United Bank for Africa (UBA) unveiled an enhanced Point of Sale (PoS) terminal and a revamped MONI app, aiming to deepen Nigeria’s cashless economy. Launched in Lagos by Group MD
Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa, a titan of Latin American literature and 2010 Nobel Prize winner, passed away on April 10, 2025, at 89 in Lima, his family announced. Renowned
Controversial Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, was arrested by the Nigerian Police on April 11, 2025, over allegations of defaming Fuji legend Saheed Osupa. The detention followed a viral
Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka issued a scathing rebuke of the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on April 13, 2025, urging the immediate reversal of its ban on rapper Eedris Abdulkareem’s protest
A wave of deadly attacks between March 28 and April 8, 2025, in Bokkos and Bassa Local Government Areas of Plateau State, Nigeria, left at least 52 people dead, displacing
Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti delivered a career-defining upset on April 10, 2025, defeating defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 7-5 in the Monte Carlo Masters third round, ending the Greek’s bid for
Commodore Daniel Ibas (retd.), the Sole Administrator of Rivers State, delivered a forceful directive to local government administrators on April 10, 2025, demanding strict accountability to prevent the misuse of
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) marked a monumental victory in Nigeria’s war on drugs by destroying 1.6 million kilograms of illicit substances—the largest seizure in its 35-year history—on
Bitcoin surged to $83,920 on April 11, 2025, a 5.7% jump in 24 hours, inching toward $84,000 as global markets braced for a trade war fueled by U.S. President Donald
Oando Plc, Nigeria’s leading indigenous energy firm, reported multiple sabotage attacks on its pipelines in Bayelsa State on April 10, 2025, disrupting crude oil flows and raising alarms about Nigeria’s
