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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has registered 7 new cases of Lassa fever in Edo, Bauchi and Kogi states

Health

Lassa Fever: NCDC registers 7 cases

The NCDC on its official website on Friday said Edo reported four cases, Bauchi two, while Kogi recorded one with…
NSCDC nabs 27-year-old man posing as a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member to defraud parents, students with fake scholarship scheme

Metro

Human trafficking: NSCDC nabs 4 suspects, rescues 9 women from hotel in Oyo

Padonu said that the command’s Anti-Human Trafficking and Child Protection Unit arrested the suspects and rescued the victims on Tuesday…
Botswana declares half-day public holiday to celebrate its first-ever Olympic gold medal, following athlete Letsile Tebogo’s victory.

Sports

Botswana declares holiday to celebrate first Olympic gold

Botswanan President Mokgweetsi Masisi announced to the nation that he has found it a fitting tribute to Tebogo, “Botswana’s Sensation,”…
oNDO

News, Top Stories

Over 30 corpses recovered after militia attack on Benue community

Mr Matthew Aboh, Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism told journalists in Makurdi on Friday that the killings resulted from…
Nigerian Navy says its lost an officer as operatives of its FOB Bonny rescued 59 people from a dredging vessel, MV AMBIKA in Rivers State

News

Rivers: Navy rescues 59 from drowning, loses officer

Adams-Aliu said the deceased officer fell overboard accidentally during the rescue operation which lasted for about 10 hours from midnight…
The Osun Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Adegboyega Leye, made this known in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Mrs Agnes Ogungbemi, in Osogbo.

News

11 dead, 4 injured as car collides with truck in Kaduna

“The fatal crash resulted in the instant death of all the 11 people in the golf while the four people…
Tinubu

Top Stories

Obasanjo to Tinubu: Demands of protesting youths legitimate, listen to them

Obasanjo said the Federal Government should listen to the concerns of the youth which necessitated their nationwide protests. The former…
Tinubu lauds military for cracking down on terrorists, restoring peace

News

Tinubu: Mining companies must prioritize health, safety of Nigerians

Addressing the health implication of exploration activities during an interactive session, the President expressed concern over the well-being of those…
Dangote Refinery

Business

We never accused NNPC of not supplying us crude oil – Dangote Refinery

However, Dangote Industries Limited, in the statement it issued on Thursday said its complaint was concern has always been NUPRC’s…
AIG Fayoade

Metro

Two notorious thieves stopped from escaping with stolen car to Benin Republic

He said that the suspects, after hijacking the vehicle, were on top speed to escape a police checkpoint, but were…
NAF says its air strikes has effectively destroyed suspected IED factory, two gun trucks, and terrorists in Grazah, Mandara mountains, Borno.

News

NAF jet strikes Boko Haram IED factory, gun trucks in Borno

Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, stated this in a statement on Thursday in…
Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) urges female students, staff in Ikole campus to stay indoors from Aug. 7 to 9 due to Oro festival.

News

Oro festival: FUOYE urges female students, staff to stay indoors

The Oro festival typically characterised by the presence of masked men and restrictions of movement of women, is an indigenous…
Amos Ishaku, a First Class graduate and IDP in Uhorgua camp, Edo, bags a fully-funded PhD scholarship of University of Illinois, Chicago, USA.

Education

Edo IDP First Class graduate bags US varsity PhD scholarship

Ishaku, upon graduation, had bagged the Best Graduating Student, 2023 award, the Mike Ozekhome award for overall best graduating student…
Police operatives in FCT begin probe of murder a cross dresser, ‘ Abuja Area Mama,’ found dead in the Mabushi area of the capital city

Metro

Police begin probe of murder of crossdresser, ‘Abuja Area Mama’

The sad news of the murder ‘Abuja Area Mama’ passing is coming barely three days after Lagos-based popular crossdresser ,…
Army recovers 238,500 litres of stolen crude oil from trucks and illegal refining sites, nab 5 suspects in Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers States.

