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150 Feared Missing After Boat Capsizes in Niger State During Maulid Celebration
At least 150 passengers are feared missing following a tragic boat accident in Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State, authorities have confirmed....
NAFDAC Seizes N37 Million Worth of Unregistered, Counterfeit Products in Abuja Raid
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) raided supermarkets and open markets in some areas including Wuse and Garki...
Independence Day: Gombe Governor Inuwa Grants Clemency to 23 Convicts, Acknowledges Economic Hardship
Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has granted clemency to 23 convicts, offering them a second chance at reintegration into society, this he...
Cholera Outbreak In Benue State Claims 11 Lives, 6 Critically Ill
A suspected cholera outbreak in the Apaogbozu community, Ado Local Government Area of Benue State, has claimed 11 lives over the past four...
Yobe Police Inspector Arrested for Stabbing Man to Death Over N200 Bribe
A police inspector in Yobe State has been arrested for stabbing a man to death following a dispute over a bribe. The incident...
Nigeria’s Petrol Import Drops by 3.58 Billion Litres Post-Subsidy Removal
Nigeria’s petrol importation saw a significant drop in 2023, following President Bola Tinubu’s removal of the fuel subsidy in May. Data from the...
Google Bans African Stream’s Gmail Account Over ‘Unsubstantiated’ Allegation by U.S. Secretary Anthony Blinken
Google LLC, an American-based multinational technology company, has banned African Stream from utilising its workspace application and other paid features. African Stream disclosed...
Tinubu Claims To Have Cleared Over N30 Trillion in Ways and Means Debt
President Bola Tinubu has claimed that the Federal Government has cleared over N30 trillion in debt accumulated through the Central Bank of Nigeria’s...
At UNGA, Niger Accuses France Of Funding Terrorism in Sahel Region
The Nigerien Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bakary Yaou Sangaré on Munday accused France and its Western allies of funding and supporting terrorist groups...
64th Independence: Peter Obi Calls For Sober Reflection, Says Nigeria Is A Nation In Decline
As Nigeria celebrates its 64th Independence anniversary, Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, has called for sober reflection, especially...
ExxonMobil’s $1.28 Billion Asset Sale to Seplat Will Soon Be Approved – Tinubu Says
President Bola Tinubu has announced that ExxonMobil’s sale of its oil and gas assets to Seplat Energy Plc will receive ministerial approval in...
Starlink Hikes Monthly Subscription in Nigeria From N38,000 to N75,000, Due To Inflation
Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite internet service, has raised its monthly subscription fees in Nigeria by 97 per cent, from N38,000 to N75,000. The...