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  There was a fire incident at the Makurdi branch of the Central Bank of Nigeria in Benue State. A portion of the bank went in flames in the early hours of Thursday. Eyewitnesses said that they noticed the fire ...

  A 30-years-old man, Ajibola Akindele was on Monday arrested by men of Ogun State Police command, for forcefully having carnal knowledge of a 20-year-old girl (name withheld) inside a church. The Ogun State command Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola ...

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, on Thursday in Abuja, faulted the N100 million nomination forms by the All Progressives Congress for aspirants contesting the 2023 presidential election, saying any person who spends that money ...

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, believes the suspension of the strike embarked on by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), is dependent on the union. Ngige made the comment when he featured on Channels Television’s Politics ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday maintained that the 2023 general election will hold despite the security challenges in the country. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, stated this in Abuja at a public presentation of the 2022-2026 strategic ...

The Federal Road Safety Corps, on Friday, said 84 persons were killed in 131 road traffic crashes nationwide during this year’s Easter celebration. Bisi Kazeem, FRSC spokesman, in a statement, said 857 persons were involved in those crashes involving 213 ...

Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries has revealed why he is now a calm preacher and why he tries to stay on one spot to preach. He disclosed Pastor Enoch Adeboye of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, ...

A joint team of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and Department of State Services (DSS) have raided and sealed off Diplomatic Suite Hotel, Asokoro, Abuja. A statement by the spokesman of the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi said the hotel ...

Drawn by rumours on social media, Ethiopian young men and old, many with their military records in hand, are queuing up at the Russian embassy with hopes of fighting for Russia in Ukraine. The queues formed early each morning outside ...

Boko Haram fighters have wreaked another havoc on Geidam, a Yobe town that was attacked in 2021. According to residents, the sect members sneaked into the town on Wednesday night without firing a single shot. They were said to have ...

A yet-to-be-identified driver has crushed an official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Jamiu Issa, to death in the Lekki-Ajah area of the state. A statement by the spokesperson for the agency, Olumide Filade, confirmed the development to Punch ...

A top Ukrainian negotiator offered on Wednesday to negotiate with Russia “without any conditions” to allow for the evacuation of troops and civilians in besieged Mariupol. “Without any conditions. We’re ready to hold a ‘special round of negotiations’ right in ...

    A new portrait of The Queen with two of her beloved fell ponied has been released to mark her 96th birthday, as she quietly celebrates the landmark occasion in Sandringham. Taken in the grounds of Windsor Castle last ...

A woman accused of cheating on her husband has reportedly been publicly thrashed and forced to ‘marry’ her alleged loved in a horrifying act of mob brutality. The assault took placed in the Indian village of Madhya Krishnapur in the ...

About five persons have been reportedly killed in a communal clash between Yoruba residents and the indigenes of Ibeno in Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The incident, which happened on Wednesday, had property estimated at several millions ...

  A yet-to-be-identified worker in the Ondo State Civil Service has been suspended for allegedly circulating reports that the state Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, died. The state Head of Service, Mr John Adeyemo, disclosed the suspension of the worker while speaking ...

An Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Administration in the Bayelsa State Police Command, ACP Emmanuel Idowu Asufi, slumped and died while performing official duty on Tuesday. ACP Asufi was said to have collapsed and died at the Police ...

Gunmen have abducted a popular pastor, Apostle John Okoriko, the founder of Solid Rock Kingdom Church in Akwa Ibom State. Police authorities in the state confirmed the abduction of the clergyman to Channels Television on Wednesday in Uyo, the state ...

  A woman has been crushed to death in an “unthinkable tragedy” inside a bread factory. Bibiana Arellano Delabra never returned home from a shift at Automatic Rolls of North Carolina (Northeast Foods) in Clayton, US on Saturday. The 22-year-old ...

The All Progressives Congress has pegged its presidential nomination and expression of interest forms at N100 million. The party’s national publicity secretary, Felix Morka, disclosed this shortly after the 11th National Executive Meeting in Abuja today. The nomination form would ...

Plateau State Commissioner for Environment, Usman Bamaiyi’s wife and daughter kidnapped about 11 days ago have regained their freedom from the hands of their abductors. Recall Usman Bamaiyi, the Plateau State Commissioner for Environment’s wife and daughter were abducted when ...

  Former first lady Michelle Obama marveled today that her daughters are all grown up — and are now bringing home their equally grown-up boyfriends. Appearing on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, Michelle, 58, was reminded of how Sasha and Malia, ...

The Chairman of the newly constituted Parks Management Committee in Lagos State, Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo, has supported the second term bid of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The former chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in the ...

The three commissioners appointed from other political parties after the 2019 governorship election by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party. Some political parties had teamed up with Makinde and worked for his electoral victory ...

Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba has confirmed the appointment of CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi as the 25th indigenous Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO). A statement on Tuesday by SP Anjuguri Manzah, Admin Officer of the Force Public Relations Department, made the ...