Category: News
First Asset Launches Bold Drive to Raise 100 Million Investment-Savvy Nigerians
First Asset Management, a leading Nigerian investment firm and subsidiary of FirstHoldCo Plc, has unveiled the “100 Million Smart Investors” initiative — a bold national [more…]
South Korea To End Private Adoptions After Allegations Of Abuse
South Korea is set to overhaul its adoption system on Saturday by ending the decades-old practice of outsourcing adoptions to private agencies, which has led [more…]
US Congress Approves $9bn In Trump Cuts To Foreign Aid
US Republicans early Friday approved President Donald Trump’s plan to cancel $9 billion in funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting, vowing it was just [more…]
Iraq Shopping Mall Fire Kills More Than 60 Persons
A fire tore through a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut overnight, killing at least 61 people, authorities said Thursday [more…]
Trump Diagnosed With Vein Issue After Leg Swelling, Hand Bruising
US President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a long-term but benign vein condition, the White House said Thursday, following speculation about his heavily bruised [more…]
Wema Bank’s ALAT Wins Best Digital Bank in Nigeria — Euromoney Awards 2025
In recognition of its pioneering role in Africa’s digital banking space, ALAT Africa’s first fully digital bank and an innovation of Nigeria’s oldest indigenous bank, [more…]
Akpabio: Buhari Maintained Integrity in Office, Even Critics Can Agree
Senate President Godswill Akpabio praised former President Muhammadu Buhari for his leadership, noting that he governed the country without mismanaging public funds. [more…]
Fake AI Video Shows R. Kelly Praising Burkina Faso Junta Leader
If you believe the viral videos online, R. Kelly and Pope Leo XIV agree on one thing — that Burkina Faso’s junta chief, Captain Ibrahim [more…]
Iraq Shopping Mall Fire Kills More Than 60
A fire tore through a newly opened shopping mall in the eastern Iraqi city of Kut overnight, killing at least 61 people, authorities said Thursday [more…]
Israeli Strike On Gaza’s Only Catholic Church Kills Two
An Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church killed two people on Thursday, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said, as Israel said it “never [more…]
