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There was tension in Oluwole Ogba and Aguda axis after an unidentified Hausa bike man popularly known as Okada ride allegedly stabbed one person to death. It is unclear what led to the incident but it was gathered that the unfortunate incident occurred on Thursday ...

The Bayelsa State Police Command has arraigned two persons in court over alleged conspiracy and attempt to kidnap one Mr Ebi Ayama, popularly know as Americana It was gathered that Ayama is a brother to the State Governor, Senator Douye ...

A former Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfattah Ahmed, was this morning arraigned at the Federal High Court Ilorin, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) His arraignment comes after his invitation by the anti-graft agency for questioning on Monday. The ...

Nigeria arrests foreigners operating Illegal Forex Markets Security operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), police force and other agencies deployed by the National Security Adviser, have continued their raid on some market places suspected to be the ...

A 40-year-old woman in Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe, Sharon Chidamba, has been accused of mur.dering her married lover She is now facing murder charges for the death of her married boyfriend, Edward Chakanetsa. The incident occurred at Chidamba’s residence in Chitungwiza on ...

Senator Monday Okpebholo has been declared winner of the All Progressives Congress governorship primaries in Edo State   Okpebholo polled 12,433 votes to defeat 11 other aspirants who contested the re-run election, which was initiated after the first contestant was ...

Nollywood actress Laide Bakare has bagged an appointment with the Osun state government She has been appointed as the Senior Special Assistant to the Osun State Governor On Entertainment, Art, Culture and Tourism by governor Adeleke. Sharing the good news on her ...

Senator Bassey Otu, the governor of Cross River State and chairman of the Edo State All Progressives Congress’s (APC) governorship direct primary election, has announced that a fresh primary will be conducted in the 192 wards across the 18 local ...

The Cross River State Police Command has paraded a 30-year-old man, Amber Ubung, who allegedly macheted his lover for failing to show up in his house on the last Valentine’s Day. The police alleged that Ubung carried out the act ...

Tragedy struck when a 3-storey building, under construction at No 1 Isalegangan Street by Ita-faji, Lagos Island Local Government, collapsed in the early hours amidst heavy downpour Fortunately, there was no casualty recorded in the incident. The collapse, sent panic ...

Four persons have died in Kaduna following the outbreak of acute viral Heamophatric Fever otherwise known as Lassa Fever at the 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital in the state capital The disease was recorded in the Accident and Emergency unit ...

Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Dr. Olayemi Cardoso, yesterday, begged Nigerians to be patient, as the management of the apex bank is doing everything possible to ensure that the Naira is strengthened Yemi Cardoso said this at the 2024 ...

Oyo State governor and Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Seyi Makinde, has declared that there was no truth in the claim by Senate president, Godswill Akpabio, that states of the federation got additional N30 billion each outside of ...

The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, says that the Service will today begin to distribute the food items it seized Adeniyi, who disclosed this to journalists on Thursday in Lagos said customs officials were not permitted ...

Some operatives attached to the Special Tactical Squad of the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja have been arrested for extorting N30 million from a citizen The Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. ...

Many are feared dead in Spain’s grenfell tower blaze Firefighters expect to find 19 more bodies when they today enter a Spanish apartment block gutted by fire in a Grenfell Tower-like disaster, with officials admitting that nobody trapped inside is ...

A man has died while rescuing his son from a well Kwara State Fire Service, on Thursday, recovered the body of a 49-year-old man and also rescued a 17-year-old boy from a domestic well in Offa town. The man identified ...

Former Everton player Li Tie has been sentenced to life in prison, according to reports in his native China Li, 46, was embroiled in a corruption scandal after publicly admitting that he paid 3 million yuan (£330,000) in bribes in ...

Veteran actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo has recounted how the 2023 presidential aspirant for Labour Party, Peter Obi gave him N250,000 for his mother’s funeral in 2011 Obi was Anambra Governor at the time. Kanayo disclosed in an interview with Afia TV Obi ...

  Tinubu knocks perm secs for slowing down governance It was time for frank talks between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and leadership of the Federal Civil Service yesterday. The President said the service was slowing down implementation of his administration’s Renewed Hope Agenda. ...

The ancient town of Owo in Ondo State  today host eminent Nigerians for the final funeral rites of former Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu The body of the former Nigeria Bar (NBA) president will be interred after the funeral service at St. ...

  VFD Group Plc, a leading proprietary investment company committed to fostering growth across diverse industries in Africa, has embarked on an impactful Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. In a collaborative effort with Narrative Landscape Press and GLG Communications, VFD Group ...

  In furtherance of its commitment to collect and recycle a bottle or can for each one introduced into the market for recycling or reuse by 2030, Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd recently inaugurated recycling banks in Lagos and Abuja. In ...

  First City Monument Bank marked the 2024 Valentine’s Day with hundreds of visually-impaired students and adults at schools and centres in Lagos, Nigeria. In a statement from the bank, it was revealed that the initiative titled ‘A Different Kind ...

  Unilever Nigeria says it has introduced a range of progressive policies, including a flexible working model, aimed at supporting the diverse needs of its workforce. The disclosure was made known by the Human Resources Director for Unilever West Africa, ...