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Peace Corps bill to be passed soon – Doguwa
A bill for an Act to establish Nigerian Peace Corps is to be passed soon, Majority Leader, Alhassan Doguwa, says
Obasanjo lands in Addis Ababa for Ethiopia’s election
Former Nigerian leader Olusegun Obasanjo, has arrived Addis Ababa to monitor Ethiopia's general election scheduled for 21 June.
Obamacare defeats Trump and allies
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Republican bid backed by former President Donald Trump's administration to invalidate Obamacare.
June 19 becomes federal holiday in U.S.
US President Joe Biden on Thursday signed the "Juneteenth National Independence Day Act," officially establishing Juneteenth - June 19 -…
INEC affirms date for voter registration in road show
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it is fully ready to resume the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) scheduled for…
Lift Twitter ban, Economic Summit Group pleads with Buhari
Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has urged the Federal Government to lift the suspension of Twitter, in the interest of…
My mum had schizophrenia: Iyabo Ojo reveals
Nollywood actress and entrepreneur, Iyabo Ojo said her mum had schizophrenia before she died last November.
Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon
Naomi Osaka has announced her withdrawal from Wimbledon to "take some personal time with friends and family".
Petrol subsidy: IMF expresses concern about Nigeria’s U-Turn
The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it was concerned by Nigeria's move to renew fuel subsidies and urged the…
Euro 2020: Kevin de Bruyne shines as Belgium beat Denmark
Belgium came back from behind to beat Denmark 2-1 in their Euro 2020 Group B encounter at the Parken stadium…
Kenneth Kaunda the weeping president: His life and times
Kenneth Kaunda, Zambia's founding president, who was not ashamed to weep in public, dies at 97, from pneumonia
Scores of students abducted by bandits in Birnin-Yauri
Bandits on Thursday afternoon struck at Federal Government College in Birnin- Yauri, in Kebbi state and abducted scores of students.
Russia approves bill to register Twitter, Google, Facebook, others
Duma, the lower house of the Russian legislature, passed in the third reading a draft law binding major foreign IT…
JUST IN: Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon, Tokyo Olympics
Spain's Rafa Nadal pulled out of Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in Tokyo in a shocking announcement on Thursday.
Pogba embarrasses Heinekens beer makers at press confab
France and Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has joined Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo in embarrassing another major sponsor of UEFA…
Nigerian Benard Okorhi jailed in U.S. over $10m fraud
Nigerian, Benard Emurhowhoariogho Okorhi has been sentenced to serve 75 months in U.S. federal prison for his role in an…
China sends 3 astronauts to space station
China on Thursday launched a spacecraft carrying three astronauts up to the core module of its new space station for…
Gani Adams in letter to UN, AU: Murderous Fulani herdsmen invade Yoruba space
The Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams has sent an alert to the United Nations, the African Union and…
Agbakoba submits 5 critical areas for amendment in 1999 constitution
Olisa Agbakoba, a senior advocate of Nigeria has sent a memorandum to the Senate Committee on the review of the…
Biden, Putin agree talks on cybersecurity, arms control
U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Wednesday to begin cybersecurity and arms control talks following…
How Atuche, Anyanwu looted Bank PHB: Justice Okunnu
Justice Lateefat Okunnu sentences Francis Atuche, a former Managing Director of the defunct Bank PHB (now Keystone Bank), to six…
Kickboxer Kamaru Usman gets rousing reception in Edo
World welterweight kickboxing champion Kamaru Usman on Wednesday received a rousing welcome at the airport in Benin.
JAMB releases result of Mock UTME
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the result of the mock 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME)…
3 killed in plane crash
Three persons were killed in a plane crash Wednesday at Kavumu airport in South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic…
INEC announces dates for Ekiti, Osun elections [Infographics]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced dates for both the Ekiti and Osun governorship elections.
7 die in a petrol tanker collision with commercial bus
Seven persons died in an explosion after a commercial bus collided with a petrol tanker at Ajilete on Idiroko road…
Buhari visiting Maiduguri tomorrow
President Muhammadu Buhari will visit Maiduguri on Thursday, Governor Babagana Zulum announced in a special broadcast to the people of…
China sending crewed mission to space
China will tomorrow send a crewed mission to space, who will establish its space station, Xinhua, its news agency reported…
Nigerians mock Adamu Garba after Instagram deleted account
Former presidential aspirant Adamu Garba is having it rough in the cyber world and some Nigerians are mocking him over…
It is obscene: a true reflection in three parts by Chimamanda
Novelist and feminist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie writes about her experience with a budding female Nigerian writer, that she mentored and…