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Ministry says Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 34,568

World News

Israel says ‘coordinated’ ground, air and naval attack on Gaza nears

More than 2,200 people have been killed so far in Israel’s bombing campaign of the Gaza Strip launched in retaliation.
Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani

Football

Sheikh Jassim refuses to raise $6 billion Manchester United bid: sources

Sheikh Jassim and British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe were the front runners after several rounds of bidding earlier this year.
Former Kano governor Rabi’u Kwankwaso has advised beneficiaries of the 1, 800 mass weddings conducted in the state on Friday not to form the habit of checking their spouse's phones if they wanted their wedding to last.

Metro

‘Don’t peep at your spouses’ phones’ Kwankwaso advises brides in Kano mass wedding

Kwankwaso lauded the political commitment demonstrated by Gov. Abba Yusuf for making the exercise a reality
Police confirm arrest of 122 suspects over alleged attack on official residence of factional Speaker of Rivers Assembly Martins Amaewhule.

News

Police nab five deadly carjackers in Port Harcourt

Two separate carjackings that left their victims dead on Tuesday night in Port Harcourt.
Ten feared dead, many injured, shops burnt as high tension wire, snapped, fell on transformer in Kabong community, Jos, Plateau State

Headlines, News

10 feared dead, many injured, shops razed in Jos high-tension wire incident

Preliminary investigation revealed that the accident was a result of a high-tension line snap onto the low-tension lines which resulted…
God didn't create Nigeria to struggle, we've squandered His gift – Obasanjo

News

Obasanjo: How to strengthen, entrench democracy in Nigeria

Obasanjo spoke while he played host to Osun governor, Ademola Adeleke at his Abeokuta, Ogun State Hilltop home.
Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu says IPOB is killing business in Southeast geopolitical zone with sit-at-home order

News

IPOB killing businesses in Southeast with `sit-at-home’ order’ – Deputy Speaker Kalu

By Femi Ogunshola The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu has observed that the Southeast geopolitical zone…
Troops of Nigerian Army rescue 6 kidnapped victims, kill one bandit, capture two Ak-47 rifles in battle with bandits in Kaduna State.

News

Gun battle in Kaduna: Troops rescue 6 victims, kill bandit, capture Ak- 47 rifles

The troops who were on clearance operation in the area acted on credible and timely intelligence on the kidnap of…
Gov Adeleke said in his Ramadan message that the seizure of the local government funds has inflicted hardship on the people of Osun state

News

Adeleke excited by conferment of SAN on 4 Osun legal practitioners

Adeleke described their elevation of the lawyers from Osun State to the rank of SAN as a thing of pride…
Tinubu to watch AFCON final in Cote d'Ivoire

Politics

Why we are no longer afraid of Muslim-Muslim ticket — Christian leader

some Christians and their leaders across the country had campaigned against the emergence of Tinubu and Kashim Shettima - both…
Ogoh Odaudu, head coach of Rivers Hoopers Basketball Club presenting club T-shirt to Governor Fubara in Government House, Port Harcourt on Friday

Sports

Fubara rewards Rivers Hoopers basketball club with N30m

Governor Fubara announced the monetary gift when players of Rivers Hoopers Basketball Club, winners of Louis Edem International Basketball competition…

Education

UNIPORT inaugurates Africa Centre of Excellence in health, toxicological research

Vice Chancellor of the University of Port Harcourt, UNIPORT, Prof Owunari Georgewill, said the centre was the dream and vision…
Nigerian Army faults publications by some media platforms, alleging mass resignation of soldiers over corruption, low morale and the likes.

News

COAS Lagbaja to troops: Stamp out economic saboteurs

Lagbaja also admonished troops not to violate the codes of conduct guiding the execution of their operations to ensure the…
16-year-old Anambra student, Miss Chioma Nziwu wins second edition of the Igbo Spelling Bee competition,‘Oka Nsupe Igbo.’

News

16-year-old Chioma Nwizu wins Igbo Spelling Bee competition

The Igbo Spelling Bee ‘Oka Nsupe Igbo’ competition is a programme of the Onitsha Business School, Onitsha, the organisers of…
Setback for Leke Abejide, the candidate of ADC in Kogi 2023 governorship election as key members of his party endorse Usman Ododo of APC.

Politics

Kogi election: Big blow for Abejide as ADC chieftains endorse APC’s Ododo

Receiving the defectors at the Government House, Lokoja, Bello, welcome them into APC with assurance of according them the rights…
UNIBEN Pharmacy graduates Chioma Uzoma and Favour Ogedegbe emerges among the top 5 in a global Bechangemaker entrepreneurship competition.

