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Bandits have abducted a serving councillor in Southern Kaduna, Hon. David Ali Gwantu. Gwantu, who represents Gwantu Ward in Sanga Local Government Area, was taken from his residence in Gwantu town in the early hours of Friday, September 5, 2025. Reports indicate the attackers stormed his home shortly after midnight and whisked him away in the presence … Continue reading “Bandits kidnap serving councillor in Southern Kaduna”
The Plateau State House of Assembly has ordered an end to the compulsory yearly purchase of textbooks by parents, a practice it described as exploitative and unfair. The decision followed a motion by Hon. Joseph Bukar, representing Shendam Constituency, and seconded by Hon. Mathew Kwarpo Sylvanus of Mangu South. Presenting the motion, Bukar said, Compelling parents … Continue reading “Plateau assembly bans yearly purchase of text books”
From L-R: Executive Director (Credit, Risk & Portfolio), Aisha Abdullahi; MD/CEO of CREDICORP Engr. Uzoma Nwagba; The Minister of Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande; Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mobolaji Ogunlende and Lagos state NYSC Coordinator, Mrs. Christiana Salmwang at the launch of YouthCred in Lagos. Recently, the Nigerian Consumer Credit Corporation(CREDICORP) @credicorp.ng officially … Continue reading “FG Targets Over 400K Youths With Accessible Loans As CREDICORP Launches YouthCred In Lagos”
The Department of State Services (DSS) has filed terrorism charges against two senior commanders of Ansaru, a terror group reportedly linked to Al-Qaeda, over their alleged role in violent attacks across Nigeria. The suspects are Mahmud Usman, also known as Abu Bara’a Abbas/Mukhtar, who is described as the Emir of Ansaru, and his deputy, … Continue reading “DSS Files Terrorism Charges Against Ansaru Leaders Linked To Kuje Prison Break”
David Bowie was working on an “18th century” themed musical at the time of his death, which will feature in a new London centre dedicated to the seminal British artist, the BBC reported Friday. The V&A museum will open the free-to-access home for Bowie’s vast archive in Stratford, east London, on September 13. One … Continue reading “David Bowie’s Secret Musical On 18th Century London Found”
The Kogi State Police Command has arrested a 23-year-old woman at a lodge in Oguda village, Okene, after she was found to be in possession of illegal firearms. The command, in a statement on Friday, said its operatives attached to the Okene division during an intelligence-led raid operation, arrested the suspect identified as one … Continue reading “Police Arrest Woman In Kogi, Recover Firearms”
Hundreds of South Koreans were detained during a major US immigration raid on a Hyundai-LG battery plant being built in the state of Georgia, prompting Seoul to urge Washington Friday to respect its citizens’ rights. South Korea, Asia’s fourth biggest economy, is a key automaker and electronics producer with multiple plants in the United … Continue reading “US Detains Hundreds Of South Koreans In Factory Immigration Raid”
Mpox no longer represents a global public health emergency, the WHO said Friday, following a steady decline in cases and deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo and other affected countries. The World Health Organization declared a “public health emergency of internation concern” (PHEIC) in August 2024 after a two-pronged mpox epidemic broke out, … Continue reading “WHO Chief Lifts Mpox International Health Emergency”
Britain’s deputy prime minister Angela Rayner resigned on Friday after an investigation found she breached the ministerial code by underpaying on a property tax, in a major blow to Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s embattled Labour government. Rayner, a figurehead among the party’s left-wing base, had earlier this week admitted not paying enough of a … Continue reading “UK Deputy PM Angela Rayner Resigns Over Tax Error”
Britain’s Duchess of Kent, known for her links to the Wimbledon tennis tournament and for anonymously teaching music at a primary school, has died aged 92, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. The duchess, a talented pianist, organist and singer, was born Katharine Worsley into an aristocratic family in Yorkshire, northern England. She was … Continue reading “Duchess Of Kent Katharine Worsley Dies At 92”