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Cancer: 6,500 Penises Amputated in Brazil in 10 Years

In 2018, Brazilian pensioner João sought medical help after he found a wart on his penis. “I started visiting medical clinics to find out what it was, but all the doctors told me it was due to excess skin and…

Korean Air Boeing Plane Drops 25,000 Feet In Five Minutes After System Malfunction

A Korean Air Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, bound for Taiwan, has encountered a pressurisation system malfunction while flying over Jeju Island, South Korea. The plane underwent a rapid descent of 25,000 feet in just five minutes, approximately 30 minutes…

Report: Tinubu Government Owes Six-Month Salaries Of Staff Of 13 Agencies Under Health Ministry

Some staff of agencies under the Federal Ministry of Health have lamented how the President Bola Tinubu’s administration has withheld their salaries and allowances for the past six months.   The agencies include; the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, the…

BREAKING: NELFUND postpones student loan application for state-owned institutions

The Management of Nigerian Education Loan Fund on Tuesday announced a 14-day postponement of the application process for student loan for state institutions due” to low data submissions,” a statement by the agency said in Abuja. The Fund said the…

Kenya police fire teargas at anti-tax protests

Kenya police have fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters in the capital, Nairobi, amid ongoing anti-tax demonstrations across the country. Businesses have been shut and transport has been paralysed in the city, with the police engaging in running battles with…

Another Nigerian Pilgrim Returns Lost €1,750 In Saudi Arabia

A Nigerian pilgrim, identified as Muhammad Na’Allah has returned the sum of €1,750 (One thousand, seven hundred and fifty Euros) which he stumbled upon at the Haram in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Muhammad who is from Gumi Local Government Area of…

Tinubu Appoints Tunji Bello FCCPC Boss

President Bola Tinubu has appointed Olatunji Bello as the new Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice-Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, pending Senate confirmation. Mr. Bello, a renowned journalist, previously served as the Chairman of the Editorial…

Kano Court Adjourns Govt Case Against Ado Bayero, Others Over Emirate Tussle To July 2

The Kano State High Court has adjourned hearing on the state government’s motion to restrain Aminu Ado Bayero and four others from presenting themselves as Emirs. The adjournment was ordered by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu. The case was adjourned to…

Kano chief magistrate suspended for ‘transferring money from petitioner’s frozen bank account’

   The Kano state Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has suspended Talatu Makama, a chief magistrate, indefinitely. She was suspended for allegedly ordering the transfer of funds from a frozen bank account into her personal account. According to a statement issued…

Just In: Court discharges, acquits ex-Lagos Speaker, Ikuforiji of money laundering

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, discharged and acquitted a former Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, over alleged N338.8m money laundering. Ikuforiji was discharged alongside his former Personal Assistant, Oyebode Atoyebi. Justice Liman…