Gabon’s new military ruler, Gen. Brice Nguema, was sworn in as the country’s caretaker president on Monday, five days after seizing power in a coup in the Central African country.
The Presidential Election Petition Court, has confirmed Wednesday as date for judgment in the three petitions challenging the outcome of the 2023 presidential election.
The Federal Government has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to suspend its proposed 2-day nationwide warning strike over economic hardship.
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American teenager Coco Gauff ended Caroline Wozniacki’s U.S. Open comeback with a 6-3 3-6 6-1 victory to reach the quarter-finals on Sunday.The Dane, who returned to Flushing Meadows for the first time since 2019 after coming out of retirement following the birth of her two children, kept sixth seed Gauff on her toes for two sets.
Robert Lewandowski’s late penalty earned FC Barcelona a hard-fought 2-1 win at Osasuna on Sunday as the defending LaLiga champions secured their third consecutive victory.
Sanni Zubair, President, Nigeria Referees Association (NRA) has said that football enthusiasts should expect fair and improved officiating as the 2023/2024 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) kicks-off nationwide.
Nigerian musician Divine Ikubor, known professionally as Rema’s most popular single, Calm Down won several awards on Sunday night at the 16th Headies in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dr Allen Onyema, Air Peace Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Oba Dr Moshood Olalekan-Balogun, Olubadan of Ibadan and others have been nominated for the prestigious Afro Awards 2023 for their humanitarian services.
The Government of Cross River has called for stronger synergy with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees, (UNHCR), to integrate basic health services in the management of refugees in the state.
The Police Command in Rivers says it is investigating some policemen alleged to have forcefully abducted and extorted a resident of N620,000 at gunpoint.
President Bola Tinubu has reassured Nigerians of his determination not to fail the country in carrying out a permanent transformation of the nation’s economy to an enduring prosperity.
The Nigerian Meteorology Agency (NiMet) has predicted cloudiness and sunshine from Monday to Wednesday across the country
NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja forecast cloudy atmosphere over northern region.
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The Lagos State Goverment has taken over the medical care of Adebola Akin-Bright, a 13-year-old boy, whose small part of his intestines was allegedly missing at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja.
Operatives of Anambra State Police Command, attached to Harbour Division, have arrested two robbery suspects dispossessing unsuspecting citizens of their valuables on the recently inaugurated 2nd Niger Bridge.
A Civil Society Organisation, Budget Implementation, Assessment, Evaluation and Monitoring Committee has faulted the House of Representatives over claimed that the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) spent N81.2 billion to plant 21millin trees.
The Nigerian Electricity Management Services Agency (NEMSA) has assured electricity consumers using pre-paid meters that units already purchased will not be lost due to the ongoing meter upgrade.
The Police Command in Kaduna State, said its operatives rescued three kidnap victims at Kuriga Wussa area of Zaria Local Government Area (LGA) in the state.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said it would continue to advocate inclusion of retirees, both in the private and public sectors, in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
The Federal Government has distributed improved yam seedlings and other inputs to farmers and extension agents in Kaduna.
Speaking during the distribution on Sunday in Kaduna, Mrs Raheem Adejoke, a Senior Agric Officer at the Federal Department of Agricultural Extension Services said the aim was to boost mass cultivation of yam.