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Flooding and landslides in northern Vietnam have killed three people, state media said on Monday. This is sequel to days of heavy rain that partially submerged thousands of homes. Images on state media showed water gushing down the steep roads of mountainous Ha Giang province, a popular spot for motorcycle tours, with vehicles overturned and abandoned in the floodwater. Residents in Ha Giang city stood on rooftops waiting for rescue. It has been raining heavily and continuously in the province since Saturday. Thousands of homes have been partially submerged and many roads damaged, state media said. High water on the…

No fewer than 30 travelers, including several students from the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, were abducted on friday by suspected kidnappers along the Abuja-Nasarawa Highway. Reports have it that the kidnappers waylaid the vehicles carrying the travelers and forced them into a nearby bush in the Uke area of Nasarawa State. A student from the Federal Polytechnic, Nasarawa, who was reportedly traveling to visit her family in Abuja is among the abductees. A Daily Post report said the Police is yet to release an official statement, and efforts to contact the Nasarawa state PPRO for comments have been unsuccessful. Get instant…

Nigeria’s National Team, the Super Eagles of Nigeria will be involved in an all-important match against the Cheetahs of Benin Republic on Monday The match is a must-win if the Super Eagles are to stand a chance of flexing their muscles against the best in the world at the 2026 World Cup. Nigeria, currently fifth on the log, have drawn their previous three matches against Lesotho, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. Their most recent match ended in a 1-1 stalemate against South Africa at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium. Their opponents, Benin Republic, coached by ex-Super Eagles gaffer Gernot Rohr, have also…

The death of another pilgrim from Kebbi state in Makkah, Saudi Arabia has been announced by the State’s Pilgrims Welfare Board. It was made known in a statement released by the Kebbi Hajj 2024 Media Team on Sunday. The Executive Chairman of the board, Alhaji Faruku Aliyu-Enabo, identified the deceased as Abubakar Abdullahi from Gulma in Argungu Local Government Area. He reportedly died after a brief illness. “The governor also urged the immediate family of the deceased, friends and Kebbi pilgrims to take heart and accept the will of God Almighty in good faith,” stated Aliyu-Enabo. This incident follows the…

Francis Inegbeniki, Vice Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State has denounced his membership of the party. In his resignation letter dated June 8, 2024, and addressed to the chairman of Ward 9, Opoji in Esan Central Local Government, the former state chairman of the party stated that he made this decision due to recent developments in the party in his local government area and state. He explained that these developments conflict with his core principles and values. “There comes a time in the life of every man when some hard decisions must be taken not only…

Crude oil exports made up 80.80 percent of Nigeria’s export figure in the first quarter of 2024. This is according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) latest foreign goods trade data. The report noted that crude oil exports stood at ₦15,486.63 billion in Q1 2024. Non-crude oil exports was ₦3,680.73 billion, accounting for 19.20 percent of total exports. Accordingly, this sums up the country’s total exports in the quarter under review to ₦19,167.36 billion. “Exports trade in the first quarter of 2024 was dominated by crude oil exports valued at ₦15,486.63 billion, representing 80.80% of total exports, while the…

Two pilgrims from Kwara State on this year’s pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia have been pronounced dead. It was announced in a statement by the Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Abdulsalam Abdulkadir. “Saliu Mohammed, who arrived with Batch 3 of the state contingent, died in an intensive care unit of a public hospital in Madina after a brief illness, while Hajia Hawawu Mohammed (Batch 9) also died following what Saudi authorities have investigated and found to be an unfortunate suicidal episode from the rooftop of her apartment in Madina.” The pilgrims’ board said it “deeply regrets the…

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged victorious in all 17 local government chairmanship seats in the just concluded local government council election in Yobe state. The party also won all the 178 councillorship seats in the state. The results were announced by the Chairman, Yobe State Independent Electoral Commission, (YOSIEC), Dr Mamman Muhammad in Damaturu, the state capital on Sunday. “APC has won all the 17 chairmanships and 178 councillorships in the local government elections”, he declared. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has accused the administration of his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje of leaving the education sector to rot. The Kano Supremo, who declared a state of emergency on education in Kano on Saturday, further accused the Ganduje’s administration of selling some public schools and converting others to private shops. “Rather than building more classrooms and providing basic furniture in the schools, as well as hiring more teachers, the administration we took over from chose to butcher the land belonging to those schools, in some places demolishing classrooms to create space for shops,” he said. “Those…

Nigeria’s foreign reserve currently stands at $32.80bn. This is according to a data on the website of Nigeria’s apex bank. The new figure highlighted an increase of $110m from $32.69bn on May 31. According to the data, the upward movement has been consistent over the past one week, with the reserve experiencing an increase from $32.74bn on June 3 to $32.77bn on June 4 then $32.79bn on June 5 before the current value. The reserve earlier witnessed a 10-week dip of $1.8bn between March 18 and May 29, 2024. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.