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A prominent Islamic cleric in Zaria, Kaduna State, Sheikh Usman Idris Kusfa, popularly known as Rigi-Rigi, has died at the age of 57. A senior disciple of the cleric, Nasiruddeen Umar, also known as Baharu, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria on Monday in Zaria. Umar said […]

Peter Mandelson, the United Kingdom’s former ambassador to the United States, has resigned from Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party following renewed revelations linking him to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The Federal Government has announced plans to arraign suspects arrested in connection with the recent killings in Yelwata, Benue State, today. In a statement issued on Sunday, the government said the suspects would be arraigned before Justice Joyce Abdul-Malik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, following what it described as […]

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government has said it fears that at least 200 people may have died following a massive landslide at a militia-controlled mining site in the eastern part of the country. The landslide occurred at the Rubaya mine in North Kivu province, an area currently under […]

Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, was enveloped in mourning at the weekend following the death and burial of renowned Islamic scholar and jurist, Professor Lanre Yusuf Badmas. The news of his death was announced on Friday by the Personal Assistant to the Emir of Ilorin, Dr. Abdulraheem Muritala. His remains […]

Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) have signed an enhanced gas supply agreement aimed at ensuring adequate gas supply for Dangote Group’s ongoing and planned expansion projects. Under the agreement, three Dangote subsidiaries—Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Plant, and Dangote Cement Plc—expanded their existing […]