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Virgil van Dijk says he expects a “big summer” for Liverpool in the transfer market as he reportedly closes in on a deal that will secure his future at Anfield.   Arne Slot’s men are on the brink of a record-equalling 20th English league title after Sunday’s 2-1 victory at ...

Just weeks after Nollywood veteran, Adekola Tijani, opened up about the challenges that forced his relocation to Canada, the actor has been dealt another heartbreaking blow—the death of his beloved mother in Nigeria. Tijani, known for his remarkable contributions to Yoruba cinema, took to Instagram to express his grief in ...

President Bola Tinubu has directed relevant education regulatory bodies to intensify efforts in clamping down on illegal tertiary institutions operating across Nigeria.   Speaking at the 14th convocation of the National Open University of Nigeria in Abuja on Saturday, the President ordered the National Universities Commission, the National Board for ...

Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has criticised the Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, describing him as “naive” about the country’s security realities following a deadly Boko Haram attack on the Damboa-Maiduguri Road on Saturday.   The explosion, which occurred on the major road linking the state capital, Maiduguri, to Damboa, ...

Pope Francis on Palm Sunday delighted worshippers with an impromptu tour of St Peter’s Square, against the advice of his doctors to avoid crowds while recovering from pneumonia.   For the second Sunday in a row after the longest hospital stay of his papacy, the 88-year-old pontiff left his Vatican ...

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has expressed concern over the growing rate of kidnapping for ransom across the country, saying the trend is causing fear among Nigerians.   Oyintiloye, a former member of the Osun State House of Assembly, urged President Bola Tinubu ...

  Oyo State Police Command, on Sunday, confirmed the arrest of three suspects in connection with the hijacking of a truck loaded with 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol on the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road.   A statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso in ...

ABUJA — President Bola Tinubu met on Thursday in Paris with a representative from former U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to discuss the development of a strategic economic and security partnership between Nigeria, Africa, and the United States. According to a statement by Tinubu’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, the U.S. delegation ...

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, has raised concerns over the perceived marginalisation of the South-East zone in national affairs, warning that continued neglect of the region could have serious consequences for Nigeria.   Igbokwe made the remarks in a statement posted on his ...

  The Senior Director of Breeding and Pre-Breeding at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, Professor John Derera, has expressed concern over what he described as “A loss of 40 per cent of food grown by farmers in Nigeria annually.”   He also valued the total food loss to be ...