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Abubakar Bello, governor of Niger, says one of the pupils abducted from Salihu Tanko School in Tegina, Rafi LGA of the state, died in captivity. The pupils, who were kidnapped on May 30, on Thursday — they spent more than…

Members of a pro-democracy group known as ‘The Progressive Consolidation Group’ on Friday visited Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State to canvass for Prof. Yemi Osinbajo’s…

The United Kingdom donated 592,880 additional doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Nigeria. The development brings the total number of COVID vaccine doses donated to Nigeria by the UK, via the COVAX facility, to…

The Federal Government has declared that there is no Nigerian in Afghanistan who needs evacuation, following the takeover of the country by the Taliban. The Nigerians in…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria will continue to exist, despite the challenges the country is facing. Speaking on Friday at the the book launch and 85th birthday of Sunday Mbang, prelate emeritus of the…

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has charged the Federal Government to ensure prudent management of the nation’s resources in order to secure it for future generations. He said…

Manchester United announced yesterday via a club statement that they have completed the transfer of Portuguese forward, Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus. The…

The Feminist Womanifesto Group, a gender advocate organisation, says it will not tolerate the “harassment” of persons, especially women, appointed into public offices in Nigeria. The group, in a statement by Biola…

A 29-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Victor Ukachuckwu, has confessed to using an online application he downloaded from the Internet to defraud Point of Sales (POS)…

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, is set to preside over the National Executive Committee meeting of the party scheduled to hold in Abuja on…

Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been remanded in custody after appearing in court on Friday, charged with four counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.…

Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, says MTN Nigeria has a payment plan with the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) to remit $2 billion tax…

The federal government has commenced the implementation of the no work, no pay rule for striking doctors with effect from Monday August 2, 2021. In a letter dated Friday, August 26 and signed by the Director of Hospital…

COVID-19 has killed 10 people in Lagos, as 618 new cases have been reported in 15 states across the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, disclosed this…

• She’s born again with no boyfriend, no IPOB links • Police officers took her to Abuja after extorting N280,000 from us • We sold our motorbikes to raise money for police The story of Glory Okolie who hails from…

Manchester United, one of the world’s famous football clubs and the 4th biggest club in the world with a revenue of $698 million generated in 2020, has had its stock price rally for the…

The United States military launched a revenge against the Islamic State on Saturday, killing an IS member in Afghanistan, in a drone attack. The person bombed was believed to be one…

It was tears of joy for parents yesterday as 90 children kidnapped from the Salihu Tanko Islamic School, Tegina, Niger State reunited with their parents after spending over 80 days in…

Three residents of Maryland, USA, have been indicted over allegations of exporting arms and ammunition to Nigeria. According to a statement issued on Friday by the US department of justice, the indictment was announced by…

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Sahara Group on the landmark celebration of its 25 years in business. The President described the Group as a modest enterprise, which began as a…

The Federal Government has said that articulated vehicles carrying cargoes exceeding 12 tonnes on federal roads across Nigeria, will henceforth pay between N1 million and N10…

First City Monument Bank (FCMB), the banking subsidiary of FCMB Group – one of Nigeria’s most diversified financial services groups – today, announced a partnership with Mercy Corps, a…

Apple chief executive Tim Cook has received a bonus of some $750 million, reflecting his performance at the US technology giant in his 10 years at the helm, a regulatory filing showed. The Thursday filing with the…

Manchester United confirmed on Friday that the club has reached an agreement with Juventus for the transfer of football legend Cristiano Ronaldo. Announcing his signing via their Twitter handle, the club said, “welcome home”.…