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I won’t obey mandatory voting; I prefer to go to jail: Agbakoba
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Olisa Agbakoba, has condemned the proposed bill seeking to make voting mandatory in Nigeria, saying ...
Protest rocks Pakistan after militants’ explosives kill four children
Thousands of people in north-west Pakistan on Tuesday blocked a highway with the coffins of four children killed by a ...
Panama monkeys carry stolen howler babies around for days
Some male capuchin monkeys in Panama have developed a new behaviour where they abduct baby monkeys of a different species ...
Gateway Games: NSC disqualifies Lagos, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa athletes for doping
The National Sports Commission says it has disqualified six athletes from participating in the ongoing 22nd National Sports Festival, tagged ...
New pandemic treaty adopted by WHO member states
On Tuesday, member states of the World Health Organisation adopted a new pandemic treaty to avoid the panic and disarray ...
Turkey detains 18 in probe targeting Istanbul municipality
Turkish authorities said it has detained at least 18 people as part of their corruption probe targeting employees of Istanbul’s ...
N-HYPPADEC recommits to community development
The National Hydro-electric Power Producing Development Areas Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to developing its target communities in the country ...
EU approves 17th package of sanctions against Russia
On Tuesday, the European Union approved its 17th package of sanctions against Russia, and EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas ...
Ibadan men caught stealing he-goats, prosecutor tells court
Two Men, Abubakar Sanni, 22, and Ibrahim Saminu, 24, were on Tuesday arraigned at an Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court for ...
Cost of raising one child in South Korea rises
South Korea’s cost of raising a child grew last year, according to an education ministry survey on Tuesday. The monthly ...
Police arrests two serial phone snatchers, recover seven stolen handsets in Delta
The Delta State Police Command has arrested two suspects alleged to be serial phone snatchers during a routine stop-and-search operation ...
Fuji musician Pasuma and crew escape ‘thug attack’ in Osun
Popular Fuji musician, Wasiu Alabi, better known as Pasuma, reportedly escaped an attack on Friday by suspected thugs in Ikire, ...
Tinubu, other Nigerians who attended pope’s inauguration should stop looting, corruption: Obi
Peter Obi has called on Nigerians, including President Bola Tinubu, to apply the lessons of the message delivered by Pope ...
NEMA tasks traders in Akwa Ibom on proper waste disposal to avert flooding
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has advised market women in Akwa Ibom to regularly clear drains and properly dispose ...
U.S. VP Vance, Pope Leo discuss conflicts at private audience
U.S. Vice President JD Vance was received by Pope Leo XIV on Monday for a private audience at the end ...
Lagos govt seeks strategic partnership to tackle coastal erosion
The Lagos State government has announced plans to further scale up the deployment of groynes technology, a proven coastal defence ...
Osun tenants decry exploitative hikes in house rent; landlords blame economic situation
Tenants in Osogbo, Osun, have decried what they described as exploitative hikes by landlords and called for urgent government intervention ...
Nigerian Navy establishes special operations command in Makurdi
The Nigerian Navy has announced the establishment of a special operations command in Makurdi to complement the efforts of sister ...
NSSEC begins 2025 quality assurance monitoring in secondary schools
The National Senior Secondary Education Commission (NSSEC) has flagged off its 2025 Quality Assurance Monitoring and Evaluation exercise for senior ...
Women protest alleged pollution of farmlands by Kaduna refinery
Women from the Nissi, Kapam, and Rido communities protested on Monday at the Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC) over ...
