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The United States reopens its land and air borders Monday to foreign visitors fully vaccinated against COVID-19, ending 20 months of restrictions on travel from around the globe that separated families, hobbled tourism and strained diplomatic ties. The ban, imposed by former President Donald Trump in early 2020 and upheld by his successor Joe Biden, […]

Unsuspecting job seekers in the country have been warned about a fraudulent job portal circulating on social media platforms, with claims that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is conducting a recruitment exercise. In a statement on Saturday, the spokesman of the NNPC, Garba Muhammad refuted reports claiming that the corporation is recruiting new employees. […]

The relations of Femi Osibona, owner of the 21-storey building that collapsed in the Ikoyi area of Lagos State, are currently in a messy fight over the personal property of the deceased, SaharaReporters has learnt.  Sources close to the family told SaharaReporters that the wife, who had just flown in from the United States, tried […]

The number of survivors of the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi has risen to 15 while the deaths recorded so far is 42, the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Saturday. Mr Sanwo-Olu, while giving an update on the search and rescue operation at the scene, said four more bodies have been recovered making the total […]

The National Youth Service Corps has lamented that inmates in the facilities of the Nigerian Correctional Service feed better than corps members. The Director-General of the NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, who stated this when he appeared before the House Committee on Youth Development for budget defence on Wednesday, said corps members were served a […]

Widow of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Bianca Ojukwu, has described the All Progressives Grand Alliance as a secret cult, expressing worry over the party’s dwindling political fortune. “APGA is now like a secret cult, and this has reduced our once vibrant party to a shadow of its former self,” she lamented. Bianca made the remarks in […]

A rapist, Sangokunle Akintola, who accompanied his friend, Ismaila Raimi, to teach a girl playing hard-to-get a lesson, has told Osun State policemen that he did not last for more than three minutes when it was his turn to rape the girl. Ismaila had been friends with the girl for six months, giving her money and […]

Precious Chikwendu, estranged wife of former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani Kayode, says the ex-minister has staged her for another arrest. The couple, who share four children together, parted ways in September 2020. The union broke down over alleged domestic violence and infidelity. On Friday, Chikwendu took to her Instagram story to state that her […]

Abductors of about 60 ‎worshippers in Kaduna State are demanding bags of rice and groundnut oil to feed the victims. Daily Trust had reported how gunmen invaded Emanuel Baptist Church located in Kakau Daji in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna a week ago. Daily Trust gathered that the bandits threatened if the food items […]

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared three days of mourning over the Ikoyi building collapse, which claimed many lives and left some others injured. A 21-storey building on Gerrard road, Ikoyi in Lagos had on Monday collapsed killing over 30 persons while nine were rescued. Rescue mission is still ongoing to recover bodies of those believed […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has granted bail to popular socialite Obinna Iyiegbu a.k.a Obi Cubana. The Anambra-born club owner, who arrived at the headquarters of the anti-graft agency, Jabi, Abuja, around noon on Monday, was released on Thursday evening. Allegations against the socialite were unclear but a senior official at the commission […]

South-East Governors plan to meet with the Federal Government to discuss issues bothering Igbo youths, including the release of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu. Chairman of South-East Governors’ Forum David Umahi stated this in a statement on Thursday. The Governors, while assuring that the issues will soon be addressed, also noted that they […]

There was palpable tension in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, yesterday, after soldiers mounted security checkpoints on strategic locations following reports of planned invasion of the city by bandits and terrorists. It was gathered that security reports obtained by the military, late Tuesday night, revealed that the attackers fleeing from the heavy military onslaught in […]

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested some lecturers over alleged irregularities in the conduct of the Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB). They were arrested in a joint operation carried out by the DSS and and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). The joint operation tagged ‘Operation Combo’ conducted in […]

Peru’s interior minister resigned Tuesday following reports that he held a Halloween party at his home in violation of Covid-19 rules. The South American country has been hit hard by the pandemic, with over 200,000 people dead from the virus — the world’s highest death rate per capita — according to AFP’s tally of official […]