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Rishi Sunak, British prime minister, says the United Kingdom forces have completed the evacuation of the country’s diplomats and their families from Sudan. “I pay tribute to the commitment of our diplomats and bravery of the military personnel who carried out this difficult operation. We are continuing to pursue every avenue to end […]

Forty- seven bodies have been dug out of their graves by Kenyan police in Malindi, a coastal town in the southeastern part of the country. According to the BBC, 15 members of the Good News International Church were rescued from shallow graves in the Shakahola forest. Kenya Broadcasting Station (KBC) said that […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says the commission is focusing its searchlight on fraudsters who use real estate to launder money. Speaking during a media workshop in Benin, Edo state capital, Chris Mishela, a lawyer with the EFCC, said many estates springing up in the country, especially in Abuja, are built […]

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says Nigeria’s internet users increased to 154.8 million in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2022. NBS, in its latest telecoms data report released on Friday, said the total number of active internet subscribers in Q4 2022, stood at 154,847,901 — up from 141,971,560 reported in Q4 2021. […]

The federal government says the tense atmosphere in Sudan is frustrating efforts to evacuate Nigerians stranded in the country. Violent clashes between Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group, have killed over 270 people. Thousands of civilians have fled Khartoum, Sudan’s capital, with foreign nations making efforts to […]

Isma’ila Maihanchi, member-elect of the house of representatives for Jalingo/Yorro/Zing federal constituency in Taraba, is dead.  Maihanci who won the election under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was born on October 22, 1986, aged 36. His death is coming about two months after he defeated the incumbent member, Kasimu […]

Four of the abducted students of Federal Government College (FGC) Birnin-Yauri, Kebbi state have been released after about two years in captivity. They are Bilhah Musa, Hasfa Murtala, Faiza Ahmed, and Rahma Abdullahi. The four of them were among the 112 students of the school abducted on June 17. Their release […]

The federal government, on April 5, 2023, announced that it secured the sum of $800 million from the World Bank as part of its post-subsidy palliatives scheme. Reiterating the government’s decision to proceed with the proposed petrol subsidy removal, Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, said the fund would be disbursed to the 10 […]