8, 000 women protest over lack of husband in Zamfara
No fewer than 8,000 women took to the streets in Zamfara State, North West Nigeria to protest over lack of enough men to marry. They pleaded with the state's…
Couple ‘Sell’ Baby Daughter For iPhone
A young Chinese couple are facing criminal charges for allegedly “selling” their young daughter and using the money to buy an Apple iPhone, according to state media. Shanghai prosecutors…
Stakeholders, State Governments’ response to Truck Transit project encouraging, says Bello
Bello, Shippers Council boss The Nigerian Shippers Council has said it is encouraged and satisfied with the response of stakeholders and commended state governments in the Truck Transit Parks…
Truck Transit Parks will check carnage on Nigeria’s highways- Minister
Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transport The Federal Government has said that the proposed establishment of Truck Transit Parks TTPs across highways in the country would help the worsening carnage…
Port workers shut Nigeria’s seaports over new Ports Harbours Bill
Apapa Port gate Economic activities at Nigeria’s eight seaports spread across Lagos, Port Harcourt, Warri and Calabar were for the better part of Tuesday crippled as port workers embark on…
Customs certifies only Jaiz Bank for electronic auction platform
The Nigeria Customs Service has said that Jaiz Bank, which many have identified basically as owned by investors from the northern part of the country is the only commercial bank…
Messi exchanges tax sentence for €250,000 fine
Messi Lionel Messi has had his 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud lifted and exchanged for a €250,000 fine. The Barcelona star was previously sentenced to 21 months in prison,…
Late to the Battery-Car Race, VW Says It Can Still Blunt Tesla ..Electric Cars Seen Dominating by 2040
Herbert Diess with VW’s electric automobile at the Paris Motor Show Volkswagen AG will start deliveries of its first standalone battery-powered models in 2020, around the time that Tesla…
China Southern Passenger Throws Coins Into Plane Engine ‘For Good Luck’
A China Southern Flight 380 was delayed at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Tuesday after an elderly woman threw coins into the engine for luck. The passenger on the…
Blind man sues blind friend for ‘enticing his wife’ … It’s a case of the blind suing the blind.
Shaibu Ibrahim, a blind man, on Tuesday took his best friend, another blind man, to court for allegedly “enticing his wife” according to the News Agency of Nigeria. Ibrahim,…
