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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, continues Family Chats and Community Engagement in Kosofe, Shomolu, Yaba & Ebute Meta, Lagos State.

VP Osinbajo: I have not resigned

Michael Obafemi

Michael Obafemi signs new Southampton contract

Nigeria's Odunayo Adekuoroye

Nigerian wrestlers to go on Germany tour

Mike Ozekhome calls for free, fair elections

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Nigeria Police

Police arrest 16 armed robbery suspects via CCTV camera

Earthquake with 7.5 magnitude hits Ecuador

Kwara South Senator Rafiu Adebayo Ibrahim

Kwara PDP faults arrest of senatorial candidate

Isaac Success scored a goal to help Watford progress to the FA Cup fifth round in their 2-0 win over Newcastle United.

Watford’s Isaac Success shakes off injury, set for Cardiff City test

Paediatrician warns against over consumption of groundnut

Cyprus Women’s Cup: Super Falcons off to Larnaca on Sunday

The United Nations has warned against using aid as a pawn in Venezuela after the United States sent food and medicine to the country's border, and accused President Nicolas Maduro of blocking its delivery with trucks and shipping containers.

Venezuela braces for dueling government, opposition concerts

business

Tesla Model 3

Telsa begins delivery of Model 3 in China

Telcos want federal government to repeal Tax Order 2015

Oil prices fall as U.S. crude output hits record...

The Akwa Ibom State Government on Wednesday inaugurated its own airline, Ibom Air.

Akwa Ibom government launches own airline Ibom Air

The European Union (EU) said it co-funded the Abidjan-Lagos Highway Corridor to stimulate investments, strengthen competitiveness of the territories and encourage regional integration for growth and job creation.

EU: Why we co-funded Abidjan-Lagos highway corridor

Nigeria Railways

Election: Over 4,000 passengers travel out of FCT by train in...

NAMA: We worked 24hrs to distribute electoral materials

Telcos want federal government to repeal Tax Order 2015

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GROUNDNUT

Paediatrician warns against over consumption of groundnut

Lassa fever: Death toll rises to 69, as disease claims 10 more lives – NCDC

Emir warns youths against electoral violence

JAMB closes sale of UTME registration forms

Election: NLC urges Nigerians to put national interest first

africa

An LGBT activists holds a rainbow flag as he attends a court hearing in the Milimani high Court in Nairobi on February 20, 2019. – Kenya’s High Court on February 22, 2019, postponed a much-anticipated ruling on whether to scrap colonial-era laws which criminalise homosexuality, citing a heavy case load. The delay was met with dismay by Kenya’s LGBT community and their allies, who have been anxiously awaiting a ruling on the petition, which was filed three years ago. (Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP)

Kenya court postpones decision on homosexuality laws

Fear of attacks keeps 150,000 children away from schools in Burkina Faso

WHO: Measles epidemic in Madagascar kills more than 900

MTN Uganda responds to government queries, says ‘we are tax compliant’

Five killed, several kidnapped in Boko Haram attacks in Chad

world

Earthquake with 7.5 magnitude hits Ecuador

Venezuela braces for dueling government, opposition concerts

Labour legislator quits party in protest over ‘anti-Semitism’

North Korea warns of food crisis before Kim-Trump summit

Minister: Shamima Begum is British, has no claim to Bangladesh

sports

FIFA slams transfer ban, heavy fine on Chelsea

Isaac Success scored a goal to help Watford progress to the FA Cup fifth round in their 2-0 win over Newcastle United.

Watford’s Isaac Success shakes off injury, set for Cardiff...

Super Falcons

Cyprus Women’s Cup: Super Falcons off to Larnaca on...

Ryan Giggs backs Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as permanent Manchester United manager

John Nnia Nwodo and Atiku Abubakar

Election: Ohanaeze insists on Atiku Abubakar, restructuring

James Rodríguez

James Rodriguez hints at return to Real Madrid

MFM

MFM confirmed Southwest derby king with win over Sunshine Stars

Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) took to their Twitter handle to congratulate Nigeria's Flying Eagles for picking one of the four 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup tickets after defeating Niger by a lone goal at the ongoing U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

Flying Eagles to know World Cup opponents on Sunday

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1959 FIRST EDITION THINGS FALL APART Chinua Achebe

First edition of Chinua Achebe’s ‘Thing Fall Apart’ sold...

Michelle Obama, Diana Ross, others lead female solidarity at Grammy awards

The Favourite is the biggest winner at BAFTA 2019

Winners in key categories at 2019 Grammy Awards

Childish Gambino wins four Grammys for ‘This Is America’

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up north

Three Nollywood films selected for Hollywood exhibition

Nollywood calls for bundled broadband, local content

‘Up North’ to screen at Facebook’s headquarters

African filmmakers to market films at 2019 Cannes Film Festival

Ben Affleck officially bows out of The Batman film

people

Jussie Smollett is pictured in a police mugshot after being charged with making a false police report. Chicago Police Department

Police: Jussie Smollett staged hoax attack as ‘publicity stunt…to...

Actor Jussie Smollett arrested, accused of lying to Chicago police

Late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld leaves $200 million fortune to cat

Jackie Chan to shoot new film in Dubai

Lady Gaga ends engagement with fiance Christian Carino

technology

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will finally meet with a representative of the UK government after a UK parliamentary report this week excoriated the social media site for behaving like “digital gangsters.”

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg to meet UK minister after damning...

Samung Galaxy Fold

Samsung unsettles Apple with folding smartphone

Nollywood calls for bundled broadband, local content

General Babangida disowns social media accounts bearing his names

Study: Artificially sweetened beverages increase stroke risk

New Zealand to target online giants with digital tax

Nokia to lay off around 350 employees

Election: HLSI debunks allegation of jamming phones, funding campaigns

opinion

Nigeria’s Vice president Yemi Osinbajo has debunked rumours stating he has resigned his position as the nation’s vice president.

A time such as this!

President Buhari visits the Train the Trainer Course organised by the Election Planning and Monitoring directorate of the APC Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja on 28th Jan 2019-4

Elections: President Buhari’s broadcast to the nation

INEC: The election postponement challenge

Simon Kolawole

INEC’s bolt from the blue

President Muhammadu Buhari has lauded Nigerians for curbing excessive taste for foreign products, which has positioned the country for food self-sufficiency, and resulted into savings of over $21 billion.

Full text of President Buhari’s election broadcast