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South Africa’s rioting continued Tuesday with the death toll rising to 32 as police and the military struggle to quell the looting and violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. The toll in KwaZulu-Natal province now stands at 26, premier Sihle Zikalala told a news conference on Tuesday, a day after officials confirmed six deaths […]
The Senate has rejected Lauretta Onochie as a national commissioner for the electoral umpire, INEC. The rejection of Ms Onochie’s controversial appointment was sequel to the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on INEC which had the responsibility of screening Ms Onochie and the other nominees. The committee chairman, Kabiru Gaya, who […]
There was on Monday Pandemonium in Oleh community in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State as Tricycle riders popularly known as Keke Riders clashed with the management of the Public Motor Park and land Transportation, Oleh Chapter, as vehicles were burnt down, offices and properties destroyed. It was alleged that the Delta […]
….after confessing to crime Chidinma Ojukwu, the 21-year-old student of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has denied killing Usifo Ataga, Super TV CEO — a few weeks after claiming responsibility for his death. Chidinma had last month confessed to stabbing Ataga “twice on the neck side” while she was being paraded by the Lagos […]
Veteran Nigerian singer and actor Sound Sultan has died after losing battle with cancer. He was 44 years-old. The singer passed away Sunday, July 11, 2021, his family announced in a statement. “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of multitalented veteran singer, rapper, songwriter Olanrewaju Fasasi a.k.a SoundSultan,” the statement […]
Suspected Bandits on Sunday, kidnapped the Emir of Kajuru in Kaduna state,Alhaji Alhassan Adamu, and 10 others in Kajuru town of Kajuru Local Government Area. The Kaduna Stàte Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna on Sunday that the incident happened in the early […]
The immediate past deputy governor of Kaduna State, Hon. Yusuf Barnabas Bala, is dead. Bala, also known as Bantex, died in the early hours of Sunday. He was the deputy to Governor Nasir El-Rufai during his first term between 2015 and 2019. Bantex, a renowned Architect, was a former council chairman Kaura LGA of […]
The immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, has cautioned aspirants and political gladiators to avoid comments and actions capable of scuttling the relative peace in the state ahead of the 2023 governorship election in the state. Uduaghan also called for the narrowing of the number of governorship aspirants jostling for the […]
Italian soccer’s redemption story is complete. England’s painful half-century wait for a major title goes on. And it just had to be because of a penalty shootout. Italy won the European Championship for the second time by beating England 3-2 on penalties on Sunday. The match finished 1-1 after extra time at Wembley Stadium, […]
Seventeen suspects have been detained so far in the stunning assassination of Haiti’s president, and Haitian authorities say two are believed to hold dual U.S.-Haitian citizenship and Colombia’s government says at least six are former members of its army. Léon Charles, chief of Haiti’s National Police, said Thursday night that 15 of the detainees […]
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