Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold has revealed how his experience living with sickle cell disease influenced his decision to undergo genotype testing before marriage to his wife, Simi. Speaking on the One54 Africa podcast, Gold said he would not have married Simi if she had an AS or SS genotype because he did not want to…
The war in Ukraine is once again forcing the world to confront a difficult question: should war ever reach places where ordinary people live, shop and go about their daily lives? At least 15 people were killed and more than 130 injured after Russian drones struck a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of…
Chelsea have moved quickly to protect one of the biggest successes of their recent rebuild, with João Pedro signing a new Chelsea contract until 2034 after just one full season at Stamford Bridge. The 24-year-old Brazilian arrived from Brighton in July 2025 for an initial £55 million plus £5 million in potential add-ons. He then…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) have introduced a ₦4,000 one-off fee for O’Level result verification, ending the repeated payments candidates often face during the admission process. The bigger change, however, is not simply the lower cost. It is the decision to make one verified result available…
The long-delayed Badagry Deep-Seaport development has moved into a new phase after APM Terminals signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Badagry Port Development Limited to explore the project. The agreement was signed in Copenhagen during a visit by Nigeria’s Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, and a Federal Government delegation. It commits the…
German automotive giant Volkswagen is considering one of the largest workforce reductions in the industry’s history, with plans that could see up to 100,000 jobs cut worldwide as the company battles rising costs, U.S. tariffs, weaker electric vehicle margins and intensifying competition from Chinese manufacturers. Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume confirmed in an internal memo that…
Sixteen-year-old Osasere Okundaye has made history by becoming Nigeria’s youngest chartered accountant, setting a new national record after successfully completing the rigorous professional examinations of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). The Ondo State-born prodigy broke the previous record set in 2022 by Jonathan Adewale Ojo, who qualified as a chartered accountant at…
US prosecutor Erin West and cybersecurity researcher Paul Raffile have travelled to Nigeria to investigate sextortion networks accused of targeting American teenagers, following the digital trail from a fake teenage profile to suspected scammers near Lagos. Their investigation, released in a documentary on July 29, also explored the controversial “Yahoo Plus” ritual practices associated with…
Russia’s latest parliamentary election has created a sharp divide between Moscow’s official results and the European Union’s response. While Russia’s Central Election Commission says President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party has won 355 of the 450 seats in the State Duma, the EU has rejected the election process and said it will not recognise voting…
Hope has returned to Venezuela’s disaster zone after rescuers pulled a three-year-old child alive from the rubble six days after the country’s devastating twin earthquakes, as search and rescue operations continue against mounting odds. The child, identified as Klieber Morán, was rescued from the collapsed Los Corales Garden 1 residential building in La Guaira State…
