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  A 35-year-old auxiliary nurse, Jimoh Ganiyat, has been arrested by the police for allegedly injecting a 22-year-old graduate, Omosebi Tomiwa, in the nerve and thereby causing permanent disability to one of his legs. The suspect who had allegedly in ...

  A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has reportedly stopped the Department of State Services from arresting the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, over allegations bothering on “acts of financing terrorism, fraudulent activities and economic ...

  A businessman in Ugbe, Akoko Northeast local government area of Ondo State, Mr. Augustine Okoye, has been killed by his abductors after payment of ransom. It was learnt that Okoye was kidnapped with his wife along the Isua-Ise Akoko ...

  No fewer than 20 persons have been feared dead following an outbreak of cholera disease in Ekureku community in the Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State. Ekureku, made up 12 villages, shares boundary with some parts of ...

  The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended the upper Sharia court in Kano for sentencing a cleric to death for committing blasphemy against Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Delivering judgment on Thursday, Ibrahim Sarki Yola, the presiding kadi(judge) ...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has countered claims that its new policy limiting cash withdrawals is targeted at point-of-sales (PoS) agents in particular. Though the apex bank, on December 6, set the weekly withdrawal limit at N100,000 and ...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its operatives have rescued seven Chinese nationals from captivity in Kaduna state. On June 29, the Chinese nationals were kidnapped at a mining site in Ajata, Aboki in Shiroro LGA of Niger state. During ...

  The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Friday received another batch of 266 stranded Nigerians from Niger Republic. The Director General NEMA, Mustapha Ahmed-Habib, made the disclosure while receiving the returnees at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano. ...

A skin-care therapist, Pamela Onyeagusi, and an Abuja National Industrial Court judge, Justice Zainab Bashir, have traded blame following unsuccessful cosmetic procedures which left burns on the latter’s skin. The therapist accused the judge of harassing and making life unbearable ...

The Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, has sent one Ali Bello to prison. The nephew to Kogi Governor Yahaya Bello and his alleged accomplice Dauda Sulaiman are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), They will ...

Eight people have been taken to hospital, with four in a critical condition, after a suspected crush during a concert in south London. Police were called to the Brixton O2 Academy at 21:35 GMT on Thursday, during a gig by ...

Governor David Umahi on Thursday ordered the arrest of a caterer who allegedly served low-quality food during a Christmas party for widows and the aged in Ebonyi. Mr Umahi said the police would follow due process in investigating the cook ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the remodeling and upgrading of the Presidential Wildlife Sanctuary (PWLS) to enhance the practice of conservation in the country. Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar, announced this in Abuja yesterday while receiving a delegation of ...

At least one person has been confirmed dead following a rail/motor fatal accident at Chikakore axis in the Kubwa Area council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Confirming the unfortunate incident which occured on Thursday, the FCT Police Public Relations ...

  The polity was awash with cheers and jeers, yesterday, over President Muhammadu Buhari’s remarks that he had done his best for Nigeria since he came to power on May 29, 2015. President Buhari, who spoke in Washington DC, USA ...

  The Federal Government has approved the immediate relaxation of the COVID-19 safety measures and travel advisory, including the suspension of all pre-departure, pre-boarding, and post-arrival PCR test requirements. This was contained in a statement on Monday by the Secretary ...

  Operatives of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 49-year-old man, Ganiyu Shina, for allegedly bathing with blood at a river bank, in Kotopo area of Abeokuta. In a statement issued by the State Police Public Relations Officer, ...

  At least 31 people have died and several others hospitalised in India’s Bihar state after drinking toxic alcohol, authorities and local media said. The deaths happened mainly in two villages in the impoverished eastern state, where the sale and ...

  Scientists have discovered that snakes do have clitorises, shattering a long-held assumption that the females didn’t have a sexual organ. Research published Wednesday provides the first proper anatomical descriptions of female snake genitalia. Snake penises – hemipenes – have ...

An illegal fuel depot has been destroyed by fire in the Adamawa State capital, Yola. The fire broke out late Wednesday evening at the depot, located beside a famous road junction called Roundabout Maidoki, near the entrance gate of the ...

A staff of Fidelity Bank, Emmanuel Ebere, has allegedly slumped and died at the Awolowo, Ikoyi branch of the bank in Lagos. Ebere, who was attached to the Information and Communication Technology unit, was rushed to the Military hospital, Ikoyi, ...

Ekiti State Police Command has paraded seven suspected burglars after breaking into a warehouse in Ado Ekiti. A statement by the spokesman for the command, DSP Sunday Abutu said, “The Command received a credible information that a warehouse at Km ...

President Muhammadu Buhari joined US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Akhannouch of Morocco, and other leaders to watch the World Cup semifinal match between France and Morroco last night. The World Cup semifinal match ended 2-0 in favor of France.

President Muhammadu Buhari met with the United States President Joe Biden in Washington DC on Wednesday. Photos shared by the Presidency show Buhari in a meeting with Biden and the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the White House ...

The Nigerian ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki is dead. He died at the age of 63. The news of his death was made public in a statement signed by his children, the former minister was said to have passed away ...