On Saturday, March 9th, 2019, during the Gubernatorial and State houses of Assembly elections, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) tweeted a picture of a drone it had utilized to monitor election activity in Benin, Edo state. #Polls EFCC drone on surveillance in Benin, Edo
The Executive Director, Lexsz Plastics Limited, Oba Olufemi Akowe, has disclosed the company invested $8 million in Nigeria to set up a factory to store collated trash along the Lagos/Ibadan expressway. The Polyethylene terephthalate plastic bottle recycling firm’s decision was prompted by China’s ban on any recycled plastic and
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) said today that, if elected president in 2020, her administration will break up the giants of the tech industry, including Amazon, Facebook, and Google. The proposal is the most stringent stance taken by a candidate in the presidential campaign so far. Warren,
We’ve got great news! At the Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit 2019, BellaNaija‘s founder/CEO Uche Pedro was honored with the Forbes Woman Africa New Media Award for 2019. We want to thank you our lovely BNers for your love and support which has brought us this far. Thank you!
An unemployed man who won $273 million at the Mega Millions jackpot wants to reward the mystery person who returned the tickets to a store he had left them prior to winning. The New Jersey man, Mike Weirsky said at a news conference on Thursday that he
Introducing 2019 theme: CITIES UPON A HILL! Cities upon a Hill is a celebration of young Africans who, against all odds, are transforming their communities and making the world a better place. It is a call for us to be agents of accountability, transparency, ethical
SkyHub Nigeria, a creative digital marketing agency in Jos, Plateau state has launched its new face to provide clients with new resources and information based on their unique services and offering. In a planned rebranding, SkyHub Nigeria has released a new logo alongside, and new
The Former gubernatorial candidate of the ADP, Pastor Margaret Inusa has formerly decamped to the PDP in Plateau State with just 3days to the gubernatorial elections. Pastor Margaret led other party faithfuls of the ADP and all her supporters to the PDP in a grand
President Buhari who was reelected as Nigeria’s president in the just concluded presidential and parliamentary election in the country said that Nigerians are very forgetful, especially with the fact that he spoke about his governments cardinal agenda to them during campaigns. President Buhari made the
Mr Babalele Abdullahi, son-in-law to the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. He was released along with Atiku’s finance director whom the commission arrested on Saturday. Reports have it
In 2018, after Forbes released its list of America’s Richest Self-Made Women, one woman in the group stirred controversy, and that’s Kylie Jenner. People on social media said she isn’t self-made because she came from a wealthy family. That opinion is being reiterated after Forbes
A second person has been cleared of the HIV virus over 10 years after the first person to show long-term remission for the disease, CNN is reporting. Scientists have since tried to duplicate the procedure that led to the breakthrough in the treatment of the pandemic. The
The Nation is reporting that a Lagos state High Court in Igbosere has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of actress and producer, Monalisa Chinda Coker, over a tax evasion charge. The order was made by Justice Adedayo Akintoye on January 21. The state’s Ministry of Justice had
Mobile World Congress is finally, officially over, but there’s no time to rest when the Nokia 9 PureView will cost early birds $599 for the first week; after that, the price balloons up to the regular $699. That might not be a bad deal considering the level
Talk show host, Wendy Williams made her highly anticipated return to her daytime talk show on Monday, since taking a break amidst her health concerns, which includes Graves’ disease and a fractured shoulder. During her return to TV, the 54-year-old American television host who was visibly