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28 Nov
Digital solutions provider, Globacom, and global news medium, Cable News Network (CNN), have celebrated 15 years of partnership on the joint sponsorship of African Voices.
20 Sep
This weekend’s episode of Globacom-sponsored African Voices Playmakers on CNN International will spotlight Nigeria’s literary giant and global icon, Professor Wole Soyinka.
31 May 2024
Donald Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche said the real estate mogul would appeal his guilty verdict after becoming the first former US president ever convicted of a crime Thursday in his hush money trial. Blanche indicated on CNN that Trump would push forward with post-trial motions and "if that is not successful, then as soon as…
9 Apr 2024
Popular CNN International Correspondent, Larry Madowo, has expressed displeasure after he was charged $215 (N268,554) for a one-month single entry visa to Nigeria. Madowo disclosed this in a video posted on his X handle on arrival in Nigeria. The 36-year-old, who is the host of the African Voices Changemakers and Playmakers series, described the money…
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The Presidency has criticised the sanctions approved against Nigeria by the US House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee over widespread killings of Christians and religious violence in the country. The committee issued a report stating that between October 2019 and September 2023, terrorist groups killed 55,910 people and abducted 21,000 others in the country. In the document,…
13 mins ago
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Interior, and Chairperson of the Investigative Panel on the Allegations of Corruption and Other Abuses in Nigerian Correctional Service, (NCoS), Dr. Magdalene Ajani, has given marching orders to all implicated to return to base and ensure the custodial facility is free the sale and use of all contraband items.…
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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has arrested a man, Ikoro Mang Ifendu, for allegedly impersonating a NAFDAC official and defrauding foreign companies of over $1.4 million using fake approval documents. The agency’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this on Friday during a press briefing in Lagos. She stated that…
13 mins ago
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it has intensified its crackdown on fuel smuggling along the Taraba-Cameroon border. The NCS said the action has yielded results, leading to the seizure of 34,470 liters of Premium Motor Spirit and a heavy-duty transportation truck in a swift three-hour operation. The enforcement, according to Customs, was carried out…
14 mins ago
The governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has disclosed that he will do everything within his power to ensure that the state is rid of all criminal elements. While reaffirming his administration's commitment to protecting lives and property, the governor maintained that the state's reputation as one of the most peaceful states in Nigeria will…
36 mins ago
Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo, has flagged off the student loan by the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). Launching the initiative during the Edo State Ministry of Education and stakeholders engagement session at the Festival Hall, Government House, Benin, Edo State Deputy Governor, Dennis Idahosa, harped on the need for the NELFUND project to be…
37 mins ago
Ayaa Community of Boi in Bogoro local government area of Bauchi State has threatened to dissociate from the proposed Sayawa Chiefdom which is at an advanced stage of actualisation, over communal issues. The Community, however, announced its readiness to remain under the existing Bauchi Emirate. The National Youth Chairman and Secretary of Boi Progressives Association,…
38 mins ago
In a fresh twist to the Kano Emirate leadership dispute, the Court of Appeal in Abuja has restrained the enforcement of its January 10 judgment that upheld the Kano State Government's repeal of the 2019 Emirate Council Law, pending the determination of an appeal at the Supreme Court. The Court of Appeal in Kano set…
41 mins ago
The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused the incumbent Governor, Uba Sani, of ordering the arrest of his former aide and ex-commissioner, Jafaru Sani. Jafaru was the one nominated by El-Rufai to President Bola Tinubu to replace him as minister in 2023 after the Senate withheld his confirmation and those of…
44 mins ago
A crisis is looming at the Plateau State House of Assembly as the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state may want to assert its majority in the House to claim the Speakership of the House. The House of Assembly comprises 24 elected members from different constituencies. APC has the majority seats…