A presenter with Ibadan-based private radio station, Fresh FM Nigeria, popularly known as Baba Bintin, has died after he slumped on his way to the radio station for his programme on Saturday. Baba Bintin’s death was announced during a radio programme by the station on Saturday. “I’m finding it very …

ZAMFARA State Police Command has rescued 14 kidnapped victims who have been in bandits’ camp for 68 days. The spokesperson for the command, SP Mohammed Shehu, said the victims were rescued by the police tactical operatives in conjunction with the vigilante group during a mop-up at Munhaye forest in the …

The Bayelsa State Government has called on business operators, banks, traders and transporters in the state to obey the Supreme Court ruling directing that the old N1,000 and N500 notes circulate side by side with the new ones till December 31. It announced this in a statement issued by the …

THE BBC’s sport service was in meltdown on Saturday after pundits and commentators refused to work in support of presenter Gary Lineker, who was forced to “step back” after accusing the government of using Nazi-era rhetoric. Match of the Day presenter Lineker, England’s fourth most prolific goalscorer, sparked an impartiality …

A bomb blast in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Saturday killed a security guard and wounded a group of journalists, as well as several children, police and a witness said.The blast came two days after a suicide bomber killed the Taliban governor of northern Balkh province in an …

THREE people suspected of manipulating football matches in Kenyan leagues have been arrested in an investigation of a suspected match-fixing syndicate, the Football Kenya Federation said on Saturday. The arrests come as Kenya’s leagues face greater scrutiny over match-fixing and player corruption in competitions sanctioned by the FKF. One Kenyan …

OFFICERS of the Nigerian Navy who ‘invaded’ the Enerhen Divisional Police Station in Uvwie Local Government Area have been arrested and detained. A naval officer during the incident at the station was said to have beaten up a police sergeant. In a trending video of the incident, policemen were begging …

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded that security agencies such as the Department of State Services and the Police investigate and prosecute the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu over his alleged complicity in the criminal manipulation and alteration of election results. This, the …

Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) wishes to inform her esteemed customers in Imo State that the loss of supply currently being experienced is as a result of the industrial action by the organised labour union in Imo State. This led to the shutting down of our source of supply, …

LABOUR Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi has said that a strong desire for service to the people and a firm commitment to nation building will be at the centre of the party’s campaign, Newsextra24 reports. He said this while addressing party candidates in Anambra State on Friday. He wrote on …