22 Dead, 132 Injured In Plateau School Building Collapse
The Plateau State Government says 22 persons have died and one hundred and thirty-two persons injured after a school collapsed in the Busa Buji, Jos North Local Government Area…
Meta lifts bans on Trump’s Facebook, Instagram accounts
Meta said Friday it was lifting restrictions on US presidential candidate Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, ending measures put in place after his supporters violently stormed the US…
DAILIES TOP STORIES: 86 varsities, others conducted illegal admissions, says JAMB
Saturday 13 July 2024 Monitor govs, track LG funds, ALGON, NULGE tell NFIU Biden refuses to quit campaign train as pressure mounts Danger within: How blood-thirsty house helps kill…
Forex: CBN Sells $122.67m To 46 Authorised Dealers
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sold about $122.67m to 46 authorised dealers, in its determination to promote stability and reduce market volatility in the foreign exchange market.…
S’Court’s verdict on LG autonomy, a relief for governors – NGF
Governor of Kwara State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman, has said that the forum welcomed the ruling of the Supreme Court granting autonomy to local…
AGF: S’court verdict takes immediate effect — LGAs freed from shackles of the past
Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation, says Thursday’s supreme court ruling has “emancipated” LGAs from the “shackles of the past”. On Thursday, the apex court ruled that the federal…
Police dismiss officer for ‘rejecting transfer to new station’
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has dismissed Buba Adamu, a corporal “who refused to report at his new station in Kaduna”. Adamu had been transferred to Kaduna from the…
Tragedy In Jos As School Building Collapses Killing Many, Injuring Scores
A secondary school building has collapsed in Plateau States killing at least 12 persons and leaving dozens of others injured. Activities at Saints Academy and its immediate environment in…
Court grants N10bn bail to ex-power minister, Mamman
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, granted former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, bail in the sum of N10 billion with two sureties in like sum. Mamman…
Woman, son beat 14-year-old boy to death over missing N1000
A yet-to-be-identified woman and her son, known only as Chukwuemeka, have allegedly beaten a 14-year-old boy named Testimony to death at their home on Delta Street, Ayanre, off Ibiye…
Tinubu names National Theatre after Wole Soyinka
President Bola Tinubu has named the National Arts Theatre in Iganmu, Lagos, after Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka. Tinubu announced this in a tribute he wrote to celebrate Soyinka…
Nigerian officials collected N721bn bribes in 2023 – UN report
Nigerian public officials collected an estimated N721 billion in cash bribes in 2023, according to the ‘Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends’ report prepared by the United Nations Office on…
Report: Dangote refinery gets 5m barrels of crude oil from US
Dangote has purchased 5 million barrels of US crude scheduled for delivery next month and in September, Bloomberg is reporting. According to the report on July 11, the refining…
60 Bodies Found After Israeli Operation In Gaza City
Around 60 bodies were found under the rubble of a Gaza City neighbourhood, officials in the Hamas-run territory said Thursday, after Israel’s military declared an end to its operation…
“We can’t trust him“, Kenya youths demand Ruto’s resignation
Young Kenyans on Friday dismissed President William Ruto’s decision to sack most of his cabinet, with some warning that they would resume street protests unless he steps down. Ruto…