Education

UNIBEN pharmacy graduates beat 86 countries in global entrepreneurship competition

Their ground-breaking solution, an AI-powered app, tackles the distribution of counterfeit and substandard medications in Africa.
(L-R) Lt. Gen. T. A. Lagbaja, COAS, Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, Maj. Gen. Jamal Abdulsalam, & Brig. Gen Edet Effiong, during a visit to Government House, Port Harcourt on Friday

News

Fubara to COAS Lagbaja: Your troops are neck deep in oil theft in Rivers

Fubara also accused army personnel of plotting with an oil company to frustrate the ongoing road construction in Ogba/Egbema Ndoni…
Rivers Commissioner of Police, Nwonyi Polycarp Emeka on Friday paraded some deadly criminals arrested during recent operations of the operatives of the command in different parts of the state.

News

Police crack deadly black axe cultists, armed robbers, others in Rivers

Giving details of the operations during his weekly media briefing at the Command Headquarters in Port Harcourt, CP Emeka said…
Favour Nwala Nwankwo, a mother of one who bathed her husband with hot vegetable oil in Rivers State explains her action, begs for forgiveness

Metro

‘Why I poured hot oil on my husband’

Giving insight into what led to the despicable act, Favour said she and her husband have been having issues which…
APC planning to cause civil unrest ahead governorship poll - Edo Govt

News

Edo govt trains 540 workers on change management

Speaking at the end of the training on Friday, the Director-General of the John Odigie-Oyegun Public Service Academy (JOOPSA), Imuwahen…
ADC candidate in November 11, Kogi governorship election, Leke Abejide, takes his campaign to indigenes of the state in Kwara

Politics

Why I want to be the next governor of Kogi State – ADC’s Abejide

Abejide, who is flying the flag of the African Democratic Party, ADC, in the 11 November poll, stated this on…
LP's Sen. Athan Achonu slams decision of Supreme Court affirming Gov. Hope Uzodimma as the winner of 11 Nov. 2023 Imo governorship election

News

Imo governorship election: Obidients affirm support for LP’s Achonu

Okoli in a statement from UK, said Achonu has developed a programme designed to end hunger, insecurity and unemployment which…
Uber, Bolt e-hailing platform drivers at war in Lagos

News

Uber Bolt drivers lose 4 members, 7 cars to deadly gunmen in 2 days

The Union also called on the governor of Rivers state, FCT minister and the police authority to facilitate investigation and…
(Middle) The Honourable Minister, Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, alongside Google Executives, during their visit to the Ministry, on 12th October 2023. In Abuja

News

Nigerian govt will not stifle freedom of expression – Idris

Idris ade the commitment when he received a team from Google West Africa, on a courtesy call to his office…
Police arrest Rivers housewife Hope Nwala for allegedly pouring hot vegetable oil on her husband, Ekelediri Nwankwo, while he was asleep

Metro

Rivers housewife arrested for bathing husband with hot oil

By Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Operatives of Rivers Police Command have arrested one Mrs Hope Nwala for allegedly pouring hot vegetable…
Katsina

Education

Katsina governor Radda employs 7,000 teachers

The Governor said plans have been concluded to sponsor 40 qualified students who graduated from public secondary schools in Katsina…
Sen. Ifeanyi Ubah (YPP-Anambra) attributes his decision to dump his party for the ruling APC to the different actions President Bola Tinubu

Politics

How Tinubu attracted me to APC – Ubah

Ubah commended President Tinubu for appointing Mr Dave Umahi as the Minister of Works, in spite of the party recording…
2 dead in Lagos cult clash

News

PSC promotes Lagos CP Owohunwa, 5717 other top police officers

The spokesperson for the PSC, Mr Ikechukwu Ani who announced the PSC’s decision in a statement on Thursday in Abuja…
Troops of Nigerian Army rescue kidnapped victims from terrorists in Katsina, Kogi, Zamfara while Boko Haram kingpin surrenders in Borno.

News

Nigerian troops kill 50 terrorists, rescue 49 hostages from kidnappers

Buba said the troops also recovered 17 AK47 rifles, one AK47 rifle loaded with 21 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo,…
Ajulo, who was reacting to the Anti-Land Grabbing Bill before the state House of the Assembly said this while affirming that some traditional rulers were behind cases of land grabbing. “Government will not shy away from stepping on toes. I must confess, I like to speak my mind, that some of our traditional rulers have caused a lot of problems when it comes to issue of land grabbing.

News

LPPC confirms Ajulo, Falana, Alli, Agbebi, Oyebanji, 53 others as SANs

LPPC had earlier shortlisted 69 lawyers for the prestigious rank of SAN
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