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Fuel Tanker Explosion Claims At Least 48 Lives, 50 Cows in Niger State
A fuel tanker collided with a truck, causing an explosion that has killed at least 48 people and 50 cows in Dendo community...
Abuja Entrepreneur Laments As Alleged “N150 Million Poultry Farm Investment” Destroyed By FCDA
An entrepreneur, Akomolafe Bankole, said his N150 million poultry farm investment in Lokogoma, Abuja, was destroyed by the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA)...
Private Jet With Large Quantity Of Cocaine Seized At Guinea-Bissau Airport
A private jet with Mexican registration carrying a large quantity of drugs (cocaine) was seized by Guinea-Bissau’s Judicial Police at Osvaldo Vieira International...
Like Edo, Kano State Postpones School Resumption
The Kano State Government has postponed the resumption date for primary schools for the 2024/2025 academic session. School resumption was initially set for...
Kenya Declares Three Days of Mourning After School Fire Claims At Least 17 Lives
Kenya has declared three days of mourning after a fire at Hillside Endarasha Primary School killed at least 17 pupils. The fire broke...
FG Launches ₦40,000/50kg Rice, Sets NIN as Requirement Despite Growing Hunger
The Federal Government has mandated that only public servants with a valid National Identification Number (NIN) can purchase the 50kg bags of rice...
Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser on Media to Tinubu Was Sacked Before Resignation Announcement
Sources within the presidency claimed that Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, was sacked by the...
Edo State Govt. Postpones School Resumption Indefinitely Due To Fuel Price Hike
The Edo State Government has postponed the reopening of all schools indefinitely due to the recent fuel price hike. This decision was announced...
FG Directs Opay to Introduce N50 Electronic Transfer Levy on Transactions Above N10,000
Starting September 9, 2024, OPay, a fintech company in Nigeria, will implement a one-time fee of N50 on electronic transfers of N10,000 and...
Boeing’s Starliner Returns to Earth Without NASA Astronauts Due to Technical Issues
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has reportedly returned to Earth, but without the astronauts it was meant to carry. According to a BBC report, the...
Paralympics 2024: Flora Ugwunwa Wins Silver in Javelin
Nigeria’s Flora Ugwunwa has won a silver medal for Nigeria in the Women’s Javelin F54 event at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, with a...
WHO and Africa CDC Launch $600 Million Mpox Response Plan for Africa
On Friday, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a $600 million response...