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  The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kwara State Command, has arrested three suspects, including an 81-year-old man identified as Adeleke Oke, and two others for allegedly def!ling a 12-year-old girl in Offa, Kwara State. The other suspects are ...

  Tragedy struck again in Kano State on Thursday night following the collapse of a two-story building in the Nomansland area of Sabon Gari, Fagge Local Government Area of the state. Two persons were said to have lost their lives, ...

  The ex-boyfriend who is alleged to have set Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei on fire has been identified in photographs. Cheptegei tragically passed away aged 33 in hospital four days after sustaining serious burns to 80 per cent of her body. The ...

  The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of one Adeleye Ayomide, as the suspect responsible for the d3ath of a 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Idowu Christiana. The deceased was abducted by suspected kidnappers along ...

  The Anambra State Police Command said it has arrested a suspect(name withheld), who is said to be a member of a gang that specialises in child trafficking from Nigeria to neighbouring countries like Ghana and the Benin Republic. The command’s ...

  Dangote Group has dismissed reports that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has started lifting Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol, from its refinery. A newspaper had reported that NNPCL lifted petrol from Dangote Refinery and sold it ...

Nigeria is the third-largest debtor to the World Bank’s International Development Association as of June 30, 2024, following a significant increase in its borrowing from the institution. A financial statement dated June 30 2024 but recently made public and obtained ...

Dangote Industries Limited and MTN Nigeria have been named Nigeria’s ‘Most Valuable Brand’. Dangote Industries came top after an assessment conducted by ‘Top 50 Brands Nigeria’ as part of its evaluation of top brands for the year. At the media ...

  Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, has said that the commencement of petroleum production by the Dangote Refinery in Lagos has released Nigeria from the clutches of foreign powers and local oil cabals. Otedola said this on Tuesday on his X ...

  The Mastercard Foundation has said it will host two events at the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly later this month that border on secondary education and women empowerment in Africa. A statement from the foundation on ...

  Virgin Atlantic has announced its re-launch of daily flights between Accra and London Heathrow. According to a statement issued by the airline on Monday, the Accra-London flight will commence in May 2025. It stated that the new service was ...

  The Ambassador of Tunisia to Nigeria, Mohsen Antit, has announced that direct flights between Tunisia and Nigeria are expected to commence in 2026. This initiative is part of broader efforts to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries. In ...

  The Federal Government has declared a state of emergency at the Onne Port in Rivers State following the repeated incidents of importation of dangerous cargo, including arms and ammunition through this port. To this effect, the government said it ...

The Nigerian Army has confirmed the arrest of one Adeleye Ayomide, as the suspect responsible for the death of a 300-level student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Idowu Christiana. The deceased was abducted by suspected kidnappers ...

  A 29-year-old man, Anuoluwapo Aderemi, collapsed and later passed away while travelling on a commercial bus from Papalanto Motor Park in Ogun State to Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State. The incident occurred on Tuesday at a filling station ...

  The Lagos State Government has extended its work-from-home policy for workers for the next three months to alleviate the hardship orchestrated by the hike in petrol pump prices. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu approved the extension in a circular signed by ...

The depraved husband accused of drugging his wife to film her being r*ped by scores of strangers had already drugged and r*ped her ‘at least 200 times’ before he began inviting them round. Dominique Pelicot, 71, is said to have ...

  Former President Donald Trump has admitted he regrets some of his social media posts after sharing a vile s3x slur about Vice President Kamala Harris. The Republican nominee had come under fire last week for sharing a post suggesting his ...

  A middle-aged man, whose identity is yet to be established, was electrocuted early on Tuesday while attempting to vandalise a transformer and cables belonging to the Jos Electricity Distribution Company. The incident occurred opposite the Queens Hotel, located at ...

  Nigerian social media activist Martins Vincent Otse, also known as Verydarkman, has voiced his skepticism following the release of the first batch of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from Aliko Dangote’s newly operational refinery. The refinery, located in Ibeju-Lekki, was ...

  The Federal government has rubbished reports on social media suggesting that the Ministry of Petroleum has ordered NNPCL to sell fuel at N1000, above the approved pump price. A report, intending to mislead the public and cause panic, which is devoid of ...

  More than 120 people have been k!lled in an attempted mass breakout from the largest prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the latest in a series of violent attacks on jails in the central African nation. Prisoners tried to ...

  A former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani has HAILED Bill Gates who is currently in Nigeria to intervene in the health sector, calling him a FRIEND to our dear country; suggesting we all owe him a THANK YOU as ...

  A lecturer has been left frustrated when none of his students showed up for his first class at the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) In a video shared online, he expressed his disappointment, explaining that he had come ...

  Vice President Kamala Harris was accused Monday of using a “fake accent” in her remarks to teachers union members in Michigan. Harris, speaking at a Detroit high school, appeared to alter her tone of voice in moments where she ...