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  Leader of the United Kingdom (UK) Conservative Party, Kemi Badenoch, has disclosed that she has stop believing in God. The controversial politician made this known recently while featuring on a podcast hosted by Free Press editor, Bari Weiss. Kemi ...

  A mayor in Mexico’s central San Luis Potosi state, who was a member of the ruling Morena party, has been shot de.ad. He was shot de.ad on Sunday alongside three other people, local authorities have said. Jesus Eduardo Franco, ...

  The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has signed a new law prohibiting human organ harvesting and 10 years’ imprisonment for offenders. The Human Organ Harvesting and Tissue Transplantation Law was among five new laws rolled out by the state ...

  A California man was mauled to de.ath by his own dogs on a San Diego playground Friday when the three beasts refused to let off their owner despite bystanders’ desperate efforts. Calls started coming into San Diego police around ...

  The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has officially approved the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the regional bloc The decision, taken by the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government, marks a significant ...

  The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted dust haze and cloudiness from Monday across the country The Agency says it will last till Wednesday. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged dust haze on Monday in the northern ...

  Atleast 20 people have reportedly d!ed after a boat capsized in the River Benue. This happened on Saturday. It was gathered that their canoe tumbled as they were crossing from Ocholonya in Agatu LGA to Odenyi in Nasarawa Toto ...

  CORPORATE STATEMENT: Correction of Misleading Information Regarding Fraud Allegations   We have been made aware of a recent publication by Tech Cabal containing allegations of fraud involving our institution. We wish to categorically state that the story is entirely ...

  An Igbo business community is set to install businessman, Chidi Anyanegbu, as the first Mayor Ndi Igbo as part of efforts to address longstanding business conflicts and foster economic growth. The Media and Publicity Sub-Committee of the Organising Committee’s ...

  The Anambra State Police Command has arrested one Alfred Bassey, 40, over the sudden death of his seven-year-old son at a construction site along the Trans-Nkisi Layout, in the Onitsha part of the state. A statement on Friday by ...

  Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of a husband and wife in a midnight inferno at Rangaza (Inken) Layin AU, the Ungogo Local Government Area of the state. The service named the victims as 67-year-old man, Muhammed ...

  The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee has shared N1.727 trillion among the Federal Government, states, and local government areas for November. This is contained in a communiqué issued after the FAAC meeting on Thursday in Abuja. According to the communiqué, ...

  A healthcare firm, Codix Group, has received World Health Organisation approval to package a prequalified Rapid Diagnostic test kit locally. In a statement, Codix Group, a subsidiary of Colexa Biosensor Ltd, noted its approval signalled a breakthrough for healthcare ...

  The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, revealed yesterday that he almost faced challenges with certain individuals in the country after urging Nigerians to pray for divine intervention against efforts by powerful ...

  A lecturer with Joseph Saawuan Tarka University Makurdi (JOSTUM), Dr Tersagh Ichor has been arrested allegedly masterminding the kidnap of Mrs Susan Anyagh, the wife of the chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Universities(ASUU) chapter of the institution. ...

  A 44-year-old man, Obinna Makata was on Friday docked in an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly beating up his mother. The defendant was arraigned before the magistrate, L.K.J Layeni, for assault, theft, causing a breach of peace ...

  Access Holdings Plc has announced that its banking subsidiary, Access Bank Plc, has signed a binding agreement to acquire a 100 per cent equity stake in South African-based Bidvest Bank Limited. The announcement was disclosed in a document filed ...

  Shareholders of United Bank for Africa have enjoyed 375 per cent capital gains in nearly five years. Official data at the Nigerian stock market at the weekend indicated that investors in UBA have continued to earn an average annual ...

  Mastercard and the BCP Group have collaborated to enhance cross-border payments for their corporate and individual clients on the African continent. In a statement shared with The PUNCH on Tuesday, MasterCard said that the collaboration aims to enable near-instant, traceable, secure, ...

  Polaris Bank has emerged as the sectoral winner in the Banking and Other Financial Institutions Sector category at the 2024 NECA Annual Employers’ Excellence Awards. The bank received sectoral recognition for its innovative HR practice at the fourth edition ...

  The Board of the World Bank Group is expected to meet and decide on approving a $500m loan to Nigeria today (Friday) to boost rural access and agricultural marketing in the country, The PUNCH reports. According to information obtained ...

  The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted bail to the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, in the sum of ₦500 million with two sureties. Justice Emeka Nwite ordered Bello to produce two sureties, each ...

  Aba Power Limited Electric, APLE, has announced that it has applied to the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, for an electricity tariff hike. Ugo Opiegbe, Managing Director, Aba Power, disclosed this when he presented the company’s application at a ...

  The House of Representatives has called for the closure of illegal loan platforms used by “one chance” operatives to extort money from victims. The resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Billy Osawaru during plenary on ...

  Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured tax payers in the state that their taxes will not be spent on frivolities, but rather on profitable ventures that would enhance economic growth of the state and well- being ...