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Danladi Lawali: arrested for killing his wife in Niger state

Metro

Niger man Danladi Lawali kills wife over pap argument

By Aminu Garko/Minna The Police Command in Niger has arrested one Danladi Lawali for killing his wife in Rafi Local…
Earthquake: France offers first aid to Morocco

News

Macron shuts schools as France set for another lockdown

French President Emmanuel Macron has ordered schools closed for three weeks as France moves into another lockdown for the third…
Trump

World News

Facebook, Instagram block Donald Trump again

Facebook and Instagram have removed Donald Trump's interview with his daughter-in-law Lara, in which he made a series of false…
aborted coup in Niger ahead of Swearing-in of Mohamed Bazoum

Headlines, World News

Updated: Aborted coup in Niger, soldiers arrested

Agency Report An attempted coup in Niger on Wednesday has been aborted, with many soldiers arrested, according to sources. The…
El-Zakzaky and wife Zeenah: File N4 billion suit against DSS, AGF

News

Trial of El-Zakzaky: Prosecution closes case, asks for sentencing

Mr Dari Bayero, lead counsel in the “secret trial” of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife Zeenat, on Wednesday prayed…
Adesola Adeduntan CEO First Bank speaks at First Gem annual conference

Business

First Bank gives out N58b loan to 81K female entrepreneurs

By Chinyere Joel-Nwokeoma/Lagos First Bank of Nigeria said that it disbursed loans worth N58 billion to over 81,000 female entrepreneurs…
coronavirus

World News

Coronavirus origin: China replies U.S., 13 other countries

China on Wednesday disproved a joint statement made by the U.S. and 13 other countries expressing “concerns” over the World…
FEC mourns Olowoporoku, Umar Baba

News

FEC mourns Olowoporoku, Umaru Baba

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), on Wednesday, observed a minute silence in honour of two former ministers, Sen. Bode Olowoporoku…
Governor Umahi

Headlines, News

AK 47-wielding herdsmen massacre 15 villagers in Ebonyi

Herdsmen wielding AK 47 rifles have massacred no fewer than 15 villagers in Ebonyi state, burning also motorcycles belonging to…
New Zealand links 26-year-old man's death to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

World News

Pfizer, BioNTech say COVID-19 vaccine safe in adolescents

Pfizer Inc and BioNTech SE will sooner seek U.S. emergency use authorisation to inoculate children aged between 12 and 15…
VP Yemi Osinbajo presides at FEC

Headlines

Photos: In Buhari’s absence Osinbajo takes charge of FEC

The weekly Federal Executive Council meeting is taking place in Abuja with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo presiding, in the absence…
Buhari lands in London

Headlines, News

Video: Buhari lands in London, no official UK reception

President Muhammadu Buhari has now arrived safe in London, according to a video posted by New media aide, Bashir Ahmad.
Archbishop Matthew Ndagoso of Kaduna Diocese: his priest Anthony Dawah kidnapped

News

Reverend Father Dawah kidnapped in Kaduna

Reverend Father Anthony Dawah of the Catholic church in Kaduna has been kidnapped by gunmen, the latest kidnapping of a…
Access Bank CEO Wigwe, wife, son die in Copter crash in California

Business

Access Bank buys South Africa’s Grobank for $60m

Nigeria's Access Bank buys controlling stake in South Africa's Grobank for around $60 million, becoming Nigeria's first bank in South…
General Lucky Irabor, Nigeria's chief of defence staff: a new idea to end Boko Haram war

News, Opinion

View from USA: How Nigeria can end Boko Haram war without fighting

A fresh idea from USA on how Nigeria's military authorities can end the 12 year-old Boko Haram war and the…
2 U.S. Capitol police officers sue Trump

World News

The inciter-in-chief: 2 U.S. Capitol police officers sue Donald Trump

Two U.S. Capitol police officers have sued former President Donald Trump, accusing him of inciting the mob that caused them…
Tony Hernandez

World News

Tony Hernandez brother of Honduran President jailed for life in US

Tony Hernandez, brother of Honduran President was sentenced to life in prison by a New York judge Tuesday for large-scale…
Chairman Code of Conduct Tribunal Justice Danladi-Umar

Headlines, Metro

Banex Fracas: Shameful statement by CCT chair Danladi Umar

An attempt by Mr. Danladi Umar, chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal to explain his role in the fracas…
Former governor of Niger State, Muazu Aliyu Babangida paid three ghost firms

News, Top Stories

Ghost firms receive N1.7 billion from Babangida Aliyu

Auditors could not trace the addresses of contractors that received about N1.7bn from the Muazu Babangida Aliyu government in Niger…
Bola Tinubu’s first step as president-elect in his acceptance speech gave away his bent and predisposition to bringing Nigerians together.

Opinion

Only Nigerians, no pure-breed Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo

A majority of Nigerians only desire a better nation, not a divided one; a plebiscite or referendum will show this
Nigerians not ready for Peter Obi, maybe in 2031 - Babangida Aliyu

News

Babangida booted out of PDP for anti-party

By Obinna Unaeze/Minna A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Chanchaga Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger has…
Lagos EndSARS judicial panel

Metro

Lagos gives #EndSARS panel more time

Lagos State Judicial Panel on Restitution For Victims of SARS Related Abuses or #EndSARS panel has been given 3 months…
the 10 finalists in the 2020 Africa's Business Heroes competition

Business

How to apply for the $1.5m Africa’s Business Heroes award

Applications for the $1.5 million “Africa’s Business Heroes” (ABH) prize competition have opened, the Jack Ma Foundation said in a…
buhari at the meeting with security chiefs

Headlines, News

Buhari to security chiefs: Crush bandits, kidnappers, their collaborators

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security chiefs to identify and crush heads of bandits, kidnappers and their local collaborators.
SABC sacks 621 workers

World News

SABC retrenches 621 workers

South Africa Broadcasting Corporation(SABC) is set to lay off 621 employees, in line with plans to make it a viable…
Queen Jonathan, queen of internet scams

Headlines, Metro, Top Stories

EFCC arrests Queen Jonathan queen of internet scams

Queen Jonathan, the queen of internet scams has been arrested by the operatives of the Benin Zonal Office of the…
President Buhari at the meeting with service chiefs

Headlines

Buhari meets military service chiefs before London trip

President Muhammadu Buhari met with Nigeria's military service chiefs on Tuesday, before embarking on the two-week medical trip to London.
Naira strengthens further at official FX market

Fact Check, News

Fact Check: Did Buhari promise to make N1 equal $1?

Media adviser Femi Adesina denies Buhari administration made the promise to make Naira at par with Dollar. Did Buhari ever…
An empty COVID-19 isolation centre in Lagos

News

COVID-19 fades out from Nigeria, new cases fall to record low

The NCDC reported only 48 cases of COVID-19 from 8 states on Monday, one more indication that the virus may…
Derek Chauvin and George Floyd

World News

George Floyd: Trial of white cop Derek Chauvin begins

The trial of former Minneapolis policeman Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd has opened, with a prosecutor telling…
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