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Ondo govt links naming ceremonies to 29 deaths from ” Monkey Tail” consumption
By Dayo Johnson Akure The Ondo State Government has confirmed that 29 people died from the consumption of local herbal alcoholic mixtures, commonly called “monkey tail” in Odigbo council area
Ex-Jonathan spokesman Niboro joins Tinubu’s 2027 campaign team
Veteran journalist and former Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Ima Niboro, has been appointed one of the spokespersons of President Bola Tinubu’s campaign council ahead of
Bamanga Tukur, former Adamawa gov, ex-PDP Chair dies
By Luminous Jannamike & Umar Yusuf BAMANGA Tukur, former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and former governor of Gongola State, is dead. He was 90. Family sources
Haske dumps APC, joins APM as Adamawa governorship candidate
Businessman and politician, Abdulrahman Haske, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) ahead of the 2027 Adamawa State governorship election.
Woman recovers N1.64m mistakenly sent to Pastor Jerry Eze’s church
A woman, Sandra Okpara, has recovered N1.64m that she mistakenly transferred to an account linked to Pastor Jerry Eze’s Streams of Joy International. Okpara, a single mother of two, had
BRICS nations call for ‘maximum restraint’ in Mid-East war
Members of the 11-nation BRICS group including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi on Saturday, overcoming earlier divisions
Suspected vehicle theft kingpin arrested in Ogun
By James Ogunnaike, Abeokuta The Ogun State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old suspected vehicle theft kingpin, Mosuru Issa, and recovered a stolen wine-coloured Toyota Camry along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
IGP not opposed to citizens recording police officers – Media aide
The Nigeria Police Force has clarified that Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olatunji Disu is not opposed to citizens recording police officers while carrying out their duties in public. The Force
List of countries offering eVisa to Nigerians in 2026
Nigerian passport holders can travel to a number of countries by applying for a visa electronically instead of visiting an embassy or submitting a traditional paper visa application. An eVisa
Again, two Nigerians killed in South Africa’s xenophobic crisis
The Federal Government has confirmed the killing of two Nigerians in separate incidents in South Africa, amid renewed concerns over attacks targeting foreigners in the country. Oluwafemi Adeniyi, spokesperson for
