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F1: Hamilton Gracious in Title Defeat as Mercedes Lodge Protests | Lewis Hamilton was gracious in defeat after Red Bull rival Max Verstappen ended the Briton’s quest for an unprecedented eighth | sports |
Nigeria’s Stock Market Sustains Bullish Trend, Gains N5.64trn in First Half 2022 | Following improved corporate earnings by companies, low yield in fixed income market, among other factors, the stock market segment of | business |
Nigeria: PDP Governors Restate Case for Decentralised Police | Amidst the worsening insecurity in the country, governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday | politics |
Russia Registers First Case of Bird Flu in Humans | Russia has detected its first case of transmission of bird flu virus from animals to humans, according to health authorities. | health |
Nigeria: Jonathan’s Rumoured Ambition Poses No Threat, Say Osinbajo, Tinubu’s Support Groups | The support groups of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola | politics |
Covid-Shaming Pits Neighbours Against Each Other In Locked-Down Shanghai | The tensions of lockdown have exposed divisions among Shanghai residents, pitting young against old, locals against outsiders, and above all, | health |
China’s Sinovac Covid Vaccine to Be Included in Brazil Immunisation Plan | Brazil plans to use a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine as part of a national immunisation programme, officials have announced. São Paulo | health |
David Alaba’s Move to Real Madrid in Doubt as Defender’s Father Denies Agreement with Los Blancos | David Alaba's father George Alaba has thrown a spanner into the works by suggesting that Barcelona are still in the mix and that | sports |
DJ Cuppy, Rema, Fireboy Make Future Awards Africa 2020 Nominee List | As the kick-off date of The Future Awards Africa's first three-day digital festival draws near, the group has announced its | entertainment |
Flour Mills of Nigeria Grows Profit by 90% to $41m | Nigeria’s integrated food business and agro-allied group, Flour Mills of Nigeria Plc, has continued its strong performance, growing its profit | business |
Pfizer-BioNTech Vaccine Deliveries Could Start ‘Before Christmas’ | Pfizer could secure emergency U.S. and European authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine next month after final trial results showed it | health |
Nigerian Travellers to UK Will Still Have to Quarantine | United Kingdom has insisted that travellers from Nigeria would still be quarantined. She however said in the spirit of the | health |
#EndSARS Protests May Trigger Inflation, Policy Analyst Warns | It’s been almost two weeks of several demonstrations by Nigerian youths to end police brutality. Experts and analysts are calling | business |
China to Launch First Human Spaceflight Since 2016 | A Chinese spacecraft will blast off from the Gobi Desert on a Long March rocket in the coming days, ferrying | tech |
Gattuso Quits as Fiorentina Boss After 23 Days in Charge | Gennaro Gattuso has quit his role as manager of Fiorentina after just 23 days at the helm. The 43-year-old World | sports |
S&P Ratings: Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt at Risk of Three-year Banking System Depression | The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on banking systems around the world will last for some time. For Africa, six | business |
Israel Targeting Hamas Cryptocurrency Accounts | Israel has said it will begin seizing cryptocurrency accounts used by the Palestinian Hamas group to raise money for its | business |
Elon Musk Says He’s Terminating $44bn Twitter Buyout Deal, Board to Fight | Elon Musk’s tumultuous $44 billion bid to buy Twitter is on the verge of collapseRead more | business |
PVCs Will Be Ready from October, Says INEC, Warns Voters Their Cards are Their Meal Tickets | Okoye stated that it would be useless for people to register and fail to receive their PVCs, adding that without | politics |
War in Ukraine: Russia May Cut Gas Supplies to Europe If Oil Ban Goes Ahead | Russia has said it may close its main gas pipeline to Germany if the West goes ahead with a ban | business |
China Leads Auto Industry Recovery as Sales Top Expectations | China’s vehicle sales are likely to hit 25 million units this year, an industry body said on Friday, as the | business |
