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On Saturday morning, a petrol tanker exploded at Dikko junction near Suleja in Niger state. As at Saturday when the incident occured, the death toll was put at 70 with 50 persons injured. However, the death toll has risen to 86 with 55 persons injured. This was confirmed in a…
Adeyemi Adewale, a footballer from Ilesa west football team lost his life during a football match. The 29 years old footballer slumped during the Adeleke Memorial Cup final, held at Ataoja School of Science in Osogbo on Thursday, January 16, 2025. The Osun State Police…
President Bola Tinubu has congratulated six distinguished Diasporan Nigerians who have been recognized by President Joe Biden as part of the 400 recipients of the prestigious Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in the United States. This…
Coca-Cola has launched its exciting "Beat the Drop" campaign under Coke Studio, offering customers a chance to win fantastic prizes valued at N70 million, including exclusive, all-expenses-paid trips to South Africa. Yusuf Murtala, Senior Director of Frontline Marketing at…
Tobi Adegboyega, the founder of SPAC Nation church in the UK, has been ordered to be deported back to Nigeria following allegations of a £1.87 million fraud. Despite his claims that deportation would infringe on his human rights, an immigration tribunal ruled in favor of his…
Nigerian singer, Mr. May D, has stirred controversy after claiming that he could have achieved the same level of success as Afrobeat superstar Wizkid if not for his fallout with his former record label, Square Records. May D made the statement on Thursday during a heated…
Real Madrid’s team coach was involved in a motorway collision on the M40 in Warwickshire on Thursday, following the club’s 2-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield. No players were onboard, and authorities confirmed there were no serious injuries. The incident occurred around 1:15…
Frank Lampard has been appointed the new manager of Coventry City, marking his return to football management. The 46-year-old former Chelsea and England midfielder has signed a two-and-a-half-year deal with the Championship side, stepping into the role previously held by Mark…
In a bid to address the growing youth unemployment crisis in Nigeria, the World Bank has expressed its interest in collaborating with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Over the past 51 years, the NYSC has played a pivotal role in deploying graduate youths to various…
Efforts by President Bola Tinubu’s administration to reform Nigeria’s tax system gained traction on Wednesday as the Senate engaged with members of the Presidential Fiscal Policy and Tax Reform Committee. The session, however, was marked by controversy as Senator Ali Ndume,…
The Acting Chief of Army Staff, Major General Olufemi Oluyede, faced questioning from the House of Representatives Joint Committee on Defence and Army as part of the process to confirm him as the substantive Chief of Army Staff. The screening began with a public session where…
TikTok has implemented new restrictions, barring users under 18 from using beauty filters that drastically alter their appearance. These changes aim to address concerns about the filters’ impact on self-esteem. The platform is also increasing efforts to identify and remove…
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte has been summoned by the National Bureau of Investigation after publicly threatening President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Duterte claimed to have arranged for Marcos, his wife, and a relative to be killed if she herself were assassinated. The…
The first day of the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire has been largely peaceful, with both sides expressing readiness to address violations. The agreement mandates Hezbollah to withdraw armed forces from southern Lebanon within 60 days, matched by Israel’s withdrawal. US envoy Amos…
Russia has detained British national James Scott Rhys Anderson, 22, accusing him of fighting for Ukraine in its Kursk region. Anderson, a former British Army private, was captured following Ukraine's incursion into Russian territory in August. Russian authorities allege…
Incidents involving drones smuggling contraband into prisons in England and Wales have risen tenfold since 2019, with over 1,000 cases recorded last year. HM Chief Inspector of Prisons, Charlie Taylor, warns of increasingly sophisticated drones delivering larger payloads,…
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock have raised questions about whether the cargo plane crash near Vilnius, Lithuania, on Monday was the result of hybrid warfare. The DHL-operated Boeing 737, en route from Leipzig, Germany, skidded and hit a…
Nigeria's oldest Catholic priest, Thomas Oleghe, has passed away at the age of 104. His passing was announced by Bishop Gabriel Dunia of the Auchi Diocese, who described Oleghe's death as a celebration of a life well-lived . Oleghe was born on February 6, 1920, and retired…
