As the conversation around petrol pricing in Nigeria continues to generate mixed reactions across social media, netizens have questioned the real gains of local fuel production. The crux of the conversation was built around if Nigerians are really paying more as some sections of the media said or that the worse have been averted owing […]
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At least 66 people have died and four are missing after a Colombian military plane crashed shortly after takeoff in Puerto Leguizamo on Monday. The aircraft, a Hercules C-130, was carrying 128 people, mostly soldiers, when it went down minutes after departure. General Hugo Alejandro López Barreto, head of the armed forces, confirmed the death
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The Inspector-General of Police, Tunji Disu, has decorated 30 senior officers recently elevated to the ranks of Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) and Commissioner of Police (CP), reinforcing leadership within the Nigeria Police Force. The Force Public Relations Officer, Anthony Placid, disclosed this in a statement on Monday, noting that the decoration followed the promotion
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A military aircraft carrying more than 100 personnel has crashed during takeoff in Colombia, authorities confirmed on Monday, March 23. The incident involved a Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130 plane and occurred in Puerto Leguízamo, a town in southwestern Colombia near the border with Peru. Colombia’s Defence Minister, Pedro Sánchez, said military response teams were immediately
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The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it will arraign former Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. In a statement on Monday, the commission said El-Rufai and one Joel Adoga will be charged at the Federal High Court in Kaduna over alleged money laundering and conversion of public property.
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The Nigeria Police Force has intervened as the Tajudeen Baruwa-led faction of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) moved to reclaim the union’s national secretariat in Abuja from Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, following a prolonged legal dispute. Members of Baruwa’s faction arrived at the NURTW secretariat early on Monday with
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Former French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin has died at the age of 88, his family told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Monday. He passed away on Sunday, months after a “serious operation” he had mentioned in January. Jospin, a Socialist, led France from 1997 to 2002. He introduced the 35-hour work week and civil unions giving
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The pilot and co-pilot of an Air Canada Express jet were killed after the aircraft collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport late Sunday. The CRJ-900 plane, operated by Jazz Aviation, had arrived from Montreal as flight AC8646 when it struck the emergency vehicle around 11:40 p.m., according to the Port Authority of New
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Nigeria ranks 106 in the 2026 World Happiness Report, down from 105 in 2025 and 102 in 2024. The report, released on Thursday, ranked 147 countries as the world marked the International Day of Happiness. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the World Happiness Report is published every year to coincide with the
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Jehovah’s Witnesses have announced a clarification on blood transfusions, allowing members to decide whether their own blood can be used during surgery or other medical procedures. The position still maintains the ban on receiving another person’s blood but gives individuals room to make decisions in life-threatening situations. In a video statement released on their website
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