The United States has pushed past its diplomatic fallout with South Africa to secure access to rare earth minerals, committing $50 million to the Phalaborwa Rare Earths Project in Limpopo Province. This comes even as relations between Washington and Pretoria sit at their lowest point in decades .
Why the Project Matters
The dunes at Phalaborwa — waste from an old...
Femi Otedola Celebrates Daughter Tolani at 40, Calls Her His ‘First Princess’
Billionaire businessman Femi Otedola has celebrated his eldest daughter, Tolani, describing her as his ‘first princess’ and saying he is exceedingly proud of the woman she has become.¹
The Chairman of First HoldCo shared the tribute in a birthday message posted on X to mark her special day.²
Milestone BirthdayBorn...
Davido Confirms Joint Album With Chris Brown, Says New Music Is “Very African”
Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido has disclosed a new collaborative music project with United States singer Chris Brown.¹
Davido made the revelation during...
Do2dtun: Men’s Harsh Treatment of Each Other Shapes How Women Treat Them
On-Air Personality Oladotun Ojuolape Kayode, popularly known as Do2dtun, has said that the way men treat fellow men contributes to how women...
Governor Bala Mohammed Praises Tinubu, Armed Forces Over Major Anti-Bandit Operation in Bauchi, Neighbouring States
Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed, has commended President...
Nigeria’s UN Envoy: Tinubu Targeting Root Causes of Insecurity in West Africa
Nigeria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Jimoh Ibrahim, says President Bola Tinubu is focused on tackling the underlying drivers of insecurity...
Jonathan Defends Record in Office, Responds to Atiku’s ‘Inexperience’ Claim
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has pushed back against criticism of his administration, saying he gave his best while in office despite recent remarks by...
Femi Awogboro, an aide to the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has dismissed reports suggesting that senior leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) asked the minister to shelve his 2027 governorship ambition...
Over 2.2 million candidates yesterday sat for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in about 966 Computer-Based Test (CBT) centres across Nigeria.
The exercise,...
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, has condemned the reported discrimination against hijab-wearing candidates at Esther Oshikoya CBT Centre in Ibadan, describing the...
Ahead of the forthcoming legislative elections, the Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has unequivocally condemned and refuted what it termed...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday launched a strong political offensive against former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, declaring him a...
ustice Jude Onwuegbuzie of the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, on Thursday, issued a warrant for the arrest Sadiya Umar-Farouq— a former Minister of...
