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Another boat mishap claims 29 lives in Niger

Nigeria, Sept. 4 -- A boat mishap has claimed 29 lives in the Gausawa community of the Malale ward of Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State. Abdullahi Baba-Arah, director-general of Niger State ... Read More


Judge rules against Trump administration's $2.6bn funding cut to Harvard

Nigeria, Sept. 4 -- A federal judge in Boston has overturned the Trump administration's decision to cut at least $2.6 billion in research grant funding for Harvard University. The judge, Allison Burr... Read More


Belgium to recognise Palestinian statehood, sanction Israel

Nigeria, Sept. 3 -- Belgium will recognise Palestine as an independent state at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), which is to convene later this month. The country will also be imposing san... Read More


Court remands prophet in prison for attempted murder

Nigeria, Sept. 3 -- A magistrate court in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria's South-east, has remanded a 'prophet', Nwebonyi Unadinma, in prison for attempted murder and arson. Mr Unadinma, 24, also f... Read More


ECOWAS' role in safeguarding West Africa's democratic future, By Ademola Oshodi

Nigeria, Sept. 3 -- West Africa is navigating one of its most turbulent democratic cycles in decades. Coups in Mali, Guinea, Niger, and Burkina Faso have challenged regional stability, while civiliang... Read More


Lagos adjusts traffic diversion plan amid Ogudu-Ifako bridge repair

Nigeria, Sept. 3 -- The Lagos State Government says it will resume the second phase of repair works on the Ogudu-Ifako Bridge, inbound Island, on Wednesday. Commissioner for Transportation Oluwaseun ... Read More


World Cup qualifier: Super Eagles hold first training ahead of Rwanda clash

Nigeria, Sept. 3 -- The Super Eagles' camp in Uyo officially came alive on Tuesday ahead of Saturday's crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying clash against Rwanda. However, several key players were n... Read More


Actress Peju Ogunmola loses only child

Nigeria, Sept. 3 -- Peju Ogunmola, ace actress and daughter of the late veteran actor Kola Ogunmola, has lost her only child, Oluwasinaayomi. Oluwasinaayomi, a singer, was the only child of Ogunmola ... Read More


ChatGPT to add parental controls amid child safety concerns

Nigeria, Sept. 3 -- OpenAI announced on Tuesday its decision to introduce parental control features on ChatGPT amidst concerns of mental health risk and abusive use among teenagers. In a post on its ... Read More


Vanguard correspondent in Akwa Ibom is dead

Nigeria, Sept. 3 -- Chioma Onuegbu, the Akwa Ibom State correspondent of Vanguard Newspaper, is dead. The Correspondents' Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Akwa Ibom State Council, an... Read More