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The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, fixed May 20 to decide on separate applications praying for the restoration of the bail granted to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The court, on the said date, will also consider the application that the IPOB leader be transferred to another facility…

Around 70 people have been killed by heavy rains lashing Afghanistan over the past five days, the government’s disaster management department said on Wednesday. Neighbouring Pakistan has also been hammered by spring downpours, with 65 people killed in storm-related incidents as rain falls at nearly twice the historical average rate, officials told AFP. Dubai’s flagship…

THE Adamawa State Government has proposed N55.5bn as supplementary budget for the 2024 financial year. The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Neido Kofulto, said this while briefing newsmen in Yola on Tuesday evening, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. She said the supplementary budget was part of the agenda of the emergency executive council…

Donald Trump and Polish President, Andrzej Duda discussed the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East over dinner Wednesday in New York, the former US president’s reelection campaign said. Real estate magnate Trump, on a one-day break from court appearances in his hush money criminal trial, hosted Duda at his Trump Tower property in Manhattan….

Indonesian rescuers raced to evacuate thousands of people Thursday after a volcano erupted five times, forcing authorities to close a nearby airport and issue a warning about falling debris that could cause a tsunami. The crater of Mount Ruang flamed with lava against a backdrop of lightning bolts overnight after erupting four times on Wednesday,…

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, reiterated his administration’s readiness to partner with investors to unlock the tourism potential of the state. He also said opportunities exist in the tourism sector, which can lead to prosperity if properly harnessed, adding that there are six major sites of development in the state, namely, Cultural…

Renowned chess master, Tunde Onakoya, who commenced his mission to surpass the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon for 58 hours, has played the game for 16 hours, winning all opponents. The event, which is underway at New York City’s iconic Times Square, started on Wednesday, April 17, and is scheduled to end on…

Troops of the Nigerian Army deployed in the North-East have rescued one of the kidnapped students from the Chibok Secondary School,  Lydia Simon. A statement on Friday from the Department of Army Public Relations said Lydia, who was on serial number 68 was rescued along with her three children by troops conducting Operation Desert Sanity…

The Lagos State Police Command has tendered a public apology for a mix-up following the alleged arrest of a popular Nigerian disc jockey, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, aka DJ Switch. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the apology via his X handle Thursday, stating that the arrested DJ was “DJ Commissioner Wysei,…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed an application by the former governor of Anambra state, Willie Obiano, challenging the powers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to prosecute him. Obiano, who was arraigned on January 24, is standing trial on nine charges bordering on alleged N4bn theft. But in a preliminary objection…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all Computer-Based Test centre owners to arrest any parent, who is found near any of their facilities during the 2024 UTME exercise. The body said all arrangements have been concluded for the conduct of the 2024 UTME, which will be held in over 700 CBT centres…