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The Tsangaya model boarding primary school, located at Kiyawa village, Bagwai Local Government Area of Kano state, was on Sunday gutted by fire. The fire was said to have completely destroyed 14 classrooms, 12 offices, and 21 toilets within the ...

An undergraduate of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, Aminu Adamu, has been languishing in detention after security officials comprising the police and men of the Department of State Service, arrested him over a post on Twitter alleging that the ...

The Conference of Registered and Deregistered Political Parties (CPP) in Lagos State has endorsed PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor) ahead of the 2023 general elections. Speaking, Dr. Akin Badmus, the Chairman of the CPP said that the endorsement ...

  A small museum in south-east London has begun the official process of returning looted Benin bronzes to Nigeria. The Horniman Museum, which houses a collection of 72 treasured items that were taken by force from Benin City in 1897, ...

The Ondo Police Command has confirmed the arrest of three secondary school students for raping a 14-year- girl. The spokesman for Ondo Police Command, SP Fumilayo Odunlami, gave the names of the suspects as Idris Matthew 17; Olawale Tobi 18 ...

  The World Health Organization announced Monday that “mpox” is now the preferred name for monkeypox. “Both names will be used simultaneously for one year while ‘monkeypox’ is phased out,” the organization said. Monkeypox was named in 1970, more than ...

The co-founder of a cryptocurrency company has died ‘unexpectedly’ at the age of 30. Tiantian Kullander, who co-founded the Hong Kong-digital asset company Amber Group, passed away in his sleep, a spokesman for his firm said. The father-of-one, named in ...

  The Edo State Police Command says its anti-robbery team of Ugbekun Police Division, Benin City, has arrested “three dare-devil armed robbers.” A statement Monday morning by the Command’s spokesman, SP Chidi Nwabuzor, linked the suspects to the dreaded Eiye ...

  Police arrest Italian woman who updated her marital status on Facebook immediately after k#lling her Nigerian husband A 51-year-old Italian woman, Sandra Fratus, has been arrested by the police on charges of killing her Nigerian husband in Italy. She ...

  Man declared wanted for dr¥gging a lady and absconding with her N320k and other items at a hotel in Imo State A man simply identified as Emeka is currently on the run for allegedly ste@ling from a lady, Amarachi, ...

  Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has vowed to correct injustices of the past administration as he assume mantle of leadership in the state. Adeleke said every corrupt acts perpetrated by the past administration will be adequately addressed. The newly ...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to rehabilitate Nigerians prosecuted for internet fraud. The programme targets youths that have been convicted for “yahoo yahoo” related offences. EFCC Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa gave the hint during a meeting with ...

Apostle Johnson Suleman of the Omega Fire Ministry has reacted to the demise of popular gospel artiste, Sammie Okposo. Recall the musician was in the news in January this year over alleged infidelity. An American lady identified as African Doll, ...

Zamfara State has recorded its first Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Sani Abdul Aziz Mohammed. Elites in the state who have been in a joyful mood claimed that since the creation of the State in 1996, it has been without ...

  At least three people including an adolescent girl were killed and 11 others wounded Friday when a 16-year-old shooter wearing Nazi symbols opened fire on two schools in southeastern Brazil, officials said. Authorities in the city of Aracruz, in ...

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Olajide Adediran (Jandor), has accused Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of closing Lagos markets for the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally for Bola Tinubu. The APC presidential campaign is underway at the Teslim Balogun Stadium in ...

About 32 Chadians and one Togolese have been arrested by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at their hideouts in Odeda Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Ogun State command of the NIS paraded the suspects at its office in ...

The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has admitted it would be tough for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to defeat his Oyo State counterpart, Seyi Makinde, in 2023. El-Rufai stated this at the commemoration and send-off ceremony organised for ...

A 36-year-old man Sikiru Ajibola, has been arrested in Ogun State for allegedly r3p!ng a 5-year-old boy to death and burying him in a shallow grave he dug himself to cover up his dastardly act. Ajibola carried out the sordid ...

  Some All-Progressives Congress, APC, members in Kano have urged the party leadership to immediately take drastic measures against President Muhammadu Buhari’s aide, Bashir Ahmad, for his alleged disregard for the party’s progress. The members accused Bashir Ahmad of choosing ...

  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Olajide Adediran (Jandor), has accused Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of closing Lagos markets for the All Progressives Congress (APC) rally for Bola Tinubu. The APC presidential campaign is underway at the Teslim Balogun Stadium ...

A Dubai hospital, Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE, has offered to conduct surgery on conjoined twins, Hassana and Hussaina born in Zaria, Kaduna State free of charge. The National Coordinator, Global Initiative for Peace Love and Care (GIPLC), Mr ...

  The verbal war between Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike and Senator Ned Nwoko has taken another dimension. Wike had in a video aimed a dig at Nwoko over the $418 Paris Club refunds. But reacting, Nwoko, in a statement ...

No fewer than 345 people have been brutally murdered in Lagos State in the last one year, statistics from the police reveals. This is the highest the state has recorded in couple of years. Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi disclosed ...

  The Ebonyi Traditional Rulers Council on Wednesday conferred a chieftaincy title on the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The former Lagos Governor was conferred with the title of “Dike Di Ora Nma”, meaning ...