Author: Vardiafrica

Huawei has stepped into the next phase of foldable smartphone design with a new approach that moves away from the tall, narrow formats commonly seen in the category. The company has introduced a new foldable device called the Pura X Max, which brings a noticeably wider screen layout compared to existing models in the market. Unlike conventional foldables that typically open into near-square tablet-like displays, Huawei’s new concept leans toward a broader, more horizontal form factor. Early visuals shared by the company on Chinese social media platform Weibo suggest a device that resembles a compact tablet, similar in feel to an iPad…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has clarified that the recently abducted travellers along Otukpo-Markudi Road in Benue State were not candidates of the ongoing 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) as erroneously reported in the media. JAMB, in a statement on Saturday, by its Public Communications Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said the victims were participants in a police recruitment exercise who were apparently returning to their base in Otukpo. Fabian faulted the speed with which it was reported that the victims were UTME candidates. “It is regrettable that, in moments like this, there is a tendency to hastily…

Governor Otu made the commendation during a courtesy visit by members of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on NDDC at the Government House in Calabar. The lawmakers were in the state for an oversight inspection of the emergency repairs on the Calabar-Odukpani-Akamkpa-Ogoja road. The National Assembly members were led by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on NDDC, Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong and the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on NDDC, Hon. Erhiatake Ibori-Suenu. Addressing the delegation, which included the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, Governor Otu remarked that the existing synergy between the state government…

Bauchi State chapter of the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has announced severance of talks with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over planned defection of its members and supporters led by the state governor, Sen Bala Abdulkador Mohammed. The announcement of the decision was made on Saturday by the state chairman of the PDP, Pharmacist Sama’ila Adamu Burga, while addressing journalists at the party’s Secretariat. Sama’ila Burga explained that the APC initiated the talks and extended invitations to Governor Bala Mohammed, PDP members, and elected officials in the State, including National Assembly, State House of Assembly members, and local government…

The Governor stated this when members of the Senate and House of Representatives Committees on NDDC, led by the Chairman of the Senate Committee on NDDC, Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong, paid him a courtesy visit at Government House, Asaba. Members of the National Assembly, accompanied by the NDDC Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku and the Director of the Commission’s Delta State Office, Engr. Joseph Onoriode, were kicking off a two-day inspection of NDDC Projects in Delta and Cross River States. Governor Oborevwori expressed satisfaction with the ongoing discussions between the state Government, NDDC, and Chevron on the Omadino-Okerenkoko-Escravos Road, which is expected to…

President Bola Tinubu has assented to the 2026 Appropriation Bill, which provides for an aggregate expenditure of ₦68.32 trillion. He also signed the bill extending the implementation period for the 2025 budget from March 31, 2026, to June 30, 2026. This was announced on Friday in a statement by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. The ₦68.32 trillion budget for this year earmarks ₦4.799 trillion for statutory transfers and ₦15.8 trillion for debt servicing It allocates ₦15.4 trillion to recurrent expenditure and ₦32.2 trillion to the Development Fund for Capital Expenditure. “With capital expenditure accounting for about…

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court in Apo has issued an arrest warrant against Sadiya Umar Farouq, former minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development. Jude Onwuegbuzie, the presiding judge, also granted an order of arrest against Bashir Nura Alkali, a permanent secretary in the ministry. The order was granted following an application by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) after the defendants failed to appear in court for their scheduled arraignment on Thursday. Umar Faruoq and Alkali alongside Sani Mohammed are facing a twenty-one-count charge bordering on breach of trust, abuse of office, filed by…

Renowned African industrialist, philanthropist and Founder and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has been named among TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World for 2026. The remarkable recognition reaffirmed the billionaire businessman’s standing as one of the most successful and iconic business leaders of his generation. Dangote joins global influential figures from multiple sectors, including political leaders such as the United States President Donald Trump, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, revered Pope Leo XIV, current head of the Catholic Church as well as other business and technology leaders,…

The World Athletics (WA) has ruled against Favour Ofili’s attempt to switch national allegiance from Nigeria to Turkey.  The Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN) announced the WA ruling in a statement on Thursday. The WA’s national review panel rejected Ofili’s application because it was part of attempts by the Turkish Athletics Federation (TAF) to “induce recruited athletes to switch nationality abruptly and primarily for mercenary reasons.” Ofili was one of eleven foreign athletes whose applications were submitted by Turkey to WA for allegiance switch. In its ruling, WA said Turkey’s recruitment process undermines the integrity of national competitions and discourages…

Britain’s King Charles III will address a joint meeting of Congress and meet privately with US President Donald Trump during his state visit to the United States later this month, Buckingham Palace announced Tuesday. Between April 27 and 30, Charles and Queen Camilla will visit Washington, DC, New York and Virginia, undertaking a variety of public engagements to mark the 250th anniversary of US independence. Their long-planned visit coincides with an unusually delicate time for the “special relationship” between the US and the UK following weeks of Trump repeatedly attacking British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his government for not offering…