Rector of the Federal School of Statistics, Manchok, Kaduna State, Mr. Amos Magbon, has been released, almost 48 hours after he was abducted by some armed men. Daily Trust reports that Magbon had been kidnapped from his house in Manchok…
One Newfoundland company is marrying two of life’s simplest pleasures: coastal hiking along the rugged North Atlantic and frolicking with the world’s tiniest — and perhaps most mischievous — goats. “Nigerian dwarf goats are very curious, interesting creatures,” says owner…
The burial of a former Inspector General of Police, Mr. Tafa Balogun, has been scheduled for Saturday, as the family awaits his remains. Balogun died on Thursday in Lagos, at 74. A younger brother to the late IGP, Alhaji Yekini…
Four persons, including a traditional head in Ikare Akoko, High Chief Mukaila Bello have been abducted by gunmen on Thursday evening while traveling from Akure, the state capital, to Ikare-Akoko. The incident was said to have happened at Ago Yeye…
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has refuted the story published on some online media platforms that a branch and the head office of the lender has been shot by officials enforcing a court order. According to a statement from the…
An Inspector serving with the Lagos State Police Command, Orukpe Monday, has died from the torture he allegedly received from soldiers who attacked him and his colleagues in the Trade Fair area of Lagos State. Another Inspector, Igbafe Ojo, who…
At least 13 people were killed and 41 others injured after a fire swept through a nightclub in Chonburi province in south-eastern Thailand. The fire broke out at 01:00 local time on Friday (18:00 GMT Thursday) at the Mountain B…
Researchers at a Chinese university have developed a hydrogel that could improve patient outcomes from a minimally invasive cancer treatment using microwaves. Microwave ablation – which involves using a needle to transmit electromagnetic waves into a tumour to kill cancer…
Amazon Prime Video has ordered the Nigerian originals “Gangs of Lagos” and “LOL: Last One Laughing Naija,” and opened up local currency services for the platform in the country. Crime thriller “Gangs of Lagos,” which will launch on the platform…
Operatives of the Ondo State Security Network codenamed Amotekun Corps have intercepted a truck conveying 151 persons to Akure and Osun States. This was based on intelligence reports that terrorists were making inroads into Southwest States. The suspects, who were…
