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Big Brother Nigeria: How public money funded surve...

By Ajibola Amzat It began like any other late summer evening. In August 2024, Angel Innocent, her 18-year-old son, Heroe, and her ...

The gap between CBN account rules and Nigeria’s ba...

In 2013 the Central Bank of Nigeria set up tiered KYC so that Nigerians without documents could still open a savings account. A 20...

El Niño: Experts warn of heat-related illnesses, d...

PUBLIC health physicians have warned that El Niño-related weather changes could increase Nigerians’ risk of heat-related illnesses...

Nigeria’s cancer care under threat amid shortage o...

NURSING professionals have called for improved welfare, increased training opportunities and greater inclusion in health sector de...

SERAP sues Tinubu govt at ECOWAS Court over N78.8b...

THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have dragged the Tinubu Administration before the ECOWAS Community Co...

Does Nigeria truly have over 103 million voters? 

By  Chidi Anselm Odinkalu  AHEAD of Nigeria’s general elections in January and February 2027, Africa Confidential warns that “turn...

Ebola: NCDC identifies more contacts of Abuja pati...

THE Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says it has identified and followed up 53 contacts linked to the conf...

NiMet forecasts dust haze, thunderstorms 

THE Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast dust haze, sunshine and thunderstorms across Nigeria from Monday to Wednes...

Nigeria airlifts Ebola patient to Switzerland

NIGERIA’S Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, has confirmed the evacuation of the country’s first imported Ebola viru...

Alleged phone-tapping: Court orders El-Rufai to en...

THE Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday dismissed a no-case submission filed by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai in h...

The 10 Most Expensive Picasso Paintings Ever Sold,...

While Picasso had one of the longest careers in modern art, four of his priciest paintings come from a single year.

2026’s Most Spine-Tingling Tourist Destinations fo...

From supposed haunted houses to witchy history, you’ll scratch that scary itch with these seven spots including Salem, Edinburgh, ...

Why Does Baba Yaga Fly in a Mortar Instead of on a...

The famous Slavic witch's connection to mortars and pestles has a grim backstory. Here's why Baba Yaga is often depicted traveling...

50 Simple DIY Halloween Costumes For Last-Minute P...

Looking for a simple, classic Halloween costume you can create at home with relatively little effort? Look no further. From pop cu...

When the Sun Will Set Across the US on November 1,...

Clocks fall back on November 1, meaning earlier sunsets and shorter evenings in major U.S. cities.

6 Slang Words From the 1950s We Still Use Today

Seven decades later, we're still just as familiar with these timeless '50s slang words and phrases.

The Writing Habits That Helped Sylvia Plath Create...

Even with depression, divorce, and single parenthood, Sylvia Plath managed to continue her work with these strict writing habits.

12 of Theodore Roosevelt’s Favorite Books

Theodore Roosevelt swore there was no such thing as a list of the best books and yet never stopped telling people which ones he lo...

5 Creepiest Baba Yaga Stories From Slavic Folklore

Think Baba Yaga is just a fairy tale witch? From magical doll massacres to 41 impaled heads, explore five of Slavic folklore’s mos...

The U.S. Locations With the Biggest Recorded Tempe...

The changes in temperature in a short period of time are truly hard to believe, with Montana having spots in the top three.

Tampa City Council sets special meeting on Rays ne...

The Tampa Bay Rays currently trail the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2026 World Series. Two comebacks from Milwaukee have left the R...

Get $200 in Bonus Bets and 3 months of NBA League ...

The first week of NBA action is in the books, and now we look ahead to the second week, which features NBA Cup Group Stage matchup...

Burnley back to square one after talks with ex-Pre...

Rob Edwards is not interested in the vacant managerial job at Burnley, talkSPORT understands. The former Wolves boss was interv...

Frazer Clarke accepts fight 16 years in making on ...

