Sixteen persons were on Tuesday night burned to death in an accident that occurred along the busy Ore-Ondo highway in…
Four Nigerians jailed in UK for forging over 2,000 marriage documents
Four Nigerians have been jailed after forging more than 2,000 marriage certificates to help people live in the United Kingdom…
Kwara to recruit 1,600 teachers, support staff
The Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board has disclosed plans to recruit 1,600 teaching and non-teaching staff from across the…
Ex-lawmaker repays N3.2m student loan taken in 1970s
A former member of the House of Representatives, Lanre Laoshe, has repaid his N1,200 student loan received between 1976 and…
South Africa’s billionaire, Johann Rupert, overtakes Dangote as Africa’s richest man
South Africa’s Johann Rupert has displaced the President of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, to become the richest man in…
Typhoon forces Toyota to suspend operations in Japan
Auto giant Toyota said Wednesday it was suspending production at all its factories in Japan because of an approaching typhoon.…
Flights of fancy: Govs slammed for wasting N160bn on unviable airports
Six state governments including Ekiti, Ebonyi, Jigawa, Yobe, Nasarawa, and Bayelsa have spent about N160bn on airport projects that opposition…
Breaking: Osun PDP Suspends Ex-Chief of Staff, Peter ‘Power’
The Osun State Chapter of People’s Democratic Party has suspended a Chieftain of the party, Elder Peter Babalola from the…
Tea vendor kills 20-year-old boy for allegedly stealing bread
The Police in Jigawa State have arrested a 40-year-old tea vendor, Abdulrashibu Ya’u over alleged beating of a boy to…
Nigeria’s first Olympic medallist Maiyegun dies at 85
Nigeria’s first Olympic medallist, Nojim Maiyegun, died on Monday, aged 85, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The former boxer, who made…