South Africa mine dump collapse kills 14 illegal miners
At least 14 suspected illegal miners were killed and eight injured when a mine dump collapsed in South Africa’s North West province on Monday night, police said. Search and rescue opera...
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Syrian court sentences ex-president Bashar al-Assad to death for crimes against humanity
A Syrian court has sentenced former ruler Bashar al-Assad to death after convicting him over charges of “war crimes” and “crimes against humanity” during the country’s civil war. Al-Assad wa...
Lagos arrests suspect for vandalising road barrier
The Lagos State Government has arrested a suspect for vandalising a concrete barrier installed to prevent pedestrians from crossing the expressway at unauthorised points at Kosofe Bus Stop, Mile 12, a...
X to introduce new reward scheme for creators
X, formerly known as Twitter, says it will discontinue its revenue-sharing programme and introduce a new “Original Content Rewards Program” for creators. In a statement announcing the development ...
Why EFCC Froze Osun State’s Government Account
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, is compelled to publicly address issues pertaining to its preventive moves in freezing the bank account of the Osun State government, without prejud...
President Tinubu approves salary increases for armed forces personnel
President Bola Tinubu has approved salary increases of between 30 and 80 per cent for Nigeria’s armed forces personnel. About 250,000 personnel are to benefit from the new deal. Under the new arrang...
EFCC hands over N42 million to Businessman
The Ag Zonal Director, Benin Zonal Directorate, Deputy Commander of the EFCC, Sa’ad Hanafi Sa’ad on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, handed over a bank draft of N42 million to Ebesunun Mathew Edonojie, b...
UNIJOS student, Mbaya, model beaten to death over ‘phone theft’
The Plateau State Police Command has arrested three suspects in connection with the death of Ibrahim Mbaya, a 25-year-old model and University of Jos (UNIJOS) student, who was allegedly beaten to deat...
Tinubu approves expansion Nigerian Army to 12 division, to recruit 28,000 extra
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has approved the expansion of the Nigerian Army’s structure from eight to twelve divisio...
President Donald Trump lauds President Tinubu’s decisive leadership against terrorist
US President Donald Trump has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his decisive leadership “on behalf of the Nigerian people.” In a letter to President Tinubu, President Trump applauded Tinubu�...
President Tinubu announces 26 new appointments
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced 26 new appointments into 10 Federal Government agencies and commissions, with former governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose, emerging as chairman of the Rural El...
PDP endorses President Tinubu for the 2027 General Election
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has announced its endorsement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for the 2027 General Election...
