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James Obasi4 October 2025

Abuja, Nigeria — Former President Goodluck Jonathan has revealed that during his administration’s efforts to negotiate with Boko Haram, the insurgent group proposed then-General Muhammadu Buhari as their preferred mediator. He made this claim during the launch of Scars: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko Haram Conundrum, a book by ex-Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk3 October 2025

Artificial intelligence, already transforming nearly every sector of society, is making its way into religion, offering virtual sermons, faith-based chatbots, and even a “Text with Jesus” app — a trend that has drawn mixed reactions from believers. Religious chatbots and digital tools are increasingly being used to provide comfort, guidance, and spiritual support in an […]

Tech & Tools Desk3 October 2025

The death toll from a school building collapse in Sidoarjo, East Java, climbed to 10 on Friday, officials confirmed, while dozens remain trapped beneath the rubble with little hope of survival days after the tragedy. The multi-storey boarding school collapsed suddenly on Monday as students gathered for afternoon prayers. Nanang Sigit, head of the Surabaya […]

James Obasi3 October 2025

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has sealed two Chinese-owned supermarkets in Jabi District and eight cosmetics shops in Wuse Market, Abuja, over violations of laws guiding the sale, distribution, and labelling of regulated products in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a press statement issued on Friday by the agency’s […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk3 October 2025

Former Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) president and senator, Adams Oshiomhole, has faulted the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) for turning its dispute with the Dangote Refinery into a nationwide shutdown of oil facilities, calling the action hasty and unfair to other workers. Speaking in an interview with Arise Television on […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk3 October 2025

Apple on Thursday pulled several apps from its App Store that were used to anonymously track the movements of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, reportedly after pressure from the Trump administration. The apps had gained popularity as the administration intensified nationwide deportation operations. Officials, however, criticised them as a threat to officer safety, […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk3 October 2025

Britain raised its security level on Friday to protect Jewish communities after a terror attack outside a Manchester synagogue during Yom Kippur left two people dead and three others seriously injured. Police said the attacker, identified as a UK citizen of Syrian origin, carried out a car-ramming and stabbing assault outside the Heaton Park Hebrew […]

Tech & Tools Desk3 October 2025

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Thursday destroyed counterfeit, expired, substandard, and falsified drugs and products valued at N15 billion in Ibadan, Oyo State. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, disclosed this during the destruction exercise. She was represented by the agency’s Director of Investigation and Enforcement, Martins […]

James Obasi3 October 2025

Plumes of smoke billowed above Chevron’s refinery in southern California late Thursday after an explosion was reported, according to US media and circulating social media footage. Videos shared by residents in El Segundo, a coastal city just south of Los Angeles International Airport, captured a massive fireball erupting from the facility, accompanied by a loud, […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk2 October 2025

President Bola Tinubu is set to commission the $400 million Otakikpo Onshore Crude Oil Export Terminal in Rivers State on October 8, marking the first new crude export facility to be established in Nigeria in more than five decades. Developed by Green Energy International Limited (GEIL), operators of the Otakikpo field in OML 11 at […]

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Jonathan Claims Boko Haram Once Nominated Buhari as Negotiator, Ex-Aide Denies

AI’s Increasing Presence in Religion Triggers Varied Reactions

Indonesia: School Building Collapse Kills 10

NAFDAC Closes Two Chinese Supermarkets and Shops in Abuja

Oshiomhole Blasts PENGASSAN Over Dangote Refinery Dispute Escalation

Apple Deletes US Immigration Enforcement Tracking App from App Store

UK Places Security on High Alert After Synagogue Terror Attack

NAFDAC Destroys N15bn Worth of Fake and Expired Drugs in Oyo

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