Frazer Clarke is hoping to settle an old score on the Tyson Fury vs Anthony Joshua undercard. The Olympic bronze medallist snap...

Next Sheffield Wednesday manager odds: Former Stoc...

Dave Challinor has emerged as the odds on favourite to be named the new Sheffield Wednesday manager. talkSPORT BET have priced ...

Who is Alexander Volkanovski fighting next? Three ...

Alexander Volkanovski faces quite the conundrum after UFC 333 last weekend. ‘The Great’ flattened the previously undefeated Mov...

Nicolas Jackson is one of top three strikers in Pr...

Is Nicolas Jackson a top three striker in the Premier League? talkSPORT’s Gabby Agbonlahor thinks so, with the Aston Villa fron...

Spectator ejected by referee during Northern Irela...

A fan at the Northern Ireland Open final was ejected by referee Rob Spencer after their phone interrupted the showpiece event. ...

2026 Ballon d’Or winner ‘leaks’ cause fan meltdown...

The winner of the 2026 Ballon d’Or was announced early on the award’s official website… However, fans were left confused after ...

England Under-15s walk off pitch during World Cup ...

England’s Under-15s walked off the pitch during their match against the Republic of Ireland after a player was allegedly racially ...

Emily St. John Mandel: ‘I don’t want to write some...

The science-fiction novelist talks to Alison Flood about her latest book Exit Party, a tale of parallel worlds that is the October...

Body temperature may drive the higher risk of auto...

Autoimmune conditions are much more common in women than men, which could partly be due to the fluctuating body temperatures that ...

Brazil presidential election dogged by alleged bia...

Supporters of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva have accused Meta of interfering in Brazil’s election by making it easier to generate camp...

Personalised cancer vaccine expected to be approve...

A bespoke vaccine that is tailored to target an individual's unique skin cancer reduced rates of recurrence or death in a late-sta...

What are microchimeric cells doing to our brain?

We now know that cells exchanged during pregnancy can take up residency in our brain. Could they influence our development, health...

Satellites show some of the strongest evidence the...

The crucial Atlantic current system that brings warmth to Europe has slowed 14 per cent in 30 years, according to an analysis of h...

Robotic dog controlled with a computer powered by ...

A start-up has already used a biological computer to play Pong, and now the firm says the technology can be used to control robots

Predatory amphibians swam the seas 237 million yea...

Until now, it was thought that the squishy, permeable skin of amphibians was unsuited for marine life because it would absorb too ...

Your brain’s unexpected ability to regenerate and ...

The controversial discovery that our brains can generate new neurons surprisingly late in life is now prompting a rethink of adult...

‘Oddball’ test lets us glimpse how monkeys see the...

Compared with humans, macaques are more likely to miss the bigger picture, but are also less confused by flipped images

Elon Musk could consolidate his power in SpaceX-Te...

SpaceX-Tesla deal would birth ‘new type of 21st-century conglomerate’

Soybeans Holding Lower on Monday Following Brazil ...

Wheat Extending Losses to Monday

Dear Eli Lilly Stock Fans, Mark October 29 on Your...

Sugar Prices Fall Sharply on Brazilian Real Declin...

Huge, Unusual Call Option Activity in Broadcom Sho...

This Tanker Stock Has Nearly Tripled in Just 1 Yea...

Why Western Digital Stock Is a ‘Strong Buy’ Now...

How to Play Amazon Stock Before Q3 Earnings as the...

A $95 Billion Reason Why META Stock Is in Focus To...

Ground beef stroganoff

Enjoy a weeknight version of a classic stroganoff. Cook the mushrooms until all the water has evaporated and they’re nice and gold...

Manicotti with marinara sauce

Manicotti are large tube-shaped pasta, a little bigger than cannelloni – use a piping bag to fill them

Puppy chow

Indulge in this American homemade candy, popular in the Midwest. Chex Cereal, dark chocolate, peanut butter and icing sugar combin...

