Yobe State Cancels Licences Of All Private Schools
The Yobe State government has cancelled the licences of all private schools in the state and asked operators interested in following the laid rules and regulations to re-apply for new…
Tinubu Extols Nigerian Creatives Excellence, Congratulates Funke Akindele On Box Office Records
President Bola Tinubu celebrates the ingenuity, creativity, and immense artistic talents of Nigeria’s thriving entertainment industry. President Tinubu congratulates Ms. Funke Akindele on her record-setting film and commends the ace…
Pandemonium as angry women burn down Bokkos traditional ruler’s house in Plateau
Protesting women on Friday afternoon burned down the house of the District Head of Bokkos town in Bokkos Local Government Area of the state, Michal Monday Adanchi. According to a…
Suspected Boko Haram Insurgents Kill Pastor, Five Others In Yobe State
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed Pastor Luka Levong of the Church of Christ In Nations (COCIN) in Kwari, Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe state. The attackers also killed…
Japan Quake Death Toll Rises To 94 With 222 Missing
Hampered by bad weather and damaged roads, Japanese rescuers searched Friday for 222 people still missing four days after a devastating earthquake as the death toll approached 100. Two elderly…
South Africa’s Pistorius Released From Prison
South Africa’s ex-Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was released from jail on parole Friday and “is now at home”, authorities said, almost 11 years after he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva…
Late Gundogan Penalty Keeps Barca’s Title Defence Alive At Las Palmas
Ilkay Gundogan stroked home a stoppage time penalty to grab champions Barcelona a barely deserved 2-1 win at Las Palmas on Thursday. Xavi Hernandez’s side badly needed to win after…
FHA Denies Responsibility For Planned Demolition In FCT Community
The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) says it is not responsible for the planned demolition of houses in the Zhidu community near Lugbe phase 11 of Abuja. This is according to…
US Strike Kills Pro-Iran Commander In Iraq
A US strike in Baghdad on Thursday killed a pro-Iran military commander, the Pentagon said, with Al-Hashed al-Shaabi ex-paramilitaries saying it hit one of their headquarters. An Iraqi security official…
‘Multiple Gunshot Victims’ In Iowa School Shooting
A shooting on Thursday at a high school in the midwestern US state of Iowa left “multiple gunshot victims,” local authorities said, adding the incident was over but without confirming…