A bomb struck a bus carrying children to an army-run school in south-western Pakistan on Wednesday, killing five people, including three children, and injuring dozens more, officials said. The blast targeted the vehicle in the city of Khuzdar, in the restive province of Balochistan, as it took students to class, said local official Yasir Dashti….
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has made her way into the National Assembly premises in Abuja, after she was initially denied access. The lawmaker who is serving a six-month suspension by the upper lawmaking body had vowed to resume sitting in the NASS chambers after a court verdict asking the Senate to recall her. However, when she…
Rebecca Cheptegei, a celebrated Ugandan marathon runner, tragically passed away after suffering severe burns in an attack allegedly carried out by her former boyfriend. According to AFP, the 33-year-old athlete, who competed in Paris, was doused in petrol and set on fire last Sunday, as confirmed by Ugandan officials. Authorities in north-west Kenya, where Cheptegei…
The House of Representatives has established a new committee to investigate economic sabotage within the petroleum sector. Notably absent from the list of committee members is Ikenga Ugochinyere, the former ad-hoc chairman and current Chairman of the House Committee on Upstream Petroleum. A few days ago, the House dissolved the previous ad-hoc committee, which had…
Popular Nigerian crossdresser, Bobrisky, has revealed the number of celebrities he has dated in the country. Bobrisky made this known while speaking about betrayals that drove him into exile. The crossdresser, in a recent video shared on Snapchat, confessed to having an intimate relationship with seven Nigerian celebrities. While announcing plans to expose and name…
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has again placed the blame of the leadership crisis in the party on the doorstep of the federal government, accusing it of deploying several tactics, including propaganda, to fuel the discord in the opposition party. Obi, a former governor of Anambra State, also…
The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, and the police in Kano are at loggerheads over the Eid-el-Kabir durbar in the state. The Kano State Police Command has reaffirmed a total ban on all durbar activities during the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, just hours after the Emir directed all district heads under the Kano Emirate to…
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday, ordered the temporary forfeiture of the sum of 49, 700. 00 US dollars allegedly recovered from Dr Nura Ali, former Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for Sokoto State in the 2023 general elections. Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order after Osuobeni Akponimisingha,…
There is increased security presence at the main gate of the National Assembly over plan by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to resume plenary today. An increased presence of security personnel, including armed guards, was observed at the complex’s entrance. The development has led to stricter checks and a more controlled environment for those entering the premises…
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has revealed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) aims to retain power beyond 2027 by causing division among opposition parties and weakening their structure. NNPP National Chairman Ajuji Ahmed made this declaration at the flag-off campaign for the party’s Ondo state governorship candidate, Olugbenga Edema, in Akure on Thursday….