West Ham Sack Nuno Espírito Santo After West Brom Defeat Leaves Hammers Eighth in Championship
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West Ham Sack Nuno Espírito Santo After West Brom Defeat Leaves Hammers Eighth in Championship November 4, 2026
Professor Peter Olapegba Assumes Office as University of Ibadan’s 14th Vice-Chancellor November 3, 2026
CAF Women’s Awards 2026: Super Falcons, Uzoma, Akekoromowei and Adegbuyi Make Shortlist as Lagos Prepares to Host November 3, 2026
NiDCOM Urges Gambia to Reverse Order Replacing 57 Nigerian Bank Workers by December 31 November 3, 2026
Petrol Prices Fall as Dangote Cuts Gantry Rate, Depots Follow and NNPC Trims Pump Price November 3, 2026
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Professor Peter Olapegba Assumes Office as University of Ibadan’s 14th Vice-Chancellor
Applied social psychologist Professor Peter Olapegba, until now UI's Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) and a pastor of the RCCG, has begun...
CAF Women’s Awards 2026: Super Falcons, Uzoma, Akekoromowei and Adegbuyi Make Shortlist as Lagos Prepares to Host
Nigeria's Super Falcons and three Nigerian players – goalkeeper Christiana Uzoma and youngsters Janet Akekoromowei and Oluwakemi Adegbuyi – are...
Sudan Takes Ethiopia to UN Security Council and AU Over Deadly Drone Attacks
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NiDCOM Urges Gambia to Reverse Order Replacing 57 Nigerian Bank Workers by December 31
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Atedo Peterside: Tinubu’s Reforms Making the Rich Richer and the Poor Poorer
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Petrol Prices Fall as Dangote Cuts Gantry Rate, Depots Follow and NNPC Trims Pump Price
Dangote Refinery has reportedly cut its petrol gantry price by ₦55 to about ₦1,210 a litre, Lagos depots have slashed...
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Walmart Employee, 25, Shot Dead at Hammond, Indiana Store; 18-Year-Old Waited for Police After Shooting
A 25-year-old Walmart worker was shot dead on shift at the Hammond, Indiana store on Monday morning. Police say an...
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Francis Duru: Family Announces Funeral Arrangements, Actor to Be Buried in Imo on December 11
The family of late Nollywood actor Francis Duru has released his funeral programme. Services of songs will hold in Abuja...
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Nigerian gospel singer and pastor Nathaniel Bassey's YouTube channel has passed one billion total views, reportedly the first African gospel...
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A viral clip shows a Catholic priest leading worshippers in an Igbo-language song backing the NDC's Peter Obi and running...
EU Warns AI Disinformation Could Undermine Nigeria’s 2027 Elections as INEC Flags 268 Voter Records Over Suspected Fake Photos
EU Ambassador Gautier Mignot says elections can be undermined without changing a single ballot, as INEC reviews 268 voter records...
INEC Flags 268 Voter Records Over Suspected AI Photos as Parties Clash on Register Credibility
INEC says its biometric system has flagged 268 records with suspected AI-generated photos in the preliminary voters' register, as opposition...
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“Debt Destroys Generations”: Obasanjo Slams Tinubu’s Borrowing as FG Seeks $20.5bn in New Loans
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called President Tinubu's defence of borrowing "absolute nonsense", warning that debt is worse than leprosy...
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UK Settlement Shake-Up: Mahmood Sets Out Final ILR Rules Today as Care Workers Expect Softer Terms
UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is announcing her final decision on settlement rules for legal migrants on Monday, with care...
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‘Heat’ Director Michael Mann Accidentally Shoots Himself in Leg at Los Angeles Gun Range
The 83-year-old filmmaker behind Heat and Collateral was treated in hospital after a handgun went off as he was holstering...
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Pope Leo XIV Dribbles Basketball as He Hosts Notre Dame, Villanova Teams Before Historic Rome Season Openers
Pope Leo XIV, a Villanova graduate, welcomed about 7,000 players, students and fans to the Vatican and received jerseys and...
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Halloween Weekend Shootings Across US Leave Dozens Dead and Wounded at Parties, Campuses and Nightlife Spots
From a Halloween party queue in Jacksonville to Dallas's Deep Ellum district and a Spirit Halloween store in California, a...
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Ebola Scare in Adamawa: Pilot and Doctor Wife Test Negative as NCDC Says Abuja Case Remains Nigeria’s Only One
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