Author: Kelvin Funkeye

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen struck Houthi targets in the capital Sanna, Saudi state TV Ekhbariya reported early on Wednesday. The coalition said the strikes targeted a Houthi drones manufacturing plant and a store containing launch pads. There were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage. Saudi Arabia is leading a coalition that has been fighting the Iranian-aligned Houthi movement in neighboring Yemen since March 2015, after the movement drove Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour…

Zimbabwe appealed on Tuesday for $613 million in aid from local and foreign donors to cover food imports and help with a humanitarian crisis after a severe drought and a cyclone that battered the east of the country. An El Nino-induced drought has wilted crops across Zimbabwe and left about a third of its 15 million people in need of food assistance, according to a U.N. agency. The situation was worsened when Zimbabwe, along with…

Late HipHop star, Nipsey Hussle’s death certificate shows that he died 35 minutes after he was shot, allegedly by Eric Holder, outside his clothing store on March 31st, 2019. Nipsey Hussle cause of death is gunshot wounds to the head and torso. He was pronounced dead at 3:55 PM on March 31 … 35 minutes after he was shot. It should be recalled that the 33 year old Crenshaw rapper was shot on the last…

Johannesburg – Former president Jacob Zuma on Tuesday came out guns blazing against reports that he kept $30million (R422m) from late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. In a scathing statement, the Jacob Zuma Foundation said the former president was consulting his lawyers and would meet the Press Ombudsman over the reports. The foundation slammed the Sunday Times for the story, saying it was fabricated and had put the life of the former president in danger. “On…

Fresh posters of the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, with the inscriptions: ‘The real and the right’ yesterday surfaced in the streets of Abuja. The posters, which also bore ‘Pukka’ a Hindi word, which literally means ‘Genuine’ emerged after a report on how Atiku allegedly enlisted the assistance of two cerebral lawyers in Washington DC, United States of America to lobby the American government for recognition as winner of the last…

President Muhammadu Buhari returned to Abuja on Tuesday night, a day ahead of schedule. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the President was initially scheduled to return to Abuja from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday at about 1.30a.m. However, the presidential aircraft carrying the president, his aides and some members of his entourage landed at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at about 10.45p.m. NAN gathered…

American rapper, Drake brought out Nigerian starboy, Wizkid out as a surprise guest at his UK Tour at the O2 in London. They performed their song, ‘Come closer’ together for the first time, and Wiz also performed his hit son, Soco. Wizkid was the first Nigerian artist to feature the Canadian-born singer in 2017 and the first African musician to sold out 02 Arena. He has also informed his fans to be expecting a new…

The World Bank has said that the Nigerian economy has been slipping since 1995 and this continued till 2018. The bank, in its latest report on the regional economy titled, ‘Africa’s Pulse’, released the taxonomy of growth performance in sub-Saharan Africa, which focused on the macroeconomic and financial features that led to growth resilience on the continent. According to the bank, the taxonomy is used to help identify the factors that are correlated with success…

Scores Feared Dead As Armed Robbers Invade Bank In Ondo We earlier  reported that armed robbers raided a commercial bank in Idoani, Ose local government area of Ondo State . It was gathered that the robbers stormed the area around 2pm shooting sporadically as they blew open the bank’s security door with dynamite. During the operations that lasted for about 1 hour, some victims including bankers, a police Inspector and about 2 ATM customers were allegedly shot…

Billioanire businessman, Femi Otedola, has offered to foot the medical bill of ailing former Super Eagles’ coach, Christian Chukwu. In a chat with The Cable, Otedola said he will foot the entire cost of the operation as a “token of support to a great Nigerian who served his country to the best of his ability”. Chukwu, one of Nigeria’s most influential footballers in history who captained the national team to their first Africa Cup of Nations title…