The Nigerian ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki, has died at the age of 63. His death was announced in a statement signed by his children. It was said that the former minister passed away “surrounded by his family” on Thursday, December 15. “It is with heavy hearts and profound gratitude to Almighty Allah that we […]
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About 300 entrepreneurs, investors, and celebrities took part in the opening reception for the US-Africa Leaders Summit, the investment-focused “Innovators Gathering”, honoring the influx of two-way investment and trade opportunities set to be announced at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. The Innovators Gathering: Investing in U.S.-Africa Cultural and Economic Ties was hosted on December 12 by […]
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An investigative report by Reuters has accused Nigerian Army of killing children fathered by insurgents. In the investigation published on Monday, Reuters reported that top army commanders allegedly ordered soldiers to “delete” children born to insurgents. According to the report, the directive was issued “because the children were assumed to be collaborating with militants in Boko […]
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Lionel Messi’s quest for a World Cup triumph is just one step from completion after he inspired Argentina to a 3-0 win over Croatia on Tuesday. The victory secured their place in the final. Croatia had proven stern opposition when eliminating Brazil in the previous round, but they crashed out at Lusail Stadium as Argentina […]
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Outspoken Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared that he has no issue with Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate. The governor spoke on Tuesday when political associates and Rivers elders visited him at his residence to celebrate his 65th birthday. “I have no problem with the presidential candidate. All I am saying […]
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One half of the famous Nigerian music duo, P-Square, Paul Okoye, popularly known as Rude Boy has taken to his Instagram page to declare and show off his love for his 22-year-old girlfriend, Ivy Ifeoma. The singer took to his Instagram page, to publicly show off his new girlfriend, mentioning her Instagram handle while gushing […]
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Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez was the hero after saving penalties from Virgil van Dijk and Steven Berghuis before Lautaro Martinez scored the winning spot kick to secure them a 4-3 shootout win over the Netherlands on Friday after their World Cup quarter-final finished 2-2 after 120 minutes. In a scrappy half-hour of extra time with […]
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A middle-aged man, identified simply as Ezekiel, was electrocuted while trying to steal a high-tension wire in the Utako area of the Federal Capital Territory. The incident occurred on Saturday night. A commercial driver, who asked to be identified only as Hassan, told our correspondent on Sunday that Ezekiel sustained severe burns from the incident. […]
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NIGERIA – The inspector-general of police (IGP), Usman Baba, has ordered the deployment of armed personnel to safeguard stations along the Abuja-Kaduna rail services. The force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a statement on Sunday, said the operatives would be drawn from the police mobile force, K-9, force intelligence bureau, explosive ordinance unit and railway police […]
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Presidential candidates from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) and Labour Party (LP) were locked in a debate on Sunday during the Arise TV presidential town hall series on ‘Education, healthcare, poverty and human capital.’ The presidential candidates, Atiku Abubakar (PDP), Peter Obi (LP), and Rabiu Kwankwaso (NNPP), have proffered their respective solutions […]
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