Baby, Mother Die In Ondo Building Collapse
A nine-day-old baby and mother have lost their lives in a building which collapsed in Akure, the state capital. The incident occurred at Ayedun street around…
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BREAKING: Directors Of Aviation Agencies Sacked Hours After CEOs’ Removal
Less than 24 hours after sacking all heads of aviation agencies, the federal government has relieved all the directors of the agencies of their appointments. The…
Politics
Turkish lawmaker slumps on stage seconds after saying Israel won’t escape Allah’s wrath
Turkish lawmaker Hasan Bitmez has collapsed in the Parliament after declaring that Israel would “suffer the wrath of Allah.” Mr Bitmez, 53, collapsed on stage while…
Overhead water tank collapses, kills nine-day-old baby, mother in Ondo
Aiyedun Quarters in Akure South Local Government Area of Ondo State was on Wednesday thrown into a state of despair due to a horrifying incident resulting…
Abuja/FCT
Rivers crisis: Concentrate on your work, leave Wike to God – Primate Ayodele to Fubara
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has urged Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State to concentrate on his work and leave the…
Security
“N1.57 trillion not enough to fight bandits, terrorists” – Defence Minister
The minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, has said that the N1.57 trillion naira allocated to fight insecurity in 2024 was not enough. Badaru disclosed this when…
Politics
BREAKING: ‘Tinubu may not be re-elected in 2027’ – APC chieftain reveals
The former director general of the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF), Dr Salihu Lukman, has said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is at risk of losing re-election in…
Business
CBN governor blames Emefiele for recent naira scarcity
Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Yemi Cardoso, has blamed the naira scarcity currently being experienced in some parts of the country on his…
Business
Cash Scarcity: N3.4tn Now In Circulation – CBN
The Central Bank of Nigeria has reassured Nigerians that there are enough naira notes in circulation to meet their cash needs. CBN’s Acting Director of Corporate…
Deputy editor of Putin’s favourite newspaper Anna Tsareva found dead just a year after her boss’s mystery death
THE deputy editor-in-chief of Vladimir Putin’s favourite newspaper has been found dead in Moscow marking the latest in a series of mysterious deaths in Russia. The…