Saturday, April 26, 2025

Victor Olorunfemi

Victor Olorunfemi is a sports reporter with Peoples Gazette. Prior to working with The Gazette, he was with Sports247 Nigeria, a grassroots football news platform. He is on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram @herovicofficial
April 24, 2025

Lagos fraudster Yomi Olaleye nabbed in U.S., convicted of $10 million COVID-19 fraud

Lagos-based fraudster Yomi Jones Olayeye faces up to 20 years in U.S. prison after pleading guilty to COVID-19 unemployment benefits fraud.

Inmates in U.S. prison
April 24, 2025

Haitian music icon Fabrice Rouzier sues Burna Boy for alleged theft, seeks heavy damages in New York court

Rouzier is asking the court to award compensatory and exemplary damages against Gilles and Burna Boy.

Fabrice Rouzier and Burna Boy
April 23, 2025

U.S. Senator Richard Durbin to retire after 44 years in Congress

Mr Durbin first entered Congress in 1983 when he was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. 

Richard Durbin
April 23, 2025

Report ranks Nigeria among African nations with low awareness on climate change   

The report noted that Mauritius has the largest share of the population that are aware of climate change.

Climate change logo
April 23, 2025

President Mahama suspends Ghana’s chief justice Torkornoo over corruption 

Ms Torkornoo, who became Ghana’s 15th chief justice and the third woman to hold the post, was appointed in June 2023.

April 22, 2025

Dozens killed in militants’ attack on tourist destination

Indian officials said the majority of the victims were tourists in what they are describing as the deadliest attack on civilians in the region in recent years.

Militants attack in Kashmir
April 22, 2025

Harvard sues Trump over threat to slash research grants

The situation escalated earlier this month when the Trump administration sent a list of demands that Harvard must implement.

Trump and Harvard
April 21, 2025

World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab resigns as chairman after 54 years

The board of WEF said in a statement that it had accepted Mr Schwab’s resignation following an extraordinary meeting on Sunday.

April 21, 2025

Pope Francis dies at 88

The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has died amid pneumonia recovery.

Image of Pope used to illustrate the story.
April 21, 2025
late Buruji Kashamu