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Terrorism: FG secures 653 convictions, prosecutes 1,060 suspects
The Federal Government of Nigeria has secured the conviction of 653 people charged with terrorism-related offences during an ongoing mass trial at the Federal High Court in Abuja. According to the Attorney-General…
DRC begins trial of vaccine candidates against Bundibugyo Ebola virus – CEPI
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has begun the first clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine during the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus announced…
PDP, Pantami give INEC three days to publish name as Gombe governorship candidate
Lawyers representing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Gombe state, Isa Ali Ibrahim pantami, have given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) a 72-hour Ultimatum to include his name on…
Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany rushed to hospital after collapsing during training
Bayern Munich manager Vincent Kompany has been hospitalised after collapsing at the club’s training ground on Friday due to a viral infection. The 40-year-old former Manchester City defender had reportedly missed training…
FACT CHECK: Is Uganda Govt Right About Nationality Of Nigeria’s First Ebola Patient?
The report focuses on conflicting accounts about Nigeria’s first confirmed Ebola patient and how she contracted the virus. The Ugandan government claimed that the Nigerian woman had travelled to the Democratic Republic…
Police kill two suspected bandits, recover N10 million ransom in Kano
Troops of the Nigerian Army have killed two suspected kidnappers, rescued an abducted man, and recovered ₦10 million ransom in Falgore Forest, Doguwa Local Government Area of Kano State. The operation was…
One dead, three rescued in Lagos building collapse
A two-storey building under construction collapsed on Akinola Street, off Ikorodu Road, in Fadeyi, Lagos, on Friday morning, leaving one person dead and three adult males rescued. According to the Lagos State…
BREAKING: CBN approves JPMorgan’s plan to establish merchant bank in Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted JPMorgan approval-in-principle to establish a merchant bank in Nigeria, to be known as JPMorgan Merchant Bank Nigeria Limited. The bank has appointed Adedapo Adedayo…
Wike declares himself ‘commander of field operations’ for Tinubu’s campaign in FCT, Rivers
The minster of the Federal Capital Terriotory, Nyesom Wike, has declared himself the field commander of President Bola Tinubu's 2027 re-election campaign in the FCT and Rivers State. He urged members of…
PHOTOS: 20 injured, 50 houses razed as explosion rocks Rivers community
A gas pipeline explosion in Aleto community, Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State, has left about 20 people injured and destroyed more than 50 houses. The incident reportedly occurred around 5…
2027: Sowore’s AAC writes Tinubu, demands presidential villa for campaign council inauguration
The African Action Congress (AAC), led by Omoyele Sowore, has asked President Bola Tinubu for approval to hold its campaign council inauguration at the Presidential Villa in Abuja ahead of the 2027…
Gunmen kidnap Catholic priest in Benue
Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped Reverend Father John Inalegwu Otache, the parish priest of St. Margaret’s Parish, Ajegbe-Awume, in Ohimini Local Government Area of Benue State. He was allegedly abducted on Tuesday while…