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A girl lays flowers at the Botanical Gardens memorial in Christchurch on Sunday. At least 36 were still receiving treatment at hospital, with 12 in critical condition. VINCENT THIAN-AP PHOTO

Six bodies released to Christchurch families after delay – police

BPE: No plans to sell Lagos Trade Fair complex

Alvaro Arbeloa: It’s hard to improve Real Madrid

Police raid ritualists’ den in Ikorodu, repel attack on station

Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, has lost out in his bid to be granted bail by the federal high court in Lagos.

Court adjourns ex-Governor Fayose’s alleged N2.2 billion fraud trial to March...

Kano elections: Hold Senator Kwankwaso responsible for violence during rerun poll...

Super Falcons coach calls up 30 for Women’s World Cup, to...

business

BPE: No plans to sell Lagos Trade Fair complex

Dr Herbert Wigwe, Managing Director of Access Bank Plc

Access, Diamond Banks get final approval to merge

Oil near 2019 highs on OPEC supply cuts, US...

Germany’s two top banks launch merger talks

Boeing 737 MAX 8

EU, India, others ban Boeing 737 Max after Ethiopian Airlines crash

An employee shows US dollar banknotes at a foreign currency brokerage office in Khartoum on October 7, 2018. - Sudan slashed the official value of its currency against the US dollar by more than half on October 7, the third devaluation this year in the face of a mounting economic crisis. (Photo by ASHRAF SHAZLY / AFP)

Dollar set for biggest weekly drop in three months

Boeing 737 MAX 8

US to mandate design changes on Boeing 737 MAX 8 after...

Ahmed Kuru, managing director-CEO of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) says AMCON may disengage asset management partners (AMPs) that cannot cope with the speed and enormous challenges of debt recovery expected by the corporation.

AMCON may disengage asset management partners slow in recovering N740bn debt

nigeria

Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, has lost out in his bid to be granted bail by the federal high court in Lagos.

Court adjourns ex-Governor Fayose’s alleged N2.2 billion fraud trial...

Troops repel Boko Haram attack on Michika

Osun government shuts three tertiary institutions over violent protest

Tijjani Bande: Nigeria committed to ending discrimination against women, girls

Stakeholders ask federal government to probe killings during Rivers elections

africa

Ugandan Police IGP, Gen Kale Kayihura as country sets to begin probe into UN food relief after 3 deaths

Uganda probes UN relief food after 3 deaths –...

Relief reaches Zimbabwe’s cyclone survivors as death toll rises

DR Congo’s Tsishekedi blocks new senators over graft suspicions

Mozambique cyclone death toll could exceed 1,000 – president

Heavy rains kill 16 in Angola

world

A girl lays flowers at the Botanical Gardens memorial in Christchurch on Sunday. At least 36 were still receiving treatment at hospital, with 12 in critical condition. VINCENT THIAN-AP PHOTO

Six bodies released to Christchurch families after delay – police

Death toll from Indonesia floods, mudslides rises to 89

UK parliament speaker rules out new vote on same Brexit deal

Ukraine measles outbreak kills 11, infects 30,000

Bangladesh FIFA official arrested for ‘defaming’ premier Hasina

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Alexis Sanchez desperate to ‘bring joy’ to Manchester United...

Austin Okocha: Why I retired early from football

Mutiu Adepoju urges Super Eagles to take AFCON qualifiers...

FIFA bans former Guatemalan FA boss for seven years

Oghenekaro Etebo

Gernot Rohr: Oghenekaro Etebo fit for Eagles match against Seychelles, Egypt

Callum Hudson-Odoi

UEFA investigates alleged racial abuse of Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi

Maurizio Sarri wasn’t happy with his side’s defending (Getty)

Maurizio Sarri ‘cannot explain’ Chelsea collapse at Everton

Real Madrid´s newly appointed French coach Zinedine Zidane arrives gives a press conference on March 11, 2019 in Madrid. – Zinedine Zidane has made a sensational return as coach of Real Madrid after Santiago Solari’s sacking was finally confirmed. Zidane has been given a contract until June 2022, just nine months after he resigned at the end of last season, having led Madrid to an historic third consecutive Champions League triumph. (Photo by PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU / AFP)

Zinedine Zidane risks reputation to usher in new era at Real...

art

Nike Davies-Okundaye

Nike Okundaye: We help to take girls off the...

NCAC chief Segun Runsewe applauds upbeats in culture, tourism

Ooni: Another waterfall discovered in Ile-Ife

Ooni of Ife: Discovery of oil, Nigeria’s greatest misfortune

Lagos national museum records 42,889 visitors in 2018

film

With cash, crime and drama, Nigeria politics inspire movie...

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

people

US tabloid spends $200,0000 buying Bezos texts to girlfriend

US grand jury indicts Jussic Smollett for alleged hate attack hoax

Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Folorunsho Alakija rank among richest blacks

Kylie Jenner takes world’s youngest billionaire crown from Mark Zuckerberg

R. Kelly denies sex abuse charges

technology

Speedtest by Ookla

Nigeria’s Internet speed ranks low amid rising 3G, 4G...

Facebook to offer grants to bring more to ‘news...

Apple is bringing back the iPad Air today with a bigger model. Alongside a new iPad mini, Apple is launching a 10.5-inch version of the iPad Air with support for the original Apple Pencil

Apple brings back the iPad Air with new 10.5-inch...

New Zealand shooting: Firms consider pulling ads from social media

Facebook said it quickly removed a live video from the suspected gunman in twin mosque shootings in Christchurch that killed at least 49 people.

Facebook says that it removed 1.5 million videos of the New...

Speedtest by Ookla

Nigeria’s Internet speed ranks low amid rising 3G, 4G subscriptions

Apple is bringing back the iPad Air today with a bigger model. Alongside a new iPad mini, Apple is launching a 10.5-inch version of the iPad Air with support for the original Apple Pencil

Apple brings back the iPad Air with new 10.5-inch display and...

Spotify files complaint against Apple in Europe over ‘unfair’ fees and...

opinion

Unnecessary drama over Rochas Okorocha’s election certificate

Why politics is war in Nigeria

Simon Lalong: A victory delayed, not denied

Nigeria 2019: Notes from the field

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