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Arsenal will face Chelsea in another all-English final after both London clubs made it through to the Europa League final on Thursday. A day after Tottenham set up an all-English Champions League final against Liverpool, Arsenal overcame Valencia in Spain, while Chelsea held its nerve to defeat Eintracht Frankfurt 4-3 on penalties. It is the […]

Ibrahim Muhammad, acting chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), says no human being can influence the judgement of the supreme court. Speaking on Thursday when the management of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), led by Muiz Banire, its chairman, paid a courtesy visit to his office, Muhammad said the judges are only answerable to God […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed the governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emiefele, for a second and final term of five years. Mr Buhari’s letter seeking the Senate’s approval for his reappointment of Mr Emefiele was read out by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the close of plenary on Thursday. The president, in […]

Nigerians are groaning again in darkness after the national electricity grid suffered a major failure on Wednesday, seizing power supply to homes amidst scorching weather conditions. The collapse has seen Nigeria’s electricity output dwindle to a meagre 230 megawatts or less for a population exceeding 180 million. This was against 4,032 megawatts national average that […]

China’s medical authority said on Wednesday that 158 Internet hospitals had been built, to address congestion in large urban hospitals amid digital tide. Mao Qun’an, a director of the National Health Commission, said at the second Digital China Summit that 19 provinces, or over half of China’s provincial-level regions, had established provincial tele-medicine platforms. The […]

Amid the growing insecurity in the country, particularly banditry and kidnappings, President Buhari again promised on Tuesday to do his “best” for Nigeria. He told worshippers at the State House Mosque in Abuja that he was aware of the weight of the responsibilities he owed Nigerians. Buhari repeatedly expressed gratitude to Nigerians for supporting him […]

Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, on Tuesday in Abuja said Nigeria’s real problem was lack of leadership and not corruption as widely claimed. Dogara said this at a conference tagged, The Convergence 2.0: Leadership, Power and Politics for Democracy Renewal,” touted as “Nigeria’s largest gathering of elected young representatives,” organised by the Not-Too-Young-To-Run Movement. Dogara said […]

American media personality, Kimberly Noel Kardashian West, has helped to secure the release of 17 prisoners in the U.S. She has in the past 90 days helped to secure release of 19 prisoners, who were being detained for lesser crimes. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that a few months ago, Kardashian hinted that she […]

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Monday said it has uncovered plot by the Nigerian Police to poison its 2018 governorship candidate in Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke, who was same day arrested by the Police in Abuja. The party described the arrest as a total disregard for the extant order of the Federal High Court. […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has incurred the wrath of some Nigerians, including a former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, for saying the acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has lost weight, meaning he is working. Buhari made the comment while addressing reporters upon his arrival from the UK on Sunday. A reporter had asked the President, […]

The Nigerian Police have issued tips to Nigerians on how to avoid clashes with officers at a police checkpoint. The police gave the tips via their verified Twitter handle, @PoliceNG, on Monday. The tips urged Nigerians to avoid an unnecessary argument or challenging armed personnel on duty. They also advised Nigerians to avoid giving an […]

Forty-one people including at least two children have died after a Russian passenger plane made an emergency landing and erupted in a huge ball of fire and black smoke at Moscow’s busiest airport on Sunday, investigators said. Dramatic footage that went viral on social media showed Aeroflot’s Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft crash-landing and then speeding […]

The Presidency on Saturday said that nobody can question the achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari as it posited that they are there for all to see. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in a write up circulated to the media in Abuja, said that Buhari’s victory against former […]