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15 Jan
Match of the Day, the BBC's flagship Premier League highlights programme, has unveiled three new hosts to replace Gary Lineker, including the daughter of Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish. Kelly Cates, Gabby Logan and Mark Chapman will share presenting duties on the iconic show, which celebrated its 60th anniversary last year, when current host Lineker steps…
31 Dec
The BBC on Wednesday celebrates 100 years of a weather forecast for sailors in British waters that has inspired musicians and poets and become an immovable fixture on UK radio. The Shipping Forecast, providing predictions by the Met Office on expected wind speeds, sea state, weather and visibility, began as a vital service to…
31 Dec
Renowned broadcaster Johnnie Walker, celebrated for his iconic voice on BBC Radio 2, has passed away at the age of 79. The news comes two months after the veteran radio presenter retired, marking the end of an illustrious 58-year career due to health challenges. Walker’s death was announced on Tuesday by DJ Bob Harris, who…
13 Dec
The BBC said on Friday it would continue to report on the Sahel region after the military junta in Niger suspended BBC radio for three months. It is the latest in a slew of Western media to be sanctioned by military juntas in the region of western and north-central Africa. BBC radio was to…
24 Nov
The Royal Courts of Justice, a British court, has found David Hundeyin, a self-styled Nigerian investigative journalist, guilty of libel and has ordered him to pay the sum of £95,000as damages to Charles Northcott, the British Broadcasting Corporations (BBC)’s Journalist who Hundeyin made weighty allegations against in his ''Journalism Career Graveyard'' article. Hundeyin had made…
4 Jun 2024
Muhammad Ali, the American boxing phenomenon whom the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) voted the Sports Personality of the 20th Century in 1999, often promoted pugilistic enterprise in verse.
1 May 2024
Four female journalists on Wednesday began their sex and age discrimination case against British broadcaster the BBC, claiming they lost their jobs following a "rigged" recruitment exercise. Martine Croxall, Annita McVeigh, Karin Giannone and Kasia Madera, who have all presented on the BBC's television channels, were present at Wednesday's preliminary hearing in London for the…
30 Apr 2024
In a year where nearly a third of African nations head to the polls, BBC World Service will explore the state of democracy across the world’s fastest-growing continent in a new milestone documentary, Africa: The Battle for the Ballot Box.
26 Apr 2024
Burkina Faso has suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio networks from broadcasting for a fortnight for airing a rights report accusing the army of attacks on civilians, authorities said.
11 Apr 2024
Suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu, has threatened to sue British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for alleged defamation.
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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Ekiti State Command has paraded a couple in connection with alleged cultism, illegal drug dealings, cyber fraud and assault. This is contained in a statement by the command Spokesman, SC Tolulope Afolabi to newsmen on Friday in Ado-Ekiti. The suspects (names withheld) were arrested at Tosin Aluko park…
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday spoke to Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, urging him to release a British citizen and activist jailed in Cairo, Downing Street said. "The prime minister discussed the case of British national Alaa Abd El-Fattah with President Sisi. He pressed for Alaa's release, having met his mother Laila Soueif…
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The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mojisola Meranda, has described the impeached speaker, Mudashiru Obasa’s plenary with four lawmakers and the disruption of the assembly as a ‘show of shame’. Speaking to journalists after the court hearing at the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja, on Friday, Meranda said that a quorum in the Assembly…
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Lebanese on Friday conducted a delayed burial in a border village for more than 90 civilians and fighters from the Hezbollah movement who died during the war with Israel that ended with a November ceasefire. Under the truce, Israel had an initial 60 days, later extended to February 18, to pull out its troops from…
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The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has praised the judiciary for its boldness in standing firm against what he described as “impunity” in Rivers. Wike made the commendation in Abuja on Friday while reacting to the Supreme Court’s judgment on the constitution of the Rivers State House of Assembly and…
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Pope Francis, in hospital with pneumonia, suffered a breathing "crisis" on Friday which caused him to vomit but he was given air and responded well, the Vatican said. The episode came just hours after a Vatican source said the 88-year-old pontiff's condition was no longer considered critical, following a series of incremental improvements. Francis, who…
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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called for investigation into allegations of sexual harassment, intimidation and mistreatment against Senate President Godswill Akpabio by Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan (PDP-Kogi). In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, Abubakar described the allegations as “grave” and deserved thorough, impartial and transparent investigation. Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the PDP in…
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The Lagos State University (LASU) on Friday warned its students, especially females, against engaging in prostitution popularly known as ‘hookup’. LASU’s Chief Security Coordinator, retired CSP Oluwole Ojo, gave the warning in lecture at the orientation ceremony of students for the 2024 Modular Year Sandwich Degree Programme. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event held at…
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The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Alhaji Abdullahi Mohammed, Chairman of Kiru Local Government Area, for allegedly selling land worth over N100 million meant for Kafin Maiyaki mini Stadium. The Public Relations Officer of the Commission, Mr. Kabir Kabir, confirmed the arrest of the suspect to the News Agency of Nigeria…
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The Rivers State Government (RSG), has urged its citizens to remain calm and law-abiding as it seeks clarity from the legal team on the supreme court judgement. The Rivers Commissioner for Informations and Communications, Mr Joe Johnson, made the remark in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Friday. He said that the state government…