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Two Nigerian soldiers, Corporal Hannah Reuben and Lance Corporal Ojolaide Esther, won gold and silver medals respectively at the ongoing 36th World Military Wrestling Championship in Azerbaijan. The Director…
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority says it has launched an investigation following reports that a plane due to land in the federal capital, Abuja, landed more than 450km (280…
The private Catholic-run Godfrey Okoye University (GOUNI) in south-eastern Nigeria’s Enugu state has received court approval to conduct a mass burial of 33 bodies abandoned at the mortuary of…
From churning out memorable projects, clinching international awards, collaborating with influential global artistes, and performing on world stages, Nigerian artistes have continued to impact the world with their art.…
The National Emergency Management Agency on Monday said it has welcomed an additional group of 99 stranded Nigerians from Niger Republic. According to a press statement issued by NEMA’s…
The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence sitting in Ikeja on Tuesday sentenced the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Doctor Olufemi Olaleye, to life imprisonment for…
The International Organisation for Migration has successfully brought back 108 stranded Nigerians from Niger Republic. This was disclosed in a post on the official X handle of the National…
A Nigerian student, identified only as Ikem, was allegedly brutally murdered by a group of Chinese in the Republic of Philipines. An ally to the deceased, identified as Michael…
Some popular Nigerian celebrities attended the funeral ceremony of the mother of the afrobeat star, Ayodeji Balogun, aka Wizkid, in Lagos. Some of the celebrities present at the funeral…
Holders Senegal have drawn Cameroon in the group stage of the delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast next year. At a star-studded ceremony in Abidjan on…
A police officer in Nigeria has been sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of Lagos-based lawyer Bolanle Raheem. A Lagos State High Court judge found Drambi Vandi…
A former Nigerian oil minister has appeared in court in London after being charged with receiving bribes in exchange for multi-million- dollar oil and gas contracts. Diezani Alison-Madueke was Nigeria’s…
President Bola Tinubu on Sunday delivered his second nationwide broadcast since his inauguration. This time, it was in commemoration of Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Anniversary. Tinubu in the broadcast reinstated…
Google has joined in the celebration of Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day today, October 1, with a doodle. The doodle, a Google logo, is illustrated with the country’s green and white…
The Delta State Police Command rescued four victims on Tuesday, who were kidnapped while on transit along Abraka-Eku expressway by Orerokpe Bridge. This was disclosed in a statement on…
•Police block entrance to Court of Appeal, warn politicians against violence •Five justices decide Atiku, Obi’s petitions today, security agents patrol Abuja There was heavy security deployment at the…
At least, three persons comprising passengers and drivers of two vehicles escaped death when a cement-loaded truck belonging to Dangote Group rammed into a taxi in the Panseke area of…
The Nigerian Army, on Thursday, August 24, said its men have destroyed a massive illegal refinery in Delta State. The disclosure was made by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.…
Niger’s military junta has cut ties with Nigeria, Togo, the US and France following failed talks with a delegation from the regional bloc, Ecowas, that were aimed at resolving the…
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has fleshed out the details of a raft of measures to tackle the rising cost of living, which has prompted civil unrest and looting. In a…
