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Arsenal Lose to Everton After Fans Protest Super League Involvement | Arsenal fell at home to Everton 1-0 in the Premier League on Friday. The match, however, was overshadowed by what | sports |
Bullish Run at Nigerian Stock Exchange Triggered Circuit Breaker as ASI Rose Beyond 5% Threshold | The Nigerian Stock Exchange has announced that a market-wide circuit breaker kicked in Thursday at 12:55p.m, when the NSE All-Share | business |
Trump Rules Out Forming New Political Party, Hints at Presidential Run in 2024 | Ex-US President Donald Trump says he has no plans to launch a new political party, telling a conservative conference in | politics |
Nigeria: South-west APC Presidential Aspirants Agree Next President Should Come from Region | South-west APC presidential aspirants and leaders met in Lagos on Friday and reached an agreement to ensure that the region | politics |
Shanghai Fences Up Covid-Hit Areas, Fuelling Fresh Outcry | Shanghai authorities battling an outbreak of COVID-19 have erected fences outside residential buildings, sparking fresh public outcry over a lockdown | health |
Tesla Could Widen Release of ‘Self-driving’ Software in Two Weeks | Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Friday there will probably be a wider roll out of a | tech |
Ogunbote Unveiled as Sunshine Stars Technical Adviser | One of the most experienced coaches in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), Gbenga Ogunbote, yesterday returned to Sunshine Stars | sports |
Brazil Approves, Rolls out AstraZeneca, Sinovac Vaccines | A nurse has received Brazil's first vaccine dose after health regulators gave emergency approval to two jabs. Regulator Anvisa gave | health |
Nigeria: Outrage over APC’s Indecision on Zoning of 2023 Presidency | Condemnations have trailed the claim by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday that it had not decided on | politics |
Analysts Differ on Buhari’s Quest for Fresh $6bn External Loan | Financial analysts and the organised private sector on Tuesday expressed mixed feelings over Nigeria’s rising public debt following a fresh | business |
West Ham Bundle Man United Out of EFL Cup | West Ham gained revenge for Sunday's Premier League defeat against Manchester United by knocking their hosts out of the Carabao | sports |
Hundreds in China Queue for Experimental Covid-19 Vaccine | Hundreds of people have been gathering outside a hospital in Yiwu, a city in the Zhejiang province in eastern China, | health |
Ivory Coast President Ouattara Says Recently Acquitted Laurent Gbagbo Can Return | The Ivorian President, Alassane Ouattara says former leader Laurent Gbagbo and his right-hand man Charles Ble Goude are free to | politics |
Dispiriting Setback: Covid Deaths, Cases Rise Again Globally | Covid-19 deaths and cases are on the rise again globally in a dispiriting setback that is triggering another round of | health |
Nigerian Child Comedian Emanuella Wins Nickelodeon Kids Choice Award | Nigeria’s comedy star Emanuella has won the Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards 2021 in the ‘Favorite African Social Media Star’ category. | entertainment |
Japan’s Struggling Prime Minister Suga Steps Down, Sets Stage for New Leader | Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday he would step down, setting the stage for a new premier after | politics |
Biden Rejects New Republican Infrastructure Offer | US President Joe Biden and Republicans entered the weekend sharply at odds over how to craft an infrastructure deal that | business |
Heads of Nigerian Ministries Risk Arrest Over Late Submission of Financial Reports, Auditor-General Warns | The Auditor-General of the Federation (AuGF), Adolphus Aghughu has warned the country's head of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) against | business |
WHO-led Team in Wuhan Probing Covid-19 Origins Meets Chinese Scientists | A World Health Organization-led team of experts investigating the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic has begun meeting with Chinese scientists | health |
China Evergrande Sells Entire Stake in Streaming Platform HengTen to Ease Debt Burden | China Evergrande Group is selling its entire stake in streaming services firm HengTen Network Group for HK$2.13 billion ($273.5 million), | business |
France Extends Overnight Curfew as Europe Battles Rising Coronavirus Infection Rates | France will extend an overnight curfew to dozens more areas in a bid to slow the spread of coronavirus, Prime | health |
Biden Tests Positive for Covid, Has Mild Symptoms | US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, the White House said Thursday.Read more | health |
In Historic Deal, Afreximbank, African Oil Producers Sign Agreement to Float Energy Bank | Africa’s multilateral trade finance institution, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has signed a deal with the African Petroleum Producers Organisation | business |
FJ Fashion Unveils New Look Henley Shirts | Folayemi Joshua Fashion, also known as FJ Fashion has launched new henley shirts. FJ Fashion’s henley shirts are designed for | entertainment |
Match Abandoned in France as Payet Throws Bottle Back into Crowd after Being Hit | Dimitri Payet was hit by a bottle and threw it back into the crowd before fans stormed the pitch causing | sports |
