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The Nigerian Army said its troops rescued 32 kidnap victims during a search-and-rescue operation in Katsina State The Information Officer of Operation Hadarin Daji, Yahaya Ibrahim, in a statement on Tuesday, disclosed that the troops also killed two suspected terrorists ...

Suspected kidnappers have killed two traditional rulers in Ekiti State   The monarchs were said to be returning from a security meeting in Irele-Ekiti in a vehicle being driven by one of their colleagues, the Alara of Ikole Ekiti, when they were ...

An unprecedented hike in fees for Abuja-based private schools is imminent following the decision of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, to hike operation charges of private schools in the capital city Under the new tax regime, each ...

  A Facebook user identified as Agozi Samuel, with the account name, Agozi Commedy, has appealed to comedian Ayo Makun, also known as AY, to forgive him for speaking ill against him, adding that he did it “out of hunger” and ...

  As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives designed to empower Nigerian youths with quality education, leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has launched a creative writing competition for secondary school students dubbed Read2Lead.   Themed Read2lead, the ...

  OPay, a Nigerian financial technology firm, has implemented various security measures to prevent financial fraud. The initiative was aimed at improving the platform’s security and protecting customers from fraudulent activities, the firm said in a statement. OPay said it ...

A 72-year-old retired soldier, identified as Francis Dooga, has reportedly committed suicide within his compound opposite St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at Nyiniongun, a suburb of Makurdi, the capital city of Benue State   The deceased was reported to have hung ...

  The naira fell to an all-time low of N1348.63/$ on the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market on Monday. This signifies a 51.21 per cent fall from the N891.90/$ the national currency closed last Friday at the official market, according ...

Britney Spears has apologised to her ex, Justin Timberlake for comments made in her memoir, insisting she is ‘deeply sorry’ The pop superstars dated from 1999 until 2002 and in her 2023 book The Woman In Me, Britney made a series ...

  The killing of three U.S. troops and wounding of dozens more on Sunday by Iran-backed militants is piling political pressure on President Joe Biden to deal a blow directly against Iran, a move he’s been reluctant to do out ...

  A clip from actor Yul Edochie’s first session as a self-acclaimed Pastor is trending online.   Recall the actor floated a new online church after claiming that he’s answering a call from God to become a preacher. In the ...

Nollywood actor Babatunde Bernard, also known as Baba Tee, has spoken out about the physical assault he endured from his former wife, Yetunde Oduwole   During an interview with Nedu on The Honest Bunch podcast, Baba Tee recounted the initial instance of abuse ...

A Florida wheelchair-bound man has been torn apart by pair of dogs in a vicious attack that left witnesses helpless to stop the animals from biting “chunks” out of the victim. Sickening footage shows the two dogs taking turns biting the ...

A female student, Jamima Shetima Balami, has reportedly committed suicide by consuming a substance believed to be rat poison in Adamawa State Balami, a National Diploma II student of the Department of Mass Communication at the Federal Polytechnic Mubi in ...

The Nigeria Police Force said officers on stop-and-search duties must be in uniform with their names attached   The Force Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi made this declaration in a post on his X handle on Monday. The force ...

Don’t FART around me, Tolanibaj warns future partner   BBNaija reality star Tolanibaj has sent out a message to her future partner with a warning. According to the self-acclaimed DJ via her X account, she wouldn’t condone a partner who farts around her. ...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Section on Public Interest and Development Law, is asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to sack the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy Hannatu Musawa from office for allegedly violating the National Youth ...

Ahead of Friday’s Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal clash with Nigeria, players of the Angola national team have been rewarded with cash and material gifts   The Palancas Negras, who are fresh off a commanding 3-0 victory over Namibia in ...

The presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP during the 2023 general elections and former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, has visited Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State Peter Obi, in company of some of his aides, arrived Makinde’s office ...

Comedian AY has petitioned the Delta State Police Command over “criminal defamation and cyberstalking” by one Facebook user identified as Agozi Samuel   According to the petition, Agozi Samuel through his Facebook account, Agozi Comedy, had accused the comedian of having ...

Nollywood actor, Alexx Ekubo has warned Nigerians against the trending slang “no gree for anybody” saying it could breed violence in the country   The actor in a post via his Instagram page on Monday described the slogan as “the same negativity ...

Tragedy struck in Ise-Ekiti, Ekiti State, on Sunday when three persons lost their lives in a road crash, while others sustained various degrees of injuries.   It was gathered that the accident occurred at Afolu after Ise-Ekiti, involving the bus ...

Pope Francis said in an interview published on Monday that Africans were a “special case” in the opposition of bishops and many other people in the continent to homos3xuality But he said he was confident that, except for Africans, critics ...

  Signature Bank has announced the launch of two new branches in Umuahia and Aba in Abia State. According to a statement from the bank on Wednesday, the expansion marked a significant milestone for the bank, which is seeking to ...

  Non-interest banking services provider, TAJBank Limited, has collaborated with the Nigerian Postal Service on a new public-private partnership initiative on branch expansion. In a statement from the bank on Sunday, the partnership between the two organisations was formalised at ...