Residents of Kaduna villages have raised the alarm that bandits fleeing from military operations in Zamfara State are escaping to their areas to seek refuge in nearby forests. Villagers in remote communities along the Zamfara-Kaduna border towns have reported the sighting of the bandits. Some of the villagers in Damari village, Birnin Gwari Local Government […]
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Popular Nigerian rapper, Folarin Falana, better known as Falz, has undergone knee surgery in the United Kingdom. The songwriter took to his Instagram page to narrate how he sustained an injury on his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Falz said he was playing football in November 2022 when he sustained the knee injury. He added that […]
Under the deal, the governor will get two Toyota Land Cruiser SUVs, two escort Toyota Hilux and a utility vehicle, while his wife will get a Land Cruiser SUB and an escort vehicle. Barely 18 days to the end of his tenure, the Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, has approved N2 billion for the […]
Africa’s leading professional network for data science, Zindi, is set to join AI Expo Africa 2023 as a premium sponsor to celebrate the milestone of hitting 60,000 users. The Zindi platform connects commercial organisations, NGOs and Governments with a global community of data scientists and machine learning experts to build talent pipelines and solve the […]
The Federal Government, has received another set of 147 stranded Nigerians from Niamey, Niger Republic. The returnees, who arrived at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) in Kano State, on Wednesday, consisted of 77 male adults, 16 male children, 23 female adults and 21 female children from different states including Lagos, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa […]
The Zamfara chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have expressed dismay with the state government over non-payment of the salary of civil servants for two consecutive months. This is contained in a statement jointly signed in Gusau on Wednesday by the state NLC and TUC chairmen, Sani Halliru and […]
The number of people internally displaced globally hit a record 71.1 million at the end of last year, according to a report released Thursday by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. The figure represents a 20% increase from 2021. Among the drivers of new displacements last year were the war in Ukraine, which the report said […]
Kosti — More than 25 people reportedly died in fierce fighting that broke out in Kosti in White Nile state on Saturday and continued for five days. Community leaders agreed on a cessation of hostilities yesterday afternoon. Leaders from both communities agreed on a truce on Wednesday afternoon after large parts of the town witnessed […]
Tunisian authorities have opened an investigation into a shooting attack at the historic El Ghriba synagogue on the island of Djerba that left five people dead, including one Frenchman. France has called out antisemitism, while Tunisia’s President sought to reassure people that his country was still safe. The gunman, a member of the National Guard […]
At least 400 people have been confirmed dead after flash floods and landslides devastated eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week, and many more are missing. Eyewitnesses in South Kivu province told RFI that bodies are still being recovered, even as fresh rains hit the region. Search teams continue to find bodies buried under the […]
On Thursday, Atiku’s made his first appearance at the Presidential Election Petition since its sitting started on Monday. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has arrived at the Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja for Thursday’s hearing of his petition seeking to overturn Bola Tinubu’s victory. Atiku was a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) […]
He offloaded the shares via two transactions executed on different dates The chairman of Geregu Power Plc, Femi Otedola, has sold 2.8 million units of his shares in the power generation company, where he is holding the majority stake. He offloaded the shares via two transactions executed on different dates. The first involved 1.9 million […]
School of Excellence Hockey Club’s steady progress was underlined on Monday night when their men’s premier league team beat log leaders Saints for the first time. The league has been dominated by Saints and the defending champions Windhoek Old Boys in recent years, but SoE have now closed the gap on the top two to […]
Kuvimba Mining House will inject US$1 million into ZISCO’s resuscitation strategy mainstreamed under the Mining Project and Steel Project in a development that is set to unlock opportunities for several businesses in the value chain. The Zimbabwe Iron and Steel Company (ZISCO) was the largest steel works in Zimbabwe employing about 5,500 people in the […]
DISGRUNTLED parents of Prince Edward High School students were recently arrested for staging a demonstration against poor learning conditions. The parents were demanding that headmaster Agrippa Sora address their concerns which range from maladministration to bullying. They added that raw sewage has been flowing in the hostels, posing a health hazard to students. Sora refused […]
Johannes Goagoseb was the overall winner of the fourth Windhoek Lager Monthly Medal competition which was held at the Windhoek Golf & Country Club over the weekend. Goagoseb finished first overall with a gross total score of 76 and a nett score of 70. Milton Eiseb won Division A with a nett score of 73, […]
Coach Saliou Dia has dedicated the team’s 5-0 victory against South Africa in the quarter finals of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) and the subsequent qualification to the FIFA World Cup to the people of Senegal. The Teranga Cubs sealed a ticket to the World Cup after progressing to the quarter finals […]
IN SHORT: A programme of activities for the swearing-in of Nigerian president-elect Bola Tinubu has been circulating on social media. Disregard it, officials say. Posts claiming to show the activities planned for the inauguration of Nigeria’s president-elect Bola Tinubu have been shared online. Tinubu, who was declared the winner of the February 2023 presidential election, […]