Yoruba people

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Buhari To Return Home Soon

President Muhammadu Buhari is “recuperating fast” and will return home “very soon”, says Nigeria’s acting...

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Nigeria’s Buhari ‘recuperating Very Quickly’

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is recovering fast from an undisclosed illness and should be back in Nigeria soon,...

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Nigerian VP Back In Abuja After Buhari Meeting

Nigeria's vice-president has returned from a whistlestop trip to meet ailing President Muhammadu Buhari in London and...

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Nigeria’s Acting President Meets Ailing Buhari In London

Nigeria's Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, the acting head of government, was in London on Tuesday to meet with President...

News

Osinbajo Frowns Upon Domestic Violence

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday decried domestic violence against women and said anyone who does not love his...

Headlines

Nigerian Senate Leader Acquitted In Graft Case

The leader of Nigeria's Senate was on Wednesday cleared of corruption charges, ending of one of the most high-profile...

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Nigerian Senate Leader Acquitted In Graft Case

The leader of Nigeria's Senate was on Wednesday cleared of corruption charges, ending of one of the most high-profile...

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In Africa’s Fashion Capital, Lagos, ‘trad Is Swag’

Leggy dancers in tight shorts, bottles of Moet champagne and flashy cars feature in Nigerian pop icon Wizkid's...

Entertainment

Banky W and Adesua Set To Wed In November

Banky W and the gorgeous Nollywood actress did their marriage introduction in Lagos over the weekend Olubankole...

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Praise Allah! Islam Goes Evangelical In Nigeria’s South

Sunday morning is usually the preserve of Christian pastors in the Nigerian megacity of Lagos but a new form of worship...

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Controversy In Nigeria Over Traditional Ruler ‘snub’

A video clip apparently showing the traditional ruler of Lagos snubbing the spiritual leader of the Yoruba people has...

International

Buhari Misses 2nd Cabinet Meeting In A Row

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has missed his second cabinet meeting in a row, the Premium Times newspaper...

International

Nigeria Pushes To Legalize Illicit Refineries In Restive Delta Oil Region

Nigeria aims to legalize illicit oil refineries in the turbulent Niger Delta region, the vice president's office said...

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Dumelo Named Brand Ambassador For South Africa Airways

South African Airways, has signed on actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist John Dumelo as its brand ambassador. The...

International

Curfew In South-West Nigeria City Over Violence

The curfew, between 6pm to 7am local time, will stay in place until Friday A three-day dusk to dawn curfew has been...

International

FirstBank Unveils Products On Women Entrepreneurship

FIRSTBank has unveiled a product designed to benefit women professionals, entrepreneurs, SMEs, women in paid employment...

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Nigerian Billionaire Unseats Oprah As the Richest Black Woman In the World

Move over Oprah, Nigerian oil tycoon Folorunsho Alakija is now the richest black woman in the world with an estimated...

International

We Can’t Trace Our Families – Nigerians Deported From United Kingdom

41 Nigerians, deported from the United Kingdom (UK), arrived Lagos on Wednesday. The chartered Airbus 330 aircraft that...

Opinion

The Fulani Republic Of Nigeria (part 2)

Clearly something has gone horribly wrong and this reinforces my belief that the amalglamation of the northern and...