With Free Data, 75m MTN Subscribers Can Get THISDAY on Zigi Chatbot | In a revolutionary move bound to change Africa's media landscape, Nigeria's mosf-authoritative newspaper THISDAY will be available to potentially 75 | tech |
Flutterwave Re-brands, Introduces New Products for Customers | Few days after it announced that it raised $250 million for business expansion, Flutterwave has unveiled its new brand identity, | business |
BUA Group, French Company Strengthen Deal on 200,000bpd Refinery Project | The BUA Group and Axens, a France-based petroleum technology company, Wednesday reviewed and signed statements of acknowledgement of the level | business |
Germany Suffer Shock World Cup Qualifier Loss to North Macedonia | North Macedonia scored an 85th-minute winner through Eljif Elmas to stun hosts Germany 2-1 in their World Cup Group J | sports |
Liverpool Look to Overturn 1-3 Deficit to Real Madrid at Anfield | Real Madrid arrive at Anfield for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Liverpool in high spirits after | sports |
Tinubu: I’m Still Searching for Running Mate | Despite forwarding to the Independent National Electoral Commission (IENC), last week, the name of Ibrahim Kabir Masari from Katsina State | politics |
Man City Begins Title Defence at Tottenham, Man Utd Host Leeds, Liverpool visit Norwich on 2021/22 Premier League | Premier League champions Manchester City get their 2021/22 title defence underway at Tottenham Hotspur when the new season kicks off | sports |
Former Central Bank Governor Sanusi Says Ending Subsidies Puts Nigeria on Fiscal Sustainability Path | A former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and a former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has | business |
Onyekwere Makes History, Wins First Commonwealth Discus Gold for Nigeria | Onyekewere, 28, threw 61.70m in her fourth attempt to take the lead from the home girl, Jade Lally, who led | sports |
Officials in Tokyo Alarmed as Covid Cases Hit Record Highs | Japanese officials sounded the alarm Thursday after Tokyo reported record-breaking coronavirus cases for two straight days with the Olympics well | sports |
Fuel Queues Lengthen in Abuja as NNPC Cautions against Panic Buying | Several filling stations in Abuja had long queues to deal with on Tuesday, just as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation | business |
Mozambique Receives First Batch of Sinopharm Covid-19 Vaccine Doses | Mozambique has received 200,000 doses of vaccines by Sinopharm from China, but the country is yet to disclose its vaccination | health |
Nigeria’s Radisson Hotels Pass SGS Safety Protocol Test | The Radisson Hotel Group recently announced that its five Nigerian outlets have successfully completed the SGS Disinfection Monitored and Cleaning | business |
Putin Rejects Trump’s Criticism of Biden Family Business | Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that he saw nothing criminal in Hunter Biden’s past business ties with Ukraine | politics |
SpaceX Launches 4 Amateurs on Private Earth-circling Trip | SpaceX’s first private flight streaked into orbit Wednesday night with two contest winners, a health care worker and their rich | business |
Covid-19: US Allows Emergency Use of Antibody Drug Regeneron | US officials have granted emergency authorisation for an experimental antibody treatment given to President Trump after his Covid-19 diagnosis. The | health |
Seven-Star Falconets Wallop CAR’s U20 Girls 7-0, Make Return Leg a Formality | Two-time runners-up of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup, Nigeria’s Falconets fired from all cylinders as they hit the U20 | sports |
Kanye West Sneakers Fetch Record $1.8M at Private Sale | A pair of prototype Nikes worn by Kanye West during a performance at the Grammy Awards in 2008 has shattered | business |
INEC Explains Why Lawan, Akpabio’s Nominations Rejected | INEC has said it refused to publish the names of Dr. Ahmad Lawan and Senator Godswill Akpabio, both of the | politics |
Ten-man World Champions France Held to Disappointing Draw by Bosnia | World champions France were held to a disappointing 1-1 home draw by Bosnia and Herzegovina after playing almost half the | sports |
