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Some Nigerians were seen on queue scrambling for “garri” that was made in Ghana at the ongoing Lagos International Trade Fair. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the product, which was neatly packaged in 125 grammes sachet and labeled “Crispy Gari Mix’’, was on display at the Ghana stand at the fair. The […]

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has presented an attestation certificate and confirmation of school certificate result to President Muhammadu Buhari, his spokesman has tweeted. Iyi Uwadiae, the WAEC registrar, presented the certificate to Buhari on Friday at the presidential villa in Abuja. Femi Adesina, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, […]

John Bray, US consul general, and Laura Beaufils, British deputy high commissioner to Nigeria, say the issues faced by MTN in recent times sent bad signals to foreign investors. The US and UK envoys made the assertion on Thursday on the sidelines of a conference organised by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has hailed the state of the Nigerian economy, promising that his administration will continue to implement policies that will strengthen it. The President spoke about the nation’s economy on Thursday after receiving the letter of credence from the new Ambassador of Denmark, Mr Jesper Kamp, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. ‘‘The […]

The United States government says it is concerned by the violence between protesting Shiites and Nigerian soldiers in and around Abuja. Dozens of protesting Shiites were killed between Saturday and Tuesday by soldiers who accused the protesters of throwing stones and other objects at security forces. In a statement posted on its website, the U.S. […]

Arsene Wenger has promised he will be back in football management at the start of 2019, but the Frenchman does not yet know at which club. The 69-year-old veteran boss ended his 22-year reign at Premier League side Arsenal at the end of last season but insisted at the time he was not yet finished […]

An ex-nurse in Germany has admitted at the start of his trial that he murdered 100 patients, making him one of the world’s most prolific serial killers. Detectives say Niels Högel administered fatal doses of medication to the people in his care – causing cardiac arrest – at two hospitals in northern Germany. His motive, […]

The Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed December 4, 2018 for hearing in the suit filed by MTN Nigeria Communications Limited to challenge the $8,134,312,397.63 being demanded from the telecom firm by the Central Bank of Nigeria over alleged foreign exchange remittance infractions. At Tuesday proceedings in the case, MTN was represented by Chief […]

Pharrell Williams is not happy that President Donald Trump used his song and has told him to stop using his songs at his campaign rallies, reports USA TODAY. The singer, 45, sent a cease-and-desist letter to Trump after the president played his 2014 hit “Happy” at a political event on Saturday, just hours after nearly a dozen […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria has left the era when votes were awarded and the cheated were told to seek redress in court. Buhari said this at the presidential villa in Abuja while receiving members of the Joint United Nations, African Union and ECOWAS Good Offices Mission on elections. He said the 2019 polls would […]

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has spoken of how he managed to escape from Nigeria. Mr. Kanu, who spoke in an interview with an Isreali TV Station posted on YouTube on Monday, said his relatives helped him out of the country. “Nigerian Army came to my house to kill […]

Nigeria’s Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Sunday in Abuja, jocularly said he was learning the Shaku Shakudance steps for campaigns ahead of the 2019 general elections. Shaku Shaku is a popular and contemporary dance style common among young Nigerians. Osinbajo, who was the Chairman and Special Guest of Honour at the launch of Five Fascinating Bookswritten by Funmilayo […]

The beloved owner of Leicester City Football Club died in a helicopter crash on Saturday near the club’s stadium in Leicester, England, the club said Sunday. Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, 60, was one of five people on board the aircraft when it burst into flames after crashing in a parking lot next to King Power […]