News

Army seizes 238,500 litres of stolen crude oil in 3 states

Danjuma said that 110,000 litres of crude oil stored in an oven and a massive metal reservoir were discovered at…
Police arrest seven over NURTW clash in Abuja

Metro

Cross dresser found dead on Abuja expressway

FCT Police Command spokesperson SP Josephine Adeh in a statement said the corpse of the cross dresser corpse was found…

News

Troops bust notorious Oyo kidnapper, Abubakar Shehu, recover 4 AK-47 rifles, others

According to the post four Ak-47 rifles among other weapons were recovered at the hideout of the syndicate in Itesiwaju…
Pastor Kingsley Anosike, three other persons who were kidnapped during night vigil in Rivers Church regain freedom after five days

Metro

Pastor, 3 others kidnapped during vigil in Rivers regain freedom

It was gathered that gunmen dressed in military camouflage suspected to be herders at about 3.00am on Friday, 2nd August,…
Disu

Metro

#Endbadgovernance protest: 3 ‘protesters’ arrested for snatching POS machines in Rivers

Our Correspondent reports that for the eight days the #Endbadgovernance protest has been on, the Federal Secretariat housing some federal…
14-year-old Nigerian Kanyeyachukwu Tagbo-Okeke (Kanye) targets GUINNESS WORLD RECORD with painting of 10,000 square feet artwork on canvas

Metro

Teenage Nigerian autistic boy targets Guinness World Record for largest art canvas

The project, titled by Kanye tagged "Impossibility is a Myth," seeks to raise funds for The Zeebah Foundation's state-of-the-art autism…
Maduro

World News

Venezuelan military reaffirms absolute loyalty to Maduro

Crisis-hit Venezuela has been rocked by renewed instability in recent weeks after Maduro was declared the winner of heavily contested…
Resident doctors in FMC Abeokuta, set to begin strike on Monday

News

Berlin doctor detained after allegedly killing 4 female patients

In April, a former cardiologist at Berlin’s Charité hospital was convicted of killing two seriously ill patients with lethal overdoses…
Information Minister Mohammed Idris says reforms being implemented by President Tinubu are designed to position Nigeria economic superpower

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Tinubu’s administration aims to correct historical missteps, not cause hardship – Minister

Idris stated this in Abuja on Wednesday while briefing the Diplomatic Community on the recent nationwide protest at a meeting…
Former chairman of the Ikeja, Lagos State Branch of Nigerian Bar Association, NBA and activist lawyer, Adesina Ogunlana is dead.

News

Lagos lawyer and activist, Adesina Ogunlana, is dead

Ogunlana who was Chairman of the NBA Ikeja Branch from 2016 to 2018, passed away on Tuesday. While paying tribute…
Lawal

News

Zamfara Govt speaks on N19bn ‘for Gov. Lawal’s kitchenware’

Zamfara Government under Lawal is running an open door policy, we welcome media and other stakeholders to verify and access…
Enugu Police

News

Notorious criminal ‘Baba Ogbon’ arrested over murder of ex-Ekiti varsity DVC

Ayodele, was also one of the suspects who recently robbed and killed a businesswoman later identified as Aina Adeyemi at…
Otu

News

Cross River needs N100bn to fix facilities damaged during EndSARS protest- Commissioner

According to Odere, the state requires the sum of N100 billion to fix government assets that were destroyed during the…
Nigerian Oluwatobiloba Amusan qualifies for semi-finals of the women’s 100 metres hurdles event at the ongoing 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Sports, Top Stories

Tobi Amusan storms into women’s 100m hurdles semi-finals

Amusan, who is the world record holder at the event, recorded a time of 12.49 seconds to win her heat,…
Presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga faults former VP Atiku Abubakar's warning to security operatives on the ongoing nationwide protests

News

Onanuga tackles Atiku over warning to security agencies

“As a supporter and enabler of the destructive ‘protests,’ Alhaji Atiku certainly wants the sinister protest to continue in spite…
Nigerian Army says a soldier died after he was hit on the head with a heavy log by a mentally unbalanced individual in Ikorodu area of Lagos.

Headlines, News

#Endbadgovernance protest: Soldier arrested over killing of 16-year old boy in Kaduna

By Ayorinde Olaokun/Abuja A soldier who killed a 16-year-old boy, Ismail Mohammed while attempting to stop hoodlums who were causing…
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