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Soyinka presents awards to jailed Iranian writers at PEN America gala
Star of "The Farewell" Awkwafina hosted, which also featured actress Jodie Foster and historian Henry Louis Gates Jr.
U.S. state of Missouri executes disabled Johnson, snubs Pope Francis
Johnson, 61, was found guilty by a jury of murdering three convenience-store employees in 1994.
Biden hints Democrats may dump filibuster rule in Senate
That would allow Democrats, who hold a razor-thin Senate majority, to suspend the federal government's $28.4 trillion borrowing cap without…
22 Super Eagle players arrive, Mauritanian Aziz Bouh to officiate
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has appointed Mauritanian official Abdel Aziz Bouh as referee for Thursday’s encounter.
Bolade Junior Grammar school emerges best Nigerian school
Mrs Obiwumi Salmot emerged second runner up as the Best Teacher, while Mr Odenike Rasheed was fourth in the best…
Super Eagles battle CAR: Full Fixtures in African Qualifiers for 2022 FIFA World Cup
Nigeria's Super Eagles will take on Central African Republic at Teslim Balogun Stadium in Lagos on Thursday.
Gov. Diri pardons nine prisoners
Gov. Douye Diri, of Bayelsa state has pardoned nine inmates of the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Okaka, in Yenagoa, the capital.…
Oshoala scores as Barcelona women thrash Arsenal in UCL
Title-holders FC Barcelona Women kicked off the 2021/2922 UEFA Women’s Champions League with a dominant 4-1 win over Arsenal Women…
Adele teases release of new single ‘Easy On Me’
By midnight Monday, the tweet had garnered close to 600,000 likes. But it was on fire on Instagram, with over…
IGP Alkali Baba sacks Anambra police commissioner Tony Olofu
Olofu who was posted to the state mid September was immediately replaced with Echeng Eworo Echeng.
Fayemi presents cars, cash, other gifts to Ekiti best teachers
Fayemi said the gesture was in fulfilment of his pledge to continuously motivate teachers in the state to enhance excellence.
MSF condemns killing of its nurse in Zamfara
MSF said nurse Mohammad Hassan, 37, was killed on Oct. 2 when armed men opened fire on the public transport…
Igbo governors resolve to end IPOB stranglehold on region, Obiano missing
In his absence, his colleagues declared that they would do everything to end the “sit-at-home’’ order imposed by IPOB
South Africa’s NUMSA begins strike
The union is pressing for pay rise and threatening to block supplies of parts to make new cars and accessories,…
Trump tumbles out of exclusive Forbes billionaires club, businesses downhill
Trump could have been on the list, but he reportedly lost $600 million of his fortune during the COVID-19 pandemic.
INEC: Anambra election unstoppable despite IPOB threats
"We wish to assure the people of Anambra State that the Commission is determined to proceed with the election as…
Naira Marley’s trial stalled again, court fails to sit
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on May 14, 2019, slammed an 11-count charge against Marley.
Tesla ordered to pay $130m to African American ex-staff Owen Diaz
The jury found that Diaz was subjected to a racially hostile work environment and that Tesla failed to take reasonable…
Reports: Dele Alli dating Maria, Pep Guardiola’s daughter
The romance appears to be going strong after they were spotted Monday on a romantic lunch at Novikov Restaurant and…
Kaduna Water Corporation sacks 286 workers
We were able to identify ghost workers, over-aged workers, people who were too sick to work, and those who were…
Air Peace resumes Lagos-Johannesburg flights
He said that the Lagos-Johannesburg service would operate twice a week — Thursdays and Sundays — with the luxury wide-body…
Senate confirms EFCC board members, Ekpungu as secretary
By Kingsley Okoye/Abuja The Senate has confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s five nominees for the board of the Economic and Financial…
Saipem gets oil drilling contracts in UAE, South America
In South America, Saipem has been awarded the extension of two contracts in Colombia and one contract in Peru, as…
Over 200K kids sexually abused by French Catholic priests
The head of the French conference of bishops, Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, said the Church was shamed. He asked for forgiveness…
Californian wins $700m Powerball jackpot
The Californian bought the ticket at Albertsons supermarket in Morro Bay, a city on California’s Central Coast about 200 miles…
Crizanlizumab new drug for sickle cell unveiled
The drug made by Novartis, has been described as "an innovative treatment"
Winners of 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics announced
The Prize was awarded jointly to Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann and Giorgio Parisi
Nigerians have 10% of choice property in UK: Pandora Papers
But according to revelations by Panama Papers, former Senate President Bukola Saraki and his wife, Toyin were linked with houses…
Why I called Tinubu Mr. President: Rep Lado Suleja explains viral video
In the video, Suleja told Tinubu as he made to enter his car: “Mr President, see you soon.” Tinubu responded…
Facebook says no evidence of data compromise, explains outage
Facebook says it has no evidence that user data was compromised as a result of this downtime.