Crocodiles tear 72-year-old apart after victim falls inside cage
About 40 crocodiles killed a Cambodian man on Friday after he fell into their enclosure on his family’s reptile farm, police said. Luan Nam, 72, was trying to move a crocodile out of a cage where it had laid eggs when it grabbed the stick he was using as a goad and pulled him in. […]
Tunisia arrests migrant trafficking kingpin
Tunisia has arrested a man suspected of being the organiser of a ring that smuggled migrants across the Mediterranean, including an attempted crossing in which 20 people drowned, authorities said. The North African country, which lies just 130 kilometres from the Italian island of Lampedusa, has long been a favoured steppingstone for migrants attempting the […]
Japan unveils new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion
Russia was hit with a wave of sanctions after it sent forces into Ukraine in February last year, but calls have grown from Kyiv and its allies for tougher action against Moscow. The latest embargo by Tokyo follows the Group of Seven summit Japan hosted last week in Hiroshima, where the bloc’s leaders agreed to […]
JAMB unveils N1.19bn CBT centre in Kaduna
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has commissioned a 1000-seating capacity mega Computer Based Test Centre in Kaduna. The centre said to be the largest in West Africa has four units each of 250 seaters with the capacity to conduct the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for 4,000 candidates per day. While inaugurating the N1.19bn CBT […]
Tinubu can achieve greatness as President if… — Shagari
Former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, Mukhtar Shagari, on Thursday, expressed optimism that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu can achieve greatness as President of the nation if he surrounds himself with the right people. Shagari said this while speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, adding that Tinubu will be successful if he has the right team. […]
IMF tasks Tinubu on revenue generation, debt reduction
The International Monetary Fund has urged the incoming government of President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu to take steps to increase the country’s revenue base. The Resident Representative, IMF Nigeria Office, Ari Aisen, who said this during a virtual forum on the Nigerian debt situation, also advised the incoming government to drastically reduce dependence on debt to […]
VIDEO: Seyi Tinubu donates wheelchairs to special needs people at #RenewedHopeConcert
Seyi Tinubu, son of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, donated wheelchairs to some special needs people during the #RenewedHopeConcert at the MKO Abiola National Stadium in Abuja. The concert was held on Thursday night to celebrate the inauguration of Seyi’s father as president. President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and his Vice, Kashim Shettima, among other dignitaries, also graced […]
Reduce fuel price on assumption of office, group urges Tinubu
A socio-democratic group, Rere Foundation for Progress and Development Nigeria has urged the President-elect, Bola Tinubu to prioritise the reduction of fuel price on assumption of office. The group lamented that the high cost of fuel has made the value of goods go up and it is making life unlivable for poor Nigerians. The founder […]
We achieved 80% success in fight against Boko Haram – Magashi
Outgoing Minister of Defence, Major General Barshi Magashi (rtd) has revealed the level of success the armed forces has achieved in the four years he served as a minister. According to toMagashi, the armed forces achieved over 80 percent success in destroying Boko Haram/ISWAP insurgency, banditry, and other criminality. “Whether anybody likes it or not, […]
Police arrest man for killing four in Japan gun attack
Japanese police on Friday detained a suspect who had holed up in a building after allegedly killing four people, including two police officers, in a gun and knife attack. The man was taken into custody outside a farm near the city of Nakano in Nagano region, with police confirming a fourth fatality overnight — an […]