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Kwara legislator empowers 500 artisans and widows

Honorable. Maryam Yusuf Aladi, representative of Ilorin South constituency in the Kwara State House of Assembly, distributed empowerment materials to about 500 artisans and provided cash and food to 500 widows. Items given to craftsmen included hair dryers, grinding...

Two Russian cargo ships in danger near Crimea after bad weather

Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry revealed on Sunday that two Russian cargo ships carrying oil products are in danger in the Kerch Strait, a waterway between mainland Russia and annexed Crimea, due to bad weather. One of the vessels, the Volgoneft...

Christmas season: why British pubs are worried about running out of Guinness

A surge in the popularity of Guinness, fueled by social media trends and clever marketing, has British pubs worried about running out of the beloved stout during the Christmas season. According to CNN, at London's Sheephaven Bay pub, where Guinness...

ICYMI: Why ABC News apologizes and 'pays' Trump $15 million

US President-elect Donald Trump has reached a settlement with ABC News and its top anchor, George Stephanopoulos, in a defamation lawsuit he filed. According to the agreement presented publicly on Saturday and reported by FOX News, the agreement, which was...

'I hid in government house to evade arrest' – Tofa, aide to Kano governor

Governor Abba Yusuf's Director General of Media and Communication, Sunusi Dawakin Tofa, has narrated how he took refuge at the Kano State Government House to avoid being detained by security agents. Disclosing this while delivering a speech at the PR...

There is no excuse for violence against women in Nigeria: UN

The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohammed Fall, has stated that there is no excuse for violence against women in Nigeria. In a statement made available to Tribune Online on Sunday, Fall also stated that no factor...

2001 murder: Judge awards woman $38 million, says police fabricated evidence against her

A federal jury in Nevada awarded $34 million in damages to Kristin Lobato, a woman wrongly convicted of a 2001 murder and imprisoned for nearly 16 years. The jury found Thursday that Las Vegas police and two detectives fabricated...

Five dead in shootings around French migrant camp

Five people were killed in shootings in northern France, including near a migrant camp, and a 22-year-old man surrendered to police, according to French media. Four people, two security guards and two immigrants, were shot dead on the coastal stretch...

USA: Tornado in California apparently flips over cars, sends several to hospital

An apparent tornado struck the small Northern California town of Scotts Valley on Saturday, overturning cars, damaging property and sending several people to the hospital. The incident occurred at approximately 1:40 p.m. local time, about 30 miles south of San...

FG will produce pharmaceutical grade starch for the production of solid medicines

•NNMDA meets with Promotora de Agronomía, ICSAN and others The Federal Government has expressed its commitment to locally produce a key ingredient called pharmaceutical grade starch for the production of solid medicines. At a virtual stakeholder engagement meeting organized by...

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Invest in flood-resistant schools, group urges FG and states

Nigeria's federal and state governments have been urged to take urgent action to address the devastating impact of severe...