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Following the outbreak of cholera in Lagos and some states, the United Nations Children’s Fund has called for extensive measures to protect school children. The UN organisation also called for concerted efforts to prevent disruption in the academic calendar over the spread of the disease. The Chief of UNICEF Lagos

The Chief Imam of Mista Ali community in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State, Imam Abdulkadir, has cried out the theft of his sacrificial ram. The incident occurred during a heavy downpour in the area on the eve of the Ed-el-Kabir. An Imam in the community, Malam Haruna Yaqub,

A Missouri judge has overturned the murder conviction of a United States woman, Sandra ‘Sandy’ Hemme, who spent 43 years behind bars for a 1980 murder. In a remarkable turn of events, Judge Ryan Horsman ruled that Hemme has established her actual innocence and must be released within 30 days

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved Israel’s six-member war cabinet. Reports on Monday said Netanyahu announced the decision at a meeting of the political security cabinet the previous evening. This followed the exit of the coalition leader, Benny Gantz from the government. Nationalist-religious Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich and National Security

Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has set a new record for the highest-grossing tour by an African artiste. He achieved the feat after his ‘I Told Them’ tour grossed $15.5 million from 15 shows, with revenue from six more concerts yet to be reported. American

Controversial Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, recently dissed his colleagues, Davido, and Zlatan Ibile, in a new freestyle. Portable and Davido fell out after the former publicly accused the latter of giving him “bad advice” during their dinner in the United States. Davido reacted by unfollowing Portable on Instagram,

Big Brother Naija reality star Whitemoney has revealed that his colleague, Phyna has received her remaining prizes from the organisers and sponsors. In a recent chat with YouTuber, Olufemi Daniel, Whitemoney confirmed that Phyna has now received her remaining prizes including the 1 BTC. He stated that she confided in

The naira depreciated further against the dollar at the foreign exchange market on Friday ahead of the Eid el-Kabir holidays. FMDQ data showed that the naira depreciated to N1,482.72 against the dollar on Friday from N1476.24 on Thursday. This represents an N6.48 depreciation against the dollar compared to the N1,476.24

The Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said his $20 billion 650,000 barrels per day Lagos-based refinery will crash the price of fuel as it reduced the price of diesel in Nigeria. Dangote disclosed this at a recent Afreximbank Annual Meetings and AfriCaribbean Trade & Investment Forum in Nassau,

Ahead of the September 21 Edo Elections, the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has raised the alarm over alleged intimidation by Governor Godwin Obaseki and threats of arrest by the Commissioner of Police in the state. In a petition addressed to the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), the