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Conservative academic Kais Saied Sunday won a landslide victory in Tunisia’s presidential runoff, sweeping aside his rival, media magnate Nabil Karoui, state television Wataniya said.

Academic wins Tunisia presidential poll by a landslide

The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has pledged to collaborate with the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC) to find practical solutions to insecurity confronting the country.

Nigerian Army set to promote 141 soldiers

Nigeria Police

Police arrest four cultists on ‘wanted list’

Football fans have hailed the performance of Joe Aribo in Nigeria’s 1-1 draw against Brazil in Sunday’s international friendly in Singapore.

Super Eagles hold Brazil in Singapore

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Football fans have hailed the performance of Joe Aribo in Nigeria’s 1-1 draw against Brazil in Sunday’s international friendly in Singapore.

Super Eagles showed they can face world’s best with Brazil draw – football enthusiasts

Leader of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski addreses supporters after the first exit polls during the party’s electoral evening in Warsaw, Poland, on October 13, 2019. – Poland’s governing right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party won the general election in Poland, expanding its majority, according to an exit poll by the Ipsos institute. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

Populists top Poland vote, expand majority on welfare, family values

New Katsina United captain Usman Barau has stated he would stick with the Changi Boys despite the interest being shown in his services by a handful of other Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs.

Usman Barau declines Enyimba transfer offer to stay with Katsina United

Former Manchester City boss urges Phil Foden to leave over lack...

Femi Falana urges federal government to recover looted wealth to fund...

Armed robbers attack NNPC mega station, behead sergeant

The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) has pledged to collaborate with the Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC) to find practical solutions to insecurity confronting the country.

Nigerian Army set to promote 141 soldiers

business

Women urged to promote African products

National Bureau of Statistics NBS

NBS: 36 states, FCT generate N691.11 billion in first...

In a bid to create access to quality education, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has announced the abolition of all forms of fees and levies in public primary and secondary schools across the state.

US-based Ogoni groups warn Rivers governor against acquisition of...

Benin Electricity Distribution Plc. (BEDC)

Benin Disco raises alarm over equipment vandalisation in Delta

A 300 megawatt power plant established by the United Arab Emirate (UAE) is ready for take-off in Lagos, UAE Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Fahad Obaid Al Taffad, has said.

UAE builds 300MW renewable energy plant in Lagos

Uber launches boat service in Lagos

Benin Electricity Distribution Plc. (BEDC)

Benin Disco to roll out 67,452 prepaid meters in Ekiti

Anchor borrowers: Rice farmers union to prosecute 113 loan defaulters in...

nigeria

President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, presiding over the plenary in the upper chamber on Thursday, 3rd October, 2019.

Senate to partner FRC to block revenue leakages

Presidency: Federal government will lift 100 million out of extreme poverty

Femi Falana urges federal government to recover looted wealth to fund budget

Armed robbers attack NNPC mega station, behead sergeant

Nigerian Army set to promote 141 soldiers

africa

Conservative academic Kais Saied Sunday won a landslide victory in Tunisia’s presidential runoff, sweeping aside his rival, media magnate Nabil Karoui, state television Wataniya said.

Academic wins Tunisia presidential poll by a landslide

15 dead, 2 injured in Burkina Faso mosque attack

Media magnate, law master face off in Tunisia presidential vote

Algeria’s protesters march against ruling elite as elections approach

Namibian president urges police to find innovative ways to reduce road accidents

world

Leader of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, Jaroslaw Kaczynski addreses supporters after the first exit polls during the party’s electoral evening in Warsaw, Poland, on October 13, 2019. – Poland’s governing right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party won the general election in Poland, expanding its majority, according to an exit poll by the Ipsos institute. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP)

Populists top Poland vote, expand majority on welfare, family...

75 Turkish soldiers reportedly killed by Syrian forces

Famous DJ banned from China for liking tweet

Voting under way in Poland’s parliamentary election

14 dead, nine missing as Typhoon Hagibis hits Japan

sports

Football fans have hailed the performance of Joe Aribo in Nigeria’s 1-1 draw against Brazil in Sunday’s international friendly in Singapore.

Super Eagles showed they can face world’s best with...

New Katsina United captain Usman Barau has stated he would stick with the Changi Boys despite the interest being shown in his services by a handful of other Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) clubs.

Usman Barau declines Enyimba transfer offer to stay with...

