No fewer than three persons were injured in a building that collapsed in the Federal Capital Territory on Monday. No life was, however, lost to the incident. The PUNCH reported …
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Nigeria, South Africa strengthen defence partnership
The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has called for reinforcement of ties between the Armed Forces of Nigeria and the South African National Defence Force towards addressing the …
Read More »Indian women seek to criminalise marital rape
Raped by her husband on her wedding night aged 17, Divya described her repeated suffering — an all-too-common account in India, permitted by a terrifying colonial-era legal loophole. “I told …
Read More »NOUN admission seekers now mandated to register with JAMB
Individuals seeking to get admitted to the Nigerian Open University of Nigeria and other open distance learning centres are now mandated to register via the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board, …
Read More »Biden blasts landmark Supreme Court ruling on Trump immunity
President Joe Biden warned Monday that the US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on presidential immunity sets a “dangerous precedent” that Donald Trump would exploit if elected in November. The conservative-dominated …
Read More »Dollar strengthens as bets on Trump presidency rise post-debate
The dollar rose Tuesday and Asia equities were mixed as investors weighed the possibility of another Donald Trump presidency after last week’s poor debate performance by incumbent Joe Biden. Speculation …
Read More »Economy: Time for talking over for Tinubu
AFTER one year in the saddle, the time for talking and making promises about the economy is over for President Bola Tinubu. Now is the time to deliver on his …
Read More »Arms centre to destroy N4bn weapons seized by Customs
The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons has said the large cache of arms and ammunition intercepted by the Nigerian Customs Service would be destroyed …
Read More »USA crash out of Copa in group phase as Uruguay, Panama advance
The United States crashed out of the Copa America on Monday after a 1-0 defeat to Uruguay, as Panama sealed their place in the quarter-finals with a 3-1 win over …
Read More »Groundnut seller bags life jail for defiling four-year-old
The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced Sunday Uche, a 21-year-old groundnut trader, to life imprisonment for defiling a four year-old-girl Justice Ramon Oshodi held that …
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