The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have arrested a wanted drug kingpin and Lagos socialite, 61-year-old Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye on New Year Day in her mansion at Okota area of Lagos following the interception of a truckload illicit drug consignment from her staff same day.
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Evacuations were underway in Ethiopia Saturday after a series of earthquakes, the strongest of which a 5.8 magnitude jolt, rocked the remote north of the Horn of Africa nation.
ASHENEWS reports that a massive fire outbreak has gutted the Kasuwar Kara Grinding Market in Sokoto metropolis, destroying properties estimated at over ₦250 million.
The University of Abuja (UniAbuja) community is in deep mourning following the passing of its former Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nuhu O.…
The world’s oldest person, Japanese woman Tomiko Itooka, has died aged 116, the city where she lived, Ashiya, announced on Saturday.
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has announced the rationing of power supply for Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC)’s customers in parts of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) between Jan. 6 and Jan. 20.
In the early hours of January 3, suspected extremists, believed to be members of Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM),…
Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) will experience a long period of power outages starting next week on Monday.
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck northern Ethiopia Friday, where a volcano erupted after months of increased seismic activity, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) and local media said.
The Nigerian Army has embarked on an ambitious project to plant one million date palm seedlings, with the initial phase starting at its farm in Giri, Abuja.