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The Osun Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has revealed that seven people died in an accident that occurred on the Osogbo-Gbongan highway on Friday, October 20. FRSC Sector Commander Henry Benamaisia, who disclosed this in an ...

Former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has cleared all the medical expenses of ailing actor, Mr John Okafor, aka Mr Ibu. Saraki did this through his foundation, Abubakar Bukola Saraki Foundation. Recall Ibu on Wednesday, appealed to Nigerians to come to his aid, ...

Remember slain Borno lawmaker’s daughter? Her HUSBAND has been arrested The Borno State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of Adamu Alhaji Ibrahim, the husband of murdered daughter of a Borno House of Assembly member representing Ngala Local Government Area. Adamu Alhaji ...

A young man has been found hanging from a tree in the Adamawa State capital, Yola. Residents of Rumde, a community in Jimeta, the administrative centre of metropolitan Yola, woke up Saturday morning to find the youth hanging lifelessly. Some ...

The founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Afe Babalola, believes politics has become the only lucrative business in Nigeria. The legal icon spoke during the 11th convocation ceremony of Afe Babalola University on Saturday, lamenting that education is gradually being ...

The Lagos State government has sealed Ansar-Ud-deen Mosque and Restoration Centre Global Church in Gbagada over noise pollution and environmental infractions This development was disclosed by the Commissioner for Environment in the state, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, via his official X account on ...

The Lagos State Government on Saturday demolished an illegal structure on Banana Island, constructed on unauthorised reclaimed land to obstruct drainage paths The Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr Oluyinka Olumide, who led the exercise also ordered the demolition ...

  PHOTOS: Army Kills Bandit, Recovers Stolen Car In Bauchi Troops of the 33 Brigade of the Nigerian Army have neutralised an armed bandit in an ambush staged against the group on Friday, October 20, at an identified crossing point ...

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Shaakaa Chira as the substantive Auditor-General of the Federation, as recommended by the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC). A statement by Ajuri Ngelale on Friday, said the President approved Chira’s appointment after the ...

Bandits kidnap former LG chairman, 12 others in Niger   Bandits have kidnapped a former chairman of Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi State, Garba Hassan, alongside 12 other people in Niger State. The former chairman and the others were ...

Many die as gunmen invade banks in Benue state Unspecified number of residents of Otukpo, Benue State, have been reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be armed robbers. The gunmen invaded several banks in Otukpo at about 3 pm on ...

We NEVER issued arrest warrant on loan defaulters – EFCC The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied claims that it issued an arrest warrant on loan defaulters. The commission disclosed this in a statement through its official X ...

Nigeria needs difficult decisions today for better tomorrow — Tinubu President Bola Tinubu on Friday told Southwest Muslim leaders that Nigeria needs leadership that would make tough decisions in the present for an enviable future. The President’s Special Adviser on ...

Italy PM Giorgia Meloni splits from partner after off-air lewd TV remarks Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, says she has separated from her long-time partner Andrea Giambruno. She announced the split on social media hours after a TV show broadcast ...

The Kwara State Correctional Service has reacted to the auto crash which occurred in Ilorin, the state capital, on Thursday morning while one of its vans was conveying inmates on trial to the court. The accident which occurred at the ...

Navy arrests 11 stowaways from Ghana-bound ship The Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft, on Thursday, paraded 11 stowaways apprehended onboard a Guangzhou Highway Panama vessel heading to Ghana. The stowaways said they thought the vessel was going to Europe and decided ...

Fuel queues: NNPC cautions against panic buying The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited says it has noted the appearance of fuel queues in some parts of Lagos and a few other locations around the country. The retail management of ...

The Supreme Court has scheduled next Monday, 23 October, to hear three appeals challenging the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court affirming President Bola Tinubu’s election The court’s registrar, Zainab Garba, on Thursday, issued the hearing notice. The appellants – ...

  A 16-year-old pupil was arrested over a false bomb threat outside Paris, police sources said on Friday, as French authorities scramble to halt a week of bomb scares at airports, schools and landmarks. The spate of empty bomb threats ...

Mr Macaroni and other Nigerians gathered at Lekki Tollgate in Lagos on Friday, to mark the third anniversary of the shootings that happened during the #EndSARS protest on October 20, 2020 Meanwhile, there was a heavy presence of police officers ...

Nigerians no longer trust people they elect – FG The federal government on Wednesday lamented that Nigerians no longer believe in the leaders they elect and in the concept of nationhood, necessitating the reintroduction of national discourse on reorientation. The minister ...

Chad’s Defence Minister resigns after leaked s3x tape Chad’s defence minister and the government’s general secretary have resigned. They resigned on Wednesday after two separate s3x tapes purporting to show the men were shared widely on social media. The spokseman to Kebzabo’s in a ...

The wife and children of the Kwara House of Assembly member Hon. Soliu Ayanshola who were abducted have regained freedom. They regained their freedom late Wednesday, abour 8pm, following discreet efforts of the security agencies and the Kwara State Government. “At ...

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says Nigeria’s target of ending open defecation by 2025 could not be attained due to the slow pace of activities geared towards achieving the goals. To this end, the humanitarian organisation noted that it ...

Kim Kardashian reveals her daughter North ignores all her younger siblings Kim Kardashian is a mother to four, but it seeems her oldest, 10-year-old daughter North, doesn’t interact much with her siblings. Kardashian, 42, is mother to North, Saint, 7, Chicago, ...