The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported that the average retail price for refilling a 5kg cylinder of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Cooking Gas) witnessed a month-on-month increase of 1.81 per cent. In September 2023, the price rose to N4,189.96 from
South Sudan on Friday said it had extended the state of emergency in four restive states until 2018 to curb the recent spike in clashes between rival communities and clan-based violence. Presidential spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny told newsmen in Juba that President
The Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is set to stage a ceremony in an ornate Kremlin hall to announce Russia's rule over around 15% of Ukraine, the biggest European annexation since World War II. Putin disclosed that the four Ukrainian regions would remain
At least 31 fishermen have been killed by Boko Haram jihadists in two separate attacks on islands in Lake Chad in northeastern Nigeria, fishermen and vigilantes fighting the Islamists told a reporter late Monday. Armed jihadists stormed the fishing islands
The All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has reacted to rumours of picking a Muslim as his running mate. Tinubu, who condemned such rumour, said he intends to pick a Northern Christian as his running mate. He gave the clarification
Gunmen kidnapped 79 school students on Monday in an English-speaking region of Cameroon where separatists are fighting an armed campaign for independence, security and government sources said. Militias, who have been demanding the independence of the two English-speaking
Governors in the North-East region of the country have raised an alarm of bandits relocating to the region. This was conveyed in a nine-point communique issued by Governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Yobe state, and Taraba state (represented) at the
Ifu Ennada put parts of her nether region on display as she sashayed in a skirt with a waist-high slit. The former Big Brother Naija star is currently on vacation and has been posting risqué photos from her trip. See the latest video she posted that has got
Herdsmen South-East governors have announced a ban on herders moving around with AK-47 rifles and machetes in the region. The Chairman, South-East Governors Forum, Dave Umahi, who made the announcement on Saturday while briefing reporters after the forum's
A 4-year-old girl in northern Italy died on Sunday of cerebral malaria, raising fears that the deadly blood disease is back in a region that has been free of it for decades. Sofia Zago, of Brescia, was rushed to the hospital on Saturday with a high fever and
The South-east Governors Forum rose from its meeting on Friday to announce the proscription of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, in all the five states of the zone. They also appealed to President Muhammad Buhari to withdraw soldiers from the zone while
A coalition of Middle Belt Youths has asked herdsmen to vacate the region before October 1 this year. The youths under the aegis of Middle Belt Renaissance Forum, which met in Abuja over the weekend, threatened total war at the expiration of the ultimatum.
In Anlo Tsiame, nestled in the heart of the Volta Region, a captivating culinary innovation has emerged Pink gari is made from purple potatoes. This stunning fusion of traditional African cuisine and modern culinary creativity has been capturing the hearts
Combatants in Ethiopia's Tigray war have agreed to stop fighting after agreeing a peace deal brokered by former Nigeria president Olusegun Obasanjo. The surprise diplomatic breakthrough comes two years into a war that has killed thousands, displaced millions