Stuart Pearce

Former Manchester City boss urges Phil Foden to leave...

Arsene Wenger says Manchester United have a big job to do as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer looks to bolster his squad this summer.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer fears Manchester United sack with Liverpool game looming

Super Eagles forward Paul Onuachu scored a brace for Genk in their victory over Royal Excel Mouscron in the Belgian Jupiler league game on Sunday.

Paul Onuachu bags brace in Genk’s win over Royal Excel Mouscron

Miffed by the Super Falcons’ ouster from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) would soon begin its inquest into women’s football in order to curtail its free fall.

NFF to overhaul women’s football after Super Falcons’ flop

Technical Adviser Gernot Rohr on Saturday in Singapore told the media that he is preparing three-time African champions Nigeria for 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying matches against the Benin Republic and Lesotho, rubbishing claims by a journalist on social media that he wants to quit the job.

Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr rubbishes exit talk, says he’s preparing...

Samuel Okwaraji

Documentary on late Super Eagles midfielder Sam Okwaraji unveiled 30 years...

art

Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike of Rivers State has congratulated Miss Nyekachi Douglas for winning the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) 2019 contest.

Rivers governor congratulates Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2019

Wole Soyinka to review Keith Richards’ ‘Never Quite The Insider’ book

Creative industry fund: Central bank, Lagos assess National Theatre

Six Nollywood movies nominated for 2019 UK film festival award

Federal university student emerges Miss Ekiti 2019

film

Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji, has also aired her opinion on the xenophobic attacks being unleashed on Nigerians in South Africa.

NFC hails Genevieve Nnaji’s Lion Heart movie in Nigeria’s...

Oscars: Nigeria’s ‘Lion Heart’ competes with 92 countries

Nollywood stars light up ‘The Enemy I know’ premiere in Abuja

Six Nollywood movies nominated for 2019 UK film festival award

Genevieve Nnaji’s ‘Lionheart’ is Nigeria’s submission for the Oscar

people

Wizkid

Wizkid: I was spending at least N108, 300 on...

Charly Boy plans to disobey dead mum on funeral day

Late veteran broadcaster to be buried with microphone – son

Tacha announces Tiwa Savage’s ex as manager

Nigerian rapper Sky B denies death rumours

technology

Facebook researchers use maths for better translations

(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 17, 1975, Commander of the Soviet crew of Soyuz, Alexei Leonov (L) and commander of the US crew of Apollo, Thomas Stafford (R), shake hands after the Apollo-Soyuz docking maneuvers. – Alexei Leonov, a Soviet-era cosmonaut who was the first man to conduct a spacewalk in 1965, died on October 11, 2019 in Moscow aged 85, his assistant said. AFP PHOTO / NASA.

First man to conduct spacewalk Alexei Leonov passes on

Uber launches boat service in Lagos

(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 17, 1975, Commander of the Soviet crew of Soyuz, Alexei Leonov (L) and commander of the US crew of Apollo, Thomas Stafford (R), shake hands after the Apollo-Soyuz docking maneuvers. – Alexei Leonov, a Soviet-era cosmonaut who was the first man to conduct a spacewalk in 1965, died on October 11, 2019 in Moscow aged 85, his assistant said. AFP PHOTO / NASA.

First man to conduct spacewalk Alexei Leonov passes on

Uber launches boat service in Lagos

Chiniki Guard, a Nigerian Information Communication Technology startup application, has won the best prize of $10,000 in the Artificial Intelligence category competition at the ongoing Gulf Information Technology Exhibition. GITEX is a global annual and biggest technology gathering in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, with theme: “Synergising the Mind and Technology Economy.”

GITEX 2019: Federal government woos investors to Nigeria, Africa

Facebook researchers use maths for better translations

James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz have won the 2019 Nobel Prize for Physics.

Nobel Physics Prize goes to Canadian-American, two Swiss scientists

opinion

Nigeria’s opposition is missing

On Chibok girls, David Cameron may be right

There were several crucial outcomes from the three-day state visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Republic of South Africa, October 2nd – 4th, 2019, and here are some highlights from the historic journey.

Key takeaways from President Buhari’s visit to South Africa

President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with all the 2019 Nigerian pilgrims over the successful completion of their Hajj rites and the Eid-el-Kabeer celebration.

[email protected]: President Buhari’s independence day speech — full text

ladol free trade zone

Questioning LADOL indigenous status