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Gunfire, as Niger insurgents attempt to storm presidential palace
Niger’s presidential guard on Saturday repelled “insurgents from within the armed forces” who tried to enter the presidential palace in Niamey, where shooting was ongoing, a security source told AFP.
Iran president backtracks, admits US sanctions hurting economy
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has admitted that US sanctions on his country are hurting its economy, despite just days ago insisting they would achieve nothing. “Some say sanctions have no
27 die in Church bus crash
A minibus carrying churchgoers collided head-on with a truck in central Zimbabwe, killing at least 27 people, police said Saturday, in the latest deadly road crash to hit the country.
Alake Honoured as Yoruba Tennis Club Celebrates 100 Years of Culture, Heritage
Funmi Ogundare It was a celebration of Yoruba culture and heritage, weekend as the Yoruba Tennis Club (YTC) Lagos, honoured the Alake and Paramount Ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Aremu
Shettima bans congratulatory advertisements on his birthday
Vice President Kashim Shettima has appealed to well-wishers to refrain from placing congratulatory advertisements in newspapers or airing celebratory messages on radio, television and digital platforms on his 60th birthday.
Rights Activist Tasks Kogi Govt At35, Calls for Establishment of State Television
Ibrahim Oyewale in Lokoja Piqued by inability of the previous administrations to establish television station in Kogi State, the Executive Director, Conscience for Human Rights and Conflicts Resolution CHRCR, Idris Miliki,
Interpol rescues 2 Colombian women lured to Nigeria by traffickers
By Kingsley Omonobi In furtherance of the fight against transnational organised crime, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force attached to the National Central Bureau (NCB-INTERPOL), Lagos Annex, have successfully rescued
Rescuers claw through mud as Nepal, China flood missing toll nears 3,000
Rescuers in Nepal and China were battling Saturday to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing
Ex-FIRS chairman Nami emerges Niger PDP governorship candidate
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has officially named former Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, Muhammad Nami, as its flagbearer for the 2027 Niger State governorship election. This
Onuesoke Lauds FG’s Deal to Revive Delta Steel Company
Sylvester Idowu in Warri Chairman of DAS Energy Services Ltd, Udu, near Warri, Chief Sunny Onuesoke, has lauded the federal government’s agreement with Premium Steel and Mines Limited (PSML) to revive
