*Banks reconfigure ATMs, new naira enters circulation today (Punch)*EFCC auctions over 190 vehicles in Abuja, Ibadan, others (Guardian)

Banks reconfigure ATMs, new naira enters circulation today (Punch) The newly redesigned naira notes will go into circulation on Thursday (today) with Deposit Money Banks releasing the bills to their customers via over-the-counter payments. This came about three weeks after …

Virginia McLaurin, who famously danced with the Obamas in White House visit, dies at 113

Virginia McLaurin, the centenarian who danced excitedly with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama during a 2016 White House visit, has died. She was 113. McLaurin’s son, Felipe Cardoso Jr., said Tuesday that she died early Monday at…

Desperate Democrats put Meghan Markle as top choice for 2024 White House run against Trump

Meghan Markle is the top choice among Democrats for a 2024 White House run, new polling shows. Exclusive polling for Express.co.uk by the Washington-based Democracy Institute of likely Democratic voters found 64 percent say the party should opt for a…

Barack and Michelle Obama remember Queen Elizabeth’s warm welcome

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama are celebrating the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth, who died Thursday at age 96, and recounting how the matriarch welcomed the couple “to the world stage with open arms…

Barack and Michelle Obama make first joint return to the White House for unveiling of official portraits

Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama’s official White House portraits were unveiled during an emotional ceremony at the White House on Wednesday — marking their first joint visit to the building since they left in 2017…

Michelle Obama says Beyoncé’s ‘done it again’ with new single ‘Break My Soul’

Michelle Obama is digging Beyoncé’s new single! The former First Lady posted to Twitter on Tuesday to share her thoughts on “Break My Soul,” the high-energy house single from Beyoncé’s upcoming seventh solo studio album, Renaissance, and it seems she’s…

*ASUU Strike: I haven’t been to school since I got admission – Rema (DailyTrust)*Chrisland: Share s3x tape, risk 14-year jail term -Lagos (Punch) 

ASUU Strike: I haven’t been to school since I got admission – Rema (DailyTrust) Nigerian music star, Divine Ikubor popularly known by his stage name Rema, has appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its…

Obama tests positive for COVID-19

Barack Obama has tested positive for a mild case of Covid-19, the former US president said on his Twitter account Sunday. “I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple of days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” Obama tweeted, adding that…

*Super TV CEO: Court remands Chidinma in prison for 30 days (Punch)*2 convicted fraudsters lose 3 duplexes, over N200m to FG (Guardian)

Super TV CEO: Court remands Chidinma in prison for 30 days (Punch) Magistrate Adeola Adedayo of the Lagos State Magistrate Court in Yaba has ordered the remand of Chidinma Ojukwu, who allegedly stabbed the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV,…

*Tension in Magodo as suspected land grabbers clash over green belt (Punch)*LASPOTECH plants 2,000 coconut trees to combat pollution (Nation)

Tension in Magodo as suspected land grabbers clash over green belt (Punch) There was tension on Wednesday when no fewer than 40 suspected land-grabbers clashed over the ownership of a green belt located in a vast gorge behind the Gateway…

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