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A yet-to-be identified man was on Monday killed and three others injured after a gas cylinder exploded in Lagos. The incident occurred at 13C, Palmgroove Estate, Cappa Avenue, off Ikorodu road around 6pm. It was gathered the cylinder exploded while ...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has expressed regrets over the death of a mother and her four children in Abuja on Saturday, after torrential rainfall in Gwagwalada area council that swept away some houses. He said, “It is unfortunate, ...

The Federal Government says it has so far spent N15.8 billion on hazard allowances in its teaching hospitals and medical centres across the country. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, stated this in Abuja while addressing journalists ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has named train stations along the Lagos-Ibadan and the Itakpe-Ajaokuta-Warri corridors after “deserving Nigerians”, the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said. Presidency aide, Tolu Ogunlesi, revealed this on Monday in a tweet. According to Ogunlesi, the ...

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello on Sunday evening, joined officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) and other security agencies in controlling the traffic on Abuja-Lokoja road which has held commuters on standstill for two days running. Governor Bello ...

Businessman and leader of the Yoruba community in Makurdi, Chief Isaac Akinkumi who was last Friday abducted by unknown armed men has been rescued by the Police. The Police also arrested five suspects and recovered a locally made pistol loaded ...

Operatives of the Imo state police command on Thursday arrested a couple for inflicting severe injuries on an eight old boy for failing to buy Akara (bean cake) from their regular customer, at their residence in Umudagu Mbieri, in Mbaitoli ...

Former Nigerian international, Musa Nosa Kadiri, has passed away at the age of 53 in New York. A source said Kadiri, ex- Flying Eagles star, went into a coma after falling from his apartment which caused bleeding in the brain. ...

China has taken over the U.S. consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu, following the expiration of the ultimatum given the United States to close the outpost. The closure order was a retaliation for China’s ouster last week from its ...

As the alleged fraud case against Ramon Abbas proceeds to Los Angeles in California, Gal Pissetzky, his attorney, will be supported by another top rated lawyer, Vicki Podberesky. Mrs Podberesky of Andrues/Podberesky law firm based in Los Angeles, specialises in ...

The 2020 West African Examination Council (WAEC) will commence on August 17, the Federal Government has declared. To this end, it asked secondary schools to reopen on August 4, 2020 for students in exit classes to sit for the exams. ...

The Niger State Child Rights Protection Agency says it will ensure that parents of the 15 children discovered from a torture house in Suleja are prosecuted in accordance with the law. Hajiya Mariam Kolo, Director-General of the agency, made this ...

Meghan and Harry will never return to their official roles after a new biography revealed details of their rift with the royals. They’ve “torpedoed” whatever chance they had of a new position with help from the Queen and other senior ...

The police have confirmed the arrest and detention of one Pwadimadi Zeham, 26, for defiling a four-year old girl in Adamawa State. Spokesperson for the police in the state, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, told SaharaReporters that Zeham, who was arrested in ...

A resident of Inisa town, Osun State, Tunde Oyeniran, has allegedly hacked his wife and two children to death. Oyeniran, a nurse, allegedly perpetrated the act on Friday, around 11pm, using a cutlass to kill his wife, Sarah, and the ...

Former Abia Governor Senator Uzor Kalu is expected to be in his hometown, Umuisi, Igbere in Bende Local Government Area of the state later today. This would be the first time Kalu would be home after he was jailed and ...

Over 4,000 couples who have applied to be wedded at the Ikoyi Marriage Registry in Lagos State will have to wait for some time to put a legal seal on their union. The punch learnt that the Ministry of Interior, ...

Former House of Representatives Speaker Yakubu Dogara has said he dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to enable him remain consistent in his principle of fighting for good governance in Bauchi State. The ...

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, has named some federal lawmakers who allegedly got contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The named lawmakers include the Chairman of the Senate committee on Niger Delta, Peter Nwabaoshi, whose ...

A toddler who died after he reportedly shot himself in the head by accident with a semi-automatic gun has been pictured. Named as Liam Myers by coroners on Thursday – the three-year-old had been rushed to hospital where he was ...

A meeting between the federal and state governments to discuss modalities for resumption of schools will hold next week Monday. The meeting which will be presided by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, is to have all state commissioners ...

The federal government has extended the N-POWER Batch C online application by two weeks. This was as it disclosed that it has received over five million applications so far. The online application process, which began on Friday, June 26, 2020, ...

A police officer based at the Kiptagich Police Station, Kenya who was recently was reported to have crushed a police car while drunk has committed suicide. The local chief Wycliffe Too told K24 Digital that the policeman, Fred Amaya, hanged ...

Two people have died as a 20 feet container truck crushed a commercial bus, popularly known as ‘Danfo’ at Ilasamaja area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria. Three other passengers, including the bus driver, were rescued with injuries and have been taken ...

The Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church International, popularly known as Winners’ Chapel, Bishop David Oyedepo has disclosed that the Coronavirus pandemic is only the beginning of woes “before the Lord returns”. Oyedepo stated this on Sunday while delivering ...