A UK-based Nigerian doctor Richard Akinrolabu has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment at Woolwich Crown Court after defrauding the NHS of over £268,000 by working shifts while on sick leave. Akinrolabu had previously pleaded guilty to all four counts…
The Museum of Fine Arts in the US city of Boston has returned two of the famed Benin Bronzes to Nigeria, authorities in the West African nation said late on Monday. The move represents “the return of a huge part…
The United States said Tuesday it has delivered a new treatment to prevent HIV in two African countries, months after President Donald Trump dramatically cut global aid. The US plans to expand the rollout of the drug Lenacapavir by working…
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), yesterday, said that proper handling of the currency is an essential part of improving financial culture and strengthening the payment ecosystem. The CBN restated its earlier warning for Nigerians to desist from abusing the…
The bitter dispute between Kylian Mbappe and his former club Paris Saint-Germain reached the French labour court on Monday for a tense hearing in which the France captain claimed 263 million euros ($304m) and the club responded by demanding he…
Former Ekiti State governor Ayodele Fayose has launched an attack on ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, accusing him of irresponsibility and belonging in the zoo, after both men clashed publicly over remarks made during Fayose’s 65th birthday celebration in Lagos at the…
A United States-based Nigerian scholar, Collins Obidiagha, has emerged among twelve participants selected from over 100 applicants for the prestigious China Business Immersion Programme, a study and business tour aimed at exposing participants to China’s evolving economic and business ecosystem.…
There was confusion aboard an Abuja-bound aircraft on Monday when social media activist Martins Otse, popularly known as Verydarkman (VDM), and comedian Freedom Atsepoyi, widely called Mr. Jollof, engaged in a physical fight, leaving passengers in shock. The altercation, captured…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has commended the Super Eagles for putting up their best efforts towards qualifying for the FIFA World Cup, despite their loss in the playoffs on Sunday. The President charged the Eagles to put behind them the loss…
A young Nigerian Navy officer, Lt. A.M. Yerima, who recently had a confrontation with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, reportedly escaped an assassination attempt on Sunday evening. Military sources told Vanguard that Yerima was trailed by…
