A lecturer at the Federal College of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State and public commentator, Ismail Sahabi, has regained freedom from kidnappers’ den after 31 days in captivity. It was reported that bandits kidnapped Ismail, his brother, Sidi Aliyu Sahabi, two others and killed one victim at Kasuwar Magani in Chikun Local Government Area of the…
Rapper Blac Youngsta can finally put a lingering legal issue behind him after a Dallas court dismissed his gun case this week. The case, which stemmed from a 2020 arrest, involved a charge of unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon. According to documents obtained by TMZ, the case has now been officially…
To improve the health and social well-being of Nigerians, drive economic development, and position Nigeria as a healthcare hub within Africa, President Bola Tinubu has launched the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA)-Healthcare Expansion Programme and the retraining of 120,000 frontline health workers. The first initiative — the Healthcare Expansion Programme — is a major milestone…
Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Co. Limited has announced the release of one of the three Nigerian Presidential jets seized following a French court order. The release comes after the company was informed that President Bola Tinubu needed the aircraft for an upcoming meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. Earlier, it was reported that…
The Kremlin has accused the West and the U.S.-led NATO alliance of helping to plan Ukraine’s surprise attack on Russia’s Kursk region, an allegation the US has denied. The shock invasion, the biggest into Russia by a foreign power since World War Two, began on August 6 when thousands of Ukrainian troops crossed Russia’s…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has finally reacted to the claim that he is of Igbo origin. Obasanjo spoke when he received in the audience the leadership of Ndigbo Amaka Progressive Market Association, an umbrella body of major markets in Lagos State at the boardroom of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) Abeokuta, Ogun State, on…
Operatives of the Special Tactical Squad have arrested a 30-year-old woman identified as Hauwa Yusuf for hiding one AK47 and four AK magazines inside a sack of garri. While parading the suspect before newsmen in Abuja on Friday, August 16, the spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said Yusuf was arrested…
A heavy rainfall that started on Thursday night and continued till Friday afternoon has led to the collapse of a bridge in Maiyama Local Government Area of Kebbi State. According to reports, the bridge, which links Mayalo, Sambawa, Gumbin-Kure, Uguwar Shuaibu, and Gandiji villages, collapsed on Friday due to continuous rainfall. …
The Federal government has asked Aviation unions to shelve plans to protest over the deduction of 50 per cent of the internal revenue of aviation agencies. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo made the appeal in a statement on Friday, August 16, assuring stakeholders and the unions of President Bola Tinubu’s…
Sweden has confirmed its first case of the more dangerous variant of mpox, marking the first time this strain has been identified outside Africa. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the outbreak a global public health emergency. The Swedish Public Health Agency revealed on Thursday, August 15, that the infected individual in…
