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China has announced sanctions on Nancy Pelosi, United States house speaker, over her visit to Taiwan. Pelosi landed on the island on Tuesday — the highest-ranking American politician to do so in 25 years — despite a previous warning issued by China against the visit. Chinese President Xi Jinping had reportedly told US President Joe […]

Gunmen have reportedly kidnapped Mikaila Bello, the Oniku of Iku quarters of Ikare Akoko, Ondo state and three others. The incident was said to have occurred while the victims were travelling along Ago Panu axis of Owo-Ikare road, Ondo state, on Thursday evening. The victims were said to have been heading for […]

Muhammadu Sanusi II, former Emir of Kano, says Nigeria is in a bigger mess than it was in 2015. According to THISDAY, Sanusi spoke on Thursday at the Akinjide Adeosun Foundation (AAF), leadership colloquium and awards, which was held in Lagos state. The former emir expressed concern over the myriad of challenges, […]

On Day 7, Team Nigeria won five medals to reinstate their laurel rush at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Folashade Oluwafemiayo clinched the gold medal in the women’s heavyweight para powerlifting event on Thursday evening. She also broke the world record after lifting 130, 150, and 155 kilograms to score a cumulative […]

The United States has declared monkeypox a public health emergency. Xavier Becerra, secretary of the US department of health and human services, announced this in a briefing with journalists on Thursday. “I want to make an announcement today that I will be declaring a public health emergency,” he said. “We’re prepared […]

The Plateau government has revoked the licences of all private primary and secondary schools in the state. Elizabeth Wapmuk, Plateau commissioner for education, announced the development on Thursday at a media briefing in the state. “This is to inform the general public that the operating licences of all private nursery, pre-primary, primary, […]

Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue, says if the federal government refuses to approve licence for arms for the state’s security outfit, he will get approval from his people. On Thursday, Ortom inaugurated the first batch of personnel for the Benue community volunteer guards, the state’s security outfit. At the inauguration, the governor […]

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) says 32,000 Muslims were killed within three years in Nigeria. Ishaq Akintola, director of the organisation, said this on Thursday at a media briefing in Lagos in reaction to the request by five US senators for Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, to re-designate Nigeria as a […]

Tafa Balogun, a former inspector-general of police (IGP), is dead. A source, who confirmed the development to TheCable, said he died on Thursday evening. Although details surrounding his death are still sketchy, the former IGP had not been seen in public in recent times, and he was said to have been sick. […]