A powerful earthquake that shook Morocco killed more than 600 people, officials said Saturday, sending terrified residents fleeing their homes in the middle of the night. The 6.8-magnitude quake struck a mountainous area 72 kilometres (45 miles) southwest of tourist hotspot Marrakesh at 11:11 pm (2211 GMT) Friday, the US Geological Survey reported. Strong […]

  Saturday 09, September 2023 Atiku, Obi get Certified True Copy, prepare appeal Ex-RCCG pastor installed as Soun, begins seven-day rites How I bought hotel where I once worked as labourer – Oniba of Iba We’ll prevent Nigerians from sliding into poverty – FG PDP faults Umahi over planned concrete for federal roads Female students’ […]

  The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has okayed a fresh suit seeking to restrain the Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Ms. Hannatu Musa Musawa, from serving as a member of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. The Originating Summons, marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1230/2023, is seeking to not only declare the seat of the Minister as […]

  The police in Edo State have arrested a 21-year-old man, Salami Anedu, for allegedly killing his wife following a misunderstanding over food. Daily Trust reports that the suspect was paraded alongside other suspects arrested for allegedly involving in various crimes in the state. The command’s spokesperson, SP Chidi Nwanbuzor, said the suspect was arrested […]

  Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, of Ondo State, has resumed work officially after a month’s medical vacation abroad. Akeredolu who thanked Nigerians for their ceaseless prayers for his recovery assured them that he will be alive to complete for his full tenure in office. The Speaker of the state House of Assembly,Rt Hon. Olamide Oladiji, confirmed […]

  A middle age boy whose name was simply given as Ikechi has killed his father with a pestle at Rumuaghaolu in Obio Akpor local government area of Rivers State. It was gathered that the suspect had requested for an undisclosed amount of money from the father and became infuriated when the deceased refused to […]

  The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu has nullified the election of the Labour Party’s candidate, Professor Sunday Nnamchi as the House of Representatives member for the Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency in Enugu State. Delivering judgement in the petition filed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Cornelius Nnaji, the […]

  The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has sacked Senator Emmanuel Udende of the All Progressives Congress in Benue State. The tribunal declared the one-time governor of the state, Senator Gabriel Suswam of the Peoples Democratic Party, the winner of the senatorial election held on February 25, 2023. Udende represents Benue North East Senatorial District […]

  An unidentified man was electrocuted while trying to steal transformer cables in the early hours of Friday inside the premises of Niger State Printing Press in Minna. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the corpse of the man was found by some staff of the printing press hanging on the transformer on […]

  A young Nigerian lady (name withheld) has died aboard Egypt Air flight en route to London, United Kingdom. The lady was said to have left Nigeria for London onboard Egypt Air MS 876 flight to Cairo on Monday through the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, but died on board. A family source who […]