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17 fatalities recorded in Plateau school building collapse, 43 hospitalized

No fewer than 17 students have been confirmed dead and scores of others hospitalised as a two-storey school building collapsed in Plateau State...

Just in: Pres. Tinubu names National Theatre, Lagos, after Prof. Soyinka

President Bola Tinubu on Friday named the National Theatre in Lagos after Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka in commemoration of his 90th birthday....

Nigeria lost N721bln to bribing public officials in 2023, says NBS

A staggering N721 billion was received as bribes by Nigerian public officials including political appointees in 2023, according to a report by the...

I’m concerned about Nigerian workers, committed to just, realistic minimum wage- Tinubu

As the nation’s driving force, President Bola Tinubu says Nigerian workers deserve improved welfare, better wages, and safe and enhanced working conditions. Speaking...

Ruto sacks cabinet as Kenya reels under youth angst

By Paul Ejime Embattled Kenyan President William Ruto has dissolved his cabinet in response to lingering youth-led national anger against bad governance characterised...

Tinubu hails Supreme Court’s decision on local govt. autonomy, constitutional rights

President Bola Tinubu welcomes the Supreme Court’s decision affirming the spirit, intent, and purpose of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria...

Royal Academy of Morocco honours Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka

By Ramlat Ibrahim The Royal Academy of Morocco in Rabat has paid tribute to the illustrious Nigerian writer and Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole...

Two Nigerian teenage sisters drown while swimming at New York beach

Two Nigerian teenage sisters have died while swimming at New York’s Coney Island Beach in Brooklyn. Aisha Mohammed, 18, and Zainab Mohammed, 17,...

Bureaucratic bottlenecks stalled reconstruction of Lagos-Sango-Abeokuta Expressway – Gov. Abiodun

Ogun Gov. Dapo Abiodun has said bureaucratic bottlenecks stalled the reconstruction of the Lagos-Sango-Abeokuta Expressway. Abiodun also promised that the Agbara-Lusada-Atan road would...

Paris 2024: Asisat Oshoala arrives Super Falcons camp in Spain

Six-time African Women Player of the Year, Asisat Oshoala, arrived at the senior women’s national team camp in the city of Jerez de...

White House claims Biden is not undergoing Parkinson’s treatment.

by Shine Alagba Following the reaction from the Presidential debate, the White House has debunked rumours of Parkinson’s disease related to President Joe...

Oyo Rep. Olaide Akinremi dies at 51, Gov. Makinde grieves

Rep. Akinremi Olaide, also known as “Jagaban,” a member representing the Ibadan North Federal Constituency, passed away on Wednesday, plunging the House of...

UBA MD, Alawuba, appointed Chairman, CIBN Body of Banks’ CEOs

Oliver Alawuba, the Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, is now the Chairman of the Chartered Institute...

Updated: Fleeing hyena from Jos Wild Life Park recaptured—management 

The Wild Life Park in Jos, Plateau State, has announced the recapture of the escaped hyena. The management reported that they found, tranquillized,...

In Jos, hyena escapes from wildlife park, heightens fear among residents

Residents of Dong Community in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State are now living in fear after a hyena escaped from...

HEDA Resource Centre, UNODC, to host 36th anti-corruption conference on state of Nigeria’s anti-corruption fight

The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre), in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), will host...