Graham cracker pie crust

Graham Crackers are American biscuits used to make this super-simple pie crust. Once it's set, fill with your favourite pie fillin...

Hashbrown casserole

Prep this for brunch the night before you want to serve and bake an hour before. Add crumbled crispy bacon to the mix to take it t...

Cube steak

Using a special tenderiser gives the signature dimpled surface of cube steak. This is quick to cook, so it's an ideal weekday dinn...

Crockpot chicken & dumplings

Slow-cook a whole chicken for meltingly tender meat. Once you've deboned it, you can spoon the dumplings straight into the slow co...

Broccoli casserole

Try this take on a broccoli casserole that leans towards a gratin. Use a can of mushroom soup if you like, loosening the sauce wit...

The haunted Toys R Us is now an unhaunted REI

Toys R Us is back, at least in the sense of private equity rediscovering the skin of something it gutted long ago and deciding to ...

A business-class HP EliteBook with 32GB of RAM is ...

TL;DR: Get a grade-A refurbished HP EliteBook 830 G8 with an Intel Core i7 and 32GB of RAM for $429.99 (reg. $1,499.99). Cheap lap...

Stop letting trackers get comfy — 5 years of AdGua...

TL;DR: Today is the last day to get AdGuard DNS Personal for 5 years for $22.97 (MSRP $719.64). Your internet connection has a gue...

AI can write code, but this $30 developer tool hel...

TL;DR: Visual Studio Professional 2026 is on sale for just $29.97 (reg. $499.99) and includes cross-platform development tools, in...

Sewer-dwelling man harassing local children, says ...

It's one thing to harass children and chase them down the street. But to live in the sewer? Baltimore County still has problems, r...

Just Eat slop: food delivery service apologizes fo...

Food delivery app Just Eat admitted using AI to generate fake product images after some of the more spectacular examples went vira...

Skeleton Sex Orgy "divides" residents of Casper, W...

A tangle of bones and nightmare creatures entangled atop an SUV has locals contemplating the acceptable limits of Halloween decor ...

StackSocial has an exclusive Babbel deal for peopl...

TL;DR: Babbel is a language learning app with 14 languages and 10,000+ hours of lessons, and a lifetime subscription is on sale fo...

Star Trek star Walter Koenig dead at 90

Walter Koenig, famed for his role as the villainous telepath Alfred Bester in Babylon 5 and as Star Trek's Pavel Chekov, is dead a...

Wildwood is a magnificent achievement in moviemaki...

I just saw the new stop-motion animated movie from Laika Studios, and it is absolutely stunning. It's breathtakingly beautiful, an...

Kerry’s ‘unconscionable health crisis’: Psychiatri...

Highlights and reports from the East Kerry SFC

Currow stunned Kilcummin, while Fossa edged out Gneeveguilla

Willie Mullins eyes Grand National history with I ...

Man (20s) seriously injured following single-vehic...

Cloughbawn stalwart Colm Kehoe loving the good tim...

Stumptown stumps trainer Gavin Cromwell with surpr...

England players walk off pitch over alleged racist...

‘You would seldom see one without the other’ – fun...

Mourners told that Willie and Tina Hawkes were devoted to each other

Virgil van Dijk throws down gauntlet to Liverpool’...

Andoni Iraola’s front line impressed in 2-0 dismissal of high-flying Brighton

Padraig Pearses power past CT Gaels with second-ha...

Pastor, Here’s How to Do a Deep Dive into Your Chu...

“You really should read the book.”  “What book?” I asked, assuming he meant something other than the Bible.  “This one.” The searc...

What Is Church SEO? How Search Helps Your Church R...

Every week, people in your community use their phones to look for a church. They search “churches near me” on a Saturday night. Th...

Five Church Surprises We Should See Coming

“I should have seen that coming.” Those words are painful when a church leader looks back on a missed opportunity or a preventable...

Forensic Facial Specialists Can Identify People Us...

