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Fire kills 17 children, injures 16 others in Zamfara Islamic school

Tragedy struck in the Kaura-Namoda Local Government Area of Zamfara State, as a fire outbreak at an Islamiya school claimed the lives of at...

UNILORIN undergraduate commits suicide over ‘Hardship’

A 200-level male student of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN), Kwara State, has reportedly committed suicide over economic hardship. The deceased, whose identity was yet-to-be...

Assembly tackles Obasa as ex-Speaker faults impeachment, denies alleged fraud

A former speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has faulted his removal by lawmakers. Obasa, who spoke for the first time...

Meranda is Lagos assembly speaker, lawmakers reply Obasa

A statement by its management on Saturday said the move was to alleviate the traffic burden on airport road users. Read AlsoNCC approves 50% tariff...

Kano-Niger Republic rail project: Communities tackle FG over compensations for 3,252 owners

Construction work has intensified on the $1.96 billion Kano-Maradi rail project despite the strained relations between the Federal Government and the military junta in...

Ekweremadu’s wife regains freedom from UK prison

Wife of a former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Beatrice has been released from the United Kingdom’s prison. Senator Ekweremadu, his wife, and Dr....

University of Ibadan students protest 82-day power outage in UCH

Angry students of the University of Ibadan in Oyo State have staged a peaceful protest against the 82-day power outage at the University College...

Doctors declare three-days strike in Abuja, shut hospitals

Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD FCTA) has commenced a three-day warning strike over unpaid salaries, allowances, and other demands. The strike...