Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has accused Nigerian politicians of getting away with corruption, violence, and power retention due to the short memory of the Nigerian people. Amaechi, a former governor of Rivers State, made the statement during a national conference on strengthening democracy in Nigeria, organised by the African Centre for…
The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested a man and his girlfriend for solemnising their marriage at Banana Restaurant on Zoo Road, Kano. The board’s Deputy Commander General of Operations, Dr Mujahideen Abubakar, who confirmed the arrest to Punch on Thursday, January 30, 2025 stated that Hisbah personnel raided the restaurant on Wednesday night…
While President Donald Trump is in the midst of ramping up the federal government’s efforts to deport millions of people currently residing in the U.S. unlawfully, Republican lawmakers in Massachusetts say it’s time to change the state’s practice of ignoring immigration detainers filed by federal officials. According to a 2017 decision by the state’s Supreme Judicial Court,…
Tech giant Meta (formerly the Facebook company) has agreed to pay newly-elected US President Donald Trump the sum of $25 million to settle a 2021 federal lawsuit. Recall that following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Trump sued Meta, claiming First Amendment violations and other issues, after the social media company banned him from…
Hollywood Actress, Jennifer Love Hewitt has reflected on being sexualized as a teen and having “grown men” make jokes about her breasts during her appearance on a new episode of “Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown” podcast. “There were grown men talking to me at 16 about my breasts openly on a talk show, and people were laughing about…
