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Justice Anthony Onovo of the Enugu High Court on Thursday ordered the British Government to pay £20 million each to the families of the 21 coal miners killed during the Iva Valley Massacre in 1949. The tragic incident occurred on...

The Nigeria Police Force has condemned the deadly attack that struck Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, leaving 75 people dead. In a statement issued Thursday, Force Public Relations Officer, Acting ACP Benjamin Hundeyin,...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday met with Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, following a deadly attack on Worro community in Kaiama Local Government Area, Kwara State. The attack, reportedly carried out by suspected...

The Dangote Refinery is set to increase its production capacity from 650,000 barrels per day (bpd) to 700,000 bpd, according to David Bird, Chief Executive Officer of the refinery. Speaking at a press briefing on Wednesday, Bird said the refinery...

Tracka, a civic technology platform that monitors public projects, has revealed that billions of naira allocated to federal projects in Nigeria were never executed, abandoned, or delivered fraudulently. The group disclosed its findings in a new report titled “The People...

ABUJA, Nigeria — The Nigerian medical community is in mourning following the tragic death of Dr. Salome Oboyi, a Senior Registrar who contracted Lassa Fever while treating a patient.Dr. Oboyi, a dedicated specialist in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology department at Bingham University...

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticized the Senate’s decision to reject the real-time electronic transmission of election results, saying it undermines transparency and public trust in Nigeria’s democracy. The Senate, during consideration of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, rejected proposals...

Gunmen have killed nearly 200 people in Kwara and Katsina states, officials and residents confirmed, as survivors buried the dead and security forces launched manhunts for the attackers. In Kwara, at least 170 people were killed when gunmen stormed the...

Niger has revoked the licences of about 30 transport operators and truck drivers who refused to transport fuel to neighbouring Mali, which is grappling with shortages caused by a jihadist blockade. The move comes as Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso—three...

Former South African President Jacob Zuma has been mentioned in a newly released batch of documents linked to late US financier Jeffrey Epstein. The records include email exchanges that refer to a private dinner allegedly organised at the Ritz Hotel...