Horror as sinkhole swallows Illinois football pitch

An approximately 100 feet wide and 30 feet-deep sinkhole opened up in an Illinois park on Wednesday, swallowing a light pole in the middle of recreational fields and leaving a…

Sustaining democracy in Nigeria requires nurturing, vigilance – Abdulsalami

Former Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar (retd.), has said that sustaining democracy in the country requires constant nurturing and vigilance. Abubakar, who was represented by Gen. Adamu Jidda, said…

Regional Hotel operation: Olukoyede orders arrest of erring EFCC officers

The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Mr. Ola Olukoyede has ordered the arrest of two officers of the Commission allegedly involved in the manhandling of…

Biden arrives in Georgia for debate with Trump

US President Joe Biden arrived in Georgia on Thursday for his first debate of the 2024 election cycle with his predecessor Donald Trump — a high-stakes event for both candidates.…

Reps pass anti-doping bill

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, passed the bill seeking to domesticate and enforce the International Convention against Doping in Sports and establish the Nigeria Anti-Doping Centre. The executive bill…

NAF chief warns school heads against negligence, others after student’s death

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has warned that any act of negligence on the part of commandants, staff or instructors in charge of the Nigerian Air…

General overseer, 65, arrested for alleged defilement of seven-year-old girl in Anambra

A 65-year-old pastor, Francis Ogwu, has been handed over to policemen in Anambra State for defiling his seven-year-old domestic help in Awka, the state capital. Ogwu was arrested on Thursday…

Nigerian Correctional Service dismisses 3 personnel, sanctions others

The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed three officers and sanctioned others for various acts of misconduct. This is contained in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer(SPRO), Assistant…

VIDEO: We dated for two months before he proposed, actress Ooja shares her engagement story

Nollywood actress, Sharon Ooja, who married her lover, Ugo Nwoke, in Abuja on Thursday, has disclosed that she got engaged after two-and-a-half months of dating. She made this known in…

NCoS dismisses controller, two others for trafficking illegal items, forgery

The Nigerian Correctional Service has dismissed three personnel, including a Controller of Corrections, for various forms of misconduct. The action was part of a broader effort to maintain discipline and…

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