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What happened in ”The Last Of Us” could happen in the world, scientists warn

What happened in ”The Last Of Us” could happen in the world, scientists warn Lethal fungi similar to that in The Last Of Us could be unleashed amidst the growing climate crisis, scientists in Spain have warned. Researchers in the country say ...

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Poverty unacceptable under my leadership – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu says poverty is not a shameful thing but it is unacceptable in Nigeria under his leadership Tinubu spoke on Tuesday at the 55th International Conference, Exhibition and Emerald Anniversary of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management of ...

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Old Naira notes to remain legal tender indefinitely – CBN

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes are to remain legal tender indefinitely   While new currency notes were introduced last year with the old ones set to cease as legal tender, the ...

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Atiku calls for merger of opposition parties to challenge APC

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar believes the merger of Nigeria’s opposition parties will help in forming a stronger front against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Atiku, who was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2023 presidential election, ...

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Zamfara suspends private schools’ licences, declares state of emergency on education

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has announced that it will suspend licences for private educators within its jurisdiction and declared a state of emergency on education Speaking in a state-wide broadcast on Tuesday, Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, bemoaned “the neglected ...

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Student arrested for poisoning girlfriend in Ogun

A final-year student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Oladokun Ayomide, has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly poisoning his girlfriend, Ugbokwe Mmasichukwu, and another lady, Odumosu Semilore The police said the suspect administered a ...

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Six die as passenger bus rams into truck in Ogun

Six passengers reportedly died when the bus they were travelling in rammed into a truck at Car Park C, opposite the Redeemed Christian Church of God on Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State on Tuesday According to an eyewitness, the Mazda bus with registration ...

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Dogs now eating bodies of slain Palestinians at hospital

Stray dogs have started eating the bodies of slain Palestinians which have piled up in the yard of Gaza’s largest hospital Al-Shifa, the Palestinian Authority Minister of Health has said. Hundreds of bodies are waiting to be buried as intense ...

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First photos emerge of cocaine found at the White House

Photos have emerged of cocaine that was found last summer at the White House — before the Secret Service executed a quick investigation into the matter without arresting a suspecy. A small baggy containing roughly one gram of the white, ...

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TCN denies looming national blackout amid nationwide strike

TCN denies looming national blackout amid nationwide strike As workers commenced a nationwide indefinite strike on Tuesday, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has said there is no truth in a media report about a looming national blackout. TCN emphasised that the claim ...

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Pitbull loosen self from chain to attack vet doctor (Video)

Pitbull loosen self from chain to attack vet doctor A vet doctor has narrowly escaped the attack of a Pitbull. The vet doctor had been called to administer an injection to the Pitbull when it loosened itself from its chain ...

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Tinubu orders withdrawal of policemen from VIPs

President Bola Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of policemen from VIPs The Minister of State for Police Affairs, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim, disclosed that the police high command would execute the President’s directive for the withdrawal of police personnel from VIP security duties, and develop ...

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Fake recruitment: Nigerian Army warns applicants

The Nigerian Army has raised an alarm over the propagation of fake online information, specifically related to the Nigerian Army Direct Short Service (DSS) Recruitment Portal for the year 2023 In a statement released on NA’s X account, @HQNigeriaArmy, by ...

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Prince Harry will ‘call the King’ on his 75th birthday

Prince Harry is expected to call King Charles III as he turns 75 today But the Duke of Sussex and his family will not travel to London where his father is holding a small celebratory gathering at Clarence House this ...

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FG calls NLC, TUC strike “unwarranted blackmail

The Presidency, on Tuesday, criticised the nationwide strike of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) as “unwarranted”, arguing it is an attempt to blackmail the government The Special Adviser to the President on ...

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ASUU joins NLC, TUC, declares nationwide strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has asked its members to join the nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) President of ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, gave the directive ...

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Police ban use of fireworks, explosives in Ogun

The Police command in Ogun has banned the use of fireworks and explosives in the state during the Yuletide celebrations SP Omolola Odutola, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), disclosed this in a statement issued in Abeokuta on Monday. ...

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Israel-Hamas war: Doctors race to save newborns

Israel-Hamas war: Doctors race to save newborns Premature babies at Gaza’s largest hospital are being wrapped in foil and placed next to hot water in a desperate bid to keep them alive in “catastrophic” conditions, the hospital director has warned, ...

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Tinubu inherited a bankrupt country – Ribadu

  The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has said the administration of President Tinubu inherited a bankrupt country. He said it is so serious that, no money was left from the previous administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. According to ...

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Peter Obi mourns Cherubim and Seraphim spiritual leader, Abidoye

Peter Obi mourns Cherubim and Seraphim spiritual leader, Abidoye Peter Obi MOURNS Cherubim and Seraphim spiritual leader, Abidoye Peter Obi, the Labor Party Presidential candidate in the last election, has mourned the leader of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement, Prophet Samuel ...

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Street sweeper bags life jail for def!ling teenager

Street sweeper bags life jail for def!ling teenager Justice Abiola Sholadoye of the Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Vilence Court on Monday arraigned and sentenced a 32-year-old street sweeper, Damilola Omojolowo, to life imprisonment for def!ling a 14-year-old girl. Omojolowo was ...

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Is Naira scarcity back in some states?

Naira scarcity is biting harder across the country as banks have limited cash withdrawals, findings by Daily Trust shows. According to the news medium, residents of Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa and Adamawa and in other parts of the country are expressing concerns over ...

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