Billions Blown as Macau Casino Investors Fold Amid Gambling Review
Macau casino operator stocks plummeted by as much as a third on Wednesday, losing around $14 billion in value, as the government kicked off a public consultation that investors fear
Foundation Sponsors Open Heart Surgeries in Lagos
For more than a decade, First Cardiology Consultants Hospital in Lagos has been providing comprehensive cardiovascular care to patients in Nigeria. But cardiovascular care, especially open heart surgery, isn’t affordable
South Korea’s Antitrust Regulator To Fine Google $177m Over Improper Mobile Market Dominance
South Korea’s competition regulator has vowed to fine Google the U.S. tech giant, $176.9 million (207.4b Korean won) for allegedly using its dominant market position in the mobile operating system
Charlotte Johnson Wahl, Mother of UK PM Johnson, Dies at 79
Charlotte Johnson Wahl, a professional painter and the mother of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, has died at the age of 79, the Telegraph newspaper reported. Johnson Wahl passed away
FDA, WHO: Covid Boosters Not Needed for General Population
Additional COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are not needed for the general population, leading scientists including two departing senior U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials and several from the World Health
South Africa to Introduce Covid Passport
South Africa has announced plans to introduce a vaccine passport amid widespread mistrust of the Covid-19 vaccine in the continent’s most affected country. President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement in a televised
Nigeria: FIFA President Infantino, CAF Chiefs to Grace Aisha Buhari Cup, Pinnick Reveals
President of the world football governing body FIFA, Gianni Infantino is set to attend the maiden edition of the Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Tournament, otherwise known as the Aisha Buhari
#EndSARS: Expert Wants More Analysis of Live Bullet Casings
The director of Sentinel forensics, Kayode Funsho Ako has said that further analysis will need to be conducted to determine if the live ammunition casings found at the Lekki
Taliban Says Men and Women to Study Separately in Gender-segregated Universities
Women in Afghanistan can continue to study in universities, including at the postgraduate level, but classrooms will be gender-segregated and head coverings will be compulsory. Higher Education Minister Abdul Baqi
Britney Spears Announces Engagement to Sam Asghari
Britney Spears has announced her engagement to her long-term boyfriend, Sam Asghari. The singer posted a video of the couple showing off the ring on Instagram. Spears is fighting a
As West Ponders Aid for Afghanistan, China and Pakistan Quick to Provide Relief
As international donors gather in Geneva on Monday to discuss humanitarian relief for Afghanistan under Taliban rule, neighbours China and Pakistan have already reached out with aid and discussions of
US Open Final: Medvedev Ends Djokovic’s Calender Grand Slam Bid
A game from the end of his bid for what would have been the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since 1969, Novak Djokovic covered his face with a
Raducanu Beats Fernandez in Historic US Open Final, Wins Maiden Grand Slam
Emma Raducanu ended Britain’s 44-year wait for a women’s Grand Slam singles champion as she beat Leylah Fernandez to win the US Open in the most thrilling style. The 18-year-old
DR Congo President Seeks Review of Mining Contracts with China
Felix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has called for a review of mining contracts signed with China in 2008 by his predecessor, saying he
NNPC Cuts Directors’ Fees by 60.2%
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) slashed the various fees collected by directors of the national oil company from N606 million in 2019 to N214 million in 2020, a THISDAY’s
Nigeria: No Plan to Convert Domiciliary Accounts to Naira, CBN Insists
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has again dispelled speculations that it was planning to convert the foreign exchange (FX) in domiciliary accounts of bank customers into naira. The apex
Record-chasing Djokovic Sets Up US Open Final with Medvedev
World number one Novak Djokovic won a gruelling five-setter against Alexander Zverev to set up a US Open final against Daniil Medvedev and keep his bid for a calendar Grand
Teenagers Emma Raducanu, Leylah Fernandez Contest US Open Final
Emma Raducanu will seek to become the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title in 44 years when she takes on fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez in an
Nigeria’s Federal Government Douses Tension Over Planned Nationwide Farm Estates
Nigeria’s federal government moved swiftly on Friday to douse the tension created by its planned establishment of Integrated Farm Estates in all the 109 Senatorial Districts across the country by
Buhari Says Igbos in Charge of Nigeria’s Economy – Trending with Ojy Okpe
President Muhammadu Buhari’s comments which attributed the nation’s economic growth to the people of the southeast garnered a lot of mixed reactions on social media. During his meeting with south-east
