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President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart Abuja for Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to attend the COP28 Climate Summit, also known as the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP28). At the ...

  The Chief Magistrate (Special Grade) of the Magistrates’ Court in Igarra, Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, Nosa Musoe, has sentenced one Dele Eric to 14 years imprisonment without an option of fine after being found guilty of ...

Edo state deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu has vowed to defeat the anointed candidate of Governor Godwin Obaseki in the forthcoming governorship election in the State. Shaibu said he would defeat Obaseki’s anointed candidate because he has the backing of the people of ...

The University of Ilorin has said its male members of staff will now enjoy paternity leave This was made known by the university’s Registrar, Mr Mansur Alfanla, on Monday, while addressing newsmen. He noted that the development followed the just ...

A woman who was often mistaken for her husband’s mother decided to get face filler to hide her “ageing” smile, but was horrified when half her nose fell off Krysta Carson, 52, blames a “clumsy” injection using too much filler ...

The Lagos State Government, on Monday, issued a seven-day ultimatum to owners of buildings encroaching on road setbacks on Orchid, Agungi, and Ajiran Road along the Ikota River The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, gave the ultimatum ...

Paediatricians have said that babies with one or two teeth present at birth were perfectly normal This statement dispels the fears, age-long myths, and discomforts parents and relatives have when their babies are born with teeth. They discouraged parents of ...

An Ondo State High Court, sitting in Akure, the state capital, has jailed a man, Abayomi Joseph, to death for killing his neighbour Joseph was sentenced after he was found guilty of hacking to death one Thomas Oluwole, who was ...

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Malam Mele Kyari as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) This was announced in a statement issued by Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, on Monday. According to Ngelale, the ...

An 18-year-old girl was allegedly killed by her own family after being sentenced to death by village elders for dancing with a boy in a viral social media video in Pakistan The killing on Sunday, in the village of Barsharyal ...

Lagos state as topped the list of cities with worst traffic in the world! This is according to the Global Traffic Congestion Rankings 2023 by Traffic Index. Lagos State has the worst road traffic among all cities, with at least ...

Demolition: Consider relocating your investments to S’East – Ohanaeze tells Igbos in Lagos The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has urged Igbos residing in Lagos State to consider relocating their investments to the Southeast. Ohanaeze said cities like Aba, ...

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, touring a kibbutz targeted by Palestinian gunmen during an October 7 attack and expressing support for Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The visit comes amid a ...

Prince Harry got the cold shoulder from Prince William in the hours before the death of their grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, a new book claims According to journalist Omid Scobie’s bombshell tell-all, “Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s ...

There was confusion, yesterday, at the Assemblies of God Church, Ehere, Ogbor Hill, Aba, Abia state, as the priest of the church, identified as Reverend Eze Ogba, declined to wed a groom and bride, over reports that the bride was ...

President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday present the 2024 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly This was made known by the Secretary, of Research and Information at the National Assembly, Dr Ali Barde Umoru, in the National ...

The Lagos State Government has crushed 1,500 seized motorcycles popularly called okada in line with the ban on okada operation in 10 Local Governments (LGs) and 15 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in Lagos. The State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr. ...

UK Health officials are investigating the first confirmed case of a new strain of swine flu The A(H1N2)v infection was detected in a routine flu screening test at a GP surgery in North Yorkshire. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) ...

Umar Ibrahim, a Fulani leader who went missing on Wednesday, has been found dead in an abandoned well in the Jokom community of Mangu town in the Mangu local government area (LGA) in Plateau state Before his death, the deceased ...

There is tension in Ondo as lawmakers in the state House of Assembly hold its first plenary on Tuesday, November 28, after meeting with President Bola Tinubu over the political crisis that engulfed the state Several interpretations have been adduced ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has indicated that the Federal Government is considering reintroducing the Policy of University Full Autonomy to promote progress and minimize external impediments. This decision is consistent with the government’s belief that university autonomy allows institutions to develop ...

German priest kidnapped last year in Mali freed An Africa-based religious charity says that a German missionary kidnapped a year ago in Mali has been freed by Islamist militants linked to al-Qaeda. Missionaries for Africa said that Father Hans Joachim Lohre was seized in the capital, Bamako. ...

I had no control over policies as governor – Udom Emmanuel The former Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Udom Emmanuel, has revealed what he regrets most during his tenure as the number one citizen of the state. Udom made the revelation ...

Fire has razed down the popular Kogi Central Market in Kabba This happened today, Monday, November 27. The fire, which started in the early hours of the morning, left traders and members of the community in shock and sorrow as ...

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has summoned heads of aviation regulatory agencies over safety concerns in the sector.   The Minister, in a tweet on Monday, said a thorough review of recent incidents will be carried ...