Anti-Rwanda demonstrators burned Western countries’ flags on Monday in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, accusing them of supporting Kigali through the M23 rebels. Fighting between the mostly Tutsi M23 rebellion and Congolese government forces has flared in recent days around the town of Sake, 20 kilometres (12 miles) from…
As voters queued up early morning on November 30 last year to vote in legislative elections to choose the next government of the southern Indian state of Telangana, a seven-second clip started going viral on social media. Posted on X by the Congress party, which is in opposition nationally, and was in the state at…
The preliminary draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will hold on Tuesday at the Confederations of African Football (CAF) headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. CAF made this known in a statement released on its official website, communications@cafonline.com, by its Communication Department on Monday According to the governing body, following the conclusion of the…
Nigeria’s local currency is currently exchanging above 2,000 naira against the Great Britain Pound at the parallel market. A Bureau de Change operator at Wuse Zone 4, Malam Ibrahim, confirmed the rates on Monday. He said, Yes it is true, we are currently selling above N2,000 for the pounds and it is still about the…
First City Monument Bank has complied with the Abuja Court of Appeal’s order directing it to deposit the N540m awarded as damages to the General Overseer of Divine Hand of God Prophetic Ministry, Emmanuel Omale, into an interest-yielding account held by the Chief Registrar of the court. The appellate court in a letter addressed to…
Oppenheimer, a three-hour epic about the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II, has swept the board at the 77th British Academy Film Awards, winning seven prizes including the top honours for best film, best director and best actor. The wins on Sunday cement the film’s frontrunner status for the Oscars next month….
A legal practitioner and expert in election matters, Barr. Kalu Agu, has predicted landslide victory for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 2024 governorship election in Edo State.He also clarified that the issues said to be surrounding the PDP adhoc delegate congress are domestic matters of the party which are not justiciable under…
Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard scored 39 points and drained 11 3-pointers to lead the Eastern Conference to a record-setting 211-186 win over the Western Conference in the NBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis. Lillard, 33, was named NBA All-Star Game MVP, the most valuable player, for the first time for his performance at Gainbridge Fieldhouse…
Arole, who was a guest on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Monday, said that why some religious people have issues with inviting comedians to church programmes is because some comedians are not sensitive enough to avoid certain jokes. “I don’t do mockery, you can check all my content, I don’t blaspheme. God is sacred,…
