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  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 ...

The police in Ogun State have arrested two men, Umar Mohammed and Aliyu Mohammed, suspected to be members of a kidnap gang. They were arrested on Wednesday following information received by policemen at the Ewekoro division that the kidnappers had ...

The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has nabbed a fake traffic official in the Lekki area of the state, who was on fake duty and was kitted in the official LASTMA uniform. In a statement made available on Thursday by ...

  Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has ordered the immediate suspension of all mining activities by firms operating on the state’s mining licences. Adeleke’s spokesman, who disclosed the suspension in a statement, said the affected operators are to report ...

  To ease traffic movement for commuters during the forthcoming Christmas and New Year seasons, the Federal Government has temporarily opened the entire Abuja-Kaduna-Kano road. Until when the contractors are expected to be back from break after the festive period, ...

  The Thai King’s eldest daughter collapsed from a heart condition on Wednesday evening, Thailand’s royal palace says. Princess Bajrakitiyabha, the eldest daughter of King Vajiralongkorn, collapsed while training her dogs north-east of Bangkok, the palace said. The 44-year-old was ...

Commercial banks will commence the circulation of the much awaited newly redesigned Naira notes from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to customers across the country today. This is coming after the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele revealed that the new ...

  A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has said that the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, is not an indigene of Lagos State. George spoke on Tuesday morning on Arise TV’s Morning ...