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  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, ...

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, ...