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Twelve get life jail for lynching Ghana soldier

A court in Ghana has sentenced 12 people to life imprisonment after it found them guilty of killing an army…

Nigeria speaks on Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso withdrawal from ECOWAS

Nigeria expresses its sadness over the pronouncement by the Military authority in the Republic of Niger indicating that the Republics…

Forex: CBN releases $500m to clear verified liabilities

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has released 500 million dollars to various sectors in its determination to…

Bride, 5 bridesmaids, brother-in-law, 6 others die in Niger road accident

A newly wedded bride, her five bridesmaids, brother-in-law, six others have died in a motor accident around Lukoro area, Edati…

French farmers block major roads around Paris over falling incomes

French farmers have begun moving hundreds of tractors in an effort to blockade key routes into the French capital, termed…

Katsina executive council approves N74.5bn for nine new road projects

The Katsina State Executive Council has approved a budget of N74.5bn for the implementation of nine new road projects within…

NAF: 30 terrorists killed in Kaduna

The military air component of Operation Whirl Punch has killed 30 terrorists on motorcycles in the Birnin Gwari Local Government…

Kebbi holds mass wedding for over 300 couples

No fewer than 300 divorces, widows and indigents got married at a mass wedding in Birnin Kebbi sponsored by the…

Police rescue five kidnap victims in FCT

Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have rescued five abductees from two different gangs of kidnappers in Abuja.…

Radda inspects N761m dialysis centre, offsets bills of patients at Katsina hospital

Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, on Saturday, paid an unscheduled visit to the Amadi Rimi General Hospital in…