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A 71-year-old African American woman, Yvonne Spann Sowers, from Charleston, South Carolina, has proudly graduated from college at the same time as her daughter, Eyamba Speaking about her graduation, she told ABC News 4, “I always had a yearning to ...

  Zenith Bank appoints Adaora Umeoji as first female CEO Zenith Bank Plc has announced the foremost banker, Dr. Adaora Umeoji as its new Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. This appointment was disclosed on Tuesday, in a statement ...

The Rivers State Police Command said its men have arrested a notorious cultist allegedly involved in a series of killings and armed robbery within the Diobu axis of Port Harcourt and other parts of the state The police said the ...

APC Ondo guber forms at N50m The All Progressives Congress, APC, has pegged the price for the Expression of Interest and Nomination forms for the Ondo governorship election scheduled for November 16, 2024, at N10 million and N40 million. This ...

A bus carrying students from a top Kenyan university collided with a truck on a busy highway after skidding in heavy rain, killing 11 of them and injuring 42 seriously, police said The accident occurred at 5:50 pm (2:50 GMT) ...

Officers of the Akwa Ibom Police Command have arrested a self-kidnap suspect, Imaobong Sampson, and her boyfriend, Beltus Ebong, in Mbierebe Obio village, Ibesikpo Asutan Area of the state This was disclosed by the spokesperson for the state police command, ...

A Nigerian woman who base in the UK with her husband is heartbroken as he impregnates the tenant meant to look after their daughter amidst the high cost of daycare. According to an X user @Chief_Lukas who shared the story online, ...

The Defence headquarters made known the identities of the Nigerian Army Battalion Commander, two Majors, one Captain and 12 soldiers killed by attackers in Okuoma community on March 14, 2024 Their names and pictures were shared on the X account ...

South Africa’s rand weakened in early trade on Monday, at the start of a week that will include South African inflation figures and several major central bank rate decisions The rand traded at 18.8000 against the U.S. dollar, about 0.3% ...

Man k!lls grandmother with machete to steal her N16,750 Man k!lls grandmother with machete to steal her N16,750 A man simply identified as Nkereuwem Umoren Ekpo, has been arrested by the Akwa Ibom State Police Command for brutally attacking his ...

Top eye surgeons are warning that soaring numbers of children are in danger of going blind because of too much time staring at mobile phones and too little time outside Allowing children stare at phones for too much is a ...

Paramedic has a heart attack while treating patient with the same emergency Paramedic has a heart attack A paramedic who had a heart attack while on a 999 call has been reunited with the woman he was treating for the ...

Veteran Nollywood actor, Amaechi Muonagor is sick and in need of money Amaechi Muonagor needs a kidney transplant; begs for financial support The actor has called on Nigerians to assist him financially to carry out a kidney transplant in India. In a ...

Senate condemns killing of Soldiers in Delta Senate condemns killing of Soldiers in Delta The Senate has condemned in very strong terms, Thursday’s killing of 16 officers and men of the 181 Amphibious Battalion at Okuama in Ughelli South Local ...

Nearly a billion people will be eligible to vote in India’s general elections, to be held over almost seven weeks from April 19, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi will seek a record-equalling third straight term The elections for 543 seats ...

Polaris Bank IWD Webinar: Guest Speakers Advocate Empowering Opportunities for Women. …as CEO, Kayode Lawal highlights the indispensable contributions of women to societal progress, economic development.   Lagos, Nigeria: March 18, 2024 – Polaris Bank’s International Women’s Day (IWD) webinar themed: ...

A labourer, Abdullahi Garba, 36, was on Monday docked in a Sharia Court in Kano State for allegedly stealing an amplifier worth N80,000 from a mosque Garba, who resides in Kawon Lambu Hotoro, Nasarawa Local Government in Kano, was charged ...

A dump site fire has razed a Sokoto market Dump site fire razes sokoto market, brand new motorcycles goneA section of Sokoto central market where motorcycles are sold has been razed by fire. It was learnt that the fire, which ...

A man has been accused of ra.ping a girl who looks like a teenager inside a bush In the video, the man and the girl are seen coming out of the bush, with the girl appearing to be in tears. ...

The village of Riruwai in Lame District of Bauchi Emirate, Toro LGA of Bauchi State, has been plunged into mourning following the tragic abduction and murder of its traditional ruler, Alhaji Garba Badamasi Reports indicate that on Friday, 15th March ...

  A real estate company, Pelican Valley Nigeria Limited, has installed industrial solar streetlights in all its estates in Ogun State. The Chief Executive Officer of Pelican Valley Nigeria Ltd, Dr Babatunde Adeyemo, in a statement, disclosed that at least ...

The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) have directed their members to begin a seven-day warning strike today The action was taken by the Joint Action Committee (JAC) ...

Nigerians may soon be importing yam for local consumption from China, the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), Ernest Umakihe, has said Umakihe stated this while speaking at a stakeholders workshop on repositioning yam as an ...

A hair stylist, Josephine Odunu (20), and a despatch rider, Edesemi Ikporo (30), have been arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for selling drugged chin-chin to students and at social parties in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State Director of ...

A Delta state woman has slumped and died while singing praises in church The woman identified as Imade reportedly collapsed and died while singing on the altar at Living Messiah Church in Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area of Delta ...