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UN says Taliban to announce plans for girls’ education ‘soon’

Agency ReportThe Taliban will announce a framework that allows girls to attend school in…

Iran ex-central bank governor gets 10-year jail term

Agency ReportA former governor of Iran's central bank was sentenced Saturday to 10 years…

Herder cuts farmer’s hand over land dispute in Kwara

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested an alleged herder, Bugi Juli,…

JUST IN: Buhari hosts Pastor Tunde Bakare in Abuja

The Serving Overseer of The Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has been…

Navy arrests 22 Thai sailors for trafficking 32.9kg cocaine on Lagos sea

The Commander of BEECROFT, a Nigerian Navy Ship, Commodore Bashir Mohammed, on Thursday says…

COVID-19: Vaccination not compulsory for civil servants, FG makes U-turn

Following an outcry from the public, the Federal Government on Thursday explained that taking…

COVID-19 spiking TB deaths again globally – WHO

Agency ReportTuberculosis is on the rise again globally for the first time in a…

Ex-US president Bill Clinton hospitalised

Former US president Bill Clinton was in the hospital with an infection on Thursday,…

Fire guts Premium Times head office

A section of the Premium Times head office in Abuja, was on Friday gutted…

Eid-Ul-Mawlid: FG declares October 19 public holiday

The Federal Government on Friday announced that October 19 has been set aside as…

Doctors urge Queen Elizabeth, 95, to quit drinking

The Queen Elizabeth II has been ordered by Royal doctors to give up on…

Bitcoin tops $60,000 mark as US mulls crypto fund

Agency ReportBitcoin breached the $60,000 mark for the first time since April on growing…

JUST IN: British lawmaker David Amess stabbed to death in church

A British lawmaker, Sir David Amess, was stabbed to death on Friday in a…

Nine of 10 schools in Nigeria have no hand-washing facility for children – UNICEF

Agency ReportThe UN Children’s Fund says nine out of 10 schools in Nigeria have…

COVID-19: NCDC registers 251 fresh cases, five deaths

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has registered 251 infections and five COVID-19 related…