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Muhammad Sa'ad Abubakar, Sultan of Sokoto and President General of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs in Nigeria, has denied and called a recent article attributed to him endorsing Labour Party presidential candidate Mr Peter Obi as fraudulent.

2023: Sultan denies ‘endorsement’ of Peter Obi

Obong Akan Udofia's candidature as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for governor of Akwa Ibom State has been affirmed by the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja.

Appeal Court upholds Akan Udofia as Akwa Ibom APC governor candidate

Snoop Dogg, a famous American rapper and actor, has asked the reigning artiste in Nigeria, Tems, to feature on one of his upcoming songs.

Snoop Dogg requests collaboration with Tems

Latest

Sunday Dare, minister of youth and sports development, visited Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, in his office in Abuja, where the transfer was officially made.

Nigerian government to hand over Ahmadu Bello Stadium to Kaduna...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks at a women and youth business incubator in Dakar, Senegal, Jan. 20, 2023

US treasury secretary Janet Yellen begins Africa tour in Senegal

President George Weah

Liberia’s George Weah backs Morocco’s bid to host AFCON...

Abdullahi Tsoho

Abdullahi Tsoho: Why we dissolved Labour Party in Jigawa

Bola Tinubu

2023: Only Bola Tinubu can fix Nigeria’s economic problems...

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), had a lawsuit filed against him seeking his disqualification thrown out Wednesday by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

Peter Obi: Neither Yusuf Datti nor myself have stolen government...

News

Okezie Victor Ikpeazu

Abia governor mourns as Ariaria market leader passes away

The Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) has formed a six-person committee to work with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on fixing the country's contentious monetary management and financial system.

Nigerian governors set up committee to work with central bank on redesigned notes

The Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, made the statement on Thursday in Abuja following a meeting with timber and afforestation industry stakeholders.

Nigeria lifts ban on export of wood, charcoal

A government official in Kenya reports that Kenyan security forces have killed ten al-Shabab fighters in the country's eastern region.

Kenyan soldiers kill 10 al-Shabab suspects

Business

NNPC spent $10 billion on fuel subsidy in 2022

After accusing the cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato of providing funding for a high-tech nexus of crypto crime, authorities seized the business and detained the company's co-founder.

Crypto founder accused of $700 million financial fraud

Mallam Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC)

NNPC boss: Nigeria’s refineries will start working soon

According to a recent court judgement in South Korea, bitcoin exchange Bithumb must pay 132 investors slightly more than $200,000 in damages.

South Korean court orders Bithumb to pay investor outage damages

Politics

Dr Chimaroke Nnamani, a former governor of Enugu State and current senator for the state's Enugu East district, has reaffirmed his support for All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

Chimaroke Nnamani reacts to PDP suspension

Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), said that his candidature represents the current generation.

Peter Obi: I’m not a candidate who doesn’t know his age

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been asked by YIAGA Africa, a civil society organisation (CSO), to publicise the details of voter registrations that have been ruled invalid.

YIAGA charges INEC to make public details of invalid voter registration

Pastor Tunde Bakare of Citadel Global Community Church has been labelled inconsistently unstable by Otunba Biodun Ajiboye, the assistant director of publicity for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council.

Bola Tinubu campaign: Pastor Tunde Bakare an unstable person deceiving Nigerians

Lifestyle

Ayo Balogun, better known by his stage name Wizkid, is an Afrobeats superstar. On Wednesday, he unveiled a highly anticipated collaboration with fellow artist Davido.

Wizkid announces joint tour with Davido

JJC Skillz

Funke Akindele’s ex JJC Skillz returns to Islam

Ifedayo Olarinde, also known as Daddy Freeze, is a famous Nigerian-Romanian broadcaster and socialite. He has said that giving money to wealthy parents is not a blessing.

Daddy Freeze: No blessing in giving your rich parents money

Actor Idris Elba and his wife, Sabrina Dhowre Elba, advocated on Monday for corporate and government leaders to provide more support to the world's poorest countries through investment rather than handouts.

Idris Elba urges investment in underdeveloped nations

Football

Southampton of the English Premier League are interested in acquiring Paul Onuachu, a scorching hot forward for KRC Genk from Nigeria.

Southampton keen on signing Paul Onuachu

Andy Cole, a former attacker for Manchester United, has urged the team to recruit Victor Osimhen.