Lukaku and Hazard to Miss Nations League Play-off Due to ‘Muscle Overloads’ | Belgium pair Romelu Lukaku and Eden Hazard will miss the Nations League third-placed play-off with Italy because of "muscle overloads". | sports |
Nigeria: Incumbent Akeredolu Takes Early Lead in Ondo Governorship Election | Residents in Nigeria’s Ondo State went to the polls on Saturday to decide who will be their next governor and | politics |
Popstar Ariana Grande is Engaged to Boyfriend Dalton Gomez | Congratulations are in order for popstar Ariana Grande, who has revealed in an Instagram post that she is engaged to | entertainment |
Djokovic Wins Record 9th Australian Open, Claims 18th Grand Slam | Novak Djokovic continued his dominance in Melbourne Park after sealing his third consecutive Australian Open title by overwhelming an irritated Daniil Medvedev to win a | sports |
WHO Warns That New Virus Variant Poses ‘Very High’ Risk | The World Health Organization warned Monday that the global risk from the omicron variant is “very high” based on the | health |
Nigeria: DPR Set to Issue Award Letters to Marginal Field Bid Winners | Nigeria’s Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Saturday announced that it had concluded arrangements to issue award letters to successful | business |
Atedo Peterside Hits Out at Nigeria’s AGF Malami, Says Stance on Open Grazing Hypocritical | Atedo Peterside, President and Founder Anap Foundation has hit out at the Nigerian Minister of Justice and Attorney-general of the | politics |
Klopp Says Van Dijk’s Injury ‘Not Good’ | Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk's knee injury is "not good", says the champions' manager Jurgen Klopp. Van Dijk was hurt | sports |
Jussie Smollett to Be Released from Jail While Appealing Conviction | An Illinois appeals court on Wednesday ordered the release of actor Jussie Smollett from jail while the one-time star of | entertainment |
Nigeria: Ex-President Jonathan ‘Gives Conditions’ to Join Presidential Race as APC Extends Sale of Forms to May 12 | Fresh facts have emerged from the recent meeting in Abuja between the former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, and National Chairman | politics |
Messi Brace Keeps Barcelona Title Hopes Alive with Big Comeback Win Over Valencia | Barcelona rode a trio of second-half goals to a 3-2 win over Valencia in La Liga on Sunday night to | sports |
Leicester 3-1 Liverpool: Champions Fall Apart Again as Alisson Howler Gifts Foxes Victory | Liverpool's woeful run of form hit a new low as they capitulated late on to hand Leicester a 3-1 victory | sports |
Megan Thee Stallion Says Tory Lanez Offered Her Money to Keep Quiet About Shooting | Megan Thee Stallion has shared new details about the July incident in which rapper Tory Lanez allegedly shot her in | entertainment |
China’s Economic Growth Slows to Still-robust 7.9% | China’s economic growth slowed to a still-strong 7.9% over a year earlier in the three months ending in June as | business |
Nigeria: FIRS Insists on Collecting VAT, Warns Taxpayers Against Default | The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has directed taxpayers in the country to continue to pay their Value Added Tax | business |
‘She’s The One’: A$AP Rocky Says He’s Dating Rihanna | American rapper A$AP Rocky has finally announced that he is in a relationship with singer Rihanna. The star described her | entertainment |
Stoke City Boss Hails ‘Excellent’ Mikel | Stoke City Manager Michael O'Neill has showered praises on John Obi Mikel for his performance in their 1-0 victory over | sports |
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 | business |
‘Game Changer’: AfCFTA Will Be Largest Free Trade Area in the World, Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Onyeama Says | Nigeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has said that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would be ia | business |
NCC Reassures Nigerians on Safety of 5G Spectrum | As Nigerians await the full operation of the new generation network, 5G, the Executive Vice Chairman of the National Communication | tech |
Celebrations in Chile as Voters Back Rewriting Constitution | Tens of thousands of Chileans have taken to Santiago’s main square in celebration after people across the country overwhelmingly backed | politics |
Newly-elected US Lawmaker, 41, Dies from Covid | A recently elected US lawmaker has died from Covid-19 - the first member of the US Congress to die from | politics |
1,081,548 Nigerians Receive Astrazeneca Vaccine Jabs | As the vaccination of Nigerians against Covid-19 enters its sixth week, the federal government says 1,081,548 people have received their | health |
‘Crisis Entrepreneurs Won’t be Dignified’: Nigeria’s Southwest Governors Tackle Senate President | Governors of Nigeria’s southwestern states on Monday took on the senate president Dr. Ahmad Lawan, over his attack on them | politics |
‘Leader, Brother, Friend’: You Truly Belong to Everybody and Nobody, Tinubu Tells Buhari | The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, has hailed Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari for what | politics |
