Ighalo scores brace to inflict defeat on Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr
Odion Ighalo scored a brace for Al Hilal as they defeated Cristiano Ronaldo’s Al Nassr 2-0 in the Saudi Arabia League on Tuesday. The result...
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ALAT By Wema Launches ‘Sounds Of ALAT’
ALAT by Wema, Africa’s first fully digital bank, is celebrating its 6th anniversary with the launch of “Sounds of ALAT,” a boot camp and creative...
Israel Adesanya Beats Alex Pereira by Knockout at UFC 287 to Win Middleweight Title.
Israel Adesanya is back. The Last Stylebender reclaimed his middleweight throne with a second-round knockout win over Alex Pereira to close out UFC 287 from...
Al-Hilal’s Ighalo Nominated For Best Player Award After March Goal-Scoring Spree.
Al-Hilal striker, Odion Ighalo, has been nominated for the Best Player award in the West Asian region for his performances in March. Ighalo is one...
Anthony Joshua triumphs over Jermaine Franklin, breaks his losing streak, and challenges Tyson Fury.
Anthony Joshua returned to winning ways with a unanimous points victory over Jermaine Franklin at London’s O2 Arena. The British-Nigerian heavyweight, 33, controlled the contest...
OPPO launches Reno8 T Series, sets to disrupt market as most advanced mid-range smartphone in Nigeria
OPPO Nigeria has announced the launch of the highly anticipated Portrait Expert, the Reno 8 T Series. The virtual launch event which was streamed live...
GTCO Food & Drink Festival 2023… A Celebration of Food!
The annual GTCO Food & Drink Festival is back again for its 6th Edition, and food lovers across Africa and the world are in for...
2023 VGMAs: Burna Boy, Asake, Ayra Starr, and Kizz Daniel Lead Nominations
Nigerian superstars Burna Boy, Ayra Starr, Asake, and Kizz Daniel have been nominated for the 2023 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGAMs). The nominees were unveiled...
Osimhen Brace Helps Napoli Beat Eintracht Frankfurt To Reach UCL Quarter-Finals.
Napoli reached the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in their history after a historic 5-0 aggregate win over Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt. Victor...
Nigerians to pay N1,000 NIN fee for passports
Nigerians applying for passports will be charged N1000 in Nigeria for the verification of their National Identification Number. The National Identity Management Commission disclosed this...
Naira gains further at investors, exporters’ window
The naira gained further on Thursday as it exchanged at N461 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters’ window. The rate represented an increase...
Trevor Noah and kidfluencer prodigy Lethukuthula ‘Lethu’ Bhengu take Africa to the world with 2023 Kids’ Choice Awards wins.
TheNickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards 2023 was filled with extreme logic-defying stunts, illusions and tricks. Hosted live from the Microsoft Theatre by Nate Burleson and Charli D’Amelio, our...
Nigeria, India To Collaborate On Meteorological Science Research.
The federal government and the government of India have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), for collaboration in the conduct of meteorological science, technical research...
Fintech booms as naira crisis stretches banks’ digital platforms
The naira crisis and the failure of banks to rise to the occasion have prompted customers to embrace mobile money platforms. Funmi FABUNMI writes on...
Flying Eagles Beat Uganda to Qualify for U20 World Cup
Flying Eagles last night defeated Uganda 1-0 in Ismailia, Egypt to book their passage to the 23rd FIFA U20 World Cup finals scheduled for May/June in...
Banks’ assets rise to N73tn – CBN
Total assets of the banking industry grew by N14.36tn or 24.24 per cent from N59.24tn at the end of December 2021 to N73.59tn in the...
Nigerian Tobi Amusan, Messi, Mbappe, Nominated For 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards
Nigeria’s 100 metres hurdles star, Tobi Amusan, has been nominated for the 2023 Laureus World Sports Awards 2023. This was announced on the Twitter handle...
Naira crisis: All eyes on Supreme Court today as governors battle FG, CBN
All eyes will be on Nigeria’s Supreme Court today as 10 governors battle the Federal Government and its agency, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)...
Banking stocks tumble amid naira swap polemics, investors profit-taking
Prices of listed banking stocks on the trading floor of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) tumbled last week on the back of profit-taking and naira...
Tems, Burna Boy, Rema to headline NBA All-Star Weekend.
As of 2022, there were 19 Nigerians in the NBA, but Tems, Burna Boy, and Rema’s performance will be the first any Nigerian artiste would...
Representing Nigeria big motivation for me –UK-based car racer, Gana.
Teenager Philip Gana, Nigeria’s first licensed KART racer, talks about his racing journey, Lewis Hamilton, representing Nigeria despite living in England, in this interview with PETER...
Emefiele justifies naira redesign, accuses politicians of mop-up
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday said it conducted an extensive in-house analysis and consultation and saw a need for the...
Iheanacho listed for Foxe’s goal of the month.
Nine goals including Kelechi Iheanacho’s FA Cup against Walsall have been nominated for the Leicester City’s Goal of the Month award. Iheanacho who also netted...
PremiumTrust Bank gets recognition
PremiumTrust Bank has been named The Most Innovative Bank of the Year 2022. The lender got recognition at the 14th edition of the Leadership Annual...
Southampton agree Paul Onuachu deal.
Southampton’s search to bring in a new striker is set to see them land Paul Onuachu. The Saints have been targeting new forwards in order...
Wizkid, Trevor Noah, Olianna and Olivia, others nominated for Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards 2023.
Nickelodeon has released the official list of nominees for the highly anticipated 2023 Kids’ Choice Awards (KCAs). Set to premier on Wednesday, 8 March at 15:10...
N1.9trn back in banks as CBN extends old notes deadline
•Reps reject extension, insist Emefiele must appear before it The Central Bank of Nigeria has secured President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval to extend deadline for exchange...
Commuters groan as petrol pump price nears N400/litre
Petrol consumers have continued to groan under the burden of skyrocketing prices, as Premium Motor Spirit almost hit N400 per litre over the weekend. Our...
Mr Eazi only African artiste featured in new star-studded #Boss campaign
Nigerian singer, Mr Eazi is the only African artiste featured in the new star-studded #Boss campaign. Boss has unveiled its advertising campaign for Spring/Summer 2023...