Lagos Assembly Passes N2.267tn 2024 Budget
The Lagos State House of Assembly has passed the N2.267 trillion budget for 2024 presented by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu last year. The budget, comprising 58 per cent capital expenditure and…
Insecurity Has Gone Beyond Control – Bode George
A founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has lamented the security situation in the country, saying that it has gone beyond control. He said the…
Plateau: Protesters Burn Down Traditional Ruler’s Palace, Fault Arrests
Protesters on Friday burned down the palace of the District Head of Bokkos Saf Adanchin during demonstrations over what they tagged as the indiscriminate arrests in the area following recent…
PHOTOS: Akeredolu’s Body Arrives In Nigeria
The body of former Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has arrived in Nigeria. It arrived at the private wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport on Friday and was…
Response To Aruri Killing ‘Inevitable’, Hezbollah Chief Warns Israel
The head of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group warned Israel Friday that it will respond swiftly “on the battlefield” to the killing of Hamas’s deputy leader in its southern Beirut stronghold.…
‘Starsky & Hutch’ Star David Soul Dies At 80
US-born actor and singer David Soul, a 1970s icon for his role as Detective Kenneth “Hutch” Hutchinson in the classic TV crime series “Starsky & Hutch”, has died aged 80,…
Suspected Boko Haram Insurgents Kill Pastor, Five Others In Yobe State
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed Pastor Luka Levong of the Church of Christ In Nations (COCIN) in Kwari, Geidam Local Government Area of Yobe state. The attackers also killed…
Japan Quake Death Toll Rises To 94 With 222 Missing
Hampered by bad weather and damaged roads, Japanese rescuers searched Friday for 222 people still missing four days after a devastating earthquake as the death toll approached 100. Two elderly…
South Africa’s Pistorius Released From Prison
South Africa’s ex-Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius was released from jail on parole Friday and “is now at home”, authorities said, almost 11 years after he shot dead his girlfriend Reeva…
FHA Denies Responsibility For Planned Demolition In FCT Community
The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) says it is not responsible for the planned demolition of houses in the Zhidu community near Lugbe phase 11 of Abuja. This is according to…