The National Orientation Agency has urged riverine communities in Nasarawa State on the fringes of River Benue to relocate to higher grounds in view of the impending flood. The Director …
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ICYMI: FIFA bans Argentina goalkeeper Martinez
Argentina’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez has been banned for two matches by FIFA for “offensive behaviour”, the Argentine Football Association announced on Saturday. The 32-year-old Aston Villa star was …
Read More »Anchor varsity accused of mishandling female student’s sexual harassment claim
Anchor University Lagos, a private institution owned by the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, is under scrutiny following allegations of negligence and mishandling of an incident involving the harassment of a …
Read More »Bobrisky sues Verydarkman for ₦1bn over defamation allegations
Nigerian crossdresser and social media personality, Idris Okuneye, popularly known as Bobrisky, has filed a ₦1 billion lawsuit against Martins Vincent Otse, commonly known as VeryDarkMan, accusing him of defamation …
Read More »NDLEA arrests ex-convicts, wanted drug kingpins
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have apprehended two drug kingpins who were previously declared wanted. The drug lords, identified as Ajiboye Samuel and a community leader, Alhaji …
Read More »Obey court ruling on 2023 electoral offences, SERAP tells INEC
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, to immediately enforce the court judgment ordering INEC to prosecute cases …
Read More »Pope seeks ceasefire in Lebanon
Pope Francis called for an immediate ceasefire in “martyred” Lebanon and the wider Middle East on Saturday as he ended a three-day visit to Belgium. “I call on all parties …
Read More »Wike made my appointment as petroleum minister possible – Lokpobiri
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has said his counterpart in the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, is responsible for his appointment in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. …
Read More »EFCC arrests 13 for fraud in Sokoto
Operatives of the Sokoto Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) have arrested thirteen(13) suspected internet fraudsters in Sokoto, Sokoto State. They were arrested on Saturday, September …
Read More »Kano gov mourns death of five policemen, donates cash to families
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Saturday, expressed his condolences to the bereaved families of the five police officers who died in a tragic motor accident in Karfi town, along …
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