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The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) of Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital (COOUTH) branch, says doctors embarked on a warning strike to demand for improved working condition.

Anambra resident doctors suspend strike

Former ECOWAS president passes on at 65

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Nigerian student ‘murdered’ in Malaysia

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Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman sentenced to life in prison

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has again accused President Muhammadu Buhari of clamping down on the judiciary.

Tribunal: I’m not a partisan politician but PDP is my party...

Reps: National Assembly to take over Edo Assembly if…

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Uyo, on Monday, ordered INEC to allow the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Mr Nsima Ekere, to inspect all election materials used during the March 9 Governorship Election.

INEC produced results from polling units in Nasarawa deserted town –...

A member of Manchester United's backroom team has been taken to hospital after falling ill, the club have confirmed.

Manchester United run out easy winners against Leeds

Ibraheem El-Zalzaky seeks court permission to go for medical in India

Sebastian Haller has become the club's record signing in a £45m deal

West Ham have new club-record signing

business

Allen Onyema: Nigeria doesn’t need foreign airline’s assistance to...

This picture taken on Tuesday, July 17, shows trucks completely blocking a section of the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway at Second Rainbow inward Mile 2, and commercial buses driving against traffic.

OPS: Nigeria loses N6 trillion to Apapa gridlock

Christine Lagarde resigns as IMF chief

Ethiopians were holding funerals Sunday for friends and relatives who perished in last week’s Ethiopian Airlines crash, which killed all onboard and saw the worldwide grounding of the Boeing aircraft involved.

Boeing gives $100m to help 737 Max crash families

SEC commences verification of Dantata investors

Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam holds a press briefing at the headquarters of Ethiopian Airlines in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Sunday, March 10

A strong Nigerian carrier is in Africa’s best interest – Ethiopian...

Ecobank denies sacking bonafide workers

MTN Nigeria slashes data prices, introduces freebies for new customers

nigeria

Nasir El-Rufai

Governor El-Rufai seeks assembly’s approval of N81.68 billion supplementary...

Operation Lafiya Dole gets new commander as Naf redeploys senior officers in fresh shakeup

Ibraheem El-Zalzaky seeks court permission to go for medical in India

Anambra resident doctors suspend strike

Scavenger turned tailor says making fortune from recycling polythene materials

africa

Former ECOWAS president passes on at 65

South Sudan bars newspaper editor from leaving the country

Sudan: ‘Political declaration’ after 7 months of crisis

Rwanda to open embassy in Morocco

Sudan protesters, army rulers sign power-sharing deal

world

Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman sentenced to life in prison

WHO raises concern over global negligence on measles vaccination

China to reduce oversized classes to improve education

All suspects linked to Easter terror attacks arrested – Sri Lankan president

Child rapists to be castrated in new law

sports

Barcelona have agreed to sell left-back Marc Cucurella to Getafe just a day after they brought him back from Eibar.

Barcelona sell Marc Cucurella to Getafe just hours after...

A member of Manchester United's backroom team has been taken to hospital after falling ill, the club have confirmed.

Manchester United run out easy winners against Leeds

Sebastian Haller has become the club's record signing in a £45m deal

West Ham have new club-record signing

William Paul Ekong of Nigeria (l) reacts in disappointment after scoring an own goal during the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Finals Semifinal football match between Algeria and Nigeria at the Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt on 14 July 2019

Odion Ighalo: Super Eagles unlucky, sorry for the loss to Algeria

Twenty three Grand Slam Champions Serena Williams will have to wait a bit longer to realise her 24 Grand Slam dream after she was denied the luxury of clinching the record in Saturday’s Wimbledon final.

Ruthless Simona Halep downs Serena Williams to claim Wimbledon title

Laurent Koscielny has refused to travel for Arsenal's pre-season tour of the USA, the Gunners have confirmed.

Olivier Giroud: Laurent Koscielny ‘very hurt’ by unfortunate Arsenal exit saga

The Federal Controller of Works in Anambra, Mr Adeyemo Ajani, on Saturday said the second Niger Bridge may be redesigned to prevent suicide attempts.

Federal government mulls redesigning second Niger Bridge

Super Eagles forward Samuel Chukwueze makes history after becoming the youngest to score at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt.

Afcon: I couldn’t imagine myself scoring – Samuel Chukwueze

art

emmy statuette

Emmys: ‘Game of Thrones’, ‘Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ lead nominations

NAFEST: Nigeria needs officials like Segun Runsewe – Oba Ewuare II

Nigerian Nneka Arimah wins £10,000 Caine Prize for African Writing

Oscars: Tunde Kelani, two other Nigerians make Academy’s members list

BET Awards: Burna Boy’s mother shines with moving acceptance speech

film

Few Netflix shows have generated more controversy than 13 Reasons Why, a series that initially began in season 1 with the premise of a teen girl leaving behind 13 tapes blaming people and explaining her decision to kill herself.

Netflix deletes suicide scene from popular youth show, ’13...

James Bond: Black-British actress Lashana Lynch is next ‘007 agent

Vivendi’s Canal+ acquires African film studio ROK

Lion King album: Beyonce includes African artistes, producers

Kannywood is on the brink of collapse – actor

people

House of Reps to address grey areas in Electoral...

Ubi Franklin clears the air on affair with TBoss

Yvonne Nelson: I regret not being serious with my education

Nigeria’s Anthony Alabi stars on Netflix show ‘Family Reunion’

My husband must have a girlfriend – Nollywood actress

technology

NIGCOMSAT targets 84.5% internet access by 2023

The .ng domain

NIRA set for sensitisation on .ng domain name

Ondo partners Facebook for business prospect

France is creating a G7 task force to study how central banks ensure cryptocurrencies like Facebook’s Libra are governed by regulations ranging from money-laundering laws to consumer-protection rules, France’s central bank governor said on Friday.

Facebook tells US Congress how it thinks its cryptocurrency Libra should...

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word for Android installed more than 1 billion times

Donald Trump

Donald Trump orders probe into France’s tax plans for technology companies

NIGCOMSAT targets 84.5% internet access by 2023

Japan’s Bitpoint is the latest cryptocurrency exchange to be hit by a hack targeting its holdings; the exchange says around 3.5 billion yen ($32 million) of funds were stolen, with 2.5 billion yen of that belonging to customers.

Bitpoint cryptocurrency exchange loses $32 million in hack

opinion

Full text: Former President Obasanjo’s letter to President Buhari

Adams Oshiomhole

Adams Oshiomhole as an enigma

Osun, Supreme Court and the Violent Senator

Mary Uduk - The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged investors with multiple shareholding accounts to regularise such before December 31, 2019.

Clarion call for SEC, other agencies to respect rule of law

Wobbly start for Governor Ihedioha