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Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, a former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, has been sworn-in as the fifth democratically elected governor of Anambra State. Soludo, who won the November 9 governorship election on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), was sworn-in during a low-key ceremony ongoing at …

One of the 13 women reportedly accusing NFL star Dashaun Watson of sexual misconduct has revealed he forced her to perform oral sex on him. In the last one week, a dozen women, many of them hired masseuses, have come forward with allegations against the Houston Texans quarterback. Houston lawyer, …

The United Nations says a single metric tonne of cotton provides jobs for five people on the average, often in some of the world’s most impoverished regions; that adds up to around 100 million families across the globe. The UN noted the contribution of Cotton to the global economy as …

48-year-old Senegalese-American singer and businessman, Akon, has said he was much happier when he was poor because life is tougher for the rich than the poor. He said this on Monday, October 4, while defending a statement he made in the wake of actor Michael K. Williams’ d*ath in September …

Eleven Nigerians have been indicted by the United States authorities for allegedly defrauding elderly Americans in romance scams. According to the court document, the defendants preyed on elderly victims, many of whom were widowed or divorced. They assumed fake names and used dating sites like Match.com, ChistianMingle, JSwipe, and PlentyofFish, …

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has removed Nigeria from a list of countries whose citizens are eligible to obtain visa-on-arrival in the country. Etihad Airways, yesterday, released a list of countries whose travellers landing at Abu Dhabi Airport can receive visas from its immigration desks, but Nigeria was omitted. Countries …

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday said he would resign effective in two weeks because of a sexual harassment scandal that has crippled his administration. The announcement of his resignation came in a live stream from his Manhattan office minutes after his lawyer during her own statement to reporters …

A Pastor has been celebrated online for renovating a 60-year-old dilapidated Osun mosque where he used to play with his Muslim friends. Facebook user, Mydeh Holushogah described Pastor Oluwaseun Basil Alabi as a “shinning example”. She wrote: “YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. …..Matthew 5:14. “Ikire Muslim community celebrates, …

Director-General of Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu  said on Tuesday in Abuja that the agency had registered 59 suspected cases of Monkeypox with 15 confirmed. Ihekweazu was reacting to the Dallas, Texas resident who recently returned from Nigeria and tested positive to the disease. It was …

The board of directors of THISDAY Group has announced new executive and senior appointments for THISDAY Newspapers and the Arise News Channel, with immediate effect. Following the approval of the board, Shaka Momodu after a 7-year stint as the Editor of the Saturday and Sunday titles of the newspaper, has …