Andy Cole: Manchester United should sign Victor Osimhen

Finidi George

Enyimba boss unhappy with home draw vs Akwa United

A Saudi real estate tycoon has reportedly paid $2.6 million (SR 10 million) at an auction for a ticket to watch Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi play in a friendly.

Saudi Estate mogul pays $2.6 million to watch Cristiano Ronaldo

Sports

In 2023, boxing will include a new category for transgender competitors.

Boxing to add transgender category in 2023

Rafael Nadal, the top seed, was eliminated from the Australian Open by No. 65 in the world, American Mackenzie McDonald, in straight sets (6-4, 6-4, 7-5).

Aussie Open: Unseeded Mackenzie McDonald stuns Rafael Nadal

The No. 1 seed for the United Kingdom, Emma Raducanu, was eliminated from the Australian Open in the second round on Wednesday after a tough match against the teenager, Coco Gauff.

Aussie Open: Coco Gauff ousts Raducanu in second round

In the Lakers' loss against the 76ers, forward LeBron James surpassed 38,000 career NBA points. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the only player to score more points than LeBron James.

LeBron James surpasses 38,000 NBA points

The Buzz

Bob Marley, who still casts a large shadow on the reggae world 39 years after his death, would have turned 75 this week. Dennis Lawrence-Courtesy of the artist

Who is Bob Marley? Everything You Need To Know About Jamaican Legend

Henry Cavill is best known as Charles Brandon in Showtime's The Tudors (2007-2010). Also, he played Superman in the DCEU (2013–2022), Geralt of Rivia in The Witcher (2019–2023), and Sherlock Holmes in Enola Holmes (2020) and its sequel (2022).

Who is Henry Cavill? All You Need To Know About British Actor

Demola Seriki was an educator, entrepreneur, and public official in Nigeria. He goes by his full name, Ademola Rasaq Atanda Seriki.

Who is Demola Seriki? All You Need To Know About Nigerian Politician

Gabriel Martinelli is a professional footballer from Brazil. He plays forward for Arsenal in the Premier League and the Brazil national team. Gabriel Teodoro Martinelli Silva is his full name, and he was born on June 18, 2001.

Who is Gabriel Martinelli? All You Must Know About Brazillian Footballer

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The National Universities Commission (NUC) is a government commission for promoting quality higher education in Nigeria.

List of Universities in Nigeria by States

Federal Polytechnic Nekede

List of Polytechnics, Monotechnics & Other Tertiary...

The National Universities Commission (NUC) of Nigeria recognised the University of Ibadan (UI) as the top institution of higher education in the country.

Full List of Universities in Nigeria

Technology

(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 27, 2022, a worker walks along a path at Google’s Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. – Google’s parent company Alphabet announced about 12,000 job cuts globally on January 20, 2023, citing a changing “economic reality”, becoming the latest US tech giant to enact large-scale restructuring. The layoffs come a day after Microsoft said it would reduce staff numbers by 10,000 in the coming months, following similar cuts by Facebook owner Meta, Amazon and Twitter as the previously unassailable tech sector battles a major economic downturn. (Photo by NOAH BERGER / AFP)

Google laying off 12,000 employees as tech woes get worse

Google

Google developing AirTag-like location trackers

The live music streaming site, Spotify, experienced a temporary outage in the United States on Friday night. As a result, several users could not access the platform to listen to live music.

Spotify restored after brief outage

OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT and a Microsoft-backed firm, is currently the most exciting new company in Silicon Valley. ChatGPT is a much-hyped chatbot that can create a poem, a college essay, or even a line of software code.

ChatGPT creator OpenAI casts spell on Microsoft

Opinion

Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the head of Nigeria's electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said that 50 INEC facilities have been attacked around the country during the previous four years.

INEC boss Mahmood Yakubu’s speech at Chatham House – full...

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party (LP), had a lawsuit filed against him seeking his disqualification thrown out Wednesday by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja.

Peter Obi’s speech at Chatham House — full text

Danladi Bako, the Kogunan Sokoto, is the Deputy Spokesman of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council.

The fallacy of ANAP/NOI polls

SERAP also recommended that the president, Muhammadu Buhari, ensure that the investigation's findings would be widely published and that those responsible for corruption or mismanagement of public funds would be brought to justice.

Christmas: President Buhari felicitates with Nigerian Christians...