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No fewer than 27 fishermen were slau-ghtered and four others abducted by the Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād popularly known as Boko Haram terrorist group in the fringes of Lake Chad in the border between Cameroon and Nigeria It was ...

Dr. Jeffrey Dello Russo, an eye doctor in New Jersey, has seen a surge in patients complaining of eye problems since Monday’s solar eclipse. About 25 patients have sought help, with some admitting they didn’t use protective glasses. Dello Russo ...

A former Minister of Science and Technology Ogbonnaya Onu is d3ad He was 72 The Ebonyi State governor Francis Nwifuru; his Imo State counterpart Hope Uzodimma and the All Progressives Congress (APC) confirmed his death in separate statements on Thursday. ...

More than 30 officers have raided a bedding factory near Tipton, West Midlands, arresting a dozen people suspected of working illegally. The operation, part of ongoing efforts to crack down on illegal workers, saw workers attempting to flee upon seeing ...

Canada is bracing for another intense wildfire season, with the government training additional firefighters due to warmer-than-normal winter conditions and widespread drought Last year, 15 million hectares of forest were scorched, making it Canada’s worst wildfire season on record. Minister ...

A deadly drug known as ‘tranq’ or the ‘zombie drug’ is wreaking havoc in the UK after devastating US cities. Xylazine, originally used as an animal tranquillizer, has already claimed 11 lives in Britain and is spreading rapidly in the ...

Liverpool face a huge battle to stay in the Europa League after suffering a shock home defeat to Atalanta in the quarter-final first leg at Anfield. Former West Ham forward Gianluca Scamacca scored in each half, before ex-Chelsea player Mario ...

Meghan Markle & Prince Harry announce 2 new Netflix series Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s latest Netflix projects are in the works. On April 11, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Archewell Productions revealed two new nonfiction series are in ...

Tonto Dikeh has berated, the Labour party Presidential candidate during the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, saying his donations towards communities in the North appears poor. According to the actress, the quality of boreholes drilled and donated to the communities ...

Gunmen, on Thursday, attacked a police checkpoint along the Abakaliki-Enugu Highway and set a police patrol van belonging on fire Punch correspondent gathered that the incident happened at the Ishieke Junction on the outskirts of Abakaliki metropolis.   Sources in ...

Fake Botox injections have led to hospitalizations in Tennessee and Illinois. The CDC warns against receiving cosmetic injections from unlicensed providers or in non-medical settings. Investigations suggest the injected product was counterfeit. Botulism, a severe illness caused by toxins from ...

Popular rapper, Oladips insist he died and was revived, despite fake death allegations In an interview with Hip TV, Oladips discussed his “death saga” and stressed that, contrary to popular presumptions, he actually d!ed. Recall that last year, Oladips allegedly ...

Extreme temperatures have been linked to increased stroke deaths and are expected to rise with climate change. More than half a million stroke deaths were linked to extreme temperatures in 2019 alone, a recent study reveals. This number is predicted ...

The family of former Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group (NGX), late Abimbola Ogunbanjo who alongside five others, died in a crash in February, has sued a US charter company for negligence Ogunbanjo alongside his friend, former CEO of Access ...

Truong My Lan, a prominent property developer, was sentenced to death for siphoning $44 billion from Saigon Commercial Bank over 11 years. She faced a historic trial in Vietnam for orchestrating one of the world’s largest bank frauds. Authorities revealed ...

Five Australian women who underwent strip searches and invasive exams at Doha airport in 2020 have lost their case against Qatar Airways.   They sought damages for mental health impacts after being checked for childbirth following the discovery of an ...

The European Union’s parliament recently approved migration laws aimed at making it tougher for unauthorized migrants to enter. The changes, part of the Pact on Migration and Asylum, aim to distribute responsibility among EU countries. Following years of debate, the reforms ...

28-year-old man, Victor Namabebe, was k!lled in a rival cult clash at Amarata area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The victim reportedly stormed the Amarata/Ebis Mechanic area with some boys suspected to be members of the Greenlanders cult in search of ...

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 ...