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Air Tanzania Airbus A320-214

South Africa seizes Air Tanzania’s Airbus

Ousmane Dembélé

Ousmane Dembélé given ‘final warning’ at Barcelona

Conservationists: Nigeria down to 300 elephants

Governor Udom Emmanuel has commiserated with Senator Chris Ekpeyong over the demise of his wife Dr. Grace Ekpeyong.

Akwa Ibom governor consoles senator on wife’s death

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The team was led by the newly-appointed Theatre Commander Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Maj Gen Olusegun Adeniyi alongside Maj Gen MG Ali, the Commander Nigerian Army Special Forces, Brig Gen SO Igbinowahia, the 7 Div Garrison Commander in Gajigana, Northern Borno, who were seen patrolling around 3.12 a.m. on Sunday, 25 August 2019.

Boko Haram: Army Commanders take ‘battle’ to insurgents’ hideouts in Borno

AC Milan determined to keep Gianluigi Donnarumma amid Paris Saint-Germain transfer...

Demonstrators surrounded by tear gas on the streets of Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Police use water cannon for first time against protesters

Senator Wamakko to build first private university in Sokoto

Tejupilco, outside of Mexico City

Mexican journalist found dead at home, twelfth killed this year

Big Brother Naija, BBNaija housemate, Khafi has shunned an advice from fellow housemates over her relationship with Gedoni.

BBNaija: Fans hail DJ Switch, Khafi at Saturday party

FILE PHOTO: A conventionally configured ground-launched cruise missile is launched by the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) during a test to inform development of future intermediate-range capabilities at San Nicolas Island, California, U.S., August 18, 2019. Scott Howe/U.S. Dept of Defense/Handout via REUTERS

Syria accuses Israel of launching missile attack on Damascus

business

NNPC records 77 per cent increase in pipeline vandalism...

Air Tanzania Airbus A320-214

South Africa seizes Air Tanzania’s Airbus

Central bank injects $297.92 into secondary market

Acting Finance Minister of Finance Zainab Ahmed

Nigeria risks fiscal crisis without increased revenue – minister

Banco BTG Pactual SA

Nigerian oil field sale triggers police raid on Brazil’s largest bank

Dangote Cement overtakes MTN as NSE’s biggest firm

Beans price crashes in Katsina markets

Kayode Fayemi

Ekiti government goes tough to recover N1.5 billion micro-credit loans

nigeria

A don, Prof. Leke Oduwaye, on Monday urged Lagos State Government to prosecute owners of buildings blocking drainage right-of -way to guard against flooding.

Flood renders hundreds homeless in Adamawa

Troops intercept smuggled military equipment in Adamawa

Boko Haram: Army Commanders take ‘battle’ to insurgents’ hideouts in Borno

Senator Wamakko to build first private university in Sokoto

SERAP seeks public registers for corrupt governors, others since 1999

africa

Kakamega Governor Wycliffe Oparanya with his family at Emabole village in Butere at the launch of the census exercise in the county on August 24, 2019. ISAAC WALE - NATION MEDIA GROUP

Census: Kenya becomes first African country to recognise intersex...

Official: 12 killed in southeast Niger Boko Haram attack

PM: Sudan needs $10 billion in foreign aid to rebuild economy

Boko Haram: Twelve dead in Niger village attack

Ousted former Sudanese leader’s defence asks court for bail

world

Demonstrators surrounded by tear gas on the streets of Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Police use water cannon for first time...

Mexican journalist found dead at home, twelfth killed this year

Syria accuses Israel of launching missile attack on Damascus

Donald Trump regrets escalation of trade war with China, not backpedaling

Lightning injures fans, halts play at Tour Championship

sports

AC Milan determined to keep Gianluigi Donnarumma amid Paris...

Mauro Icardi will not be joining Monaco, the Inter striker's wife and agent Wanda Nara has insisted.

Juventus sporting director rules out move for Mauro Icardi

Paul Onuachu has left FC Midtjylland for Belgian top-flight side Genk in a deal reportedly worth €6 million.

We couldn’t afford Paul Onuachu – Gent coach

Liverpool and Manchester City are the 'real contenders' for the Premier League title this season, says Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, despite his side holding the latter to a draw.

Hugo Lloris: Liverpool, Manchester City the real title contenders

Zinedine Zidane insisted Karim Benzema has always been a hugely important player for Real Madrid after his two-goal haul.

Karim Benzema first Frenchman to hit 150 LaLiga goals

(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 06, 2018 Bayern Munich’s French midfielder Franck Ribery reacts during the warm up prior to the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Bayern Munich vs Borussia Moenchengladbach in Munich, southern Germany. – Bayern Munich hands “heavy fine” after he appeared to respond to social media criticism with a string of irate and abusive posts on Instagram and Twitter on January 5, 2019. (Photo by Christof STACHE / AFP) /

Franck Ribery arrives Tuscany to complete Fiorentina move

Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Victor Wanyama is on the verge of signing for Club Brugge.

Tottenham’s Victor Wanyama hints at Celtic return

Andriy Shevchenko

Friendly: Ukraine draw battle line with Nigeria

art

Mary Robinette Kowal’s The Calculating Stars (the first in her Lady Astronaut series) won Best Novel

Women sweep the Hugo Awards

Professor: Tourism investment key to economic development

Seyi Law tackles racism at ‘Seyilaw fast and funny’

Video: Masquerade set ablaze comes out unhurt

List of Teen Choice Award winners

film

Yomi Fabiyi

Yomi Fabiyi: I sold my film for N7 million...

Berlin, Helskini to host Nollywood travel film festival

Young Nigerian filmmakers with sci-fi movie go viral

Juliet Ibrahim’s ex-boyfriend Iceberg Slim apologises after failed relationship

Ex-BBNaija housemate Alex Unusual now in New York Film Academy

people

Toke Makinwa: Dating a stingy man is like a...

Mr Nigeria bags five awards at the grand finale of Mr World

Liam Hemsworth files for divorce from Miley Cyrus

Larry King seeks divorce from seventh wife after 22 years

Mr Nigeria: I can’t fail my country, I’ll fight on

technology

Facebook bans Epoch Times from buying ads on its...

Barely 24 hours the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), arrested 80 Nigerians for fraudulent activities, a global firm, Dynamics Intelligence, Friday shut-down its operations in the country.

Global tech firm shuts operations in Nigeria over fraudulent...

Federal government to license online radio, TV stations

OpenAI, the artificial intelligence firm that Elon Musk founded then later departed, just released a stronger version of its “conversational” text-writing AI system, according to Futurism.

US firm releases fake-news writing software, scientists unveil detector

Female pupils develop app to solve traffic gridlock

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.

EU antitrust regulators have Facebook’s Libra currency in sights

US tech industry leaders: French digital service tax harms global tax...

Facebook, Messenger and Instagram apps are are displayed on an iPhone. Jenny Kane-AP

Facebook launches ‘Developer Circles’ in Benin

opinion

At the 2-day presidential retreat that preceded the inauguration of new ministers, President Muhammadu Buhari apprised the appointees on the enormity of the tasks ahead.

New cabinet and imperative of delivering on mandates

President Buhari signs New National Minimum Wage Bill into Law in State House on 18th April 2019 2

Slavery still exists – We must take action

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed doors with the Liberian President, George Weah.

President Buhari marks 400th anniversary of slave trade abolition with article...

President Buhari at the event

President Buhari’s speech at swearing-in of SGF, ministers — full text

Goodliness cannot be marketed