Paralympics: Onyinyechi smashes world record, wins Nigeria’s first gold

A 22-year-old man, Ezekiel Elijah, from Isoko South Local Government Area in Delta State has been arrested by the Delta State Police Command for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old hearing-impaired girl. Elijah was alleged to have lured the minor to his residence and took advantage of her physical impairment. Elijah claimed that he did not know…

A Jeju Air plane flying from Bangkok to South Korea with 181 people on board crashed on landing Sunday, leaving all but two people plucked from the wreckage feared dead. Here's what we know so far. - What happened? - A Boeing 737-800 aircraft belonging to low-cost carrier Jeju Air, flying from Bangkok to Muan…

Contractors handling the 107-kilometre Ilara-Ijoun-Eggua-Oja Odan-Ilase Road in the Ogun West Senatorial District have moved to the site

The UK will end a tax exemption for private schools on Wednesday, the centre-left Labour government has announced, in a move set to raise over £1.5 billion ($1.9 billion) for public education. After years of worsening educational inequalities, from January 1, private schools will have to pay 20 percent value-added tax on tuition fees, which…

Donald Trump weighed in on Saturday in a bitter debate dividing his traditional supporters and tech barons like Elon Musk, saying that he backs a special visa program that helps highly skilled workers enter the country. "I've always liked the (H1-B) visas; I have always been in favour of the visas; that's why we have…

In the spirit of progress and dedication, workers on the Bodo-Bonny Road project, a transformative construction project awarded to Julius Berger Nigeria Plc, have continued their efforts undeterred by the Yuletide season. For many, the opportunity to contribute to the development of their communities through this landmark infrastructure project is a source of pride and…

The troops of Sector 2 Joint Task Force North West, Operation Fansan Yamma, have apprehended a 25-year-old suspected female ammunition courier, Shamsiyya Ahadu. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Sunday by the Coordinator, Joint Media Coordination Centre of the operation, Lt. Col. Abubakar Abdullahi. According to the statement, Ahadu was arrested…

A shark has attacked and killed a 40-year-old pastor who was fishing with his family in the waters of Australia's Great Barrier Reef, officials said. The predator bit him on the neck on Saturday afternoon off Humpy Island on the country's east coast, emergency services said. "The man was fishing with family members when he…

North Korea will launch its "toughest" ever strategy to counter the United States, state media said Sunday, reporting on a key year-end party meeting overseen by leader Kim Jong Un. The nuclear-armed state held a five-day party meeting last week as part of a drive to chart the country's course for 2025, the official Korean…

A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, smashing into a barrier and bursting into flames, leaving all but two feared dead. A bird strike and adverse weather conditions were cited by authorities as likely causes of the crash that flung passengers out of the plane and…