Crime
Police, immigration officers sent to prison for N1.6m employment scam in Gombe
Two police officers and an immigration officer have been sentenced to seven years imprisonment each by Justice T.G. Ringing of the Federal High ...
Crime
Police nab five trans-border gunrunners, seize AK-47 rifles, gun-fabricating machine
Five suspects involved in trans-border gun running have been arrested by officers of the FID-IRT, Nigeria Police Force. The suspects are identified as ...
World
Syria insurgents enter Aleppo in new anti-Assad offensive
Insurgents reached Aleppo, Syria's second city, on Friday, in a swift offensive against Bashar Assad's forces, who are supported by Russian and Iranian ...
World
Crypto entrepreneur eats million dollar duct-taped banana
A banana that had been duck-taped to a wall as an art installation was eaten on Friday by the man who bought it on ...
World
Germany accuses Turkish man of spying for Ankara
Federal prosecutors in German said on Friday that they were seeking the arrest of a Turkish national based in the western state of ...
World
Lebanon ceasefire: Civil society ramps up reconstruction
When Fatima Atiyeh arrived at her home in the Lebanese coastal town of Tyre on the first day of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, ...
World
Biden’s Angola trip marks final Africa push in office
US President Joe Biden's first Africa trip next week will be among his final international engagements before leaving office. Biden had postponed a planned ...
Health
Malaria vaccination set to kick off in Kebbi, Bayelsa on Monday
The malaria vaccination campaign will start in Kebbi and Bayelsa states on December 2, 2024, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) ...
Health
Mpox cases will rise in December, Africa CDC warns
Mpox cases are expected to rise over the next four weeks, with signs of flattening anticipated early next year, according to the Africa ...
Metro
FG hands out N1.3bn to boost small businesses in Borno
A total of N1.3 billion has been disbursed by the Federal Government to support the growth of small enterprises in Borno State. The ...