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The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) yesterday said Tuesday’s attack by Israeli forces on Al-Ahli Baptismal Hospital in Gaza was a war crime against humanity and a state-sponsored terrorism that deserves accountability and punishment. The Secretary-General of the OIC, Hussein ...

China has committed to refinancing and completing the Abuja-Kano and Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railway projects President of the Peoples Republic of China, Xi Jinping, made the pledge on Wednesday while responding to requests made by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu who was ...

No one can force me into retirement – 40-year old Super Falcons captain, Onome Ebi says Following calls on social media that 40-year-old Super Falcons captain, Onome Ebi should retire from professional football, she has now replied her critics. Replying ...

Suspected militants have attacked Afokang Federal Prison in Cross River State The militants who reportedly stormed there from the nearby Calabar creeks were said to have gunned down a security guard. The militants reportedly took away his gun. According to ...

FG to close 3rd mainland bridge Saturday & Sunday for repairs The Federal Government on Thursday announced that the Third Mainland Bridge will be close to traffic from Saturday, October 21, 2023 to Sunday, October 22, 2023 for repairs. The ...

A member of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, Grace Chalya Silas, has been stabbed to death by criminals suspected to be armed robbers in Kaduna State The Kaduna State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mansir Hassan, who confirmed the ...

The Oyo state government has sealed two private hospitals in Oyo town, over quackery and other illegalities The hospitals sealed by the State Hospital Monitoring Task Force were Wise and Pearl Hospital Limited, Akeetan-Tuntun, and Living Stone Clinic and Maternity, ...

Tinubu sacks FRSC, NBC, VON bosses President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved the appointment of eight new Chief Executive Officers for Parastatals and Agencies under the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation with immediate effect. They include the National ...

The Emir of Dansadau, Alhaji Abubakar Muhammad S Kudu, has joined hundreds of students and pupils from schools across Gusau, capital of Zamfara, for a special prayer over rising insecurity The prayer session took place simultaneously across all Local Government ...

The Delta State Police Command has arrested one Nnajiofor Nweke over the death of a teacher in Alihame Mixed Secondary School, Agbor The state’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe, who made this known via a post on his official ...

Akeredolu blasts politicians saying he is planning to return to German Hospital Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has refuted rumours making the rounds suggesting that he is planning to embark on another medical vacation in Germany. In a statement released ...

  GBOLADE couldn’t believe what he was hearing. He stared at his 26-year-old daughter, the girl he had spared no expense to train into a very intelligent and promising lawyer, now telling him she was pregnant? When he first heard ...

  Drainage Blockage: Anambra Govt. Seals Off Shops, Issues Evacuation Notice On Shops Constructed On Drainages The Managing Director, Operation Clean And Healthy Anambra, OCHA Brigade Comrade Celestine Anere has sealed off shops in Eke Awka market for non-compliance to ...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that the era of exporting raw gold, lithium and other minerals is gone for good The President said that many local companies have already adjusted their business plans to the new normal, urging others ...

Iran warns Israel it will face ‘another shockwave’ if Gaza strikes don’t stop A top Iranian commander warned Israel on Tuesday it will face “another shockwave” of attacks by militant groups if the country doesn’t halt its relentless bombardment of ...

US President Joe Biden has landed in Israel on a solidarity visit following Hamas attacks, under the shadow of a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital that has inflamed regional tensions. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu personally welcomed Biden on the tarmac, ...

Police identify man who fired gunshots at Ladipo Market Police have identified the man who fired gunshots at Ladipo Market, after the market was reopened. Police spokesperson, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi gave the update on X, while replying a user on the platform. He ...

Man arrested for raping prophetess in Ogun church A 40-year-old mason, Lekan Sunday, has been arrested for allegedly raping a prophetess in a church in Ogun State. Punch Metro learnt that while he allegedly committed the crime last Thursday, men ...

Sanni Hameedat, a 20-year-old student of the University of Ilorin, has reportedly committed suicide over N500, 000 unpaid loan from an online loan platform According to a source, Hameedat was confirmed dead at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH). ...

A daughter of a Member of the Borno State House of Assembly Representing Ngala local government area, Hon Bukar Abacha, is dead. She was strangulated to death by unknown persons around Gidan Dembe in Maiduguri. This came less than 24 hours ...

The Senate has appointed the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator representing Kwara South, Lola Ashiru, as the new Deputy Majority Leader The upper legislative chamber also appointed the Senator representing Ebonyi North Senatorial District, Nwebonyi Peter Onyeka, as the new ...

I’m sorry, sacked Senator Abbo apologises to Akpabio Embattled senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District, Elisha Abbo, has apologised over his allegation that the Senate president Godswill Akpabio plotted his removal by the Court of Appeal. Abbo made the apology while speaking in ...

President Tinubu appoints new ICPC Chairman President Bola Tinubu has appointed the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Jigawa State, Dr. Musa Adamu Aliyu, as the new Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). He also appointed ...

Ondo Governor Akeredolu Now Works From Oyo State Because His Old Lodge Is No Longer Good For Him, Says Aide He lamented the public criticism that has surrounded the governor’s absence in the state, saying Akeredolu is “surrounded by enemies ...

A compulsorily retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mr. Moses Jitoboh, has prayed the National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja to declare his retirement by the Police Service Commission before his mandatory 60 years retirement age or 35 years in ...