Child among several killed in Channel crossing attempt, French minister says
October 5, 2024 Several people, including a child, died trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau said on Saturday. Attempts to cross the…
We didn’t borrow N36bn in six months – Kaduna govt
October 5, 2024 The Kaduna State government has refuted claims alleging that the state has borrowed the sum of N36 billion on the past six months, describing the media report…
Rivers crisis: Jonathan sends note of caution, calls for respect for rule of law
Oct. 5, 2024 Former President Goodluck Jonathan has sent a note of caution concerning the political happenings in Rivers State. Jonathan in a message on Saturday said the political happenings…
Peter Obi donates N10m to hospital as cleric confirms N2.5m overpayment
Rev. Fr. Obiora Ugochukwu, CEO of Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, revealed during Peter Obi’s visit to the school that Obi had accidentally overpaid the hospital’s School of Nursing by…
Israel-Hezbollah: FG to evacuate Nigerians in Lebanon
Oct. 5, 2024 The Federal Government says it has begun preparations to evacuate Nigerians in Lebanon back to Nigeria. Amb. Eche Abu-Obe, Spokesperson Ministry of Foreign Affairs, disclosed this in…
Asagba: It’s dawn of a new era for Asaba, says Ogeah
As Professor Epiphany Chigbogu Azinge is coronated today as the 14th Asagba of Asaba, one-time Delta State Commissioner for Information, Ogbueshi Chike Ogeah, Esq, has described his ascession to the…
Court jails 2 brothers, 33 others for internet fraud in Ibadan
Oct. 4, 2024 The Ibadan Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of two siblings and thirty-three (33) others for internet fraud The…
Afreximbank approves US$20.8 million for Starlink Global’s cashew factory project in Lagos
Oct. 4, 2024 African Export-Import Bank has approved a US$20.8 million financing facility for Nigeria-based Starlink Global & Ideal Limited to enable the company construct and operate a 30,000-metric tonne…
ASUU threatens indefinite strike, says FG fails to honour agreement
Oct. 4, 2024 The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on indefinite strike over failure of the Federal Government to honour the 2009 aggrement reached with…
Stakeholders alarmed by 610,000 unsafe abortions in Nigeria annually, urge contraceptive access
Oct. 4, 2024 Health sector stakeholders have raised concerns over the alarming rate of unsafe abortions in Nigeria, which records approximately 610,000 cases annually. This was revealed during the Sexual…