ISWAP Leader Al-Barnawi Dead, Nigerian Army Confirms
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, says Abu Musad Al-Barnawi, a leader of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), is dead. The military chief confirmed
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, says Abu Musad Al-Barnawi, a leader of the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP), is dead. The military chief confirmed
Obinna Chima Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday lamented that the country spends almost 40 per cent of its scarce foreign exchange (FX) on the
After months of advocacy and lobbying, the Independent National Electoral Commission finally got the Senate to give it the legal backing to transmit election results electronically. Earlier, the Senate
Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma has called for the establishment of a special fund to compensate the south-east over the devastation of the region during the civil war. Meanwhile,
Shares of Chinese real estate firms fell further on Thursday as investors fretted about a debt crisis rippling through developers including China Evergrande Group, a day after the sector was
A 37-year-old Danish citizen is suspected of killing five people in a bow-and-arrow attack in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg in a rare incident of mass killing in Norway, police
The Absa Africa Financial Markets Index 2021 (AAFMI) has ranked Nigeria as the third most attractive country in Africa for foreign investment. The AAFMI surveyed 23 countries in Africa and
Migration experts say the growing trend of human trafficking and abuse of the rights of migrants is a huge challenge for African countries. Efforts are now ongoing to address the
As the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari winds down, Nigerians are beginning to look forward to electing his successor. In the southwest geo-political zone, three names are on the lips
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We all knew it was coming, but now it’s official: Squid Game has become Netflix’s biggest ever series launch. The Korean drama was watched by 111 million users in its
“Squid Game,” a brutal Netflix survival drama about desperate adults competing in deadly children’s games for a chance to escape severe debt, hit a little too close to home for
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Tuesday disclosed that it generated revenues to the tune of N4.2 trillion in the first nine months of this year. [bc_video video_id=”6276740070001″ account_id=”6116119081001″
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma, largely out of public view since a regulatory clampdown started on his business empire late last year, is currently in Hong Kong and has met
The amount allocated to the presidency in the 2022 budget for personnel and overhead costs including meals and international trips has garnered mixed reactions on social media. Meanwhile, a viral
The Coroner’s Inquest into the death of 41-year-old pastry chef Peju Ugboma has continued in Lagos with damning discoveries. For the first time, the pathologist who conducted her post mortem
Germany became the first team to join hosts Qatar at the 2022 World Cup with a thumping victory in North Macedonia. Former England youth international Jamal Musiala opened his account
The United Kingdom government’s early response to COVID-19 and the delay in imposing a lockdown early last year was “one of the most important public health failures” in the country’s
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott, responding to what he called “bullying” by the Biden Administration, on Monday barred all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the state by any entity, including private
Merck & Co Inc said on Monday it has applied for U.S. emergency use authorization for its drug to treat mild-to-moderate patients of COVID-19, putting it on course to become
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