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Tragedy hits Lagos coastal town of Badagry as eight children allegedly suffocate inside abandoned car

  Badagry, a coastal town in Lagos State, was enveloped by grief on Sunday as the lifeless bodies of eight children were evacuated...

Dowen College

Dowen College: I will not bury my son until I get justice — grieving father

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh   The father of Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, the deceased student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, who was allegedly...

CBN’s Emefiele is changing Nigeria’s Agric growth story

  By Stella Igwe-Adesoga   It was not out of caprice that President Muhammadu Buhari reappointed Dr Godwin Emefiele, in May 2019, to...

Omicron COVID-19 variant

Omicron: UK re-introduces pre-departure tests for all arrivals, adds Nigeria to travel red list

    In its desperate bid to curtail the spread of the new COVID-19 Omicron variant UK announced that all international arrivals to...

Former DPR boss, Auwalu, busted for multi-million dollar fraud, returns huge sums of money

  Following an audit team’s report exposing fraud, bookkeeping deficiencies, and abuse of office, Engr. Sarki Auwalu, a former boss of the Department...

WHO says no deaths reported from Omicron yet as variant spreads to 38 countries

The World Health Organisation said on Friday the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has now been detected in 38 countries around the world....

Ex-Ekiti Gov. Fayose rearraigned in Lagos, faces 11- count amended charge

  A former Ekiti Governor Ayodele Fayose was on Thursday rearraigned before a Federal High Court in Lagos on an 11- count amended...

Give Nnamdi Kanu maximum comfort in detention, court orders DSS

By Ajuma Edwina Ameh A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Department of State Services (DSS) to allow the leader of...

Omicron variant now detected in 23 countries, alerts WHO

With at least 23 countries reporting cases of the new Omicron variant, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says every country should take it...

UBA Group Dominates 2021 Banker Awards, Wins African Bank of the Year

Africa’s global bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has again reaffirmed its leadership position across Africa with the latest recognition bank as...

Inequality Against Africa Will Hinder Fight Against COVID — FG 

  Nigeria has warned that lack of vaccination by developing countries will provide a fertile ground for the Covid-19 virus to mutate, thus...

Cyril Ramaphosa

COVID-19 Omicron variant: Travel bans harsh, unfair, says South African President, holds talks with Buhari

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has thanked the leaders of Nigeria, Cote D’Ivoire, Ghana and Senegal for expressing...

False information: Anambra Governor-elect, Prof. Soludo, N2m richer as court orders plaintiffs to pay fine

    Another round of court victory made the day of Anambra Governor-elect, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, and his deputy, Onyeka Ibezim as a...

Omicron: Canada slams travel ban on Nigeria, 9 other African countries

  By Ajuma Edwina Ameh In a bid to curtail the spread of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the Canadian authorities have issued a...

Breaking: Nigeria confirms two cases of Omicron variant

    By Ajuma Edwina Ameh The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed the first case of the Omicron variant of...