UPDATED: Hong Kong High-Rise Fire Kills At Least 36, Over 200 Missing
A huge fire engulfed a crowded Hong Kong high-rise complex, killing at least 36 people and leaving more than 200 unaccounted for in the city’s worst blaze in decades. The…
Tinubu Sends List Of Three Ambassadorial Nominees To Senate For Confirmation
President Bola Tinubu has forwarded the names of three non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. READ ALSO: Tinubu Recalls All Nigerian Ambassadors, Exempts UN Permanent Reps The nominees…
UK Man Changes Plea, Admits Driving Into Liverpool FC Parade
A British man changed his plea Wednesday and admitted deliberately ploughing his car into crowds at Liverpool Football Club’s Premier League victory parade in May, in a dramatic twist in…
Gov Radda Of Katsina Signs ₦897.9bn 2026 Budget
Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina on Wednesday signed the 2026 budget into law, just 22 days after its November 4th presentation to the State House of Assembly. Titled “Building Your…
Maresca Says ‘Nothing Has Changed’ For Chelsea After Barcelona Win
Chelsea head coach Enzo Maresca tried to keep his youthful side’s stunning 3-0 win at home to 10-man Barcelona in perspective by insisting “nothing has changed” for the Blues. Tuesday’s…
PHOTOS: Fire Guts Factory In Anambra
Production machines, office equipment, and other valuables worth billions of naira were on Wednesday razed by a mysterious fire at a factory in Abubor Nnewichi, Nnewi North Local Government Area…
BREAKING: Guinea-Bissau Military Officers Declare ‘Total Control’ Of Country
Military officers in Guinea-Bissau announced Wednesday they were taking “total control” of the country while suspending its electoral process and closing its borders, three days after the poverty-stricken West African…
Senate Dissolves Air Force, National Security Committees, Orders Briefings Within One Week
The Senate has dissolved its standing committees on Air Force, national security and intelligence with immediate effect. It also said that new committees would be reconstituted within one week. The…
Senate Recommends Death Penalty For Kidnappers
The Senate has passed a resolution classifying kidnapping as an act of terrorism, stipulating that an amendment to the Terrorism Act be made to impose the maximum penalty of death.…
Morocco Jails French Rapper Maes For Kidnapping Bid
A Moroccan court has sentenced French rapper Maes to seven years in prison on charges including the formation of a criminal gang and attempted kidnapping, local reports said Wednesday. Maes,…