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  Gunmen suspected to be bandits terrorising Kaduna State have attacked a mosque at the Ga Allah Babba village, near Sabon Layi in the Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the attack, which was carried ...

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, has directed staff members of the commission to declare their assets Olukoyede gave the directive on Tuesday at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. He advised the senior ...

Man kills wife over misunderstanding in Benue A middle aged man has reportedly killed his wife over a little misunderstanding. The incident, according to an eyewitness who pleaded to remain anonymous, happened in Korinya, Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue ...

A two-year and month-old baby whose name was given as David Etim has reportedly died after falling off a school’s building in Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia state The school located off Crystal Park Road, off Port Harcourt, in ...

The world’s oldest dog ever has died at the age of 31 years and 165 days Guinness World Record holder Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, passed away at his home in Portugal on Saturday. His death was announced on social ...

Nigeria has been admitted as a member of Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) This is in recognition of its landmark achievements in the advancement of data privacy and protection. The Nigeria Data Protection Bill assented to by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was a ...

Russian premier Vladimir Putin suffered a “cardiac arrest” on Sunday evening according to a statement posted on a Telegram channel which regularly says the war-mongering leader is terminally ill. The channel – General SVR – suggests all recent appearances by the ...

A man identified as Mallam Umar Tasiu, in Minna, Niger State, has been beaten to death by his former in-laws Umar Tasiu had gone to see his two kids who are staying with his former wife in her father’s house. ...

Kenyan shilling hits record low of 150 to the dollar The Kenyan shilling sank to a new all-time low of 150 to the dollar on Monday, adding to the woes of people already battered by high inflation and a raft of new ...

FEC okays $5b annual fund for humanitarian and poverty alleviation A Humanitarian and Poverty Alleviation Trust Fund is to be established by the Federal Government for the purpose of providing relief to disaster victims and the vulnerable. The Federal Executive ...

Former President Donald Trump has mocked President Joe Biden for using the ‘children’s stairs’ to board Air Force One – while prodding the president over photos that showed him napping on the beach while at a Monday rally in New ...

The value of the naira continued its downward spiral at the opening of business activities on Monday crashing at the parallel market to N1,210 to the dollar as against N1,170 which it closed last week.   At the Nigerian Autonomous ...

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has suspended foreign trip for top government officials on a bid to direct expenditure towards achieving critical infrastructure development. He also directed that application virtual meetings for attendance and participation at international business and investment ...

Kate Henshaw storms court as judge gives judgement in defilement case of popular doctor Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, was this morning at the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence court to witness the judgment of the medical director of Optimal Cancer ...

The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence sitting in Ikeja on Tuesday sentenced the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Doctor Olufemi Olaleye, to life imprisonment for the defilement of his wife’s niece Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced him after ...

  The Ondo State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association has threatened to embark on industrial action if the state government fail to fulfil its promise to review the hazard allowance of its members. The NMA lamented that for a ...

The World Health Organisation has urged Israel to withdraw its evacuation order for hospitals in northern Gaza “There are patients who are there that cannot simply be moved, many there are on mechanical ventilators. “There are also newborns on incubators, ...

The Oyo State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, on Monday, threatened to embark on a sit-at-home if the state government failed to honour its agreement by the end of October. That was one of the resolutions of the union ...

Tragedy struck on Monday in the Sango area of Ilorin, Ilorin East Local Government Area of Kwara State when a big tree suddenly fell and killed two persons and injured 10 others The incident was said to have happened about ...

  The decomposing body of a Nigerian woman has been reportedly discovered after over one week in her apartment in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It was learnt that the woman died without anyone knowing for weeks until neighbours raised alarm ...

  Nigeria on Monday won its bid to overturn an $11 billion damages bill for a collapsed gas processing project it said was procured by a concerted campaign of bribery. The West African country was on the hook for the ...

  No fewer than 15 people have lost their lives while 100 others sustained injuries in Bangladesh after two trains collided on Monday The officials said they fear the death toll will rise. The crash occurred in the eastern city ...

President Bola Tinubu said the new Students Loan Programme of the Federal Government will take off in January 2024. President Tinubu disclosed this while speaking at the 29th edition of the annual Nigerian Economic Summit organized by the Nigerian Economic ...

  The Abuja division of the Court of Appeal has nullified the victory of the Senate Minority Leader, Simon Mwadkwon, in the February 25 Plateau North senatorial election. This was as the Appeal Court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, ...

Lagos shuts Alaba International Market The Lagos State Government has sealed the Alaba International Market.   It was sealed over poor waste disposal practices among others.   The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment Tokunbo Wahab tweeted this early Monday.   ...