The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze and rain across the country from Monday to Wednesday. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged slight dust haze on Monday with localised visibility of 2 km to 5km…
Aproko Doctor denounces AI-driven misinformation in new statement
The team behind popular Nigerian healthcare advocate Aproko Doctor has issued a strong rebuttal regarding recent falsehoods circulating on Facebook. In a media statement released by Ethel Neboh, Aproko Doctor’s manager, they address the misuse of the doctor’s image, voice,…
Super Falcons midfielder Abiodun shines in NCAA women’s league
Fast-rising Super Falcons midfielder, Deborah Abiodun, has become a household name in the NCAA Division I women’s soccer tournament with the University of Pittsburgh, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. The 21-year-old, in her second year at the institution, was named to…
Dutch police hope to solve cold-case murder of sex worker using hologram
A hologram of a sex worker who was murdered in Amsterdam more than a decade ago could help solve the cold case, investigators hope. The sex worker, 19-year-old Bernadett Szabó, was born into poverty in the city of Nyíregyháza in…
Atiku envious of Tinubu’s position — Presidency
The presidency on Sunday accused former vice president Atiku Abubakar of harbouring a deep sense of envy towards President Bola Tinubu’s leadership. It said in a lengthy critique that since his defeat in the 2023 Presidential Election, Atiku, who has…
We’ll continue demolition of shanties, nobody can suppress us – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says his administration will continue the demolition of shanties in the FCT and no amount of protest can suppress them. He stated this when he payed a visit to Ruga community…
Some judges giving judiciary bad name – CJN
Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has expressed concerns over the reputation of the judiciary, noting that “some judges are giving the judiciary a bad name.” Her remarks came during a public discourse on “Ethics, Morality, and the…
‘I was misunderstood’, Senator clarifies position on subsidy removal
Senator Mohammed Sani Musa, Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance, has reacted to the controversies his comment on fuel subsidy removal triggered. Speaking on Friday during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Musa had said removal of fuel subsidy is…
TCN urges action as vandals destroy Lokoja–Gwagwalada transmission line
As Nigerians await the full restoration of power to areas affected by the recent vandalism of the 330kV Shiroro-Kaduna lines, the Transmission Company of Nigeria has reported a fresh attack on its 330kV Lokoja –Gwagwalada transmission line one. This was…
5 dead, including 2 juveniles, after quadruple murder-suicide at 2 homes in Minnesota
Five people, including two juveniles, were found dead in Minnesota, in what appears to be a quadruple murder-suicide spread across two homes. Officers responded to a welfare check at a home on the 6000 block of Tacony Street in Duluth…