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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has arrested a driver who rammed into a pedestrian and allegedly k!lled him in the Kosofe area of the state The driver, who was conveying pepper and some perishable items in a Toyota Hiace ...

Chocolate may help you LOSE weight’ Chocolate lovers rejoice — the sweet treat is good for your health in more ways than one. Chocolate may help you lose weight. It could also boost your brain and protect it from age-related ...

A 12-year-old girl has been placed under police protection in Ghana after it emerged she had been married to a 63-year-old traditional high priest There was public outrage after footage of Saturday’s customary wedding was shared on social media. The office of ...

Salaam Bank, a unit of Djibouti-based Salaam Group, launched Uganda’s inaugural Islamic banking-compliant financial institution, following the country’s legalization of Islamic banking last year.   The launch was officiated by Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, marked a significant milestone following the ...

  Canada’s Niagara region takes precautionary measures by declaring a state of emergency in anticipation of an upcoming rare total solar eclipse on April 8, set to attract large crowds to Niagara Falls and surrounding areas.   Niagara region in ...

Barring any last-minute change of mind, all subscribers with four lines and above whose SIM registration data failed to match their National Identity Number, NIN, data, will be barred today   This is as the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, has ...

Dozens of worshipers died after a bus headed to an Easter conference crashed in South Africa’s Limpopo province on Thursday The crash claimed the lives of 45 people, and the sole survivor, an eight-year-girl, was airlifted to hospital with serious ...

  Lawyers as well as Small and Medium-sized Enterprises have voiced concerns that disconnecting telephone lines not linked to National Identification Numbers will exacerbate the economic challenges currently facing Nigerians. Telcos are expected to bar unlinked phone lines on Friday ...

  The first cohort of the FGN-ALAT Digital Skillnovation Programme, an initiative spearheaded by Wema Bank in partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria, to train and equip 2,000,000 youth and 1,000,000 MSMEs across Nigeria with digital skills for sustainable ...

  The Aliko Dangote Foundation has flagged off the distribution of 80,000 bags of 10kg rice to the vulnerable in Lagos State. The President of Dangote Group and Chairman of the foundation, Aliko Dangote, noted that the gesture was part ...

FAAN has finally shut down the MMIA branch of KFC Discrimination: FAAN finally shuts KFC branch This comes following the discrimination against Adebola Daniel, a son of former Governor of Ogun State, Gbenga Daniel. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, ...

Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor at Oscars and an Emmy winner for his role in the seminal TV miniseries “Roots,” has d!ed First Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, Louis Gossett Jr ...

An 84-year old crocodile who until his d3ath lived at the Delesolu’s Palace, Oje in Ibadan, Oyo State has d!ed 84-year old Ibadan crocodile dies The palace in which the ancient crocodile d!ed is known for its unique practice of ...

  Tompolo Ignores Tinubu’s low-key birthday wish, buys out frontpages of newspapers The chairman of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, has ignored the request of President Bola Tinubu for a low key birthday celebration as he ...

The national president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas has explained why the late comic actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, was not flown abroad for medical treatment when he fell ill The union’s president, ...

The Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Nureni Adeniran, on Thursday, warned teachers in the state against the collection of illegal levies in public schools, saying any errant staff caught would be punished This is coming on ...

“The decision of the defence headquarters to declare the murder suspects wanted is completely illegal Let the federal government direct the defence headquarters to hand over the investigation of the suspects involved in the gruesome murder of the 17 officers ...

Nigeria on Thursday suffered another national electricity grid collapse The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company made this known to its customers through its social media handles. The AEDC said the national grid collapsed at about 4:28 pm, plunging the country into ...

A chemical used in hair straighteners sold online could cause kidney failure, doctors warn — after a woman who regularly got her hair done suffered organ damage The woman, who was not named, also felt nauseous and suffered from vomiting, ...

The wanted traditional ruler of Ewu kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, HRM Clement Ikolo Oghenerukevwe has surrendered his self to police in the state over the killing of 17 Soldiers in the Okuama Community The ...

Famous YouTuber and streamer YourFellowArab, has reportedly been kidnapped and held for ransom in Haiti The update was posted on X, and it included an excerpt from Atlas News reporting that a US journalist had been kidnapped in Haiti. It reads: ...

A 42-year-old man, Muyiwa Shonibare, was on Thursday, detained in a correctional centre by an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for  defiling and impregnating an 11-year-old girl The Magistrate, Mrs. E. Kubeinje, who did not take Shonibare’s plea, ordered that he should ...

Gospel singer, Chinyere Udoma has cried out after her music studio in Lagos state got destroyed by fire The fire, which started by defective electrical wiring, ruined millions of naira worth of music equipment The singer stated that she was ...

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday conferred national honours on 17 members of the Nigerian Army who were killed in Delta State on March 14, 2024 This was as he announced the provision of housing facilities for the surviving family members ...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised assistance for renters in response to mounting concerns over the country’s housing crisis Canadian housing crisis: PM promises assistance In a televised press conference held in Vancouver, he stressed the importance of supporting renters, particularly ...