18 TRAPPED MINERS RESCUED IN COLOMBIA AFTER 18-HOUR ORDEAL
By Aishat Momoh. O. Eighteen gold miners trapped underground in northwest Colombia have been rescued after a dramatic 12-hour emergency operation, the government confirmed on...
SOUTH KOREA ENDS PRIVATE ADOPTION SYSTEM AFTER DAMNING REPORT ON RIGHTS ABUSES
By Aishat Momoh. O. South Korea is set to overhaul its decades-old adoption system on Saturday by officially ending the use of private adoption agencies...
PLATEAU GOVERNMENT FAULTS MILITARY OVER FAILURE TO ARREST KILLERS OF 27 FARMERS
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Plateau State Government has criticised the Nigerian Army for failing to arrest or neutralise the attackers responsible for the killing...
OGUN TO IMPLEMENT CONTRIBUTORY PENSION SCHEME FROM JULY, SAYS GOVERNOR ABIODUN
By Aishat Momoh. O. Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has announced that his administration will begin full implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS)...
OGUN GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTES BURIAL COMMITTEE FOR LATE AWUJALE, OBA SIKIRU ADETONA
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Ogun State Government has inaugurated a State Burial Committee to coordinate official activities and ceremonies in honour of the late...
WHITE HOUSE CONFIRMS TRUMP DIAGNOSED WITH BENIGN VEIN CONDITION AMID HEALTH SPECULATION
By Aishat Momoh. O. The White House has confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump has been diagnosed with a benign but chronic vein condition, following...
CHIEF JUDGE FLAGS OFF RIVERS STATE JAIL DELIVERY, FREES 21 INMATES INCLUDING MAN DETAINED FOR 18 YEARS WITHOUT TRIAL
By Aishat Momoh. O. In a landmark move to address the prolonged detention of inmates without trial, the Chief Judge of Rivers State, Justice...
TELECOM OPERATORS RAISE ALARM OVER NATIONWIDE VANDALISM THREATENING NETWORK COLLAPSE
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has raised the alarm over the rising wave of vandalism and theft...
PETROL TANKER EXPLODES IN IBADAN AFTER BRAKE FAILURE, DESTROYS VEHICLES
By Aishat Momoh. O. A petrol tanker carrying 33,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit exploded on Thursday evening at Celica Junction along the new Ife...
SNOOP DOGG BECOMES CO-OWNER OF CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB SWANSEA
Snoop Dogg has emerged as a co-owner of Championship team Swansea City in an unexpected partnership between the realms of rap and football, the Welsh...