By Francesca Hangeior At least two people have died while two others were left injured when a Mi-8 helicopter crashed in Russia’s Magadan region on Thursday,...
By Francesca Hangeior The Federal Government said the United States and some other foreign countries have offered to assist Nigeria in combating kidnappings and other high-profile...
By Francesca Hangeior Former Ajax and Netherlands footballer Quincy Promes, convicted last month of involvement in cocaine smuggling and sentenced to six years in prison, has...
By Francesca Hangeior The Taraba State Police Command has confirmed the discovery of seven travellers’ bodies amidst the dense foliage of a forest. This revelation comes...
*By Tunde Olusunle* Fela Anikulapo-Kuti the innovative Afrobeat musician, irrepressible composer, untiring activist, consummate artist, multi-instrumentalist and public intellectual it was who popularised the expression “basket...
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has given the green light for the allocation of N759 billion towards the construction of vital road networks, including the Obajana-Benin...
By Francesca Hangeior The House of Representatives has decried the recurring destruction of oil and gas pipelines in the country. Rep. Alhassan Ado-Doguwa, Chairman Special Committee...
Bandits who kidnapped at least 287 school children in Nigeria last Thursday have demanded a ransom of 1 billion naira ($621,848) and threatened to kill all...
Niger state governor, Mohammed Umar Bago has approved the payment of wage award of N20,000 for every civil servant in the state. This followed the appeal...
National Convener of Labour & Civil Society Coalition (LASCO), Comrade Tony Erha, says the Expatriates Employment Levy [EEL] is a strategic move aimed at bolstering national...
By Francesca Hangeior Olivia Munn announced has announced that she was diagnosed with breast cancer in April 2023 and underwent a double mastectomy. The actress, 43,...
On Saturday 9th March 2024, scores of my friends and brothers from across the globe including the US-based talented visual artist, Sunday Oluwasomi, the scion of...
By Francesca Hangeior Ex-presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, has said that there is no rule in Islam that prohibits non-Muslims from eating in public during the Ramadan...
By Francesca Hangeior At least eleven Muslims have been arrested by the Kano State Hisbah Board for allegedly eating during the Ramadan period. Hisbah, a...
By Francesca Hangeior The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has given details of how immediate past Anambra Governor Willie Obiano allegedly laundered about N4bn from...
By Francesca Hangeior About six months after his brutal murder, some parts of the remains of SP. Bako Angbashin, a former Divisional Police Officer (DPO) of...
By Francesca Hangeior The largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, stated that it restricted 281 accounts belonging to Nigerians in 2022 due to money laundering concerns. The exchange...
By Francesca Hangeior Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has signed an Executive Order prohibiting the use of tinted glasses, the sale of unlabelled bread, and...
*Threaten protest as FG withholds wage awards By Francesca Hangeior Pensioners who retired from the Federal Civil Service have threatened a nationwide protest over the...
The main opposition voice and Labour Party standard bearer, Peter Obi has admonished the Senate to come clean and clear all the allegations associated with the...
