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An Abuja-based radiologist, Dr Obialo Ibe, and his yet-to-be-identified friend, have been reportedly murdered in his residence in the Games Village area of the Federal Capital Territory. The victims were said to have been murdered last Wednesday between 8am and ...

Nigerian Senior citizens will get ID cards for easy access to social amenities henceforth. This was revealed by the Director-General, National Senior Citizens Centre (NSCC), Dr Emem Omokaro on Sunday. She said plans were being made to create identity cards ...

The Netherlands will be on lockdown for both Christmas and New Year. The country will go into a strict lockdown from today to contain the highly – contagious Omicron COVID-19 variant, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Saturday. All non-essential ...

Mr Bamidele Faparusi, Ekiti Commissioner for Infrastructure and Public Utilities, has resigned his appointment to contest for the state’s 2022 governorship election. Faparusi conveyed his resignation to Governor Kayode Fayemi in a letter dated December 14 and acknowledged on December ...

A couple identified as Eze Onyebuchi and Oluchi Eze sold their one-month-old baby for N50,000 in Ogun State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He noted that the couple ...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have raided two clandestine drug stores in Lagos where a pregnant woman Eze Joy Chioma was arrested with 1,442 kilograms of imported skunk. Four men including a 62-year-old Basset Emmanuel were ...

The remains of the late student of Dowen College, Sylvester Oromoni, have been released to his family for burial. This was after an autopsy was conducted to ascertain the cause of his death, Punch reports. Police Public Relations Officer, Adekunle ...

Governor Hope Uzodimma has said he will reveal the names of those behind growing insecurity in Imo State at a stakeholders meeting to be held on 3, January, 2022. Uzodimma said the names of the sponsors of insecurity were revealed ...

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has released dates for protests against fuel subsidy removal. The body fixed January 27 and February 1, 2022 for massive protests nationwide against the Federal Government’s plan to remove fuel subsidy. A communique issued at ...

A bus ran over a marriage party on Friday night in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, leaving eight people dead and nine others injured, local media and police said. The uncontrolled bus crushed a group of people enjoying a marriage party ...

The Benue State Police Command on Friday confirmed the death of three members of a family as a result of fire disaster in Otukpo, Otukpo Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Sewuese Anene, ...

The Nasarawa State Government has banned the use and sales of charcoal in the state to protect the environment. Mr Aliyu Agwai, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, announced this while addressing newsmen on Saturday in Lafia. He ...

Amusa Rufiat, the wife of Lekan Odunare, the national diploma certificate holder that jumped into a Lagoon in Lagos, has opened up on what might be the cause of her husband’s death. Odunare, who jumped into the lagoon at Epe ...

A mother has revealed how her ‘hero’ dog saved her baby’s life by breaking into her nursery when the pet realized that she had stopped breathing. Kelly Andrew, an author from Boston, explained that her young daughter wasn’t feeling well, ...

A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Attahiru Jega, has warned that unless the insecurity challenges ravaging the country were adequately stopped, the 2023 general election may not hold. Jega said this on Thursday in Ibadan while ...

North Koreans have been banned from laughing or drinking for 11 days to mark the tenth anniversary of former leader Kim Jong Il’s death. Government authorities have ordered the public to not show any signs of happiness while North Korea ...

House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila on Thursday said Nigerians were proud of President Muhammadu Buhari. He said they were proud of the way he has steered the ship of state since he was first elected in 2015. In a ...

A 27-year-old man, Seun Fisayo, was on Thursday arraigned before an Osun State Magistrates’ Court, Ile-Ife for allegedly stealing 350 pieces of catfish. The prosecutor, Inspector Sunday Osanyintuyi, arraigned the defendant on one count of stealing. The accused allegedly committed ...

The body of a man identified as Olalekan Odunare, who jumped into a Lagoon located in the Epe area of Lagos has been found. His body was found on Thursday. A family member who craved anonymity confirmed this development. The ...

Ondo State Security Network Agency, also known as Amotekun, said it had arrested no fewer than 75 people in connection with various criminal activities across the state. Some of the suspects were paraded on Thursday at the headquarters of the ...

Queen Elizabeth has cancelled a pre-Christmas lunch with her family as a precaution while cases of COVID-19 soar in Britain, a Buckingham Palace source said. “The decision is a precautionary one as it is felt to put too many people’s ...

  Lassa fever has killed two doctors, a woman and a baby. Chief Medical Director, Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Dr. Ikrama Hassan, disclosed this while addressing healthcare workers from the facility who staged a solidarity procession in honour of their ...

Fire has razed a part of the popular Balogun market in Lagos Island.   Traders at the market who came in, this morning, with the hope of a promising day in anticipation of the festive season sales were heartbroken seeing ...

Police have arrested the runaway housemaid who was suspected to have strangled Madam Maria Oredola Igbinedion, mother of former Edo Governor, Lucky Igbinedion. The octogenarian died on Thursday 2 December. She was 85 and buried on the 10th of December. ...

A newlywed couple left their wedding guests gasping in horror when they plunged 12ft from a giant swing during their entrance. The shocking footage captured the moment the pair fell towards the ground after making the theatrical appearance at their ...