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Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau, alarmed by the rapid spread of violence killing dozens of people, has held a closed-door meeting with security heads and religious leaders. The meeting followed the attack on commuters along Rukuba Road in Jos North ...

At least 28 people were killed and 79 injured when a fuel tank exploded in northern Lebanon early on Sunday, the health ministry said. Military and security sources said that the army had seized a fuel storage tank hidden by ...

Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari has once again solicited for support from the United States and other countries in the fight against insurgency within the country’s border. In an opinion piece published on Financial Times, Mr Buhari recognised the expanding grip ...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has nabbed Nigerian medical doctor, Patrick Nwaokwu, for his involvement in multimillion-dollar healthcare fraud. Mr Nwaokwu, 50, was arrested on July 9, barely 24 hours after the U.S. issued a warrant of arrest on ...

A member of the House of Representatives, representing Akure South/Akure North Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Mr Adedayo Omolafe is dead. Omolafe, popularly called “Expensive” died in Akure, the capital city of Ondo state in early hours of Monday, ...

A prominent Afghan filmmaker recorded her dramatic flight from Kabul as Taliban forces moved in on Sunday — and begged for help on social media, saying the militants were “coming to kill us.” “The Taliban entered Kabul, unfortunately, and we ...

The death toll from Saturday’s earthquake in Haiti soared to at least 1,297 on Sunday — as the struggling nation prepared to get hammered yet again by Mother Nature with Tropical Storm Grace. The country, still also reeling from the ...

Gunfire could be heard at Kabul International Airport on Monday morning as Afghan citizens flooded the tarmac, some clinging to the jet bridge of a plane, as they desperately tried to flee the country. The chaos followed a disastrous day ...

President Biden plans to send an additional 1,000 troops to Afghanistan following the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul Sunday, according to reports. The move to return thousands of American troops to the country brings the total number of US forces there ...

The Taliban took control of the presidential palace in Kabul on Sunday, brazenly posing for pictures inside vacated Afghan government offices and meeting rooms. The images show heavily armed fighters from the extremist Islamic group standing around one Taliban leader ...

  Doctors were left baffled and down-right flabbergasted when they discovered a ladybird in the intestines of a patient in the US. The 59-year-old man attended hospital for a colonoscopy in which a small camera is inserted in the rectum ...

  US President, Joe Biden has blamed his predecessor Donald Trump for the collapse of the Afghanistan government to Taliban militants. The Taliban has taken control of the government of the country after overpowering Afghan security forces in different parts ...

  General Overseer of Salvation Ministry, Bishop David Ibiyeomie has lambasted Nigerian men who constantly complain about their wives’ poor cooking abilities. The renowned gospel preacher, during a sermon on Sunday, asked men who cannot afford to hire a chef ...

  The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has written to the United States Embassy in Nigeria, demanding fairness for suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari over his alleged involvement in Ramon Olorunwa Abbas, commonly known as Hushpuppi fraud case. ...

  Founder and senior pastor of the Champions Royal Assembly, Pastor Joshua Iginla has called out Rev. Chris Okotie over the statement he made concerning the late founder of the of Synagogue, Church of All Nations, Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua. ...

Twenty-two family members of slain Islamic State fighters are currently in Abuja. The Federal Government announced this in a statement, saying they were among 101 stranded Nigerians repatriated from Libya. The individuals, according to a statement by Head, Media, Public ...

President and founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo has said he has never benefited from any government in Nigeria since he was born on September 27, 1954. The man of God made the assertion on Sunday during ...

About 21 military recruits have been killed in an accident in Jigawa State. The fatal incident happened after their vehicle submerged in water along the Gwaram/basirka road in Jigawa State. Police spokesman man ASP Lawan Shiisu Adam confirmed the incident ...

Taliban fighters on Sunday took over the Afghan capital as President Ashraf Ghani fled abroad, triggering a massive effort to airlift Western diplomats, civilians and Afghans likely to be targeted by the country’s new rulers. Demoralized Afghan security forces offered ...

Mysterious fire has razed a school an hotel in Akwa Ibom. The hotel, Dignified Palace Hotel, Uyo and Annang Secondary Commercial School, Idung Esimuk, Odoro Ikot in Essien Udim Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State were on Saturday gutted ...

BBNaija season 6 housemate, Angel has allegedly said she made love with Michael in her dream. Angel allegedly disclosed this to Jackie B secretly but she exposed her secret on Saturday night while discussing with Maria and Pere about her ...

Thousands of widows on Friday gathered in Sheikh Ahmed Kanoma’s Mosque in Gusau, Zamfara State capital, lamenting seriously that their husbands have been massacred by armed bandits operating in the state. The widows complained that they could no longer go ...

Machakos County first couple, Governor Alfred Mutua and his wife Lilian Nganga have called it quits. The two, who have been married for about five years, took to their various social media platforms to officially announce the end of their ...

Nutrition experts say breast milk of grandmothers is recommended for babies who cannot be breastfed by their biological mothers for whatever reason, noting that contrary to assumptions, women who are over 60 years can still produce breast milk and effectively ...

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have nabbed an Italy-bound woman, Mrs. Nnadi Nora Chinyere, with 100 wraps of heroin and two parcels of the same substance at the departure hall of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, ...