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The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres has been re-elected for a second term as head of the global body. Guterres, whose first five-year term began on January 1, 2017 and ends on December 31, 2021, was the sole candidate from the UN’s top job. He was nominated by his country, Portugal, and appointed by acclamation of the General Assembly, following prior...

The Group President of MTN, Ralph Mupita, said on Thursday the management of the mobile network giant would sell an additional 14 percent stake in the company to Nigerians. Mupita, according to a statement issued on Friday by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the Vice President, Laolu Akande, stated this when he led the MTN delegation...

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday discharged Senator Peter Nwaoboshi of the N322million money laundering charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke held that the commission could not prove the elements of the offences for which it charged the lawmaker. Nwaoboshi, a Chieftain of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) represents...

Thursday was a good day for the Nigerian currency, Naira as it appreciated against the U.S dollars in both the official and unofficial market. The biggest gain was in the black market as naira closed at N493/$1 representing a N9.00 or 1.80 percent appreciation from N502.00/$1 it traded on Wednesday. Naira also gained against British pounds to close at N710 from N713...

Rivers United coach, Stanley Eguma, has been freed by his abductors, the Portharcourt club has confirmed on Friday morning. Eguma, who is known as the longest serving manager in the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL), was taken away on Tuesday by unknown men. A police statement had confirmed that the manager was kidnapped along the Enugu-Portharcourt expressway by 4p.m that Tuesday. “We...

Leicester City and Super Eagles Striker Iheanacho Describes  Gov Bello As An Inspiration To Nigerian Youths Leicester City ‘Seniorman’ and Super Eagles striker, Kelechi Iheanacho has described the governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello as an inspiration and rallying point for the youths in Nigeria. The FA cup winner disclosed this on Thursday during his courtesy visit to the governor in...

Former president Olusegun Obasanjo says the death of Zambia’s founding president Kenneth Kaunda is the end of pioneers and forefathers “who led the struggles for decolonisation of the African continent and received the instrument of Independence from the colonial masters in Africa.” His statement titled, “Gone Is The Last Of The Mohicans: Tribute to Kenneth Kaunda”, comes after the death...

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, said on Thursday the commission recovered over N6 billion, 30 real estates, and 32 automobiles in the country within three months. Bawa, who disclosed this at the weekly media briefing organised by the Presidential Communication Team in Abuja, said the recoveries were made between March and this month. He...

Boko Haram has confirmed the death of its erstwhile commander, Abubakar Shekau. The confirmation came through a video announcement sent to the media by the presumed new leader of the terror group, Bakura Modu, aka Sahaba. Abubakar was reportedly killed during infighting with the rival Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP) last month. The ISWAP commander, Abu Musab Al-Barnawi, claimed Shekau killed himself...

The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at the commission’s second quarterly meeting with political parties in Abuja. According to him, the 18 political parties had scheduled their primaries for the election in line with the timetable released by the commission. Yakubu, however, refused to mention the parties that had declared their intention to take part in the election. He said: “In the...