US commits $150m to support climate adaptation initiatives in Africa
US President Joe Biden has announced the sum of $150 million dollars to accelerate climate adaptation initiatives in Africa. He…
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FG files seven amended charges against Kanu
Justice Binta Nyako has fixed Monday for Nnamdi Kanu’s team of lawyers and the Federal Government prosecution team to address…
Church treasurer sentenced to three years imprisonment for stealing tithe and offering money
The Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in South Africa on Wednesday, November 9, sentenced a Zimbabwean woman, Lady Memory Mutsika,…
Super Tv CEO: Chidinma had sexual relationship with foster father, witness tells court
A police witness has told a Lagos high court sitting that Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect in the murder of…
Contempt: Court convicts EFCC chair, Bawa
A High Court sitting in Abuja has convicted the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, of…
FG commits $457m to off-grid electrification projects
The Federal Government has disbursed a total of $64.8m and committed $392m for the development of off-grid electrification projects in…
Troops ‘kill bandit kingpin’ in Zamfara, rescue kidnap victims
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) says the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, have eliminated a notorious bandit kingpin identified as Bada…
Flooding: SEMA says Bayelsa worst hit — 1.3m people affected
The Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency (BYSEMA), says no fewer than 1.3 million people in the state have been affected…
Burial Announcement: Late Hon (Engr) Isaac Onuegbu Nlewedim
The family of Nlewedim Ohale of Umujiocha Ndoro in Oru autonomous community of Ikwuano LGA, Abia State invites you to…
FG pays ASUU half salaries for October
The Federal Government only paid lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities for 18 working days…
FG: Henceforth, oil companies will be held accountable for environmental pollution
The federal government says it is set to institute an environmental task force on oil pollution and hold international oil…
Security operatives raid brothels in Rivers, rescue 50 girls ‘forced into prostitution’
The Nigeria Navy says 50 girls allegedly forced into prostitution in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital, have been rescued from…
Over 70 killed as bridge collapses in India
More than 70 people have been killed after a suspension footbridge collapsed into the Macchu river in Morbi town, Gujarat,…
Harry, Meghan donate to Nigerian flood victims
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have donated an unspecified sum of money to charities…
Naira redesign: EFCC moves to clamp down on currency hoarders
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will clamp down on currency hoarders who have been affected by the new…
BREAKING: CBN to release re-designed Naira notes December
The Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has announced that the bank would release re-designed Naira notes by December…
Nigerian-born Owodunni becomes first black councillor of Canadian city
Ayo Owodunni has been elected as the first black city councillor in Kitchener, a city in the Candian province of…
US authorises evacuation of non-critical staff in Nigeria over ‘risk of terror attacks’
The United States (US) has authorised the evacuation of “non-emergency” employees and their family members in Nigeria. The US state…
Seven rescued as fire guts section of WAEC HQ in Lagos
A section of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) headquarters in the Jibowu area of Lagos state has been razed…
Philippines students wear ‘anti-cheating’ hats during exam
Photos of some college students in Legazpi City in the Philippines wearing “anti-cheating” hats to the examination hall have surfaced…