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In southern Turkey, thousands of Palestinians tried to go back to their homes in northern Gaza but were met with gunfire from Israeli forces. Families, including children and the elderly, were seen walking along the road with their belongings, hoping ...

Donald Trump, the former US president, is heading to court in New York for a historic trial starting Monday. He’s accused of hiding payments to Stormy Daniels, an adult film star, before the 2016 election. If found guilty, Trump could ...

Sir Salman Rushdie, the acclaimed author, shared a harrowing account of the stabbing attack he endured two years ago during an interview with the BBC. Recalling the terrifying incident, Rushdie described how he felt like he was dying as his ...

Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni has said surrogacy is inhuman as she wants to make the penalties for it even harsher with fines of up to $1 million and jail time of up to two years. She believes it’s not ...

A tragic accident occurred in southern Turkey when a cable car cabin hit a broken pole, leaving one person dead and 10 injured. Many people were left stranded in the air, with rescue efforts underway. Thankfully, none of those awaiting ...

Somali pirates freed a hijacked ship called MV Abdullah and its 23 crew members after receiving a $5 million ransom. According to one of the pirates, they received the money a couple of nights ago and checked if it was ...

A ruling council has been set up in Haiti to help the country during a tough time. This group will pick new leaders and make sure elections happen fairly. They will also have some of the powers of the president ...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has slammed suspended Humanitarian Minister, Betta Edu, her predecessor, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, and the Coordinator of the National Social Insurance Programmes Agency, Halima Shehu, while revealing that a combined total of N32.7bn and $445,000 ...

Iran has launched several drones that would target Israel, amid fears of a regional escalation following an apparent Israeli attack on an Iranian embassy complex in Syria last week Several dozen drones were launched from within Iran, a senior US administration official ...

Oba Julius Ajayi Adewumi Omomo, the Olojoda of Oda, in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State, has passed away. The 83-year-old was installed in May last year, following the demise of the previous traditional ruler, after a brief ...

Channels Television reporter, Joshua Rogers, who was kidnapped from his residence in Port Harcourt, has being released.   The journalist who was abducted in a Channels Television-branded vehicle, was released around 10 p.m. on Friday, April 12, unharmed, about 24 ...

  Rand Merchant Bank played a key role in the $1.25bn financing package for Indorama Eleme Fertilizer & Chemicals Limited as it acted as a lead arranger alongside the International Financial Council, which was the mandated lead arranger. A statement ...

  Telecom operator, Globacom, has launched two more enterprise business products, Glo Fibre to the Home and Fibre to the Business, with unmatched data speed and service experience. Glo Fibre to the Home and Fibre to the Business are Internet ...

  First City Monument Bank has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable manufacturing by financing the newly inaugurated dried fruit manufacturing plant of Nature’s Bounty Health Products Limited in Abeokuta, Ogun State. A statement from the firm, which trades as ReelFruit, ...

  Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc has announced a N609.3bn profit before tax for the 2023 financial year. According to its audited consolidated and separate financial statements filed with the Nigerian Exchange Group and London Stock Exchange on Monday, PBT ...

  Wema Bank Plc saw its deposits grow by 59.65 per cent to N1.86tn in 2023 from N1.16tn in the previous year. According to the lender’s full-year 2023 audited financial statement filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited, its profit before ...

  FBN Holdings has disclosed that it will be seeking shareholders’ approval to raise N300bn additional capital. In a notice of its extraordinary general meeting filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Monday, the financial holding company said the meeting ...

  The shareholders of Zenith Bank would get about N109.88bn as dividends for the 2023 financial year. This was disclosed in the annual report, which was filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Monday. Announcing the dividends, the bank, which ...

  The family of the late Group Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group Plc, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, has filed a suit against Orbic Air LLC helicopter, the charter company operating the flight which killed him. According to a report by the ...

  Zenith Bank Plc has revealed that it is taking urgent steps to meet the new N500bn capitalisation requirement of the Central Bank of Nigeria. The lender disclosed this in a statement accompanying its newly released annual report for 2023. ...

Heavy rains in Kenya have caused widespread flooding, resulting in 11 deaths and displacing over two thousand people.   Residents, like Willis Omulo from Homa Bay, report homes submerged and farmlands destroyed. Wildlife, including hippos, seek refuge in communities, posing ...

A former interpreter for Japanese baseball star Shohei Ohtani faces bank fraud charges for allegedly stealing $16 million from Ohtani’s account to cover gambling debts.   Ippei Mizuhara is accused of sending the money to illegal sports betting without Ohtani’s ...

Some hospitals are changing how they handle cases where babies are born exposed to drugs. Previously, mothers like Kirsten Puccio faced reports to child services just for taking prescribed medications. Puccio’s doctors prepared a plan for her child’s care, leading ...

In a series of updates, late Abigail Frederick said to be the makeup artist who drowned with Jnr Pope has been laid to rest by the riverside From a post on Facebook by a man named Moses Eskor, Abigail was ...

A Channels Television reporter, Joshua Rogers in Rivers State has been kidnapped. Information gathered revealed that Rogers was reportedly forced away to an unknown place by the gunmen around 9pm on Thursday close to his residence at Rumuosi in Port ...