100-year-old American woman celebrates ‘25th birthday’ on Leap Day
An American woman, Mary Lea Forsythe has turned 100 years old on earth as she technically celebrated her ‘25th birthday’ on Thursday, February 29,...
FBI charges top NNPC official for taking $2.1 million bribes to help Addax Petroleum...
A senior Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation official has been slammed with bribery and tax-related charges in the United States, court filings seen by Peoples...
The legal battle for freedom of information
A legal fight to speed up responses to freedom of information requests could set a precedent to stop governments starving key public services of...
ECOWAS lifts sanctions on Niger, Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea
The Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, has removed the economic sanctions imposed on Niger Republic, Burkina Faso, Mali and Guinea.
The decision was...
Abraham Lincoln pardoned Biden’s great-great-grandfather – Report
Abraham Lincoln pardoned Joe Biden’s great-great-grandfather after a late-night Civil War-era brawl, documents reportedly show, linking the two US presidents across the centuries.
The court...
EU plans €37m investment in power sector
The European Union is set to invest €37m in Nigeria’s power sector, the EU Ambassador to Nigeria, Samuela Isopi, has said.
Isopi disclosed this during...
Police detain pigeon for 8 months over spying
A pigeon has been released by police in India after being detained eight months earlier on suspicion of being a Chinese spy.
The pigeon was...
ECOWAS: Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso exit sparks security concern in Nigeria
Stakeholders have described as disturbing the recent withdrawal of Mali, Niger Republic and Burkina Faso from the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS,...
Putin Formally Registered As Presidential Candidate
The 71-year-old has led Russia since the turn of the century, clinching four presidential ballots and briefly serving as prime minister in a system...
N’Korea’s Kim orders military to prepare for possible ‘war’
North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un wrapped the year with fresh threats of a nuclear attack on Seoul and orders for a military arsenal...