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Two factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) clashed in Abuja on Tuesday as a witness says gunshots were fired during the fracas. But the witness who spoke anonymously said he was unable to identify whether the gunshots were those…

The number of delisted loan apps rose from nine to 37, according to the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s new report. The number of fully approved loan apps also grew to 164 from 154 as of its last updates obtained by press…

A Royal Navy warship, HMS Trent, arrived in Lagos on Sunday to aid the fight against illegal activities including piracy and illicit trafficking in the sub-region. This is Trent’s second visit to Nigeria, the British High Commission said in a statement. “The visit will…

The United Kingdom has set up a visa centre in Enugu to facilitate visa applications by residents in the state, the southeast zone, and the country at large. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chidiebere Onyia, disclosed this in a statement he issued on…

An Abuja-based fashion designer, Mubarak Usman, who was allegedly shot in the leg by an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS) in the Garki area of the city has recounted the ordeal that nearly ended his life. Following Thursday’s shooting incident…

Actress Moyo Lawal has finally reacted to the now-viral video of her which was leaked online on Saturday. The video which shows the actress engaging in a sexual act with a person, now revealed to be her ex-fiance, has since got many talking…

The international human rights advocacy organization Amnesty International has condemned the decision by the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to ban 25 journalists and media houses from covering the activities at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Amnesty International, in a statement, said the revocation…

Pastor Taiwo Odukoya has been laid to rest. The Senior Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church (TFOLC) died about a month ago in the United States. The preacher, whose church headquarters is in the Ilupeju area of Lagos, was buried on Saturday in…

The family of a Nigerian woman, Remilekun Toyosi Meshioye, a passenger who died onboard Egypt Air flight MS 876 on Monday while on a connecting flight to Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom, has slammed the airline and the Egyptian authorities for…