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African 100 metre hurdles champion Tobi Amusan expects to be a medal hopeful for Nigeria at the 2019 African Games, but insists she wants to focus on executing a good race.

Tobi Amusan sets African Games target

The Grace 1 supertanker in the British territory of Gibraltar

Iranian oil tanker leaves Gibraltar – envoy

Wilfried Ndidi is mobbed by his Leicester teammates after equalising with a second-half header. Plumb Images-Leicester City FC via Getty Images

Wilfred Ndidi: I knew I’ll score

Andriy Shevchenko

Friendly: Ukraine draw battle line with Nigeria

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Protect humanitarian workers, 5 die every week – UN chief

Seyi Makinde Oyo state Governor

Oyo government to decongest Ibadan, create satellite towns

Oyo government to educate over 170,000 almajiris, hawkers – agency

Fransisca Ordega's assist helped Shanghai secure a 1-1 draw against Changchun Zhuoyue in a Chinese Women's Super League encounter on Monday.

Falcons striker shines as Changchun hold Shanghai

Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana

Femi Falana: It’s time to mobilise Nigerians for revolution

Presidency: FIRS boss not under investigation

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi

Ekiti governor bans use of English in traditional events

business

Power returned to much of Argentina and two neighboring countries following a massive blackout that left tens of millions in the dark on Sunday.

Siemens: $5 billion annual revenue likely in electricity sector

Waziri Adio NEITI

NEITI: Oil, mining agencies frustrating national planning, public finance...

The Grace 1 supertanker in the British territory of Gibraltar

Iranian oil tanker leaves Gibraltar – envoy

President Buhari at the event

Former presidential candidate slams President Buhari over directive on food importation

NEPAL Oil makes foray into aviation sector

Stakeholders react to forex ban on food importation

Insecurity, fraud clog financial inclusion stride

Modular Refinery

Edo modular refinery set to begin operation

nigeria

The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has blamed the Peoples Democratic Party PDP for being vicariously responsible for the attack on a former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu by members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB in Germany.

Senator Ekweremadu: Those who attacked me were under the...

Protect humanitarian workers, 5 die every week – UN chief

Oyo government to decongest Ibadan, create satellite towns

Oyo government to educate over 170,000 almajiris, hawkers – agency

Femi Falana: It’s time to mobilise Nigerians for revolution

africa

Sudan’s former president Omar al-Bashir is due to go on trial today for corruption allegations, which brought down his 30-year rule.

Former Sudan president charged with illicit possession of foreign...

Kenya deports Nigerian national Dibia Obinna linked with drugs, human trafficking

Sudan docks ex-presidentfor corruption

Zimbabwe police ban planned opposition protest

Chad declares emergency in east after dozens die in ethnic violence

world

TREVISO, ITALY - JUNE 11- Former NBA coach David Blatt attends the Adidas Eurocamp Day Two at La Ghirada sports center on June 11, 2016 in Treviso, Italy. (Photo by Roberto Serra-Iguana Press-Getty Images for Adidas)

Basketball coach David Blatt reveals multiple sclerosis battle

Re-election: Donald Trump to retain Mike Pence as running mate

Bernie Sanders calls for a ban on police use of facial recognition

White House says ‘no recession in sight’ despite market turmoil

Hong Kong readies for further protests after massive, peaceful rally

sports

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

Mauro Icardi won’t be leaving Inter for Monaco –...

Brazil veteran Dani Alves scored the winning goal on his debut for Sao Paulo on Sunday, weeks after signing a three-year deal with the club.

Dani Alves scores winner on Sao Paulo debut

Fransisca Ordega's assist helped Shanghai secure a 1-1 draw against Changchun Zhuoyue in a Chinese Women's Super League encounter on Monday.

Falcons striker shines as Changchun hold Shanghai

Juan Miranda

Juventus preparing €10 million bid for Barcelona left-back Juan Miranda

Arsenal head coach Unai Emery has demanded an improved performance from his players against Burnley, despite kicking off their Premier League campaign with a 1-0 win at Newcastle United last weekend.

Charlie Nicholas: Unai Emery couldn’t control Neymar, PSG but his Arsenal...

Andriy Shevchenko

Friendly: Ukraine draw battle line with Nigeria

Flying Eagles head coach Paul Aigbogun has asserted that his players have learned from their mistakes ahead of their final group stage encounter of the 2019 Fifa U-20 World Cup in Poland against Ukraine.

Africa Games: Nigeria held 1-1 by Burkina Faso in opening match

Flying Eagles head coach Paul Aigbogun has asserted that his players have learned from their mistakes ahead of their final group stage encounter of the 2019 Fifa U-20 World Cup in Poland against Ukraine.

AAG: Flying Eagles have no reason to fail in Morocco –...

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

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

Actor: I’ll spend money on women rather than properties

people

Nigerian comedian, Afamefuna Igwemba popularly known as Klint Da Drunk, expressed gratitude to God for surviving a car crash along Bauchi-Jos express road.

Comedian Klint Da Drunk survives car crash

Sweden finds US rapper A$AP Rocky guilty of assault

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

Burna Boy performs on Trevor Noah’s show

Mr Nigeria: More votes, more chances of winning Mr World

technology

YouTube is going after an alleged copyright troll using the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s (DMCA) provisions, alleging that Christopher Brady used false copyright strikes to extort YouTube creators, harming the company in the process.

YouTube sues alleged copyright troll over extortion of multiple...

A fast-acting hacker could be able to weaken the encryption of Bluetooth devices and subsequently snoop on communications or send falsified ones to take over a device due to a newly discovered vulnerability in the standard.

Bluetooth vulnerability could expose device data to hackers

A group of young Nigerian filmmakers have gone viral for making `sci-fi film’ using a simple smartphone and green screen.

Young Nigerian filmmakers with sci-fi movie go viral

Survey: Excessive exposure to mobile phones weakens children’s eyesight

YouTube is going after an alleged copyright troll using the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s (DMCA) provisions, alleging that Christopher Brady used false copyright strikes to extort YouTube creators, harming the company in the process.

YouTube sues alleged copyright troll over extortion of multiple YouTubers

A fast-acting hacker could be able to weaken the encryption of Bluetooth devices and subsequently snoop on communications or send falsified ones to take over a device due to a newly discovered vulnerability in the standard.

Bluetooth vulnerability could expose device data to hackers

Global technology giant, Huawei Technologies, at the weekend, unveiled a new operating system (OS), HarmonyOS ostensible to counter the pulling of its Android licence by Google. It said it is microkernel-based, distributed OS designed to deliver a cohesive user experience across all devices and scenarios.

Huawei unveils Harmony operating system

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Reliance’s Azure cloud partnership poses threat to Amazon and Google in...

opinion

Goodliness cannot be marketed

Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana

Protest marches are not treasonable offences in Nigeria

Femi Adesina, spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari

Atiku Abubakar’s unrelenting appeal to emotion: A gambit doom to fail

Shi’ites: Another Boko Haram in the making?

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