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  The United Nations on Sunday condemned the killing of 63 people in Borno State by suspected Boko Haram terrorists. Five soldiers and 58 civilians have been killed in a fresh attack on Daral-Jamal, a community along the Bama-Banki Road in the Sambisa Forest. The insurgents also burnt down over 20 houses, vehicles, foodstuffs and […]

  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has issued an advisory following the outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. NCDC Director General, Jide Idris, on Saturday said the Central African nation reported that 28 suspected cases and 15 deaths, including four health workers, had been recorded as of September […]

  Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has identified poverty, unemployment, lack of schools, hospitals, and commerce in rural areas as root causes of crime, insisting that leaders must take responsibility. The governor gave the caution at the public presentation of ‘’Where I Stand, a book written by the late Sheikh Abubakar Mahmud Gumi, which […]

  Russian strikes across Ukraine overnight killed at least two people and wounded dozens more, authorities said, as a nationwide air alert was declared. The State Emergency Service said an attack on the capital Kyiv had damaged several high-rise buildings, and shared photos of firefighters battling a blaze on an elevated floor. “One person died […]

  The Mercator world map, long a fixture in classrooms globally, makes the European Union appear almost as large as Africa. In reality, Africa is more than seven times bigger. It is a distortion that has prompted a new African initiative, “Correct the Map”, calling for depictions that show Africa’s true scale. “For centuries, this […]

  Five soldiers and 58 civilians have been killed in a fresh attack on Daral-Jamal, a community along the Bama-Banki road in the Sambisa Forest. Suspected Boko Haram terrorists struck the community on Friday night, burning down over 20 houses, vehicles, foodstuffs and other valuables belonging to the resettled Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The community […]

  Tens of thousands of pilgrims are expected at the Vatican Sunday for the canonisation of an Italian teenager dubbed “God’s Influencer” for his efforts to spread the Catholic faith online. Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia in 2006 aged 15, will be made the first millennial saint by Pope Leo XIV in a solemn […]

  Russia fired its biggest-ever aerial barrage at Ukraine early Sunday, killing at least two people and setting the seat of the Ukrainian government in Kyiv ablaze, authorities said. An AFP reporter saw the roof of Ukraine’s cabinet of ministers in flames and smoke billowing over the capital. Drone strikes also damaged several high-rise buildings […]

Every three seconds, somewhere in the world, another person is diagnosed with dementia. That means by the time you finish reading this article, dozens of families will have just begun a journey with this life-changing condition. By 2050, experts estimate that more than 150 million people could be living with dementia worldwide. But why are […]

By Bunmi Sofola You have been used and dumped by your partner and you’ve hurt terribly.  Now you consider your next line of action.  Should you walk away with your head held high or let your emotions get the best of you by plotting revenge?  After almost three years of living with her partner, Roy, Juyin […]

For the second time in this column,I am today attempting to reach out to one leader who has had the special privilege of serving as a first citizen of Nigeria. The first time I tried it was in May 2012, when this column featured an article titled “Nigeria: If I were General Buhari.” What influenced my […]

 By Ayo Onikoyi Actor Michael Ejoor has revealed that what God has done through the reception of “To Kill A Monkey” has been overwhelming. In an interview with Potpourri, he said “At first, when the filming started, I thought, ‘Next level loading!’ But as time passed, doubt set in. I even told my friend Ccioma […]