Man Utd on Brink of Appointing Ajax Boss Erik ten Hag as New Manager | Ajax boss Erik ten Hag is on the brink of being confirmed as Manchester United's new manager. United say no | sports |
Nigeria Drug Agency Intercepts 100,000 Bottles of Codeine Syrup at Onne Port | About 100,000 bottles of codeine syrup with a total weight of 15,325kilograms were at the weekend intercepted and seized by | health |
Nigeria Labour Alleges International Conspiracy Against Country’s Downstream Petroleum Sector | The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has raised the alarm over what it described as an international conspiracy, working with | business |
Global Glitch: Swaths of Internet Go Down after Cloud Outage | Multiple websites went offline briefly across the globe Tuesday after an apparent outage at the cloud service company Fastly, and | tech |
Flutterwave Re-brands, Introduces New Products for Customers | Few days after it announced that it raised $250 million for business expansion, Flutterwave has unveiled its new brand identity, | tech |
PSG v Istanbul Basaksehir Abandoned Amid Racist Allegations | Paris St-Germain's game against Istanbul Basaksehir will resume on Wednesday after it was abandoned on Tuesday with a match official | sports |
Djokovic Likely to Skip Australian Open Over Vaccine Mandate, Says Father | Novak Djokovic is unlikely to play at the Australian Open if rules on COVID-19 vaccinations are not relaxed, the world | sports |
Gabriel Own Goal Hands Southampton Win Over FA Cup Holders Arsenal | Arsenal’s defence of the FA Cup is over after Southampton defeated the holders 1-0 to knock them out in the | sports |
Nigeria’s Parliament Okays Autonomy for Local Governments, State Legislature, Judiciary | Members of Nigeria's National Assembly on Tuesday voted on the report of its Joint Committee on the Review of the | politics |
US: Deadline Passes for ByteDance to Restructure TikTok, Talks to Continue | The Trump administration on Friday opted not to grant ByteDance a new extension of an order requiring the Chinese company | tech |
Nigeria’s Debt Service Hits N1.94trn, Overwhelms Revenue by N310bn | Debt service cost outstripping the country’s revenue is an indication of dangers ahead; policymakers must implement reforms to save the | business |
Nigeria: SB Morgen Predicts Victory for PDP in Ekiti Guber Election, APC in Osun | SB Morgen Intelligence, a geopolitical research firm, has predicted that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will win the governorship election | politics |
Foreigners Reinvesting in Nigerian Bourse Lift Market Cap to $38bn | Nigerian equities continued its bullish run on Tuesday, hitting a five-year high. The last time stocks rallied by this much | business |
Nigeria: Twitter Ban Will Spur Homegrown Alternative Social Media Applications, APC Says | Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) says Twitter's suspension will serve as a positive trigger to unleash the creative potentials | politics |
FDA, WHO: Covid Boosters Not Needed for General Population | Additional COVID-19 vaccine booster shots are not needed for the general population, leading scientists including two departing senior U.S. Food | health |
Premier League Condemns Plan For $6bn European Super League as Uefa Vows to Stop ‘Cynical Project’ | Fifteen of Europe's biggest clubs are in talks to launch a European Super League, planned to start in time for | sports |
Buhari: FG May Pardon Ken Saro-Wiwa, 8 Others | The killing of Ogoni activist and renowned playwright, Ken Saro-Wiwa and eight others (Ogoni 9) in November, 1995 during the | politics |
Air Peace Receives Third Brand New Embraer 195-E2, 10 More Expected By 2022 | One of Africa's fastest growing airlines Air Peace on Thursday took delivery of its third brand new Embraer 195-E2 aircraft. | business |
Twitter Adopts ‘Poison Pill’ Plan to Block Elon Musk From Increasing Stake | Twitter Inc. moved to prevent Elon Musk from significantly increasing his stake, a day after he unveiled a $43 billion | business |
Nigeria Exempts Dangote Cement From Land Border Blockade | The Nigerian government has allowed Dangote Cement to resume exports across its land borders, raising hopes that Africa’s most populous | business |