How Naomi Campbell Surprised Nigerian Designer on ARISE Fashion Week Runway | Supermodel Naomi Campbell has been turning heads since she first started modeling in the 1980s. But for Nigerian fashion designer | entertainment |
Djokovic Wins 4th Wimbledon in a Row, 21st Grand Slam | Serbian Novak Djokovic has won the 2022 Wimbledon final against larger than life character Nick Kyrgios.Read more | sports |
Covid-19: Isolation Centres Prepare for Reopening as Fear of ‘Second Wave’ Hits Nigeria | The Nigerian government has directed health workers to be on red alert and has asked Covid-19 treatment centres across the | health |
Aubameyang Stripped of Arsenal Captaincy as Arteta Punishes Disciplinary Breach | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been stripped of the Arsenal captaincy and will not be selected for Wednesday’s match against West Ham, | sports |
Extensive Structural Reform Needed to Accelerate Nigeria’s Economic Growth, CBN Governor Emefiele Says | Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has reiterated the need for extensive structural reform this year to | business |
Nigeria: NNPP’s Kwankwaso Confirms Possibility of Collaboration with Obi’s Labour Party | The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Saturday confirmed ongoing talks for a | politics |
Netflix Loses Subscribers for First Time in More Than 10 Years | The number of Netflix subscribers has fallen for the first time in more than a decade. The streaming company lost | tech |
US Futures Slip as Markets Weigh Fresh Issues on Relief Stimulus | Stock futures wobbled and commodities fell on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump threw a last-minute spanner into pandemic relief | business |
Nigeria: Contenders to Watch for APC National Chairman | With the February 26 date confirmed for the much-awaited national convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the battle for | politics |
UBA Wins ‘African Bank of the Year’ Award | The United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has disclosed that it has been globally recognised as the African Bank of | business |
Trump Maintains Grip on Republican Party Despite Violent Insurrection | As a raging band of his supporters scaled walls, smashed windows, used flagpoles to beat police and breached the U.S. | politics |
Djokovic’s Detention Becomes Political Issue in Australia | On a tennis court, Novak Djokovic’s timing is perfect. But when he arrived in Australia to play the first Grand | sports |
Japan Dissolves Parliament, Setting Stage for General Election | Japan dissolved its parliament on Thursday, setting the stage for an election at the end of the month that will | politics |
Oil Giant Saudi Aramco Sees 2020 Profits Drop 44% to $49bn | Saudi Arabia’s state-backed oil giant Aramco announced Sunday that its profits nearly halved in 2020 to $49 billion, a big | business |
Cristiano Ronaldo Becomes Football’s All-time Top Goalscorer | Cristiano Ronaldo has officially become football's all-time leading goalscorer surpassing Joseph Bican for the most goals scored for club and | sports |
US Donates Another Batch of 3.2 million Covid Vaccines to Nigeria | The United States has delivered another batch of 3.2 million Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to Nigeria. This is the latest donation | health |
Buhari Still Waiting for Tinubu’s Shortlist of Vice Presidential Nominees | Although it is the constitutional prerogative of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to choose his running | politics |
Boeing Cites Fire Risks in Design of Newest Airbus Jet | Boeing Co has raised concerns over the design of arch-rival Airbus’ newest narrow-body jet, the A321XLR, saying a novel type | business |
US Most Interested in Cryptocurrency, Nigeria First in Africa, Eighth in the World: Study | Nigeria ranks eighth in a list of countries most interested in cryptocurrency in the world, according to a new study. | business |
Iwobi Shines as Everton Return to Winning Ways at Fulham | Nigerian international, Alex Iwobi was in excellent form on Sunday as Everton defeated Fulham 3-2 to return to winning ways. | sports |
Nigeria Owes Foreign Airlines $53m, IATA Says | The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that $53 million proceeds from sales of foreign airlines’ tickets are still | business |
Toothless Madrid Miss Chance to Top La Liga With Draw Against Betis | On a rainy night in Madrid, a toothless Real Madrid dropped two points at home to Real Betis, who were | sports |
Biden Calls on Trump to End ‘Unprecedented Assault’ | US President-elect Joe Biden has denounced the violence at the Capitol after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the building, | politics |
Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei Receives Local Covid Vaccine | Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Hosseini Khamenei has received a dose of the country’s first locally developed COVID-19 vaccine. Khamenei on | health |
Covid-19: Vaccinated People Need Not Quarantine, US Health Officials Say | People who have received the full course of Covid-19 vaccines can skip the standard 14-day quarantine after exposure to someone | health |
Nigeria Banks’ Profits Rise to $1.8bn Despite Harsh Covid-19 Conditions | Despite the economic meltdown caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the nine months 2020 financial results of 12 commercial banks have | business |
