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At least four persons on Saturday lost their lives in a fatal road traffic accident that occurred in Ikare Akoko in the Akoko North East Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Head of Operation of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Samuel…

‎Newly sworn-in President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), ‎Olumide Akpata, has implored on promoters of the splinter group, New Nigeria Bar Association (NNBA), to maintain a united body for all lawyers in the country. The…

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a superb goal and netted the winning penalty in a shootout as Arsenal beat Premier League champions Liverpool in the Community Shield at an empty Wembley Stadium. His curling strike gave FA Cup…

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB), the investigating body in charge of all aviation-related accidents and incidents in Nigeria says the Bell 206-B3 helicopter that crashed on Salvation Road, Opebi, in the Ikeja area of Lagos State, on…

Two men have been killed, while two others were abducted by suspected Boko Haram jihadists who attacked farmers outside Maiduguri city, anti-jihadist militia told AFP on Saturday. The insurgents rode into fields in Alau village on…

Determined to control flood and desert encroachment in the state, the Kano State government announced at the weekend that it has commenced planting of over two million tree seedlings. Commissioner for Environment in the state, Dr Kabiru…

The Senate has dismissed as false media reports that lawmakers are desperate to pass the controversial social media bill, despite its rejection by Nigerians. It noted that the committee handling the bill has not even submitted its…

Embattled Deputy Governor and governorship candidate of Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of betrayal and therefore has lost the…

The Yoruba World Congress (YWC), an umbrella organization for Yoruba nationals at home and abroad on Saturday declared it’s totally opposition to any attempt at putting the regional security outfit, Amotekun, under the control of the…

No fewer than 17 people have been confirmed dead following the collapse of a restaurant in northern China on Saturday, state media said. Rescuers are still pulling dozens of survivors from the rubble and searching for others believed to be…