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Chioma-mania in Nigeria’s southwest, Fakorede hooks his own
By Abankula Southwest Nigeria appears gripped by a Chioma-mania of some sort as another Chioma emerges in a new love…
Jihadists trap 180 in Mozambique hotel, $20b gas project at risk
More than 180 people including foreign workers are trapped by Jihadists inside a hotel in the northern Mozambique town of…
Delicacy seller Zainab Mai-Masa wins Kaduna micro business tax award
A delicacy seller in Kaduna, Hajiya Zainab Mai-Masa, was the surprise winner Friday of the 2020 Micro Business Tax Award.
3 deaths, 113 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria
By Abujah Racheal The NCDC has confirmed 113 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria, bringing the cumulative infections to 162,388.…
Norway extends pause on AstraZeneca vaccine
Agency Report Health authorities in Norway remain cautious about the AstraZeneca vaccine and are holding off reinstatement for another three…
U.S. issues subtle warning to African migrants
The U.S. Department of State has delivered a subtle warning to would-be irregular African migrants, who may be drawing inspiration…
Trump claims U.S. Capitol rioters peaceful, ‘hugging, kissing police”
Former U.S. President Trump has offered some revisionist perspective about the Capitol rioters he incited, claiming they posed zero threat
Widow Funmilola Osalusi freed by kidnappers in Ado Ekiti
Funmilola Osalusi, widow of former Ekiti State Surveyor-General, who was abducted last Saturday, has regained her freedom.
Conference of Speakers holds today in Bauchi
The Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures in Nigeria, will hold today in Bauchi, capital of Bauchi, with Governor Bala…
Britain approves 20 second COVID-19 Virolens test
A 20-second COVID-19 Virolens test will launch in Britain after regulators accepted its registration, the product’s distributor said on Friday.
Fox News sued over fake U.S. election reports
Fox News has been slammed with a $1.6billion defamation suit by Dominion Voting Systems, which accused it of peddling false…
Civil rights groups sue US state of Georgia over voting restrictions
A coalition of civil rights groups has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the sweeping new voting restrictions passed by state…
Makinde launches loading point for Okada riders, not thinking of ban
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State said his administration has no plan to ban commercial motorcyclists, known as Okada, in…
Akpabio breaks silence: Prof. Ogban jailed for rigging for PDP
Senator Godswill Akpabio says jailed Professor Peter Ogban, colluded with Akwa Ibom INEC resident electoral commissioner and the PDP.
Northern Elders to Buhari: Think out of the box now
President Muhammadu Buhari must step up his leadership of Nigeria, by coming up with fresh solutions to the unprecedented challenges…
Uche Nigeria’s Keanu Reeves, mum arrested for N50m online scam
Operatives of the EFCC in Lagos have arrested Ibeh Theophilus Uche, a.k.a Keanu Reeves and his mother for their alleged…
Breaking: N165 petrol price stays for now, says NNPC
NNPC said it will sustain its current N162-N165 petrol price until the conclusion of talks with labour and other stakeholders.
Era of Awoof money over in Oyo: Governor Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde has said that his administration will continue to block all the loopholes in government to prevent wastage…
Inspector Rabo rewarded after rejecting N1m bribe, arresting giver
The Consumer Protection Council has rewarded a diligent police officer, Inspector Garba Saleh Rabo, who rejected a N1million bribe from…
NDLEA files drug trafficking charge against minor
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Friday charged a 17 year-old, a minor with drug trafficking,
32 dead, 66 injured in ghastly train crash
Thirty-two people died and 66 were injured in a ghastly train crash in Sohag, southern Egypt, according to the health…
Akande-Sadipe hails Olukotun, Soboyejo new members of US-based NAE
Two Nigerian-Americans, Oyekunle Olukotun and Oluwole Soboyejo, now members of National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in the US, received plaudits…
UI sets date for post-UTME screening
University of Ibadan will commence its post-UTME screening for registered candidates on April 6, the registrar Olubunmi Faluyi said.
Results of Brexit trickling in for Britain: They are catastrophic
With Brexit, Britain has wilfully made itself the economic equivalent of a banana republic. Not metaphorically, but literally.
U.S. Senate confirms Wally Adeyemo as deputy treasury secretary
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Adewale Wally Adeyemo as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, making him the first Nigerian-American to…
Gambia, Comoros, Gabon, Egypt, Ghana qualify for AFCON Cameroon 2021
Gambia’s Scorpions and Comoros have qualified for the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON Cameroon 2021 for the first time ever.
Colorado gunman Ahmad Al Issa to undergo psychiatric test
Ahmad Al Issa, the 21-year-old man accused of killing 10 people at King Soopers supermarket in Boulder, Colorado, will go…
Tanzanian ex-leader Magufuli to be buried today
All is set for the burial of former Tanzania president, Dr John Pombe Magufuli, at his ancestral home town of…
Kyari bombshell: Cost of petrol N234 per litre
Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC, Mele Kyari says the actual cost of a litre of petrol…
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