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Bishop Francis Wale Oke of the Sword of the Spirit Ministries has been elected as the seventh National President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) for a four-year term.A statement from his Media Aide, Mr Kayode Oladeji,…

The Police Command in Edo on Wednesday said it has arrested a middle aged man for allegedly bathing his wife and four-year-old son with acid.The command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), DSP Princewill Osaigbovo, who confirmed the…

Two South Korean citizens, who had multiple underlying diseases, died after receiving AstraZeneca’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine, media reported on Wednesday, citing officials.Both people were receiving treatment at long-term care…

The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has vowed to ensure that the killers of Sen Gabriel Suswam’s elder brother, Dr. Terkula Suswam, are arrested and brought to justice.Ortom said this in a statement issued by his Chief Press…

The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the killing of Dr. Terkula Suswam, an elder brother of Senator Gabriel Suswam, by gunmen at Anyiin on Tuesday evening.The confirmation is contained in a statement signed by the command’s Public…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 479 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 156,496.The NCDC disclosed the figure on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday.…

The Kaduna State Government, on Tuesday, said bandits have killed six persons, leaving one injured in Igabi and Kauru Local Government Areas of the state.The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan stated…

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has expressed concern over the decision of the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers to halt movements of food items from the North to the South.The ACF made the observation in a statement…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) believes it is unlikely the Coronavirus pandemic （COVID-19）will come to an end  by the end of 2021.“I think it will be very premature and unrealistic to think that we are going to finish with this…

The Federal Government has announced a complete ban on mining activities in Zamfara, declaring the state as “no fly zone’’.The National Security Adviser (NSO), retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno made this known when he briefed State…

A schoolteacher, Mr. Yemi Ogayemi, on Tuesday accused his wife Funmi, before a Customary court in Jikwoyi, Abuja of spitting in his food.The petitioner, who resides in Jikwoyi, made the allegation in a divorce petition before the court.…

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano State on Tuesday ordered that a 72-year-old man, Abdulsalam Abubakar, who allegedly sodomised a 12-year-old boy be remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice.The police charged Abubakar,…

One of the victims of last Friday’s Zamfara Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe, abduction, Hafsat Anka, said the captives threatened to kill, fry and eat them if they misbehaved.Hafsat, while narrating her ordeal to the News…

The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, says repentant bandits in the state assisted security agencies in the operation that led to the rescue of Jangebe schoolgirls.The governor, who received the girls at about 5a.m on Tuesday…

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 360 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 156,017.The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Monday.The News…

The Kano State Hisbah Board, has arrested two men suspected of sending pornographic materials to a married woman.A statement issued by the board’s spokesman, Lawan Ibrahim on Monday in Kano, said that the suspects were traced and…