Your furrowed brow may be betraying you The post Forensic Facial Specialists Can Identify People Using Just a Couple Facial Featur...

Is This the First Corporate Psychopath?

A historical study makes a compelling case The post Is This the First Corporate Psychopath? appeared first on Nautilus.

These Are the Most Stunning Weather Photos of the ...

The American Meteorological Society just announced the winners of its 2026 photo contest The post These Are the Most Stunning Weat...

Was This the Exact Date of Van Gogh’s “Starry Nigh...

Astronomers look beyond the stars in search of Van Gogh’s inspiration The post Was This the Exact Date of Van Gogh’s “Starry Night...

How Multiple Births Can Accelerate A Mother’s Biol...

As any mom can tell you, having a baby takes a big toll. Growing an entire new human being inside your body demands a lot of resou...

Ice Age Europeans Were More Connected Than We Thou...

A prehistoric French woman’s DNA tells the story The post Ice Age Europeans Were More Connected Than We Thought appeared first on ...

Mother Bats’ Hearts Quicken When They Hear Baby’s ...

Like humans, bat moms are primed by evolution to spring into action The post Mother Bats’ Hearts Quicken When They Hear Baby’s Cri...

This Dark Spot on the Moon Might Be a Giant Lunar ...

NASA wants to explore it—perhaps as a potential moon base? The post This Dark Spot on the Moon Might Be a Giant Lunar Cave appeare...

The Bloody Palette of the Animal Kingdom

Red isn’t the only color when it comes to blood—critters produce the vital fluid in a variety of hues The post The Bloody Palette ...

How We Control What Accents We Pick Up

We imitate what we notice The post How We Control What Accents We Pick Up appeared first on Nautilus.

Hong Kong proposes more homes, less office space a...

Hong Kong authorities have proposed raising the residential share of a Hung Hom harbourfront development to more than 60 per cent ...

Abby Choi’s ex-husband used socialite’s money to l...

Slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung’s ex-husband lived an affluent lifestyle in mainland China allegedly funded by the mo...

Officials pledge to quell dog attacks before inaug...

A new race blending urban and countryside views across Hong Kong will take place on Sunday, featuring the newly opened Fanling Byp...

Win for Lula boosts China’s foothold and gives Bra...

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s re-election preserves Beijing’s most critical foothold in Latin America, while pos...

Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post shines at Asi...

The South China Morning Post has won six prizes at the World Association of News Publishers’ (Wan-Ifra) prestigious Asian Media Aw...

Hong Kong to overhaul traffic management at Huangg...

Hong Kong authorities have announced plans to step up traffic management at the revamped Huanggang Port to prevent a repeat of las...

Thousands of observers expected at polling places ...

Democrats and outside watchdogs are planning a massive presence at the polls on US election day driven by concerns that US Preside...

Walter Koenig, Star Trek’s original Pavel Chekov, ...

Actor Walter Koenig, who played Ensign Pavel Chekov, the youthful Russian navigator on the Star Trek television series and several...

Daughter of ex-FBI director Comey was unlawfully f...

Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was unlawfully fired from her job as a federal prosecutor in New Y...

Ebola patient evacuated from Nigeria to Switzerlan...

⁠A woman infected with ⁠the Ebola virus and her husband, a ⁠Swiss diplomat, were flown from Nigeria to hospitals in Switzerland on...

2027: Utomi-Led Commission to Meet Opposition Pres...

  By Abdulrahman Aliagan The Political Commission initiated by the Movement for Credible Elections (MCE) and led by Professor Pat ...

Ajia Demands Transparent Probe into Death of 37 Su...

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Dan Amanan Fune Emirate of Yobe State. Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed Ajia, Ph...

KATS Hails Ajia on Appointment to APC Presidential...

The Kwara Alliance for Tinubu and Shettima 2027 (KATS) has congratulated its Chairman Alhaji Ibrahim Mohammed Ajia, Ph.D., on his ...

