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The Federal Government on Tuesday at the inauguration of the autogas scheme in Abuja said motorists who run their vehicles on autogas would spend less fund in refilling their tanks than those using Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. Although ...

I can;t breathe! I can’t breathe! OMG! Former Nigerian footballer, Peter Osaze Odemwingie has called out the wife of legendary footballer, Nwankwo Kanu for always disturbing his phone. Odemwingie called out Amara Kanu warning her to stop disturbing his phone. ...

  A newborn baby is the sole survivor of a family that were killed by Covid-19 in Russia.   The boy’s mother gave birth to him as she lay on her death bed attached to a ventilator in Russian city ...

One person was killed while five others were injured on Tuesday when hoodlums unleashed terror on residents of Wesley College area of Ibadan. A witness said the hoodlums attacked residents of Labo, Orita Aperin, Elekuro, Kosodo, Oranyan areas of Ibadan ...

Six graduates taking part in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Abia State have reportedly tested positive for Coronavirus. This was disclosed by the State Information Commissioner, John Okiyi-Kalu on Tuesday in a press statement while reacting to a ...

Madonna shared a snap of her brood on Monday, as she posed with Lourdes, 24, David Banda, 15, Stella and Estere, eight, Rocco, 20, and Mercy James, 14. The hitmaker, 62, posed alongside her two biological children from prior relationships ...

Three persons in Nigeria died from COVID-19 related causes in the last 24 hours, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said. According to its latest update, the country’s death toll now stands at 1,176. The NCDC also reported 281 new ...

FFK has spoken on behalf of former President Goodluck Jonathan asking Ndume to go and sin no more.   Recall, Ndume had recently said he has realised his mistake for criticizing the ex-president. Now speaking on ”behalf” of the former ...

The Senate today confirmed the appointment of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission for the second term of five years.   The confirmation followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on INEC, ...

Ghana’s Ex-President, Jerry Rawlings will be buried on December 23, his family has announced.   Head of the funeral planning committee, James Gbeho, in a press release said the family, in consultation with government, agreed on the date. The funeral ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted Finance Bill 2021 to the House of Representatives for consideration and passage.   The Speaker, Femi Gbajabiamila, read Bthe President’s letter at the opening of today’s plenary. The bill proposes various amendments to existing tax ...

The Senate today, asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack service chiefs as a result of their failure to secure Nigerians. The Senate decision, which is the third it would pass this year, followed a motion by Senator Kashim Shettima on ...

A beautiful  student who collapsed at home on her 22nd birthday has been given just 18 months to live after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. Amani Liaquat was given the devastating news in April, two weeks after her birthday ...

No fewer than 36 nurses were infected with the deadly Covid-19 virus during the heat of the pandemic in Nigeria, the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, University College Hospital, Ibadan, disclosed on Monday. Making this disclosure at the ...

Suspected bandits on Monday killed seven farmers, including a nursing mother, in three communities of Tashar Bama, Dogun Muazu and Unguwar Maigayya villages, all in Sabuwa Local Government Area of Katsina State.   A member of Katsina State House of ...

Diego Maradona fell and hit his head a week before he died – and was left alone for three days “without help”, his nurse has reportedly claimed. The Argentinian football legend, 60, passed away from “chronic heart failure” at his ...

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has urged Nigerians to be weary of festivities such as Christmas carols as the year winds down.   It also warned against non-essential travels just as it asked Nigerians abroad to remain wherever they ...

The National Association of Nigerian Traders has called on the Federal Government to take urgent action as Ghanaian authorities embarked on another round of closure of shops belonging to Nigerian traders on Monday. The National President of NANTS, Ken Ukaoha, ...

Residents of Zabarmari informed the military of an imminent attack but nothing was done, they said on Sunday. One of the surviving villagers, who gave his name as Abubakar Salihu, said they foresaw danger after they arrested one of the ...

Nigerian photo model Adetutu known for her tribal marks has disclosed that she is suffering from uterine fibroid. Adetutu disclosed her fears in undergoing surgery and will be using the traditional form of treatment by using local herbs to treat ...

At least one person has been killed and several others injured in a feud that ensued between youths of two different settlements in the Water Board area of Jalingo, the Taraba State capital. The clash, which was said to have ...

The Presidency on Monday stated that the 43 farmers that were killed by Boko Haram on Saturday did not have military clearance to be on the rice farms when the attack happened. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on ...

The United States on Monday reacted to Saturday’s massacre of 43 farmers by Boko Haram at a rice farm in Borno, Northeast Nigeria. The US condemned the brutal killing and sympathised with families of those killed. “The United States condemns ...

Nigerian police have arrested 35 suspects, including a woman for their involvement in cases of robbery, kidnapping and other heinous crimes in some parts of the country. Also arrested were five jail breakers of the Oko Correctional Centre, Benin, during ...

  Tragedy struck on Friday, November 27, 2020, as a 27-year-old man was stabbed to death by unidentified armed men in Warri, Delta State, after he reportedly won N15 million in a betting game. Daily Independent gathered that the deceased ...