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  Kidnappers of the students and a staff of Greenfield University, Kasarami, Kaduna have released one of the 17 students remaining in their custody. The bandits leader, Sani Idris Jalingo, had on Monday in an interview with Voice of America ...

The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has denied saying that President Muhammadu Buhari had always ordered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to print money since 2015. Reports had emerged on Monday that the Minister who was interviewed in 2019 ...

Parents of the abducted students of the College of Forestry Mechanization Afaka in Kaduna State have taken to the National Assembly complex, Abuja, to register their grievances. The parents were accompanied by members of the Students Union Government (SUG) of ...

Jennifer Gates, the eldest daughter of Bill and Melinda Gates, has reacted to the shock announcement of her parents’ divorce, describing it as a “challenging stretch of time”. Jennifer, who is a second-year medical student at the Icahn School of ...

The 6-year-old boy killed after he was abducted by his parents neighbour has been buried.Muhammad Kabir was abducted by a neighbour in Badarawa area of Kaduna, and was taken to Kano but was murdered after his abductors collected N1 million ...

A top lung surgeon who came out of retirement to fight the pandemic died when he set himself on fire after giving Covid to his entire family, according to reports. The tragic senior Russian Dr Nikolai Shinkarenko, 70, felt “guilty” ...

The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the registration, verification and linkage of the National Identity Number (NIN) to Subscribers Identification Module (SIM) cards to June 30. This is contained in a statement co-signed by Director, Public Affairs, Dr. ...

Not fewer than 30 people have been killed while the military formation in Ajiri, Mafa Local Government Area of Borno State, was dislodged after suspected Boko Haram insurgents attacked the village, Daily Trust reports. It was learnt that the outlawed ...

Bloomberg has delisted Bill Gates, one of the world’s richest men, from its billionaire index, following the announcement of a divorce from Melinda Gates. On Monday, the co-chairs of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced their divorce after 27 ...

The Nigerian military has warned politicians and soldiers against any military coup in Nigeria. The Defence Headquarters in a statement by its spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, said it was reacting to a statement by a senior lawyer calling for the handing ...

Wives of criminals have shared the realities of what it’s like being married to someone who’s committed a crime and is serving time in prison.   Writing on the US-based anonymous sharing app Whisper, the women discussed infidelity, with one ...

A mum from the UK has died in hospital after undergoing cosmetic surgery to her buttocks. Ronilza Johnson, 46, was pronounced dead by medics on Saturday, following a botched job on her body by a now-closed clinic. She was taken ...

The Federal Government has reacted to a viral video showing about 500 Nigerians being humiliated in Ghana. Some Nigerians could be seen in the viral video pleading for help after they were arrested and kept at the border area. Speaking ...

Chief Robert Clarke (SAN), while reacting to the insecurity challenges in Nigeria has warned that Nigeria may not survive the next six months. “Many things are happening and I swear by my father’s grave if care is not taken Nigeria ...

  Bill Gates, the third-richest man in the world, announced on Monday that he and his wife Melinda “have made the decision” to end their marriage.   The American business magnate and co-founder of Microsoft said they “no longer believe” ...

The Police in Kwara have arrested a 24-year-old man, Kehinde John Moses, with a bag containing a freshly severed human head and hand. Moses was arrested along Ajase-Ipo road during stop and search duty. The Commissioner of Police in the ...

Five days after allegedly killing a 100-level student of the Imo State University, Divine Nwaneri, in front of the state Government House, soldiers have allegedly shot and killed a businessman, Noel Chigbu. The victim’s elder brother and spokesman for the ...

As the announcement of Bill and Melinda Gates’ divorce after 27 years continues to gather mammoth reactions across the world, Nigerians have expressed mixed feelings too over the billionaire couple’s sudden break-up. Bill had tweeted that they were getting divorced ...

  The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has explained the delay in the final retrieval of the £4.2million Ibori loot from the United Kingdom (UK) was as a result of some logistic challenges ...

Facebook’s independent oversight board said it would issue its final ruling on whether to leave in place a ban on former US President Donald Trump, who was removed from the platform for inciting violence. A statement on Monday from the ...

Local hunters in Ogun state have continued to kill elephants as the 4th one in 2 years has just been brought down. However what seems like good news to the local hunters isn’t exactly good news to the Elephant Protection ...

  The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has called on those clamouring for secession to jettison such an idea. Speaking at the Special Ramadan Prayer Tafsir (Lecture) for Lagos State and Nigeria, held at the ...

The National Leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu has called on aggrieved regions clamouring for secession to jettison the idea as the country is better together than separated. Tinubu, former Governor of Lagos State, made the call in ...

Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar has lend his voice to call that justice must be served to those behind the rape and murder of Miss Iniobong Umoren. Atiku in a statement on his Twitter page condoled with the family of Iniobong ...

  The body of a 300-level Law student of the Imo State University, Owerri, Kingsley Chiwueze, has been found five days after he went missing. Chiwueze was on Monday declared missing after efforts made to find him proved abortive. Punch ...