Nigeria

The Jigawa State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 26-year-old man, Nura Mas’ud, who allegedly set his grandmother ablaze. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Lawan Adam, confirmed …

Armed bandits blocked the busy Gusau-Funtua highway on Saturday, abducting an unspecified number of travellers. The attack occurred between the Kucheri and Magazu communities in the Tsafe Local Government Area …

Mauricio Pochettino made a winning start to his reign as coach of the United States with AC Milan’s Yunus Musah on target in a 2-0 win over Panama on Saturday. …

Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa State has suspended his Special Adviser on Salary and Pensions, Alhaji Bashir Ado, over an alleged premature statement on N70,000 minimum wage. This is contained …

The Enugu State Government says the Enugu Mortuary Tax is not meant to generate revenue but to discourage people from taking their dead ones to the mortuary. The Executive Chairman, …

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, has pledged to support the families of the nine Community Protection Guards members who were killed in an ambush by bandits last week. The governor …

Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the nation’s economy has started improving and it will rebounce in the coming months The post Nigeria economy improving, will rebound in months – Shettima appeared …

A senior politician in India’s financial capital Mumbai was shot dead on Saturday, weeks ahead of key state elections, with police probing the role of a notorious crime gang. Baba …

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) recorded a rise in Lassa fever cases in week 39 of 2024, with Ondo and Edo The post Lassa Fever cases …

In this piece, DIRISU YAKUBU examines the practice of sitting governors demolishing property owned by their opponents to score political points The Chinese military strategist, Mao Zedong, defined politics as …