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Trump asks U.S. judge to force Twitter to restore his account
Former president Donald Trump has asked a judge to force Twitter to restore his account, which the company suspended in January following...
Six days after, abducted Air Force General, Smith, set free
After six days in the kidnappers den, retired Air Vice Marshal Sikiru Oladimeji Smith has regained his freedom. Smith, a cousin to...
61st Independence anniversary broadcast: Buhari pins terrorism, secession sponsorship charge on NASS member, high profile Nigerians
…says Nigeria’s unity is not negotiable By Ajuma Edwina Ameh As Nigerians commemorate the 61st independence anniversary, President Muhammadu Buhari...
Nigeria’s 61st Independence Day: Protesters take to the streets of Abuja with “Buhari-Must-Go” placards
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Protesters took to the streets of Abuja, the nation’s capital, in the early hours of Friday, Nigeria’s 61st...
Former France President Sarkozy sentenced to one year in detention after illegal campaign funds verdict
Former France president Nicolas Sarkozy has been handed a one-year prison term after being found guilty of illegal campaign financing of his...
Emirates extends suspension of Nigerian flights to Oct 10
Emirates flights to and from Nigeria will remain suspended until October 10, 2021. Passenger services between the UAE and Nigeria have been...
Manny Pacquiao retires from boxing at 42
Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is officially hanging up his gloves. The eight-division world champion and Philippines senator on Wednesday announced his retirement...
Terrible tragedy! Widower of late Information Minister, Prof. Dora Akunyili, killed
Prowling gunmen have again wreak havoc in Anambra State following the assassination of Dr Chike Akunyili, the widower of former Information Minister,...
Several people roasted, several houses razed as two petrol tankers collide, explode in Rivers
By Ajuma Edwina Ameh Unspecified number of people have been reported roasted in an inferno caused by two petrol tankers that collided...
Kidnappers invade Lagos, abduct retired Air Vice Marshal
Lagos which prides itself as a secure state, recorded its first high-profile kidnapping on Tuesday following the abduction of retired Air...
Nigeria’s Supreme Court loses another jurist, Samuel Oseji, within seven months
A Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Samuel Chukwudumebi Oseji, has passed on. The jurist, who breathed his last on Tuesday...
Priest accused of stealing over $100,000 from church to buy drugs for sex parties
An Italian priest has been put under house arrest amid accusations that he stole nearly $120,000 from a church to pay for drugs...
I will fight Anthony Joshua again, Oleksandr Usyk vows
The Newly crowned IBF/WBA/WBO heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk says he’s ready and willing to give dethroned champ Anthony Joshua a rematch any...
President Buhari Departs New York After 76th session of UN General Assembly
After participating in the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), President Muhammadu Buhari has left New York for Abuja....
Myriad of CBN’s policy and programme intervention: Stakeholders, industry watchers excited, laud apex bank’s leadership
List achievements as getting Nigeria to exit recession faster than developed economies of the world, banning banks, others from facilitating trading and...
COVID-19 variants are getting more airborne, making them more contagious – New Study
A new University of Maryland study suggests that successive strains to the novel coronavirus are becoming more transmittable through the air. Back in...
