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Pep Guardiola has backed Erling Haaland to adapt to the Premier League after a surprisingly quiet showing in Manchester City’s win over Bournemouth.
Football

Pep Guardiola backs Erling Haaland after ‘quiet’ home debut

August 14, 2022
The Adamawa government has announced the passing of Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri’s mother, Hajia Fatimah Umaru at the age of 68.
Nigeria

Adamawa’s 78 percent WAEC success rate excites Ahmed Fintiri

August 13, 2022
Google said an undersea cable being built by Google to link Africa and Europe should come into service in the second half of next year.
Internet

Google apologises for brief outage caused by software update

August 9, 2022
The opening of the school in partnership with the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), the Company management reasoned, would also make the drivers become better road users.
Nigeria

Six die, two injured in truck gas explosion

August 8, 2022
Roma have confirmed that they have completed the signing of Georginio Wijnaldum on loan from Paris Saint-Germain for the upcoming 2022-23 season.
Football

Georginio Wijnaldum seals Roma loan move from Paris Saint-Germain

August 5, 2022
Folarin Balogun has joined Ligue 1 side Stade de Reims on a season-long loan in a bid to gain some regular game time.
Football

Folarin Balogun joins French club Stade de Reims on loan from Arsenal

August 3, 2022
As the Big Brother Naija, BBN, a popular reality television program hosted on the DSTV and GOTV platforms is about to begin its 7th season, the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance, NTCA, has warned that the promoters of the program do not repeat the violation of the National Tobacco Control, NTC Act of 2015.
People

#BBNaija: Bella, Sheggz finally settled rift, cuddle

August 2, 2022
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Football

Jules Kounde proud to join ‘ambitious’ Barcelona

August 1, 2022
A total of 260 pilgrims from Kano State, who took part in this year’s Hajj exercise in Saudi Arabia returned to the country on Friday afternoon.
Nigeria

Hajj: Kano pilgrims return from Saudi Arabia

July 29, 2022
Metro

Three die, four injured as car runs into crowd of motorcyclists

July 29, 2022
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos West Senatorial District Candidate, Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule, has described the death of former APC Southwest Zonal Women Leader, Chief Kemi Nelson, as shocking and sad.
Politics

Isaacs Kekemeke: Kemi Nelson’s legacy will guide APC

July 27, 2022
Gunmen in the early hours of Friday stormed Birshin Fulani, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis, and kidnapped a nursing mother of three children, Mrs Rukayyat Odedoyin.
Nigeria

Bandits attack Kaduna’s millennium city, abduct 36

July 26, 2022
Governor Babagana Zulum said he has accepted the calls by civil servants, clubs and associations to contest for a second term in office after receiving N50 million cheque to buy All Progressives Congress (APC) expression of interest and nomination forms.
Nigeria

Borno governor shares ₦172 million, food to Damboa residents

July 26, 2022
This long exposure image shows the eruption of volcano Sakurajima Sunday night, July 24, 2022, in the view from Tarumizu city, Japan’s southern prefecture of Kagoshima. Japan’s Meteorological Agency said a volcano on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu erupted Sunday night, spewing ash and volcanic rocks, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries in nearby towns. (Kyodo News via AP)
World

Evacuation alert after volcano erupts in southern Japan

July 24, 2022
Draped in rainbow flags and touting signs, around 150,000 people marched for LGBTQ rights Saturday at Berlin’s annual Christopher Street Day celebration, celebrating this year’s parade theme “United in Love.”
World

150,000 people march for LGBTQ rights in Germany

July 23, 2022
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