Queen Elizabeth II’s second son, Prince Andrew, was sued in a New York court on Monday for alleged sexual abuse of a woman who says she was “lent out” for underage sex by late US financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/prince-andrew-sued-in-federal-court-for-alleged-sexual-abuse/

All 13 governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, rose from a marathon six-hour meeting without categorical pronouncement on resolving the crisis rocking the party.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/secondus-fate-uncertain-as-pdp-governors-meeting-continues-tuesday/

A magistrate court in Yaba, Lagos State, has remanded Chidinma Ojukwu, the suspected murderer of Usifo Ataga, the late CEO of Super TV, in prison for 30 days.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/chidinma-remanded-in-prison-for-30-days-over-murder-of-supertv-ceo/

The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC), has announced the postponement of the second batch of COVID-19 Moderna vaccines doses donated by the American government to intensify battle against the virus.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/fg-postpones-second-batch-of-covid-19-vaccination/

The Federal Government has mandated all chief medical directors in teaching hospitals across the country to open attendance registers with a view to stopping salaries of doctors taking part in the strike called by the National Association of Resident Doctors.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/fg-launches-no-work-no-pay-directive-resident-doctors-adamamt/

An emotional Lionel Messi says he did not want to leave Barcelona but that a move to Paris Saint-Germain is not confirmed.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/teary-messi-says-goodbye-to-barcelona-insists-psg-move-not-done-yet/

The Federal Government on Saturday said it will begin to administer the second batch of COVID-19 vaccines it received this month on Tuesday.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/nigeria-to-begin-administering-second-batch-of-covid-19-vaccines-tuesday/

The Police Command in Jigawa said that a housewife, Maimuna Wadaji, has been hospitalised after attempting to commit suicide in Dutse Local Government Area of the state.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/woman-to-be-charged-to-court-for-attempted-suicide/

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered the posting of Commissioners of Police to take over the leadership in 13 state commands, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/enugu-kaduna-11-other-commands-get-new-police-commissioners/

Peoples Democratic Party’s Board of Trustees on Thursday opposed moves to sack the Uche Secondus-led National Working Committee and replace it with an interim caretaker committee.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/heartbreak-for-wike-as-pdp-bot-reject-plans-to-remove-secondus-led-nwc/

FC Barcelona have confirmed on Thursday evening that Lionel Messi will not continue with the club.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/barcelona-confirm-lionel-messi-wont-sign-new-contract/

The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Nigeria’s privatisation agency, has disclosed its intention to sell 36 state-owned assets in 2021, as revealed by the Economist Intelligence Unit report for July 2021.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/bpe-set-to-sell-36-state-owned-assets-in-2021/

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Bauchi State Command, has alerted Nigerians to a fake list of successful candidates who sought employment with the organisation in 2019.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/nscdc-cautions-nigerians-against-fake-recruitment-list/

There was palpable tension at the Wadata House, National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party following the resignation of seven members of the party’s National Working Committee.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/seven-pdp-nwc-members-resign/

Nigeria’s first medalist at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics Ese Brume has said she intends to wear her bronze medal on the general overseer of Living Faith Church Worldwide Bishop David Oyedepo.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/tokyo-olympics-ese-brume-dedicates-bronze-medal-to-bishop-oyedepo/

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has cautioned Nigerians against voting for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/dont-vote-apc-pdp-jega-tells-nigerians/

Nigeria on Monday was guaranteed its first medal at the Tokyo Olympics after Blessing Oborodudu won her women’s freestyle 68kg wrestling semi-final match.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/tokyo-2020-nigeria-guaranteed-medal-as-oborodudu-reaches-wrestling-final/

Nigeria’s leading integrated foods and agro-allied Group, Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, owners of the iconic food brand – ‘Golden Penny,’ has announced an average revenue increase of 51 percent in its first quarter, driven by continuous improvement in the food category.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/fmns-innovation-in-food-production-drives-up-q1-revenue-51/

There was more bad news for Team Nigeria on Saturday afternoon as one of Nigeria’s best athletics prospects, Divine Oduduru, was disqualified from the 100m men’s event for a false start.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/tokyo-olympics-divine-oduduru-disqualified-from-100m-mens-event/

Nigerian sprinter and 2008 Olympics long jump silver medallist Blessing Okagbare on Saturday was provisionally suspended after testing positive for human growth hormone before the Tokyo Olympics, the Athletics Integrity Unit said in a statement.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/tokyo-olympics-blessing-okagbare-out-of-games-after-failed-drugs-test/

Amid reports institutional investors are gearing up to reenter the bitcoin and crypto market, a new law in Germany will allow institutional investors that currently manage a staggering 1.8 trillion euros ($2.1 trillion) to invest in bitcoin and crypto for the first time

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/bitcoin-ethereum-others-braced-for-2-1-trillion-earthquake-after-extreme-price-swings/

The Kaduna State government has filed fresh charges against the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/kaduna-files-fresh-charges-against-el-zakzaky-wife/

There is little or nothing to celebrate for some Nigerian athletes who were at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after their dreams of performing at the World’s biggest sports games tumbled.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/olympics-disqualified-nigerian-athletes-protest-in-tokyo/

Wednesday’s Supreme Court split decision that upheld the election of Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, as winner of the November 20, 2020 governorship poll, has thrown up confusion within the fold of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), particularly the status of the party’s Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) led by Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/apc-in-jeopardy-over-bunis-continued-stay-as-national-chair/

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Baba has ordered an internal review of the allegations leveled against the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Abba Kyari

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/hushpuppi-igp-orders-investigation-into-allegations-made-against-abba-kyari/

Abba Kyari, a deputy commissioner of police (DCP), has denied receiving money from Hushpuppi, the embattled Nigerian socialite.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/abba-kyari-denies-hushpuppis-bribery-allegation/

After being shutdown early last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Catholic Archdiocese of Miami met this week to discuss annual revenues. Their new solution: Bitcoin.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/catholic-archdiocese-of-miami-to-accept-bitcoin/

A Kaduna State High Court has freed the embattled leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife Zinatu

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/breaking-court-frees-el-zakzaky-wife/

Bitcoin bounced back from a six-week high it hit Monday morning after Amazon.com Inc denied a City A.M.’s report saying it will accept Bitcoin and even going as far as to make its own cryptocurrency

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/bitcoin-drops-below-37k-as-amazon-denies-it-will-accept-crypto-payment/

As the action in the Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye season is now in full swing, fans begin to predict love triangles among the housemates.

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/bbnaija-fans-predict-love-triangles-among-housemates/

A physically challenged girl, Florence Umukoro, has accused her parents of maltreatment after she became deaf and dumb at their house in the Ajah area of Lagos State

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/physically-challenged-girl-threatens-suicide-alleges-maltreatment-from-parents/

Bitcoin and the crypto market received a boost following revelations from Twitter TWTR +3% and Amazon AMZN +0.5% on plans to take cryptocurrency seriously

Read more: https://thenewsbeat.ng/twitter-amazon-give-crypto-market-boost/