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COVID-19 spikes in Kaduna, Lagos in no show

Kaduna State posted its highest COVID-19 cases on Friday, taking over from Lagos, which surprisingly reported no case in the…
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Trump breaks silence as impeachment trial delayed

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has spoken 48 hours after he left office, hinting that he'll be back on the…

Access to frozen loot: The Abachas bite the dust again

The Supreme Court has refused the request by Alhaji Ali Abacha, a brother to the late Sani Abacha, to unfreeze…

Sunday Igboho to Makinde: I dare you to arrest me

Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho has dared Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde to arrest him for…
Sunday Igboho

Anger in Yorubaland over Fulani herdsmen menace

Killings, kidnappings linked with herdsmen in Yoruba heartland are triggering a cauldron of emotions that may lead to inter-ethnic strife…
Sunday Igboho

Fulani herdsmen must leave Ibarapa now: Sunday Igboho

Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, known as Sunday Igboho surfaced at Igangan, Ibarapa North Local Government Area of Oyo State on…
Nigeria records eight COVID-19 deaths

196 Nigerians are dead from COVID-19 in 21 days

Rampaging COVID-19 has killed 196 Nigerians in the last 21 days, figures from the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC,…

Adesina defends Buhari: ‘Why the pigeons didn’t fly’

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina has come to the defence of President Muhammadu Buhari…

JUST IN: Boko Haram terrorists regroup near Abuja FCT

Abdullahi Sule, governor of Nasarawa State, which abuts Abuja, the Federal capital has raised an alarm over the regrouping of…

Osogbo Yahoo Yahoo headquarters? 11 new suspects held, 132 nabbed since June 2019

Is Osogbo, capital of Osun the headquarters of Yahoo Yahoo Boys outside of Lagos? Question arises with 11 suspects arrested,…
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Blasphemy: Reprieve for Kano man Sharif sentenced to death by Sharia court

Kano-based singer Yahaya Aminu Sharif was saved from the gallows by the Appeal Court on Thursday, over a death sentence…
Guinea not coming to Tokyo Olympic Games

2021 Tokyo Olympics cancelled: Reports

Japan's government has privately concluded the Tokyo Olympics will have to be cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Times…
COVID-19 cases soar in Nigeria

Nigeria sets new COVID-19 record, posts highest cases in single day

Nigeria posted its highest COVID-19 cases in a single day on Thursday, ramping up almost 2,000 infections.

2014 Confab would have addressed divisive politics, growing agitation – Jonathan

Former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has thrown more light on why he convened the 2014 National Conference, stressing that…

Breaking: Ex-IGP Gambo Jimeta is dead, Buhari mourns

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the death of Muhammadu Gambo Jimeta, a one-time Inspector General of Police.
ECOWAS, Nigeria condemn Guinea coup d’état

Breaking: Ghanaian president Akufo-Addo scraps 8 ministries, 41 ministerial posts

Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will scrap eight ministries and 41 ministerial positions in his new cabinet, said a…

JUST IN: Buhari orders immediate response to rising bandits attack in Zamfara

President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered for an immediate response to rising cases of bandit attacks on communities in Zamfara State.

Doyin Okupe’s son confirms he is gay

Bolu Okupe, the son of former presidential aide Doyin Okupe, has confirmed that he is gay.
New Zealand links 26-year-old man's death to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

Nigeria to get first 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines in February

Nigeria will now get its first 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines in February, according to Dr. Faisal Shuaib, National Primary Health Care…

Biden invites Nigerian family to White House in a surprise phone call [Video]

A US-based Nigerian family from Ibadan, Oyo state has been invited to the White House by new US President Joe…

JUST IN: Buhari re-appoints Hadiza Usman as NPA MD

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), for…

I nearly died: Rep Akande-Sadipe recounts COVID-19 ordeal

Tolulope Akande-Sadipe K, the member of the House of Representatives from Oluyole Federal Constituency nearly succumbed to COVID-19 complications. But…
Ihekweazu: covid-19 cases shrinking

Another 14 Nigerians die of COVID-19, infections hit 114,691

Nigeria's COVID-19 death toll increased to 1,478 Wednesday, with new 14 deaths, the fifth successive day, since 16 January that…
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Trump was a monster president, I won’t re-apply for Green Card – Soyinka

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka says he is happy that Joe Biden has assumed the president of the United State,…

Biden trashes Trump policies with 17 EOs on Day One

US President Joe Biden has signed a slew of 17 executive orders in his first hours in office, scrapping several…

Important announcement: MNOs confirm NIN registration extension

The mobile network operators (MNOs) today confirmed the extension of the deadline for the syncing of SIM cards with the…

Buhari approves new deal for Nigerian teachers

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a new deal for Nigerian teachers via a package of incentives approved today by the…

Anchor University Deputy VC, Fatokun released after ransom paid

Kidnapped Deputy Vice Chancellor of Anchor University, Lagos, Prof. Johnson Fatokun has been released by his abductors.

Nigeria looking forward to working with Biden, Harris – Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is looking forward to working with new US President, Joe Biden and the Vice President,…
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We must end this uncivil war (Full text of President Biden’s inaugural speech)

We must end this uncivil war that pits red against blue, rural versus urban, conservative versus liberal. We can do…