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Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have asked President Bola Tinubu to “urgently” review his economic policies that are causing hardship for citizens. The governors spoke in a communiqué issued at…

Novak Djokovic has appointed Andy Murray to coach him into and through the 2025 Australian Open. Three-time Grand Slam winner Murray, who retired in August after exiting the men's doubles at the Paris 2024 Olympics, will join the…

An Indian man awoke on a funeral pyre moments before it was to be set on fire after a doctor skipped a postmortem, medical officials said Saturday. Rohitash Kumar, 25, who had speaking and hearing difficulties, had fallen sick and…

Islamic morality police, Hisbah, in the northern Nigerian city of Kano are to resume their crackdown on betting shops after a supreme court ruling on gambling. The Nigerian Supreme Court quashed a 2005 law Friday that established a…

The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) says Simon Ekpa, the controversial Biafra agitator, was never a member of the group. IPOB said Ekpa was not a registered member of the group’s chapter in Finland and cannot be the…

The Supreme Court, on Friday, nullified the National Lottery Act 2005 enacted by the National Assembly. A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court in a unanimous judgment held that the National Lottery Act 2005 should no longer be…

The Nigerian government has unveiled Galaxy Backbone’s ‘Govmail’, ServiceWise GPT, and the Federal Civil Service Online Portal digital service platforms for civil servants nationwide. The head of Civil Service of the Federation, Didi…

Lack of money has left two-thirds of households in Nigeria grappling with the reality of not being able to provide healthy and nutritional meals, a survey by the National Bureau of Statistics, NBS has revealed. The NBS survey titled,…

Friends and supporters of ex-student of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Osun State, Samson Ajao, who was attempting to set a new world record for longest marathon reading aloud on Wednesday, was celebrated on the streets of Osogbo after…

Nigerian-born chef Chishuru Adejoke Bakare has achieved a significant milestone in her culinary career, earning a coveted Michelin star for her work at Chisuru, a contemporary West African restaurant in London. This accolade marks a…

In a plot twist worthy of a Nollywood blockbuster, actor Kunle Remi has tied the knot with Boluwatiwi, niece of Nigerian business titan Femi Otedola. While some celebrate the union, the Nigerian Twitterverse has spontaneously combusted…

The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against five contaminated syrups detected in the Maldives and Pakistan. In a public alert, Mojisola Adeyeye, NAFDAC director-general…

The 9th annual African Magic Viewers' Choice Awards (AMVCA) were presented on Saturday, May 20, 2023. The famous event, held at the Eko Hotel, honoured African film industry stars. For her outstanding contributions to the…

The Nominees Cocktail and Fashion Show, which took place on the second day of the ninth AMVCA and was held in advance of the AMVCA Award Night, brought together some of the biggest stars in Nigerian entertainment. The AMVCA runway…

My mind was engaged in as soul-searching about a contemporary issue to analyse when I came across a tweet while traipsing through my Twitter timeline, regarding parenting with its attendant ripple effects on the society. The…