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  President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep concern over the recent flooding in parts of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State. The severe flood, considered the worst in decades, has displaced thousands of residents and affected critical infrastructure, including the ...

  Authorities in Iran are planning to deport no fewer than two million people without legal residency status by the end of March 2025. The commander of the security forces, Ahmad-Resa Radan said this on Tuesday. A debate about the large number of ...

The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has urged President Bola Tinubu’s administration and security agencies to redirect their intimidation towards the perpetrators of violence. The former Vice President, in a post on his verified Facebook ...

  Tshepo Maphepha, a South African man, recently shared a picture of himself with his three wives, expressing his joy in being in a polygamous marriage. He highlighted the importance of making personal choices in love, encouraging people to define ...

  The Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency has sealed five industries for environmental infractions. The companies are Nixim Paper Limited, and Long Xiang Aluminum both at the Sagamu axis of the Lagos -Ibadan Expressway, New Shidai Manufacturing Limited, Mowe in ...

  The Delta State Police Command has arrested one Emmanuel Umukoro, for allegedly k!lling and burning his mother, Mrs Fatima Umukoro, a school proprietress, in the Warri area of the state. Punch Metro, on Sunday, learnt that the tragic incident, which ...

  The Lagos State Police Command said a 65-year-old visually impaired man, Ewenla Adetomiwa, was rescued after attempting to commit su!cide by jumping into the lagoon along the Third Mainland Bridge. The incident took place around 2:30 p.m. on September ...

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, on Monday, debunked reports doing the rounds that the rate for Value-Added Tax (VAT) has been upwardly adjusted to 10% from 7.5%. The Minister, in a statement signed by ...

  Bankole Henrich, a poultry farmer, has expressed his devastation after losing over 5,000 birds and being forced to sack 50 workers following the demolition of his farm by Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) officials. In a series of posts ...

  Over 30 people have been d!ed and 50 cows perish after a petrol tanker explosion in the Agaie Local Government Area of Niger State The petrol tanker reportedly collided head-on with a trailer truck carrying travellers and cattle. They ...

  Just when you think you have seen it all! A British pensioner has been arrested in Greece for allegedly trying to suffocate his wife. He was arrested on attempted mur.der. The 87-year-old man allegedly tried to suffocate the 89-year-old ...

  Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to use his “leadership position and good offices to direct the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), to immediately reverse what it described as the “illegal and unconstitutional” ...

  Former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has described the demise of Hajiya Dada Yar’Adua as a personal loss to him, saying “this woman technically made me… Jonathan stated this in Katsina when he paid a condolence visit to the Yar’adua ...

  Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted a consignments of cocaine and pharmaceutical opioids at three courier firms in Lagos. The NDLEA spokesperson, Femi Babafemi said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the drugs ...

  Betsy Obaseki, wife of Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State Governor, on Saturday encouraged childless women to view themselves as fruitful, full of potential and proud mothers of children who would arrive in God’s time. Mrs Obaseki, accompanied by ...

  A 55-year-old sugarcane seller lost his life in a tragic drowning incident in Hadejia, Jigawa State. Sulaiman Potiskum, a resident of Hadejia, was attempting to bathe along the riverbank when he was swept away by the flooded water. The ...

  Rabiu Kwankwaso, the national leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and former presidential candidate, has expressed optimism about winning the 2027 presidential election. According to Daily Post, during the inauguration of the NNPP Secretariat in Katsina, Kwankwaso ...

  The Federal Government of Nigeria has introduced a new levy on electronic money transfers, effective September 9, 2024. The Electronic Money Transfer Levy (EMTL) requires Fintech companies, such as Opay and Moniepoint, to deduct N50 from every inflow of ...

  NAFDAC has distanced itself from products sold by Prophet Jeremiah Fufeyin. NAFDAC in a statement said, both the “Miracle Water” and “Miracle Soap,” have not been registered by the agency, hence declaring it illegal and dangerous. It also said ...

  The action comes amid worsening security challenges the military is currently combating in most parts of the country. No fewer than 196 soldiers in the North-East and other theatres of operation have applied to the Chief of Army Staff, ...

  Plateau State Governor, Barr. Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang, has announced the dissolution of the 17 Local Government Transition Implementation Committee Chairmen, effective 6th September 2024. The Governor disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday night. The committees were constituted ...

  The Nigeria Police announced on Friday that President Bola Tinubu did not approve a tenure extension for Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun. The police noted that instead, the President gave his approval to the law governing the tenure ...

  A Chief Magistrate’s Court in Lagos has ordered the remand of a prominent leader in the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Ganiyu Oyedepo, popularly known as Koko Zaria. Koko Zaria is facing charges of assaulting veteran Yoruba actor, Lawori. ...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission today returned a total of $180,300 and 53 vehicles, fraudulently taken by some Nigerians from Canadian citizens to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. This was revealed at the signing ceremony for the return ...

  A mass grave containing 303 bodies including hundreds of children and babies has been found in a cemetery in Oldham. The unmarked resting place was discovered in Royton Cemetery and contains the remains of 145 stillborn infants, 128 babies and young children ...