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Nigerian currency, Naira, appreciated the US dollar in an official window on Friday. Foreign exchange data of Bank Nigeria (CBN) central bank shows that Naira is closed on N1, 532.51/$ 1 compared to N1, 534.52/$ 1 which is traded on Thursday. This is the advantage of N2.01 for local currencies against American Greenback. Also read: Naira gets N0.30 against dollars …

Liverpool has struck twice in the dying minutes through Federico Chiesa and Mohamed Salah to get a 4-2 victory over a team of Bournemouth resilient in a dramatic open of the season in the Premier League on Friday. Antoine Semenyo had seemed to tear a point for visitors, scoring twice to cancel the goals from Hugo Ekitike and Cody Gakpo …

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) has arrested 47 alleged internet fraudsters in the state of Edo. The Head of EFCC Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, revealed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said the arrest followed a credible intelligence that connects the suspects with cheating internet activities. Also read: Obasanjo Library Demands N3.5BN as compensation …

The minister of information and national orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris says that President Bola Tinubu has done very well in the two years of his administration and will do more in the next two years and beyond. Idris declared him when he and his team made a courtesy visit to the governor of Ebonyi, Mr. Francis Nwifuru Friday in Abakaliki. …

Shodunnke Shogo, Visionary Executive Director, CEO of Phreestyle Sport and founder of the African Development Project AMAPRO, will join the most influential voices in Africa in the fourth summit of African commercial sports scheduled for Mombasa, Kenia, between October 23 and 24, 2025. The Summit, which will bring together decision makers, investors and policy moders, has positioned Shodunnke as a …

12 Nigerian miners were stranded in the Central African Republic (CAR) back to the country on Friday. People who were again accepted at Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, by Nigerian Chair/CEO at the Diaspora Commission (Nidcom), Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa. Nidcom’s attention was focused on the viral video that showed how Nigerians were persecuted in the car. Nigeria was cheated, abandoned …

The Federal Government has strongly rejected a sentence by a Federal Canadian court that designates some Nigerian political parties as terrorist organizations. He described the decision as unfounded, reckless and an unacceptable interference in the internal affairs of the country. In a declaration issued on Friday, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimiebi IMomotimi Ebienfa, said that the …

Nigeria’s men’s basketball team, D’Inmers managed to struggle with defending champions 87-66 in their second group B match in 2025 FIBA Afrobasket on Friday. In the tournament played in Angola, Nigerian men have now won a back-to-back victory after starting their campaign with a victory against Madagascar. For Tunisia, they have now lost the second match after losing to Cameroon …

Liverpool won 4-2 over Bournemouth in the Premier League meeting which marked the opening of the new season on Friday night. More to follow …

The President of the United States Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Alaska for a high -profile meeting aimed at blocking a ceased in the Ukraine war. Both leaders landed almost simultaneously at the Elmendorf-Richardson joint base in Anchorage on Friday. They exchanged smiles and handshakes on the asphalt before walking for a red carpet to pose …