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ECOWAS Parliament elects first female speaker

Parliament member from Togo, Mrs Maimunatu Ibrahima, has been sworn in as the first female speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the speaker was sworn in at...

Naira depreciates to N1,515/$ in parallel market

The Naira yesterday depreciated in the parallel market to N1,515 per dollar from N1,495 per dollar on Wednesday. Similarly, the Naira depreciated to N1,485.66 per dollar in the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market, NAFEM Data from FMDQ showed that the indicative...

Controversy surrounds Ebonyi varsity student’s death after failed exam

Controversy has surrounded the death of a final-year student of the Ebonyi State University Abakaliki, identified as Favour Ugwuka, on Wednesday night. Our correspondent gathered that Ugwuka took her life in her hostel at the Ishieke Campus of the school...

Two sentenced to death for armed robbery in Ekiti

An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division has sentenced two persons, Benjamin Joseph (32), and Stephen Orban (25), to death by hanging for robbing two persons of cash and valuable items. The convicts were arraigned on December 30, 2022,...

West Ham star Lucas Paqueta facing 10-year ban after being charged with match fixing

West Ham midfielder, Lucas Paqueta is facing a lengthy ban from football after being charged with four counts of spot-fixing in Premier League games. According to reports, Paqueta had been charged on Thursday afternoon, May 23 by the FA who...