Make Osun violent-free during protest, Adeleke urges CSOs

Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has called on Civil Society Organisations and other stakeholders planning to take part in the national hunger protests to eschew any act capable of…

France, Argentina set for Olympics football quarter-final clash

France set up a potentially explosive quarter-final showdown with Argentina in the men’s Olympic football tournament after beating New Zealand 3-0 in their final group game on Tuesday. Argentina had…

FG to pay 10,000 N’Delta youths N50,000 monthly

Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu, and the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission Dr Samuel Ogbuku, have called on youths…

El Chapo’s son pleads not guilty to drug charges

The son of the former Sinaloa drug cartel leader El Chapo pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a raft of charges linked to one of the world’s biggest illicit narcotics operations,…

Police rally stakeholders against violent protest in Plateau

The police high command in Plateau State on Tuesday met with stakeholders including the Christian Association of Nigeria and the JNI over the planned hunger protests in the state. It…

23-year-old wife beats husband to death, burns corpse in FCT

A 23-year-old woman, Rahimat Salaum, has allegedly killed her husband, Shehu, during a fight in the Federal Capital Territory. PUNCH Online reports that Ramatu was planning to run away with…

Senate faults N4.2bn salaries for unverified Ajaokuta steel workers

The Senate, on Tuesday, frowned at N4.2bn appropriated in the 2024 budget as personnel cost for unverifiable workers at Ajaokuta Steel Company Limited. The issue came to the fore during…

NPC working tirelessly to conduct census – Chairman

The Chairman, National Population Commission, Mr Isa Kwarra, says the commission is working tirelessly to conduct the forthcoming National Population and Housing Census. Kwarra disclosed this in a statement on…

Tinubu inaugurates Southern traditional rulers council

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, inaugurated the Southern Nigeria Traditional Rulers Council in Imo State.  The inauguration took place in Owerri, the state capital. The inauguration saw the Oni of…

Gunmen kill one in Imo, burn govt vehicle

Gunmen on Tuesday afternoon killed a young man at Orji in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State. This incident is coming twenty-four hours after four police officers and…

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