Ighalo in Paris for Man United’s Champions League Clash with PSG, Cavani Dropped | Odion Ighalo has traveled with the rest of the Manchester United squad for Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League group game with | sports |
World Champion Tobi Amusan Defends 100m hurdles gold at Commonwealth Games | The reigning world champion and record holder successfully defended her Games title at the Alexander stadium on Sunday morning.Read more | sports |
Premier League Disqualifies Abramovich from Running Chelsea | The Premier League banned Roman Abramovich from running Chelsea on Saturday after the club owner was sanctioned by the British | sports |
Thiago Sets Premier League Passing Record on Liverpool Debut after £20m Move | Liverpool’s new signing Thiago Alcantara set a Premier League record on his Liverpool debut as he out-passed every single Chelsea | sports |
Tesla’s Vehicle Price Increases Due to Supply Chain Pressure, Musk Says | The price of Tesla (TSLA.O) vehicles is increasing due to supply chain pressures across the auto industry, particularly for raw | business |
Buhari to Host 109 Senators at Presidential Villa Tuesday | Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is set to meet with the country's members of parliament. The Nigerian leader will meet with | politics |
Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty to Federal Weapons Charge, Could Face Ten Years in Prison | US Rapper Lil Wayne has pleaded guilty to a federal charge that he possessed a weapon despite being a convicted | entertainment |
Coca-Cola Nigeria Announces Alfred Olajide as New Managing Director | The Coca-Cola Company has appointed Alfred Olajide as its new Vice President and Managing Director for its Nigeria Operations following | business |
Trump Continues False Claims of Widespread Fraud at Georgia Rally for US Senators | Trump Continues False Claims of Widespread Fraud at Georgia Rally for US Senators US President Donald Trump campaigned in Georgia | politics |
Trump Faces Flurry of Investigations Beyond January 6 Probe | As Donald Trump's lawyers try to block the White House from releasing records to the congressional committee investigating the Jan. | politics |
Nigeria’s BUA and Finland’s Wartsila OY Seal New Deal on 70MW Gas Power Plant | The BUA Group has signed yet another agreement with Wartsila OY of Finland for the construction of a 70 megawatts | business |
Serena Williams Out of Wimbledon After Slipping on Centre Court and Injuring Leg | Serena Williams retired from her first-round match at Wimbledon on Tuesday against Aliaksandra Sasnovich with a left leg injury. Holding | sports |
DR Congo Announces End of Ebola Outbreak | The Democratic Republic of Congo has said it is now Ebola-free after more than 40 days without a case. The latest | health |
#EndSARS Protests a Manifestation of Bad Governance, Says Former Presidential Candidate Moghalu | A former Nigerian presidential candidate, Professor Kingsley Moghalu has said demonstrations for an end to police brutality and the #EndSARS protests across the country | politics |
Man United 6-2 Roma: Cavani, Fernandes Star in Europa Semi-final Thriller | Manchester United fought back to punish AS Roma as Edinson Cavani and Bruno Fernandes starred with two goals apiece in | sports |
Nigeria Says It’s On Course to Achieve HIV Epidemic Control Target | Nigeria's federal government has said the country was on the verge of achieving the target of HIV epidemic control. The | health |
Nigeria Too Deeply Troubled to Be Handed Over to Tinubu, Says Ex-PDP Legal Adviser | A former National Legal Adviser of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mark Jacob, at the weekend took a swipe at | politics |
Nigeria Raises $1.25bn Through Eurobonds as Public Debt Hits N41.026tn | Nigeria has issued $1.250 (N520 billion) billion seven-year Eurobond in the International Capital Market (ICM), being the first African country | business |
President Biden Signs Orders for US to Rejoin Climate Deal and WHO, End ‘Muslim Ban’ | United States President Joe Biden has signed a string of executive orders, memorandums and directives that will reverse some of | politics |
J&J to Resume Rollout of Covid-19 Vaccine in Europe with Safety Warning | Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Tuesday it will resume rolling out its Covid-19 vaccine in Europe after the region’s | health |
Babachir, Dogara Convene APC Northern Christian Leaders’ Meeting, Resolve to Vote against Tinubu, Shettima | Tinubu's decision to pick Shettima - who’s also a Muslim - as his running mate for the 2023 presidential election, | politics |
UK Lawmaker Says He Opened Porn in Parliament By Mistake | A British lawmaker suspended by Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party following accusations that he watched pornography on his phone | politics |
Tesla Loses Third of Its Value for the Third Time in A Year | Tesla Inc’s stock extended losses on Monday and is now down by a third from its January record high, making | business |
Wonder Woman 3 Gets Fast-tracked After Sequel’s Box Office Success | Warner Bros. has fast-tracked development on another installment in DC Comic’s Wonder Woman franchise. Gal Gadot will return to star | entertainment |