Louisiana has become the first U.S. state to mandate that every public school classroom, from elementary to university level, must display a poster of the Ten Commandments. The measure, backed …
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34 die, 100 hospitalised after drinking toxic alcohol
A batch of toxic illegal alcohol in India has killed at least 34 people with more than 100 others rushed to hospital, Tamil Nadu state officials told reporters Thursday. The …
Read More »5kg cooking gas sold at N7,418 in May – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics has said the average price of 5kg cooking gas increased from N6,521.58 recorded in April 2024 to N7,418.45 in May 2024. This is contained in …
Read More »Court dismisses suit seeking removal of EFCC chairman, Olukoyede
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, dismissed a suit seeking the sack of Mr Ola Olukoyede as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission chairman. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a …
Read More »Swiss central bank cuts interest rates by 0.25%
The Swiss National Bank cut interest rates on Thursday for a second straight meeting, after becoming in March the first Western central bank to slash borrowing costs that had been …
Read More »Arsenal won’t pay more than €75m for Osimhen
Arsenal remain interested in signing Victor Osimhen, but they are unwilling to meet his €120m release clause set by Napoli. Osimhen continues to be highly regarded as one of the …
Read More »[ICYMI] PICTORIAL: Meet Farooq Oreagba who beats cancer, wins hearts at Ojude Oba day
Meet Farooq Oreagba, a cancer survivor who stole the show with his charisma at the 2024 Ojude Oba Day celebration. The stylish and charismatic Oreagba, a former Member of the …
Read More »‘Food from the gods’: Bayelsa residents feast on whale swept onshore
In what was termed ‘food from the gods’, it was a feast of some sort yesterday at a seaside Bayelsa community in Okpoma, Brass Local Government Area, as residents scrambled …
Read More »How I survived death at Ebonyi building collapse – Labourer
A labourer, Nkwegu Shadrach, has narrated why he was not affected by the building collapse that occurred on Tuesday evening in the Abakaliki metropolis of Ebonyi State. The three-storey building …
Read More »FG’ll convert Zaria Hotels to classrooms, hostels for aviation college – Keyamo
The Federal Government is to convert Zaria Hotels in Kaduna State to classrooms and hostels for the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria, Aviation Minister, Festus Keyamo, has said. Keyamo …
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