ALGON Unites 774 Councils, Moves to Strengthen Loc...

The Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, on Thursday, 15th October, 2026, reunited the 774 Local Government Areas a...

UBEC Launches Nationwide Distribution of 2 Million...

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) has launched the distribution of two million packs of sanitary towels and essentia...

Ebola Returns to Nigeria: Can the Health System Co...

With the Federal Government confirming an imported case of Bundibugyo Ebola virus disease in Abuja, the race is on to trace contac...

Experts Demand National Law to Regulate IVF, Surro...

Experts warn against unethical reproductive practices, call for national legal framework to protect patients, children and familie...

Farewell, Professor Isa Ali Pantami

By Ibrahim Sani Shawai Sometimes, politics ends at the ballot box. Sometimes, it ends at the negotiating table. And sometimes, bef...

Football Thriller, Spectacular Cultural Display as...

A thrilling football final and spectacular cultural performances highlighted the grand finale of the eight-day Students’ Week of M...

2027: SDP, LP Chieftains Question Electoral Credib...

2027: SDP, LP Chieftains Question Electoral Credibility Over Jadda Garko’s Campaign Song Opposition chieftains Adamu Isyaku of the...

Kaduna Rally As The North’s Referendum On Tinubu

Kaduna Rally As The North’s Referendum On Tinubu By Abdulaziz Abdulaziz Through Kaduna, its old political capital, the North spoke...

Yes,Kano Can Deliver The Highest Number Of Votes T...

Yes,Kano Can Deliver The Highest Number Of Votes To Tinubu In 2027 By Shehu Mustapha Chaji During the inauguration of members of t...

Kano Deputy Governor Hails Ma’aji’s Appointment as...

By Mustapha Salisu The Deputy Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo, has described the conferment of the traditional ti...

Jega, Yadudu, Others Honour Mu’azzam, Call for Phi...

Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, and legal scholar Professor Auwalu Hami...

FCE Yola Graduates 3,555 Students for 2024/2025 Ac...

From Umar Dankano, Yola The Federal College of Education (FCE), Yola, Adamawa State, has graduated 3,555 students who completed th...

Physicians Week: NMA appeal to young doctors to ...

By Ado Salisu The chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association NMA, Dr Abuvbakar Nagoma Usman has cautioned young medical practiti...

2027: Jigawa APC’s 2m votes promise unrealistic – ...

The African Democratic Congress, ADC has described the All Progressives Congress (APC) promise to deliver two million votes for Pr...

NESG: Bagudu Defends Tinubu’s Economic Reform Stra...

Nigeria’s Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu, has defended President Bola Tinubu’s economic reform strategy, s...

Shettima: Obi Has Nothing to Offer

Vice President Kashim Shettima has said the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) Presidential Candidate Peter Obi has “absolutely not...

NESG: UN Deputy Chief Urges Nigeria to Move Beyond...

United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed has challenged Nigerian leaders to move beyond decades of economic rheto...

Court Orders El-Rufai to Defend Wiretapping Charge...

A High Court in Abuja has ordered former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai to defend himself against charges of unlawfully inte...

Brazil’s Lula Wins Fourth Term, Bolsonaro Challeng...

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has secured an unprecedented fourth term after defeating conservative rival Flávio B...

‘Nigeria Currently Has No Ebola Cases’ – WHO

Nigeria currently has no Ebola cases following the medical evacuation of the infected patient and her husband to Switzerland, the ...

Police Arrest School Bus Driver Over Teenager’s Ab...

The Delta State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old school bus driver, Onome Lucky Ughagha, over the alleged abduction and s...

FBI Arrests Nine Nigerians in $11 Million Cybercri...

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested nine suspects in Nigeria over their alleged links to international ...

Nigeria Not Officially Declared Ebola Free – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) clarified on Monday that Nigeria has not been officially declared Ebola-free, correcting media...