At Least 58 Killed, Four Villages Burnt In Latest Zamfara Bandit Attacks
The death toll in the recent bandit attacks on Anka and Bukkuyum local government areas of Zamfara State has risen to 58, according to government sources. At least four…
First 11: Ighalo’s AFCON Absence And This Week’s Biggest Sports Stories
From Romelu Lukaku’s row with Thomas Tuchel; Odion Ighalo’s AFCON absence to Watford’s eventual release of Senegal’s Ismaila Sarr for the competition, sports fans had a lot to chew on…
Nigeria Records 814 New Infections, Four Deaths
File photo: A patient who is suspected of suffering from COVID-19 coronavirus undergoes testing at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital isolation centre on May 10, 2020. Audu MARTE /…
Pogba Return A Month Away, Says Rangnick
This file photo taken on November 02, 2021 shows Manchester United’s France’s midfielder Paul Pogba warming up ahead of the UEFA Champions League group F football match between Atalanta and…
At Least 21 Die In Vehicles Trapped By Pakistan Snowstorm
In this handout photograph released by Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on January 8, 2022 shows army soldiers take part in a rescue operation to clear a road covered…
Fire Guts Shops, Goods In Popular Yobe Market
Sympathisers and traders gather at the Nguru popular central market following the fire outbreak. Several shops and goods worth millions of naira have been destroyed by fire at Nguru popular…
Ethiopia Frees High-Profile Political Prisoners
In this file photo taken on February 14, 2018, Ethiopian jounalist Eskinder Nega, who was given an 18-year prison sentence in 2012 on accusations of links to the banned Ginbot…
Djokovic Tested Positive To COVID-19 In December, Lawyers Tell Court
File photo of Novak Djokovic. PHOTO: Anne-Christine POUJOULAT/AFP Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic was given a COVID-19 vaccine exemption because he tested positive for the virus in December, his lawyers said…
Banditry: Matawalle Meets With Heads Of Security Agencies, Visit Victims
Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle has held a meeting with heads of security agencies in the states and visited victims of bandit attacks. The governor said this after inspecting the…
Gunmen Attack Kwara Villages, Kidnap Ex-Customs Boss, Four Others
A file photo of three armed men. Gunmen suspected to be bandits have abducted five persons in separate attacks on two different Local Government Areas of Kwara State. In one…