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Alex Iwobi, Ademola Lookman, Joe Aribo and nine other Eagles have arrived camp for the international friendly game between Nigeria and Portugal on November 17, 2022. The eleven Eagles in camp as at 7:30pm on Monday November 14 are assistant captain Williams Troost-Ekong, Alex Iwobi, new invitee Bright Onyemaechi, Kelvin …

By Usman Aliyu Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt), Nov. 13, 2022 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation says its new commitment of 1.4 billion dollars to Africa, including Nigeria is to spur the region-led innovation to build a pipeline of climate-smart agriculture projects for smallholder farmers. Mr. Enock Chikava, Interim Director, Agricultural …

Former President of the United States of America (USA), Donald Trump’s daughter, Tiffany Trump’s wedding to Michael Boulos is trending. Here are some pictures from the talk-of-the-town event.

By Ismaila Chafe Abuja, Nov. 13, 2022 President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after successful routine medical check-up in the United Kingdom. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian leader and members of his entourage arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on Sunday evening. …

Accomplished lawyer and academic, 5th Director-General of the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies and presently a Judge at the Commonwealth Arbitral Tribunal sitting in London, Professor Epiphany Azinge, SAN, will on November 15, 2022, be celebrated by Who is Who in Nigeria and beyond. The occasion is the public presentation of …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Nov. 12, 2022 The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says food import costs globally are projected to reach nearly two trillion dollars this year, or higher than previously expected. FAO, in a report published on Friday, stated that the new forecast of 1.94 trillion …

Enugu, Nov. 12, 2022 The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), family and some community members have expressed shock over the death of a renowned author and publisher, Mr. Dilibe Onyeama, who died on Nov. 10 at the age of 71. The death of the septuagenarian was announced by his son, …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Nov. 11, 2022 A UN Human Rights Council-appointed probe into alleged rights violations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), including East Jerusalem and Israel, wrapped up a week of public hearings in Geneva on Friday. The hearings included testimony on the killing of veteran Al …

* Sadio Mane Munich, Nov. 11, 2022 Senegal striker Sadio Mane will undergo medical checks in Munich in 10 days to monitor his recovery from an injury. It is an injury that can rule him out of the entire FIFA World Cup in Qatar, in spite of his being named …

Deacon (Prince) David Oyewole Oluyemi turned 60 recently and was celebrated by family, friends, brethren and associates from across the world, especially in New Jersey, United States of America (USA) where he is based. He danced out to give God thanks and praise for the diamond anniversary milestone with his …

Two major events rocked Elizabeth Town of New Jersey, United States of America (USA) on Saturday, September 3, 2022. These historic events would, going forward, have lasting impact on the peace, unity and development of the Yoruba nation worldwide. One was the inauguration and unity celebration of the Ooni of …

Sharm el-Sheikh (Egypt), Nov. 11, 2022 (dpa/NAN)  U.S. President Joe Biden is due to appear for a short visit at a major UN climate conference in Egypt’s resort of Sharm el-Sheikh today, Friday. The stopover comes days after dozens of world leaders gathered in the Red Sea resort for a summit …

From: Sunil Shah, Dubai. Amazon Ring has appointed Ashour Corporation FZE, a Dubai-based company with majority stake by Nigerian-born tech billionaire and Forbes Best of Africa Leading Tech Icon, Dr. Leo Stan Ekeh, as authorised distributor of Amazon Bell products in West Africa. The agreement was signed last week between …

BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Prince Clem Agba has decried the increase in cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Nigeria lately. Clem Agba, who expressed his concern at the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative High Level Monitoring/ Quarterly Coordination Meeting in Sokoto on Ending …

Accra, Ghana: November 9, 2022 Nestlé has announced that it is partnering with the Africa Food Prize to help accelerate the transformation of food systems in Africa, as a way of strengthening the continent’s food security and building greater climate change resilience. The Africa Food Prize awards USD 100,000 to …

By Cecilia Ologunagba New York, Nov. 9, 2022 Amb. Lot Egopija, Consul-General of Nigeria in New York, has congratulated eight Nigerian Americans on their victory in the U.S. midterm elections. Egopija told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday that the victory showed the doggedness of Nigerians to survive …

London, Nov. 9, 2022 Scientists on Wednesday said they had identified a group of nerve cells that help patients with paralysis stand and walk again. These nerve cells or neurons called Vsx2, are present in the brain stem and the spinal cord and have been found to play a key …

  Berlin, Nov. 9, 2022 Imprisoned U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner, who was sentenced by a Russian court to nine years in prison, has been transferred to a penal camp. According to her lawyers Griner, 32, was taken on Friday from the jail near Moscow where she had been imprisoned …

By Maureen Okon Abuja, Nov. 9, 2022 The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has applauded the victory achieved by Nigerians who won major seats in the just-concluded elections in the United States. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr. Gabriel Odu, of Media, Public …

President Muhammadu Buhari has extended his “warmest congratulations to eight Nigerian-Americans on their victory in the U.S. midterm elections.” A statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), noted that “in Georgia State, Segun Adeyina, Gabe Okoye, Solomon Adesanya, Tish Naghise, and Phil Olaleye won their …

Family, friends, relatives and associates of the Ogbuehi family of Umuariam Obowo in Imo State, Nigeria will rally round them on Friday, November 11, 2022, as they celebrate the life and times of their beloved mother, mother-in-law, and grandmother, the late Chief (Mrs.) Victoria Azuanuka Ogbuehi (nee Okonko). The Celebration …

By Naomi Sharang Abuja, Nov. 8, 2022 Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairperson, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) on Tuesday appealed for an amendment of the Act establishing the Commission. She said this when she appeared before the Senate Committee on Diaspora and Non-Governmental Organisations on 2023 budget defence on Tuesday …

  The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has been commended for its policies of gender equality which have manifested in both the number of women employed by the Agency as well as those sponsored for capacity development in country and abroad.   This was made known by the …

Washington, Nov. 8, 2022 Former U.S. President Donald Trump has hinted that he would soon launch another bid for the White House. He said to a campaign rally on Monday that he would make a very big announcement on Nov. 15. This is as U.S. voters head to the polls …