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Court remands principal suspect of Kano mosque explosion

An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Rijiyar Zaki Kano, on Monday, ordered the remand of a 38-year-old man, Shafi’u Abubakar, in a corrections centre...

Naira gains N28.34 against dollar, trades N1,468/$ at official market

The Naira on Monday gained N28.34 at the official market, trading at N1,468.99 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ...

Auto crash claims 6 lives in Imo

The Police Command in Imo has confirmed the death of six people in a road accident on Saturday evening in Imo. The Command’s Public Relations...

Labour Party lawmaker in Ebonyi defects to APC

A lawmaker at the Ebonyi House of Assembly, Chief Celestine Ogba (LP-Onicha East) has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Ogba announced his defection...

Iranian President Raisi, foreign minister, 6 others dead after helicopter crash

All nine people on board of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter which crashed in the country’s North-West have died, the media reported. Raisi and Iranian...

LASEPA shuts popular restaurants, church, others over noise pollution

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has shut down two popular restaurants, a church, and three other establishments for noise pollution in the...

Doctors bitten as pyschiatric patients protest ‘poor treatment’ at Ogun hospital

Patients at the Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Abeokuta, Ogun state, have protested the “poor treatment” being meted out to them at the facility. According to Channels...

FG distributes relief materials to 1000 windstorm victims in Nasarawa

The Federal Government on Thursday in Lafia, commenced the distribution of relief materials to 1,000 persons displaced by windstorm in Nasarawa State. Mr Ahmed Tijanni,...

Police confirm 15 dead in Kano mosque attack

The Police Command in Kano State has confirmed the death of 15 persons in a mosque attack in Gadan village in Gezawa Local Government...

WHO updates list of drug-resistant bacteria threatening human health

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has released its updated Bacterial Priority Pathogens List (BPPL) 2024, featuring 15 families of antibiotic-resistant bacteria grouped into critical,...

Spain denies port entry to ships carrying arms for Israel

Spain’s left-wing government has begun to implement its new policy of refusing entry to Spanish harbours to cargo ships carrying weapons for Israel. The Danish...

NAFDAC seals cosmetics shops, confiscates unregistered brands in Lagos

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)  has sealed over five shops that deal on cosmetic products within the cosmetic...

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Residents: Key Factors to Consider When Choosing a Self Storage Facility in Philadelphia

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“No Victor, No Vanquished” — Angbazo calls for unity after Nasarawa ADC Governorship Primary win

LAFIA — Retired General Nuhu Angbazo has emerged victorious from the Africa Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship primaries in Nasarawa State, calling on all party faithful to sheathe their swords and rally behind a common vision for the state's development. In a press statement issued shortly after his victory...

Lazarus Angbazo: The Countries that will lead the AI Economy are being decided right Now — By Their PowerGrids

Nigeria has enough installed generation to power a mid-sized country. The grid delivers less than half of it. Around the world, the race to build AI-ready power infrastructure is already underway — and the decisions African governments and investors make in the next eighteen months will determine...

Cheta Nwanze: Failed visa Marriages

by Cheta Nwanze The 1990 film Green Card told a relatively innocent story: a French immigrant and an American woman enter a marriage of convenience so he can stay in the US. They barely know each other. They hope never to see each other again after the deal...

Digital Marketing for Attorneys

In the competitive landscape of legal services, personal injury and medical malpractice attorneys are finding themselves overshadowed by competitors who dominate online visibility. The root of this issue lies in the digital presence that many firms lack. While traditional word-of-mouth referrals still hold value, the digital age...

Lazarus Angbazo: The global power industry is leaving Africa behind

 Dr. Lazarus AngbazoThe nascent AI revolution is not just driving electricity consumption and massive demand for additional capacity—it is reshaping how power is built, maintained, and delivered. For Africa, the real risk is no longer just insufficient capacity—it is also losing control and ability to manage the capacity it...

Bunmi Onabanjo-Kuku: The first thing you feel when you land in Nigeria

By Bunmi Onabanjo-Kuku The first thing you feel when you land in a country is not its culture, not its cuisine, not its people. It is its airport. That threshold, the space between the jet bridge and the city beyond, tells you everything a nation believes about itself...