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Government to sell Abuja, Ibadan, Benin, Kaduna, Kano DisCos

The Federal Government said it will sell off the five electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) as blackout persists. Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu stated this on Monday, April 22. He said banks and the Asset Management Company (AMCON), which have been managing these DisCos,...

Many dead as two Navy helicopters collide mid-air in Malaysia (photos/video)

At least ten people have been confirmed dead after two navy helicopters collided mid-air during a military training and rehearsal for a Royal Malaysian Navy parade. According to BBC, one of the choppers clipped the rotor of the other before...

NSCDC intercepts10 suspected victims of human trafficking in FCT

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Federal Capital Territory command has intercepted 10 individuals suspected to be victims of human trafficking and allegedly being prepared for migration abroad. The command spokesperson, Samuel Idoko, who made this known in...

Oyo Amotekun arrests man who cons hospital patients and flees with money meant for tests, treatment

Personnel of Amotekun Corps in Oyo State rescued a 40-year-old suspected conman, Bukola Adewale, from an irate mob who descended on him after he attempted to flee with money belonging to patients at the Adeoyo Hospital, Yemetu, Ibadan.  The suspect,...

It’s called democracy – Trump defends trying to illegally influence the 2016 Presidential election

The prosecution in Donald Trump’s trial has insisted that the former President tried to illegally influence the 2016 Presidential election by preventing damaging stories about his personal life from becoming public. A prosecutor told jurors this on Monday, April 22,...