Beyonce’s hit album “Lemonade” and world tour made her the highest-paid woman in music in 2017, according to an annual Forbes list on Monday. The Pop Diva edged out Britain’s Adele and pop star Taylor Swift. The R&B singer earned some 105 million dollars from record sales and from her “Formation” concert tour, according to
South Korean spy agencies fear North Korea may fire an “array of ballistic missiles” before the year’s end in a bid to show its strength and deter the United States and its allies from further interference in Pyongyang’s nuke and missile programs. South Korea’s parliamentary intelligence committee was briefed by Seoul’s National Intelligence Service in
The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has received the report of the 7-man panel inaugurated on May 2 to audit the utilisation of the take-off grants to the 12 new federal universities. A statement by the Federal Ministry of Education on Monday in Abuja, said that the 12 new universities were established by the
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has resigned, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda has said. A letter from Mr Mugabe said that the decision was voluntary and that he had made it to allow a smooth transition of power. The surprise announcement halted an impeachment hearing that had begun against him. Lawmakers roared in jubilation and people have
The Empowerment for Unemployed Youth Initiative, alongside 11 other Civil Society Groups (CSOs) has alleged irregularities and sabotage in Nigeria’s digital switch over plans. A statement by the CSOs on Monday in Abuja, said that certain groups and individuals were behind Nigeria’s inability to meet the deadline for digital switchover. The statement was co-signed by
In spite of the sanctions slammed on North Korea following its nuclear programme, the United States (U.S.) President Donald Trump announced Monday that his country will designate North Korea as a state sponsor of terror. Trump’s decision comes amid heightened nuclear tensions on the Korean peninsula. According to Trump, the designation is long overdue
North Korean women are subjected to rape and sexual assault while being denied education and work under Kim Jong Un’s totalitarian regime, a United Nations panel said Monday. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women found in its review of the North that women who managed to escape the regime’s clutches but
Former President, Chief OIusegun Obasanjo has described the life of the first civilian Vice-President of Nigeria, Dr Alex Ekwueme as an example to every Nigerian. Obasanjo said this in a statement signed by his Media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi in Abeokuta on Monday. The former president noted that Ekwueme was a great Nigerian who devoted his
The federal government of Nigeria has hailed the recent global endorsement of its fight against terrorism, as contained in the 2017 Global Terrorism Index of the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP). Consequently, the federal government said the 2017 Global Terrorism Index will provide a fresh shot in the arm for the administration to continue
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that with the Bank Verification Number (BVN) in place, biometrics will soon be used for transactions on the Automated Teller Machine (ATM) instead of the existing pin code. Disclosing this in Ibadan at 2017 annual retreat of the Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum (NeFF) held at Iyaganku, Ibadan