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No fewer than 25, 794 Nigerians may have died in violent crises in the first four years of President Muhammadu Buhari. The figure was released by the Nigeria Security Tracker, a project of the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit think tank specialising in United States foreign policy and international affairs. The number represents those […]

Anthony Joshua has denied claims he suffered a panic attack ahead of his shock defeat by Andy Ruiz Jr. in New York on Saturday. In a video posted on the heavyweight boxer’s YouTube channel, Joshua also denied that he had experienced food poisoning, instead accepting responsibility himself for the loss. Joshua entered the fight at […]

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly yesterday in New York elected Nigerian Professor, Tijjani Muhammad-Bande as the President of the 74th Session of the Assembly. Mr Muhammad-Bande, who has had an outstanding career as a scholar and diplomat, has a B.Sc (Political Science) from the Ahmadu Bello University, MA (Political Science), Boston University and Ph.D […]

At just 31, Rihanna has officially been named the world’s richest female musician by Forbes. A new Forbes report published on Tuesday estimated the singer’s massive assets to be worth about $600 million, thereby placing her ahead of fellow music superstars as Madonna ($570 million), Celine Dion ($450 million) and Beyoncé ($400 million). This is […]

The Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy, NAPHARM, has raised concern over what it described as ‘staggering and unsavoury ‘statistics of Nigerians abusing drugs, saying, “if the menace of drug abuse are not checked, it will impair all efforts to put the nation on a higher political and economic pedestal.” Speaking ahead of NAPHARM upcoming conference in […]

A former Nigerian military president, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (rtd), has expressed confidence in the ability of President Muhammadu Buhari to address the lingering security challenges bedevilling the country. Speaking with journalists at his hilltop residence on Tuesday in Minna, the former leader said Buhari has the capacity to deal with the challenges, while urging […]

The Chinese Ministry of Education has warned students to be careful if studying in the United States — the latest sign of deteriorating relations between the two countries. In its first “study aboard alert” of the year, issued on Monday, the ministry said students and academics must “prepare accordingly” if they wanted to study in the US. […]

The Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, last night declared today as Eid-el-fitr following the sighting of the new moon in various parts of the country. He said credible and reliable reports were received from many places, including Gwandu in Kebbi State, Damaturu in Yobe […]

Erstwhile Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku, has formally handed over to his successor, Prof. Charles Okechukwu Esimone. Ahaneku, who handed over the symbolic key of the university, seal, VC academic gown, university law and emblem to the new VC, noted that the ceremony is the first formal handover ceremony to be […]

Babatunde Fashola, former minister of power, works and housing, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for the “strides recorded so far”. According to Channels Television the former minister described the achievement of this government as one of a kind, saying perhaps only a few or no other government has recorded such feat. Fashola was quoted as […]

Former Super Eagles captain, Austin Okocha, is embroiled in another round of legal battle. A report in the Scottish Sun indicates that the former Nigerian international last Friday appeared in a court in Aberdeen over alleged money laundering charges. According to the report in the Scottish tabloid, Okocha appeared in private at the Aberdeen Sheriff […]

According to a recent report by Aljazeera, Lagos is home to 22 million people and counting, more than double New York and London’s tally.  The city’s population grows by 77 people every hour as Nigerians from less industrialised regions seek jobs. And as the city grows, so too does demand for housing. In a country where the minimum wage is […]

Operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons have arrested a pastor of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Gwarinpa branch, David Onyekachuku, for allegedly raping and impregnating a 16-year-old girl. Onyekachuku, 48, who hails from Nsukka in Enugu State, had met the victim, a Junior Secondary School 2 pupil […]

The Nigerian police are preparing to launch a mobile app which it says would help in its fight against the rising crime wave in the country. At least 35 people were killed nationwide last week, as Nigerians continue to grabble with insecurity, alongside the insurgency in the North-east. The app, called police-VGS, is in its […]

Brazilian football star Neymar da Silva denied rape allegations Sunday, publishing texts and photos he said prove he was set up, and his representative claimed he was the victim of attempted extortion. “I’m being accused of rape,” the Paris Saint-Germain player said in a video published on his Instagram account. “Yes, it is a heavy word, […]

Nigerians based in the United States are to pay between $40 and $50 each to be enrolled for the national identity number (NIN). Uche Chigbo, the special assistant to the director-general of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), stated this in New York on Thursday. NAN reports that Chigbo spoke during a courtesy visit to […]

Andy Ruiz Jr has become the first Mexican heavyweight champion after he defeated Anthony Joshua via a technical knockout in Round 7 at the Madison Square Garden in New York. Joshua was knocked down four times in the match regarded as one of the biggest heavyweight upsets in history. ANTHONY JOSHUA SPEAKS:  “Sorry I let […]

The United States State Department says you will now have to submit your social media usernames when applying for a visa into the North American country. According to BBC, the new regulations also require that people also submit five years’ worth of email addresses and phone numbers. This is part of the state department’s plan to […]