Author: Kelvin Funkeye

As Nigerians continue to react to the unfortunate school building collapse in Itafaji, Lagos state yesterday Wednesday, March 13th, comedian Alibaba has taken to his IG page to share his thoughts. Alibaba believes that the state government should be held responsible for the sad incident as many Nigerians do not abide by the rules governing the country. Read what he wrote below ”Someone sent me a message asking why I have not said anything about…

Swedish music streaming giant Spotify says it has filed a complaint with the EU Commission against Apple, accusing its US rival of stifling competition in the online music market. “In recent years, Apple has introduced rules to the App Store that purposely limit choice and stifle innovation at the expense of the user experience essentially acting as both a player and referee to deliberately disadvantage other app developers,” Spotify said in a statement. Spotify claims that Apple’s…

Authorities have rescued at least 50 children so far from a three-storeyed building which collapsed in the Itafaji area of Lagos Island. Emergency rescue agencies such as the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), as well as security personnel are currently on ground at the scene of the incident. The police, army and National Security and Civil Defence Force, NSCDC, are also making contributions with rescue operations. The number of…

The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Mr Emmanuel Kofi Nti and two other commissioners have been fired, Daily Mail GH can confirm. The other affected commissioners are Isaac Crentsil, commissioner for customs, and Kwasi Asante Gyimah, in charge of domestic tax. Top government officials say Nti has been informed officially about the decision and has about a month to leave office. “We keep missing our revenue target and that is not good for…

Irish MMA fighter, Conor McGregor, was arrested on Monday evening after he allegedly smashed a fan’s phone out of his hand and stomped on it outside a nightclub in Miami Beach.   McGregor, 30, is facing charges of misdemeanor criminal mischief and strong-armed robbery. According to an arrest report obtained by the Miami Herald, McGregor and the fan were leaving the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel, home to the LIV nightclub, just after 5am Monday.  He was seen in…

On Point Property Management Ltd. will be debuting their company and specialist services this week to an elite group of guests in Accra, Ghana. On Thursday 14th March On Point Property Management are inviting you to join its founders and team members to officially launch their services to the real estate sector in Ghana, as the go to company connecting the global diaspora to reputable Ghanaian real estate companies. Hosted by the incredible award-winning actress,…

President Buhari has condoled the death of two Nigerians, Ambassador Abiodun Bashua and Professor Pius Adesanmi in the Ethiopian Airlines plane which crashed with 149 passengers and eight crew members on board on Sunday. President Buhari says “my thoughts are with the families and friends of these distinguished Nigerians and the other passengers and crew who lost their lives in the plane crash in Addis Ababa. May the Almighty Allah give them strength and fortitude…

President Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Iraq this week is a strong message to the United States and its regional allies that Iran still dominates Baghdad, a key arena for rising tension between Washington and Tehran. The first Iranian presidential visit to Iraq since 2013 is also meant to signal to President Donald Trump’s administration that Tehran retains its influence in much of the region despite U.S. sanctions. “Iran and Iraq are neighbours and no country…

 Three Austrian physicians. The co-founder of an international aid organization. A career ambassador. The wife and children of a Slovak legislator. A Nigerian-born Canadian college professor, author and satirist. They were all among the 157 people from 35 countries who died Sunday morning when an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 jetliner crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi, Kenya. Here are some of their stories. ___ Kenya: 32 victims —…

Striking airport employees have vowed to stay put and not return to work until their leaders are released unconditionally. The airport workers outfit, Kenya Aviation Workers Union (Kawu), whose leaders were detained on Wednesday during the standoff that ensued after they made good their threat to down their tools, have declared that no return-to-work pact will be signed without their leaders’ undebatable release. GUILELESS The union made this resolve after Central Organisation of Trade Unions…