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Swedish scientist wins Nobel Prize for extracting DNA from 40,000-year-old bones

A 67-year-old Swedish scientist, Svante Paabo, won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday.  Paabo became a Nobel laureate following his outstanding...

Here’s what Buhari did to police officer for returning $200,000 bribe

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presented SP Daniel Amah with a Public Service Integrity Award for displaying exceptional courage and integrity in the discharge...

Kim Kardashian pays a $1.26 million fine after promoting a product on instagram

US reality star Kim Kardashian has agreed to pay a $1.26 million fine after unlawfully pushing a cryptocurrency on Instagram without revealing that she...

‘al-Shabaab co-founder, Abdullahi Nadir, killed in Somalia’

Somalia’s government says it has killed Abdullahi Nadir, one of the co-founders of the armed group al-Shabab, in an operation with international partners. The country’s...

October 1: Buhari to address Nigerians Saturday

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday, address the nation as part of activities commemorating the 62nd Independence Anniversary of the country at 7.00 am. Mr Femi...

Edo PDP Crisis: Supreme Court dismisses Dan Orbih’s suit

The Supreme Court, on Friday, ended the leadership tussle in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Edo chapter, with the dismissal of an appeal instituted...

Telecoms operators threaten to discontinue banks’ USSD over N80bn debt

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) says banks’ Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) debt has increased to N80 billion from N42 billion...

BBC to sack 400 workers

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has announced a plan to relieve 382 of its workers from their jobs, as plans to broaden global digital...

Drama in court as client accuses his lawyer of taking N2m bribe in Kano

A Kano cleric, Abduljabar Kabara, charged with alleged blasphemy on Thursday accused his lawyer, Dalhatu Shehu-Usman, of allegedly collecting N2 million to bribe the...

Donald Trump is now worth $3.2 billion in recent Forbes estimate

Former US President, Donald Trump's net worth has increased since leaving office in January of last, according to Forbes. The outlet's annual wealth tracker calculated...

62nd Independence: FG declares October 3, Public Holiday

The Federal Government has declared Monday, October 3,  as public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence anniversary. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the...

The 2022 Forbes list of 20 Richest Billionaires in America

The very top of the very top are $235 billion poorer than a year ago, but they’re still worth a combined $1.6 trillion according...

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“No Victor, No Vanquished” — Angbazo calls for unity after Nasarawa ADC Governorship Primary win

LAFIA — Retired General Nuhu Angbazo has emerged victorious from the Africa Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship primaries in Nasarawa State, calling on all party faithful to sheathe their swords and rally behind a common vision for the state's development. In a press statement issued shortly after his victory...

Lazarus Angbazo: The Countries that will lead the AI Economy are being decided right Now — By Their PowerGrids

Nigeria has enough installed generation to power a mid-sized country. The grid delivers less than half of it. Around the world, the race to build AI-ready power infrastructure is already underway — and the decisions African governments and investors make in the next eighteen months will determine...

Cheta Nwanze: Failed visa Marriages

by Cheta Nwanze The 1990 film Green Card told a relatively innocent story: a French immigrant and an American woman enter a marriage of convenience so he can stay in the US. They barely know each other. They hope never to see each other again after the deal...

Digital Marketing for Attorneys

In the competitive landscape of legal services, personal injury and medical malpractice attorneys are finding themselves overshadowed by competitors who dominate online visibility. The root of this issue lies in the digital presence that many firms lack. While traditional word-of-mouth referrals still hold value, the digital age...

Lazarus Angbazo: The global power industry is leaving Africa behind

 Dr. Lazarus AngbazoThe nascent AI revolution is not just driving electricity consumption and massive demand for additional capacity—it is reshaping how power is built, maintained, and delivered. For Africa, the real risk is no longer just insufficient capacity—it is also losing control and ability to manage the capacity it...

Bunmi Onabanjo-Kuku: The first thing you feel when you land in Nigeria

By Bunmi Onabanjo-Kuku The first thing you feel when you land in a country is not its culture, not its cuisine, not its people. It is its airport. That threshold, the space between the jet bridge and the city beyond, tells you everything a nation believes about itself...

Dr. Lazarus Angbazo: Why a fractured world strengthens the case for African Infrastructure

How inflation, energy insecurity, power scarcity, and geopolitical fragmentation are reshaping the risk-return case for African infrastructure By Dr. Lazarus Angbazo At a recent global infrastructure summit, the prevailing mood among institutional investors was unmistakable. Faced with surging capital requirements for energy transition, grid expansion, and digital infrastructure in Europe and...

Aliko Dangote to launch what could become Africa’s largest initial public offering to raise $5 billion from investors

Nigeria’s biggest local investor, Aliko Dangote, is moving ahead with plans to launch what could become Africa’s largest initial public offering, as Dangote Petroleum Refinery & Petrochemicals prepares to raise up to $5 billion from investors. The share sale is expected to open as early as May, with...

Criminal networks have turned Nigeria’s telecom towers into open-air warehouses for theft, looting

Criminal networks have turned Nigeria’s telecom towers into open-air warehouses for theft, looting 656 critical power assets across 14 states in 2025 alone and keeping up the pace in early 2026. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) data showed the haul included 152 generators and 504 batteries stolen from...

Paul Yirenkyi: A call for Caution Needed, President Tinubu and the INEC-ADC Crisis

I have seen enough cycles of tension and resolution to recognise when restraint must prevail over confrontation. The current standoff between the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) is one such moment. In early April 2026, INEC withdrew recognition of the Senator...

Nigeria’s opposition landscape appears increasingly fractured, disorganised and strategically weakened

10 months until the 2027 general elections, Nigeria’s opposition landscape appears increasingly fractured, disorganised and strategically weakened. Although no fewer than 21 political parties have been registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to participate in the polls, developments within the parties, including internal crises, litigations and other destabilising factors, may...

Power shortages weaken Nigeria’s business activity 

Nigeria’s business environment continued to expand in March 2026 but slowed as rising input costs and power supply deficits weighed on performance, according to the latest Business Confidence Monitor (BCM) report by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG). The report indicates that the Current Business Performance Index declined...