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This handout photo released courtesy of NASA shows the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is seen as it lands with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, on August 2, 2020. NASA/AFP     America’s first crewed spaceship to fly to the International … Read more

A week after a freak accident claimed the lives of some bus passengers at Ilasamaja bus stop in Lagos State, the mother of one of the victims is seeking for justice. Mrs Chineze Ajoku who is a widow and mother of 27-year-old Chidinma Ajoku who died alongside her colleague while returning from work, wants the … Read more

NBA president-elect, Olumide Akpata. Photo: Twitter@Olumide Akpata   One of the presidential candidates in the 2020 elections of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Dele Adesina, has asked the Body of Trustees of the association to cancel the just concluded polls. In his 11 page petition to the body, Adesina described the election as “electronic fraud, … Read more

The spokesman of the Katsina State Police Command, Gambo Isah, holds a baby said to have been trafficked by two nurses during a conference on August 3, 2020.   Police authorities in Katsina State have arrested two nurses for allegedly trafficking a newly born baby girl. Speaking during a press conference on Monday, the spokesman … Read more

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, briefing journalists about the recent development of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state.   The Ogun state government has stepped down its stand which held that the COVID-19 test is to be used as a mandatory requirement for returning students in exit classes.  Governor Dapo Abiodun announced the cancellation of the … Read more

  Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana has called on the National Assembly to probe the conditions of Nigeria’s foreign loans totalling about $79.5bn. Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, Falana wondered why much emphasis should just be on the $3.1billion to be secured … Read more

File photo: Mallam Isa Funtua.     President Muhammadu Buhari has said the late Isa Funtua was a pillar of support to his government, saying his death is a national loss.  Funtua passed away on Monday, July 20th, aged 78 with President Buhari in a letter to the family, saying the late publisher helped his … Read more

  CHERRY VALLEY, CA – AUGUST 02: Smoke from the Apple Fire is seen behind a stars and stripes painted building in the community of Calimesa on August 2, 2020 near Cherry Valley, California. David McNew/Getty Images/AFP   More than 2,200 firefighters were battling a blaze that was burning out of control Monday in southern … Read more

File Photo   The Emergency Committee of the Confederation of African Football, (CAF) has approved the revised calendar for the Inter-clubs competitions which was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. CAF also announced that the semi-final matches of the CAF Champions League will be played on a home and away basis in September. Following the withdrawal … Read more

  Kano State Government has approved the reopening of Senior Secondary Schools in the state on August 10 to enable exit students to sit for their final examinations. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the state Commissioner of Education, Sunusi Kiru. The Commissioner explained that Governor Abdullahi Ganduje approved the resumption … Read more