Defence Information, Navy Captain Muhammed Wabi. The DHQ stated that the document was …

Two Nigerian men believed to be members of an internet love scam syndicate were charged in Singapore on Tuesday with recruiting local women to collect money for them, police said.   Such scams, where victims part with cash after a fraudster feigns romantic interest in them, are a growing concern …

The United States mission to Nigeria has announced the indefinite suspension of interview waivers for visa renewals, otherwise known as the “Dropbox” process. The embassy said visa applications will “no longer be accepted by DHL in Nigeria.” It said all applicants in Nigeria seeking a non-immigrant visa to the United …

A security flaw in WhatsApp, one of the most popular messaging apps in the world, allowed sophisticated attackers to install spyware on phones, the company said on Tuesday, in the latest trouble for its parent Facebook. The vulnerability — first reported by the Financial Times, and fixed in the latest WhatsApp update — …

A political party, Hope Democratic Party (HDP), has filed a motion seeking an order of the presidential election tribunal restraining President Muhammadu Buhari from presenting himself to be sworn-in on May 29th, 2019. The party is also seeking an order restraining the Chief Justice of Nigeria from swearing-in, administering the …

Microsoft Corp will invest 100 million dollars to open an Africa technology development centre with sites in Nigeria and Kenya over the next five years, the company said on Tuesday.   Global tech giants, including Alphabet Inc and Facebook, have been increasing investment on the continent in recent years to …