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A South African court has ruled that Zambia’s government can repatriate the body of former President Edgar Lungu and give him a state funeral, despite his family’s opposition. Lungu’s family had wanted to bury him privately in South Africa, where he died in June. They were left visibly distraught by the Pretoria high court’s decision […]
Recently, a large number of retired police personnel staged a nationwide protest to express their frustration over the contributory pension scheme, which they claimed is skewed against them. The retirees claimed that a Superintendent of Police who serves without blemish for 35 years gets a retirement benefit of N2 million. In a volatile economy like […]
The Israeli prime minister’s announcement of plans to take control of Gaza City has been met with concern in Israel, particularly by families of hostages still being held by Hamas. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum: Bring Them Home Now has said the plan “means abandoning hostages”, the BBC reported yesterday. “By choosing military escalation […]
Three boys drowned on Thursday morning in a pond behind the General Hospital in Monguno, Borno State. Sources according to Zagazola Makama , a counter-insurgency expert, identified the victims as Mallam Gana Mohammed, Modu Audu Saleh, and Abba Ngumami, all residents of the Water Board IDP Camp, Monguno. The father of one of the victims, […]
An inmate of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Chiwendu Hart, who is currently pursuing a PhD through the Correctional Service Study Centre of the National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN), has turned his time behind bars into a remarkable journey of transformation and personal growth. Hart, who entered prison with a WAEC certificate, has defied […]
Former Jigawa State Governor and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has declared former president, Goodluck Jonathan, as the opposition party’s strongest contender for the 2027 presidential election, urging the PDP leadership to actively woo him back to the party. Lamido, speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today yesterday, described Jonathan as the most […]
Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will meet where their countries brush shoulders.
Chris Hemsworth has told Sky News that finding out he had a greater chance of developing Alzheimer’s disease was a “gear shift” in his life motivations.
The UK and four allies have criticised Israel’s decision to launch a new large-scale military operation in Gaza – warning it will “aggravate the catastrophic humanitarian situation” in the territory.
Five days before he was killed by a falling aid package, father-of-two Uday al Qaraan called on world leaders to open Gaza’s borders to food – and criticised the use of airdrops.