Disneyland, Other California Theme Parks, Stadiums to Reopen April 1 | California health officials set new rules on Friday that would allow Disneyland and other theme parks, stadiums and outdoor entertainment | entertainment |
Kogi Moves to Contain Lassa Fever Outbreak in 9 Communities | The Kogi State government in North-Central Nigeria has moved to curtail the spread of the lassa fever disease, following the | health |
Nigeria: Buhari Has a Choice Between War and Dialogue, Igbo Sociocultural Group Says | In Nigeria, pan Yoruba sociopolitical group, Afenifere and the apex Igbo sociopolitical organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, in reacting to President Muhammadu | politics |
Nigeria: Ex- President Jonathan Meets APC Chairman Adamu, Hours After Group Buys Presidential Nomination Forms for Him | Nigeria's former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday met with National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi | politics |
Japan Vaccination Uncertainty Casts Doubts Over Olympics | Japan is publicly adamant that it will stage its postponed Olympics this summer. But to pull it off, many believe | health |
Euro 2020: Bale Shines as Wales Defeat Turkey 2-0 | Wales captain Gareth Bale set up Aaron Ramsey and Connor Roberts to score for a 2-0 victory over Turkey in | sports |
CBN Clarifies Emefiele’s Statement on Conversion of Naira to Dollar | The apex bank said Emefiele warned bank customers against converting the naira to dollars for electioneering purposes.Read more | business |
Arthur Nzeribe, Founder of Infamous Association for Better Nigeria, is Dead | Senator Arthur Nzeribe, infamous for the Association for Better Nigeria (ABN), the mastermind of June 12 annulment is dead. He | politics |
Nigeria’s Parliament Transmits 2022 Appropriation Bill to Buhari | President Muhammadu Buhari has received the 2022 Appropriation Bill passed by the two chambers of the National Assembly last week. | politics |
Nigeria: Lawmakers Against FG’s Borrowing to Finance 2022 Budget Deficit | The House of Representatives has expressed displeasure over the way some government agencies conceal their revenues, thereby denying the federal | politics |
Chelsea’s Mendy in ‘Speedy Reunion’ with Former Club Rennes | Chelsea boss Frank Lampard said on Tuesday that "low-maintenance" goalkeeper Edouard Mendy can get even better despite keeping five consecutive | sports |
Ladan Bosso Expected to Return as Flying Eagles Boss | Coach Ladan Bosso is a favourite for the Flying Eagles job, with sources suggesting he'll be reengaged by the Nigeria | sports |
AstraZeneca CEO Soriot Tops FTSE 100 Pay-out Charts in 2020 | Pascal Soriot, the chief executive of COVID-19 vaccine maker AstraZeneca, was Britain’s highest paid company boss in 2020, a year | business |
Nigeria Approves $1.5bn For Rehabilitation of Port Harcourt Refinery | Nigeria's Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $1.5 billion for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery as proposed by the Ministry | business |
Biden Cancels Funding for Trump Border Wall | US President Joe Biden has rescinded the national emergency order used to fund Donald Trump's border wall. In a letter | politics |
Nigeria: CBN Bars Payment Service Holding Companies from Accessing Bank Loans | The Central Bank if Nigeria (CBN) has barred the proposed Payments Service Holding Companies (PSHC) from borrowing from the Nigerian | business |
Manchester United Lining Up £50m Pedro Neto Move | Reports suggest Manchester United are preparing a £50 million swoop for Wolverhampton Wanderers star Pedro Neto. English tabloid The Sun | sports |
Glo Brings World’s Biggest Dance Competition, Battle of the Year, to Nigeria | Youth empowerment in the country on Wednesday received a major boost as Globacom announced its sponsorship of the world’s biggest | entertainment |
PepsiCo Earnings Top Estimates on Higher Sales of Drink and Sparkling Water | PepsiCo on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings that topped estimates, fuelled by pandemic snacking and higher sales of drinks like Gatorade | business |
Nigeria will Continue to Explore Fossil Fuels, Deputy Oli Minister Sylva Says | Nigeria's Minister of State, Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, has said that despite the global opposition to the exploitation of | business |
