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  Senegal’s President Bassirou Faye dissolved the opposition-controlled parliament on Thursday, paving the way for snap legislative elections within the next 90 days. The move comes six months after Faye’s election on an anti-establishment platform, which reflected widespread discontent among ...

  Sweden plans to boost payments to up to $34,000 to immigrants who leave the nation that has been a haven for the war-weary and persecuted, the right-wing government said Thursday. The Scandinavian country was for decades seen as a ...

  The Rivers State Police Command has said its men have arrested a fake Inspector who leads an armed robbery gang and neutralised four fleeing suspects involved in the January 2024 murder of a Community Development Committee Chairman of Mgboshimini in ...

  One Emeka Nwachukwu, an Igbo businessman, has been reported kidnapped by some unknown gunmen in Kosubosu, Baruten local government area of Kwara state. The incident, which has been confirmed by the state Police command, said that the kidnap victim was ...

  The Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended former Senator Dino Melaye from the party due to alleged anti-party activities and misconduct. According to Daily Post, the suspension was made by the Ward executive committee ...

  A man who publicly celebrated the birth of his child on social media in July 2024 has revealed that he is not the biological father. Initially, he shared a post announcing the arrival of his child, receiving congratulations from ...

  The Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Wednesday to Friday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja envisaged thunderstorms over parts of Borno, Adamawa, Taraba, Yobe, Katsina, Sokoto and Kaduna States during the ...

  The Nigerian Copyright Commission has apprehended three bookshop owners in Rivers State over alleged involvement in book piracy. The Director, NCC, Port Harcourt Directorate, Abdul Babatunde, disclosed this on Tuesday shortly after an anti-piracy operation within the Port Harcourt metropolis. ...

  Nearly 4,000 Americans visit the emergency department every year after getting a ‘foreign object’ stuck in their rectums, official data suggests. A first-of-its-kind analysis estimated that 38,948 Americans aged 15 and up went to hospitals with the embarrassing injury ...

  Few days before the September 15, 2024, date announced by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to start lifting Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, from the Dangote Refinery, investigations by The Punch show that no commercial agreement has ...

  A 19-year-old woman, Fatimo Agboke, has been accused of fatally sta-bbing her neighbour’s son, Faroul Azeez, during a confrontation in the Ijegun area of Lagos State. The incident occurred around 9:20 p.m. on September 9, 2024. The State Police ...

  Iran’s new president, Masoud Pezeshkian, began a visit to Iraq on Wednesday, aiming to deepen already close ties with the neighbouring country on his first trip abroad since taking office. The three-day trip comes amid turmoil in the Middle ...

  First City Monument Bank has disbursed over N40bn in digital loans from January to August. This was disclosed by the Divisional Head of Personal Banking at FCMB, Adetunji Lamidi, in a statement made available to our correspondents on Monday. ...

  Industry experts will be discussing the future of Nigeria’s financial and economic development at the Access Bank’s Corporate Customer Forum 2024 on September 19 in Lagos. The event, themed ‘Nigeria’s Economic Rebirth: Hopes and Implications’, will address the country’s ...

  Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has approved two days off duty per week for officers on Grade Levels 01-14, while officers on Grade Levels 15-17 are to maintain one day off per week. This was stated by the State Head ...

  The Nasarawa State Police Command has confirmed the d3ath of a 38-year-old man in the Karu Local Government Area of the state who committed su!cide over his wife’s alleged infidelity. The deceased identified as Gabriel Iliya Magaji, of the ...

  A hit-and-run driver has k!lled an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) attached to the Ekiti State Police Command. The officer identified as ASP Idris Lawal was crushed to d3ath at a checkpoint along Iworoko Road in Ado-Ekiti, state capital. The incident ...

  An oil Palm dealer. Mr Nsikak Akpan residing at Betem Community in Biase Local Government area of Cross River state has allegedly def!led a 1year and seven-month-old baby in his apartment. Mr Nsikak who is the landlord to the ...

  President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump and Sen. JD Vance are commemorating the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 attacks, appearing to put political hostilities on the back burner for a moment as the ...

  The Anambra State Government through the state Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Social Welfare, has ordered a probe into the case of the alleged murder of one Mrs. Ogechukwu Okafor, who was allegedly k!lled by her husband, Mr Elijah. ...

  A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Benedict Akika, has regained freedom six days after his abduction by suspected gunmen. Recall that Akika, founder of the Omituntun Benedict Foundation, was abducted from his Ibadan residence ...

  The Federal Government has handed over 12,367 bags of rice to the Sokoto state government as part of the palliative measures to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal. The Minister of Budget and Economic Planing, Sen. Atiku Bagudu and ...

  Shannon Sharpe revealed the truth behind his streaming s3x video that went live on Instagram earlier Wednesday where he and a woman could be heard making intimate noises for around a minute. Sharpe came clean that he was not ...

  Former first lady Melania Trump has raised questions around the law enforcement response to the attempted assassination of her husband, in a video she published on Tuesday to promote her new book. In the 34-second video posted to her ...

  Kamala Harris and Donald Trump meet in a fiery debate – their first of the 2024 US presidential election. They debated policy but personal attacks also dominated the 90 minute event Harris said people leave Trump rallies early “out of exhaustion ...