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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said it will cost N35m to fly back to Nigeria the corpse of the Nigerian medical student, Chibuikem Emmanuel, who was murdered in the Philippines. Emmanuel was reportedly murdered in the Philippines allegedly by some Chinese nationals on October 23, 2023, according to a …

Nigeria’s ruling party emerged victorious in two of the country’s three states that were electing their governors on Saturday, in polls marred by violence and accusations of electoral fraud. These elections are traditionally hotly contested in a country where governors have extensive powers, and despite the deployment of large security …

The Benue State Governor,  Hyacinth Alia, has congratulated his Imo State counterpart, Hope Uzodimma, on his re-election. The congratulatory message was contained in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Tersoo Kula in Makurdi. Alia said Uzodimma’s landslide victory showed that he is the true choice of the good people …

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dino Melaye, is yet to cast his vote a few minutes before the end of the voting process.This is as operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission arrived at his polling unit. Melaye is registered at Iluafon quarters, Aiyetoro 1, Ijumu …

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first vaccine against chikungunya, developed by the European group Valneva, health authorities said. The mosquito-borne disease, which causes fever and joint pains and can be fatal to newborns. Even although deaths are rare, it is seen as an “emerging …

Officials of the Oyo State Fire Service are set to embark on an indefinite strike over what they described as ‘miserable’ N50 hazard allowance and incessant attacks by members of the public during rescue operations in the state. The PUNCH reports that the state firefighters have been subjected to harassment, …

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The families of the victims of the 2018 dam disaster in Kenya have reached an out-of-court settlement with the owner of the facility. In an agreement mediated by Kenya’s Human Rights Commission, the owner agreed to pay Ksh1.2 million ($8,000) for adults and Ksh800,000 ($5,300) for minors lost in the …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities and the Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities have described the plan by the Federal Government to automatically deduct 40 per cent from the Internally Generated Revenue of universities in the country as an attack on the university system. The  FG, in a …

Oil marketers have increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol in northern states including Niger, Benue, Kano and Plateau. The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria confirmed the price hike to The PUNCH on Sunday and attributed it to the high cost of diesel used by …