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  President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed Saheed Aderinto, the US-based Nigerian professor, who won the Dan David history prize of $300,000. Aderinto, a professor of History and African Diaspora Studies at Florida International University, is the first Nigerian to win ...

  The Chief Executive Officer of Seplat Energy Plc, Roger Brown has stepped down following the order of a Federal High Court in Lagos. Brown is to stop parading himself as the CEO, pending the determination of a suit filed ...

  Tragedy struck in Owo, Ondo state, weekend, as a five-month-old baby and mother were reportedly killed by generator smoke they inhaled overnight. Reports had it that the family purchased the generator on Monday and it caused their death on ...

  Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has described the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as the hero of the just-concluded election. He said his active participation stopped the North from retaining power after President Muhammadu Buhari. Wike spoke during ...

  The Chief Imam of Nurul Yaqeen Jumma’at Mosque Life Camp, Abuja, Sheikh Yahya Al-Yolawi, on Friday called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release more redesigned naira notes as the months of Ramadan is fast approaching. Al-Yolawi ...

  The Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured the conviction and sentencing of 37 Internet fraudsters to various terms of imprisonment, fines, and community service. The convicts were prosecuted before Justices Mohammed Owolabi, Ladiran ...

  At least 35 people, who went on a fishing expedition, have been shot dead by Boko Haram fighters in Ngala Local Government Area of Borno State. Residents and families of the deceased said they were devastated by the attack ...

  A mother died from severe malnutrition after carrying an unborn fetus for around nine years inside her body. The woman, originally from the Congo, visited doctors in New York complaining of stomach cramps, indigestion and a gurgling sound after ...

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is making an arrangement to confer on President Muhammadu Buhari an award in recognition of his achievements in the defence and promotion of democracy as a system of government throughout the ...

  Pope Francis has said that he may step down if he becomes too tired to continue in the role. Asked by Italian media what would lead the him to resign, the Pope, 86, warned of ‘a fatigue that makes ...

  A deadly shooting erupted at a Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall in the German city of Hamburg on Thursday evening, leaving several dead as police said they believed the attacker had acted alone. Authorities have yet to give an official ...

  The Ondo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, on Thursday, arraigned a man, Samuel Oni, before a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Akure, for allegedly defrauding a s3x worker, Blessing Olaitan, of N120,000. During the proceeding, ...

  Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu says the same faith ticket featuring two Muslims, Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, as presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress caused the party’s defeat in the state in the February 25 presidential election. ...

  A British Airways flight attendant was allegedly r3ped in her hotel room during a stopover in Barbados, MailOnline reveals. The woman had spent the evening drinking with crew members on the Caribbean island when a man who she knew ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given reasons it postponed the governorship election by one week. The exercise, which was initially scheduled for this Saturday, will now take place on March 18. The National Commissioner & Chairman Information ...

  The assistant director, Nigerian Army Public Relations, Calabar, Captain Dorcas Oluwatope Aluko has confirmed that they have rescued Prof Gertrude Njar, the commissioner for women affairs in Cross River State. Prof. Njar was kidnapped by men who were dressed ...

  An outbreak of diphtheria infection has claimed 61 lives in Kano State as of March 2, 2023. The Kano State Case Manager, Dr Salma Suwaid, disclosed this on Monday at a webinar organised by the Nigeria Centre for Disease ...

  Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS) on Monday formally launched its presence on various Social Media platforms. The service, in a terse statement, explained that the development became imperative to enhance engagement with citizens in the ...

  Few days to Saturday’s election, the Ebonyi State Police Command has declared the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Prof Bernard Odoh, wanted in connection with the murder of the traditional ruler of Omege Umuezokoha in ...

  Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, had a post-election press conference with the media on Thursday, 2nd March 2023. This was the first speech by Peter Obi since Saturday’s election and Wednesday’s announcement ...

  Akin Alabi has continued to enjoy his political seeds. The lawmaker who has just been re-elected for a second term in office representing the Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal constituency in the House of Representatives, this afternoon met with hundreds of ...

  The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure has dissolved the party’s State Executive Council in Rivers State for alleged anti-party activities and corruption in the management of party’s funds. Abure, in a statement on Tuesday, said the ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed the name of the embattled leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, from the list of election winners. This comes after the electoral body declared him as the winner ...

  A former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olabode George, has condemned the reported threat against voters of Igbo extration in Lagos. Speaking at a press conference in Lagos on Monday, George expressed displeasure at the audacity ...

  The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed 12 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to defend the mandate of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu in the just concluded polls. Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes in 12 of Nigeria’s 36 states, almost ...