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The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control has banned the sale of Dex Luxury bar soap due to the presence of Butyphenyl Methylpropional According to a statement posted on NAFDAC’s official channels on Thursday, the product, Dex Luxury ...

Alexander Mercurio, an 18-year-old from Idaho, was arrested for allegedly planning attacks on local churches in support of the Islamic State (IS) group. He intended to carry out the attacks with guns, explosives, knives, and a pipe, with a plan ...

  In a country with short-lived corporate excellence and a handful of centenary companies, hitting 130 years is undoubtedly a significant milestone for Nigeria’s premier financial institution, FirstBank. GEOFF IYATSE writes. Experience, they say, comes with age. Nothing else aptly ...

  Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. The strike complicates ongoing negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage deal. The Israeli military confirmed the attack, targeting three Hamas military operatives in central ...

  Three men stranded on a Pacific island used palm fronds to spell out “HELP,” leading to their rescue by the US Navy and Coast Guard.   They had been fishing when their boat was damaged. Stranded on Pikelot Island, ...

  An Arizona woman admitted to adding poison to her husband’s coffee as part of a plea deal. Melody Felicano Johnson, initially charged with attempted murder, pleaded guilty to adding harmful substances to food or drink.   She faces a ...

Southeast Asia is currently experiencing a scorching heatwave, which is a cause for concern as it may lead to health problems. In Malaysia, a toddler’s death due to extreme heat emphasized climate-related risks. Vietnam faces a state of emergency as ...

Mohammed Ibrahim Idris, a former member of the House of Representatives and son of a former Governor of Kogi state, Ibrahim Idris, d!ed yesterday after Eid prayers in Abuja Mohammed Idris represented Ankpa,-Olamabo-Omala federal Constituency of Kogi at the lower ...

Former Vice President Jorge Glas of Ecuador has begun a hunger strike in a maximum-security prison, where he’s been held since Saturday. Glas refused food and was hospitalized, then discharged and returned to prison. He was arrested during a raid ...

The suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, has threatened to file a lawsuit against the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) for defaming her personality Defamation: Betta Edu threatens to sue BBC Edu disclosed this in a ...

Nollywood Star, Anita Joseph Lands Multimillion Naira Endorsement Deal with Harmony Gardens & Estate Development Ltd.   Anita Joseph Olagunju, a renowned figure in Nigeria’s Nollywood industry, has struck gold with a multimillion naira endorsement deal, landing her in the ...

  Nigerian Businessman Mourns the Loss of Wife, Stella Ngozi Odiaka Ifeanyi Odiaka, a prominent Nigerian businessman, is currently grappling with profound grief following the tragic passing of his beloved wife, Stella Ngozi Odiaka. Mrs. Ngozi Stella Odiaka tragically succumbed ...

A vehicle on Wednesday, fell off the Third Mainland Bridge into the Lagos lagoon, with an unspecified number of persons feared dead According to an eyewitness, simply identified as Akinola Adeniyi, the tragedy occurred at around 11.30 am, when yet ...

A report from the Vienna-based agency reveals that most EU countries lack official data on racist incidents involving the police. Only a few countries, like Germany, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands, publish such data separately. Despite low official records, ...

Six individuals have been apprehended by the South African police service (SAPS) for their alleged involvement in the murder of footballer and Olympian Luke Fleurs. Fleurs, aged 24, was fatally shot during an incident at a petrol station in Johannesburg’s ...

A hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, has dismissed 100 doctors who have been part of a nationwide strike for nearly a month, hospital management announced on Tuesday. The Kenyatta University Referral Hospital stated that it has hired new doctors to replace ...

A tragic incident off the coast of Djibouti has claimed the lives of 38 migrants, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The ship carrying migrants capsized on its journey to Yemen, a common route for migrants. The IOM ...

The Edo State House of Assembly has impeached the embattled deputy governor, Comrade Philip Shaibu. The impeachment, today, Monday, followed the adoption of the report of the seven-man investigative panel set up by the Assembly to probe allegations of misconduct against ...

Mrs. Yuki Gambaryan, wife of detained Binance’s head of financial crime compliance, has pleaded with the Federal Government to release her husband — Tigran Gambaryan Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, Binance’s regional manager for Africa, were detained by Federal authorities. According ...

A police escort attached to the Abuja-Kaduna train route reportedly d!ed aboard the train while conveying passengers from Kaduna to Abuja on Thursday A source privy to the incident disclosed that the officer allegedly complained about chest pain before succumbing. ...

  The Board of Eko Electricity Distribution Company has relieved its Managing Director/Chief Eexcutive Officer, Dr. Tinuade Sanda, of her duties as MD/CEO of the company. In a letter seen by Nairametrics and signed by the company’s Chairman, Dere Otubu, ...

  Zenith Bank Plc has emerged as the Best Bank in Nigeria in the Global Finance Best Banks Awards 2024, winning the award for the fourth time since 2019. The Bank was among other banks from 36 countries in Africa ...

The 44-year-old opposition candidate, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has been sworn in as the fifth Senegalese president.   Faye took over from immediate past president Macky Sall on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, in an event witnessed by African leaders in the ...

The Christian Association of Nigeria has demanded a public apology from the Federal Inland Revenue Service over an Easter advert which the Christian body said it deemed offensive The FIRS, in an X (formerly Twitter) post, #FIRSNigeria, had shared a ...

The University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, has admitted that it owes the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company up to N495m, for which reason the teaching hospital was disconnected from public power supply This was as doctors, nurses, and other staff ...