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  Following the rejection of his diplomatic posting to Germany as Nigeria’s envoy, Ambassador-designate, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has now been reassigned to South Africa as Nigeria’s High Commissioner by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This was disclosed personally by Fani-Kayode on Thursday afternoon via a post on his verified Facebook page. It was gathered that the Federal Government had weeks ago announced Fani-Kayode’s posting to Germany. Since then, he couldn’t resume at his duty post with reports suggesting that he was rejected by the European country. However, the Ambassador-designate has now claimed that he personally rejected the Germany posting because he was ‘not comfortable with Germany for a number of personal reasons’ and given the fact that he had lived in Europe most of his life. He wrote: “It gives me pleasure to announce the fact that Mr. President has graciously approved my posting as Nigeria’s Ambassador-Designate to South Africa. “This came a few days after the ini...

  Nigeria has emerged as the most spammed country in Africa, with more than half of all unknown calls received by Nigerians in 2025 identified as spam or fraudulent, according to a new report by Truecaller. Data released by the global caller identification and spam-blocking platform showed that 51 per cent of all unknown calls received in Nigeria were flagged as spam or fraud, placing the country eighth globally and ahead of other African countries including South Africa, Kenya, Ghana and Ethiopia. The report stated that while financial service impersonation accounts for a large share of spam calls in countries such as Indonesia and Mexico, Nigeria’s spam landscape is largely driven by telecom and operator-linked outreach. According to the findings, telecom-related calls accounted for 35 per cent of all spam calls recorded in Nigeria, the highest single-category concentration in Africa. Sales and telemarketing represented 10 per cent, while scams accounted for six per cent. The rep...

The  Federal Government on Wednesday banned recipients of honorary degrees from prefixing “Dr” to their names in official, academic, or professional usage. It declared that the use of the title by such recipients constitutes a misrepresentation of academic credentials, which will henceforth be treated as academic fraud, with attendant legal and reputational consequences. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, disclosed this on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while briefing State House correspondents on two Federal Executive Council approvals that had not been announced at the last cabinet meeting, which held on April 30. Alausa, who appeared alongside the Minister of State for Education, Prof Suwaiba Ahmad, said the FEC approved a uniform policy for the award and use of honorary degrees by Nigerian universities. The policy, he explained, is designed to end what he described as decades of indiscriminate conferral of degrees for political patronage and financial gain, a...

  Media mogul and philanthropist Ted Turner, the visionary founder of CNN who transformed global television news with the launch of the world’s first 24-hour news channel, has died at 87. According to a statement from Turner Enterprises, the outspoken businessman died on Wednesday. Known as “The Mouth of the South,” the Ohio-born entrepreneur built a vast media empire that included cable’s first superstation, movie and cartoon channels, and sports franchises such as the Atlanta Braves. Beyond broadcasting, Turner earned international recognition as a yachtsman, conservationist and philanthropist. He founded the United Nations Foundation, campaigned against nuclear weapons and played a major role in reintroducing bison to the American West. He also created the environmentally focused cartoon Captain Planet and the Planeteers. Turner’s groundbreaking vision for around-the-clock news coverage reshaped journalism worldwide. In 1991, Time named him Man of the Year for changing how peopl...

  Before taking his own life in their $1.2 million home, a wealthy American restaurateur kills his pregnant wife and two children. The posh River Oaks neighborhood of Houston has been rocked by a terrible occurrence in which a well-known businessman is suspected of killing his pregnant wife and their two little children before committing suicide. Matthew Mitchell, a 52-year-old restaurateur and former pharmaceutical executive, was named as the suspect by the authorities. On Monday night, he was discovered dead in their $1.2 million house with his wife, Thy Mitchell, 39, and their two children, ages four and eight. All four victims died from gunshot wounds, according to police. Around 5:26 p.m., Houston Police Department officers arrived at the property in response to a request for a welfare check. A babysitter and a relative who hadn't heard from the family in more than a day expressed concern. The youngsters were reportedly found in their beds when the bodies were discovered by th...

  Afrobeats superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has announced a two-month break from his music career to lead the re-election campaign for his uncle, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State. The Grammy-nominated artiste made this disclosure on Tuesday in Ede during the inauguration of the Imole Youth Campaign Mobilisation Team. Davido, who will chair the committee, stated that his decision is based on his belief in the governor’s performance over the last few years. Addressing the committee members, the singer explained that he is ready to use his global influence to drive grassroots support ahead of the 2026 governorship election. “I have put my musical career on hold for two months to come and work for my uncle, not only because he is my uncle but because he is doing a good job and still has more to accomplish,” he said. He described the youth mobilisation team as one of the most critical groups for the election, urging members to focus on the impact the current a...