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Gridlock as protest resumes in Ibadan over fuel, naira scarcity
Some yet-to-be-identified persons have blocked the ever-busy Eleyele junction in the Ibadan North-West Local Government Area of Oyo State to…
Niger orders arrest of residents rejecting old naira notes
Abubakar Bello, governor of Niger, has ordered the arrest of residents who are rejecting the old naira notes. In a…
New naira: Use alternative payment methods, CBN tells Nigerians
The Central Bank of Nigeria has implored Nigerians to make use of the eNaira and Internet banking as alternatives to…
19 die in Burkina Faso jihadist attacks
Nineteen people, including nine volunteers with the armed forces, were killed in two attacks in jihadist-torn Burkina Faso, local inhabitants…
Police to probe pastor who mounted altar with AK-47
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says it will probe the pastor who mounted the pulpit carrying an AK-47 rifle. Uche…
Death toll rises above 35,000 in Turkey-Syria quake
The death toll from a catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria climbed above 35,000 on Monday, with search and…
NMDPRA to set up database on crude oil, natural gas distribution
The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it plans to set up a reliable database for determining…
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Family of six rescued after four days under rubble as death toll exceeds 21,000
Four days after deadly earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria, rescue workers have recorded successes in pulling several people alive from the rubble….
Trump regains access to Instagram, Facebook after two-year ban
A former President of the United States, Donald Trump, has been granted access to his Facebook and Instagram accounts after…
Bill Gates finds love again — two years after divorce
Bill Gates, the US billionaire businessman and co-founder of Microsoft, has reportedly found love again — after staying divorced for…
Woman jailed for forcing four girls into prostitution in Anambra
The children, sexual and gender-based violence chief magistrate court in Awka, has sentenced a 34-year-old woman to 21 years in…
Petrol scarcity: Lagos lifts restriction, allows 24-hour operations by filling stations
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has granted permission to fuel stations to commence 24-hour operations across the state. Sanwo-Olu announced…
Newborn pulled from rubble as Turkey-Syria quake toll tops 9,500
Heartrending scenes of a newborn plucked alive from the rubble and a broken father clutching his dead daughter’s hand have…
UAE pledges $100m quake relief to Syria, Turkey
The United Arab Emirates Tuesday pledged $100 million to Syria and Turkey, one of the largest sums yet following a…
Anglican church to debate same-sex marriage today
The Church of England will on Wednesday debate contentious plans enabling priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples, amid deep…
Earthquake: Turkey declares three-month state of emergency as death toll exceeds 6,000
Turkish President Recep Erdoğan has announced a three-month state of emergency in the country to enable rapid search-and-rescue operations. In…
Sylva: Problems associated with petrol queues linked to rot in previous governments
Timipre Sylva, minister of state for petroleum resources, says the federal government is working to holistically address the problem of…
Earthquake: Nigerian students in Turkey undergoing post-trauma analysis, says NANS
The National Association of Nigerian Students in Turkey has said that Nigerian students who were traumatised as a result of…
Ghana’s Christian Atsu ‘trapped under rubble’ after Turkey earthquake
Christian Atsu, Black Stars of Ghana winger, is reportedly trapped under the rubble after two consecutive earthquakes tore through Turkey…