‘All Abducted Afaka Students Are Female’ — School Official Reveals
The 30 students abducted from Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Igabi LGA of Kaduna, are female, an official of the school has told TheCable. The official who spoke on…
Lagos Federal Medical Centre Begins COVID-19 Vaccination
The Lagos State Federal Medical Centre on Friday commenced the administration of the COVID-19 vaccine as health workers took turns to get the jabs. Dr Adedamola Dada, the Chief Medical…
Countries Slam Russia At UN Over Navalny Case
Dozens of countries took Russia to task at the UN on Friday over its imprisonment of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, and slammed numerous “arbitrary arrests” of his supporters. In a…
27-Year-Old Man Rapes 10-Year-Old Girl To Death In Ondo
Tragedy struck in Akinfolile, Igbotako axis of Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State when a 27-year-old man raped a 10-year-old girl to death. The 10-year-old girl identified as Esther…
Buhari Did Not Approve Increase In Petrol Price By One Naira- Petroleum Minister
Timipre Sylva, minister of state for petroleum resources, says there will be no increment in the pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) until the conclusion of talks with organised…
PPPRA: We Didn’t Increase Petrol Price — We Only Showed Market Trends
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) says the petroleum pricing template published on its website was not intended to cause an increase in the price of petrol. In a…
Astrazeneca Says ‘No Evidence’ Of Higher Blood Clots Risk From Vaccine
UK-based pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca insisted on Friday its coronavirus vaccine was safe after some countries suspended its use in response to concerns about a potential link to blood clots. “An…
Supreme Court Upholds Ex-Plateau Gov Dariye’s 10-Year Jail Term
The Supreme Court on Friday in Abuja upheld the conviction of a former governor of Plateau State, Joshua Dariye on the charges of criminal breach of trust filed against him…
South Africa’s Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini Dies At 72
Goodwill Zwelithini, the controversial but revered king of the Zulus, South Africa’s largest ethnic group, died Friday aged 72 after weeks in hospital for a diabetes-related illness, the royal palace…
Britain Tells Citizens To Quit Myanmar, Suu Kyi Lawyer Denies Graft
Britain on Friday advised its citizens to flee Myanmar, as ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawyer rejected junta corruption claims against her as ‘groundless’. The military authorities are…
