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Tyrese’s 10-Year-Old Daughter Allowed To Testify In Child Abuse Case

Tyrese Gibson’s 10-year-old daughter will be allowed to testify about child abuse allegations filed against him by her mother, reports The Blast. Norma...

To address secessionists, Nigeria must decentralize power

Opinion By Remi Adekoya More than half a century after it gained independence from Britain, Nigeria is in crisis. Africa’s most populous country...

NNPC to Reinvigorate Exploratory Activities in Seven Inland Basins

… As Gov. Gaidam Applauds Baru on Reforms As part of strategies to shore up the nation’s reserve base, the Nigerian National Petroleum...

Female participation has grown 36% from 24% in 2015 – Vir, TEF boss

.As foundation invests $10m in funding in 2 years By Enianke Adebayo Female participation at the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) Entrepreneurship Programme has...

Nigeria 84th on global hunger index, trails Cameroon, Senegal

[dropcap]G[/dropcap]lobal hunger has fallen more than a quarter since 2000, but conflict and climate shocks are beginning to reverse these gains, an annual...

World Bank Report: Over 20,000 girls married off illegally each day

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t least 20,000 girls around the world are married off illegally each day, with child marriage often deeply rooted in tradition despite being...

Emirates flight diverted after child passenger dies

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] Munich-bound flight from Dubai had to make an emergency landing after a child passenger onboard died, Per Second News gathered. The plane...

Count Me Out: Osinbajo refuses to be considered for 2019 presidential bid

[dropcap]V[/dropcap]ice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday said he had not given any thought to contesting the country’s next presidential election in 2019.  ...

Guinness announces exciting partnership with football legend Thierry Henry

In a thrilling first for football fans across Africa, Guinness is announcing a major new partnership with legendary footballer, Thierry Henry; an international...

Lionel Richie Concerned With His Daughter’s Relationship With Scott Disick

The former frontman for The Commodores said he is “in shock,” to put it mildly. “I’m scared to death, are you kidding me?...

Dickson, Wike Truce And Jonathan’s Leadership Failure

By Dr. Cletusakwaya Last week delivered drama aplenty in the country. There were very interesting and, occasionally, distressing news items. We had the...

UBA kicks off 4th annual essay competition

UBA Foundation, the corporate social responsibility arm of the United Bank for Africa Plc, is calling on all Senior High School students in...

Osinbajo to deliver address at FT Africa summit in London

PRESS RELEASE: Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, will be delivering the keynote address at this year’s Africa Summit, themed “What Makes Africa Work”...

Buhari appoints FERMA board members

  President Muhammadu Buhari approved the appointments of the members of the board. Mr. Tunde Lemo, former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of...

13 pictures of amazing bromance between President Buhari and Vice Osinbajo

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n December 17, 2014, after days of marathon meetings and horse-trading, Muhammadu Buhari introduced Prof Yemi Osinbajo as his running mate for the...

Neymar wants Sanchez at PSG

Paris Saint-Germain hope to sneak ahead of Manchester City in the race for Alexis Sanchez in order to fulfill a promise to Neymar,...