Nigeria: PDP National Vice Chairmen Ask Secondus to Resign | The crisis rocking Nigeria's opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) has deepened with four national vice chairmen of the party calling | politics |
Burna Boy is Most Shazamed Artist in Nigeria, ‘Onyeka’ Makes Pitchfork’s Best Songs of 2020 List | As 2020 draws to a close, Nigerian superstar Burnaboy is picking up a number of accolades to add to his | entertainment |
US Preparing for 1-year Covid-19 Booster Shots; Pfizer Chief Sees Need | The United States is preparing for the possibility that a booster shot will be needed between nine to 12 months | health |
English Football Announces Social Media Boycott to Fight Racism | English football will unite for a social media boycott to highlight the ongoing fight against online abuse and discrimination of | sports |
Buhari Making Grazing Routes and Reserves Conditions for Peace, Benue Governor Ortom Claims | Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has said the dispositions of President Muhammadu Buhari, were beginning to confirm insinuations that he | politics |
Interim Haitian Prime Minister Claude Joseph to Step Down | Haiti’s acting Prime Minister Claude Joseph, whose leadership of the nation has been disputed since the July 7 assassination of | politics |
Golden Eaglets Lose WAFU U17 Cup to Cote d’Ivoire | Nigeria’s U17 boys came close to a stunning comeback from three goals down before losing 2-3 to their Ivorian counterparts | sports |
Nadal Wins 14th French Open Title, 22nd Grand Slam, Becomes Oldest Champ in Tourney History | Rafael Nadal overwhelmed Casper Ruud in straight sets Sunday to win his 14th French Open championship and 22nd Grand Slam | sports |
Czechs Stun 10-man Netherlands 2-0, Breeze Into Euro 2020 Quarterfinals | Czech Republic produced an impressive 2-0 victory over Netherlands to make the Euro 2020 quarterfinals on Sunday. Tomas Holes and | sports |
Yellow Submarines Sink Red Devils: Villarreal Win Europa Final with Shootout Win over Man United | Villarreal beat Manchester United in an epic penalty shootout in the Europa League final in Poland on Wednesday night after | sports |
Nigeria Vows to Sanction Depot Owners Selling Petrol Above Official Price | The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mr. Timipre Sylva, at the weekend vowed that the federal government would sanction petrol depot | business |
Nigeria: APC Postpones Screening of Presidential Aspirants Earlier Scheduled to Hold May 23 | Nigeria's ruling All Progressives Congress has postponed the screening of presidential aspirants initially scheduled for Monday, May 23, till further | politics |
Algeria Names New Prime Minister as Economic Anxieties Persist | Algerian Finance Minister Ayman Benabderrahmane was named prime minister Wednesday, the presidency said, following legislative elections earlier this month and | politics |
Swiss Firm Which Paid Bribes to NNPC Officials for Crude Contracts Fined $1.1bn in US | Glencore, a mining and commodities trading firm has agreed to pay over $1.1 billion for various infractions, including paying bribes | business |
Nigeria’s ‘The Milkmaid’ Misses Oscars Shortlist | The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recently announced the shortlists for nine categories including its International Feature Film | entertainment |
Rashford Winner Helps Man United Beat PSG 2-1 | Marcus Rashford repeated his late heroics against Paris St-Germain with a superb winner as Manchester United marked their return to | sports |
Tokyo 2020: Oburududu Claims Silver, Becomes Nigeria’s First Olympics Wrestling Medallist | United States’ Tamyra Mensah-Stock won gold in the women’s freestyle 68kg wrestling final, defeating Nigeria’s Blessing Oborududu by a score | sports |
Google Doodle Honors Legendary Nigerian Musician Oliver De Coque On 74th Birthday | Legendary Nigerian guitarist and highlife musician, Oliver De Coque, has been honoured with Google Doodle on his 74th posthumous birthday. | tech |
Reconstruct Nigerian Drainages with Proper Sewer Systems to Combat Malaria, Generate Electricity – Francis Nwapa | A pest control specialist and malaria advocate, Mr Francis Nwapa has called on the government at all levels to reconstruct | health |