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Lifestyle & Wellness Desk7 March 2026

The Federal Government has announced a temporary traffic diversion along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway to allow repair works on the Kara Bridge. In a travel advisory issued by the Federal Ministry of Works, motorists were informed that damaged expansion joints on the Kara Bridge, outbound Lagos, will be replaced as part of ongoing maintenance efforts. According […]

Tech & Tools Desk7 March 2026

Pope Leo XIV on Saturday appointed a new ambassador to the United States amid diplomatic tensions linked to the administration of Donald Trump, particularly over the conflict involving Iran and strict migration policies. The Vatican announced that Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, 68, who previously served as the Holy See’s envoy to the United Nations in New […]

Edupreneur Editorial Team7 March 2026

Senegal’s National Assembly is set to debate a controversial bill on Wednesday that would double the maximum penalty for same-sex relations, raising the punishment to up to 10 years in prison. The proposed legislation comes amid an intensified crackdown on alleged same-sex activities in the West African nation, with several arrests reported in recent weeks […]

Edupreneur Editorial Team6 March 2026

A United States District Court has sentenced 34-year-old Nigerian Adepoju Babatunde Salako to six and a half years in prison for his involvement in a $5 million COVID-19 relief fraud scheme. According to a statement on the U.S. Department of Justice website, Salako, a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received a 78-month federal prison term after […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk6 March 2026

The Cross River State House of Assembly has suspended the lawmaker representing Obubra I State Constituency, Dickson Agbor, indefinitely over allegations of domestic assault. The decision followed a motion moved by Davies Etta and seconded by Francis Bassey Asuquo during plenary on Thursday. Presenting the motion, Etta criticised the alleged conduct involving Agbor, describing it […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk6 March 2026

The Federal Executive Council has approved the introduction of a new Exit Benefit Scheme that will grant retiring federal civil servants a gratuity equivalent to 100 per cent of their total annual emolument. The scheme, which takes effect from January 1, 2026, represents a major step in the Federal Government’s effort to strengthen the welfare […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk6 March 2026

Cuban authorities said on Thursday that a fifth crew member from a U.S.-flagged speedboat involved in an exchange of gunfire with the coast guard last week has died from injuries sustained during the incident. Prosecutors have filed terrorism charges against the surviving crew members, who are suspected of attempting to smuggle weapons into Cuba in […]

Tech & Tools Desk6 March 2026

A fresh barrage of Iranian missiles triggered multiple explosions across Tel Aviv on Friday, as firefighters battled a fire at a residential building near Israel’s commercial centre. The developments followed Israel’s expansion of its campaign against Hezbollah, with the Israeli government pledging retaliation against the Tehran-backed group after it joined the conflict in the wake […]

Edupreneur Editorial Team6 March 2026

The United States government on Thursday temporarily eased certain economic sanctions on Russia to allow Russian oil currently stranded at sea to be sold to India. In a statement, the U.S. Treasury Department said its Office of Foreign Assets Control had issued a Russia-related licence authorising the delivery and sale of crude oil and petroleum […]

Lifestyle & Wellness Desk5 March 2026

A lecturer at Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Abel Udo Jacob, and his accomplice, Innocent Nicholas Ntokon, have been sentenced to a combined 11 years in prison by the Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Ikot Ekpene for their roles in a N50 million extortion scheme. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, Justice Augustine Odokwo found the […]

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FG Diverts Traffic on Lagos–Ibadan Expressway for Kara Bridge Repairs

Pope Names New Ambassador to the United States

Senegal Lawmakers to Debate Bill Increasing Penalties for Same-Sex Relations

U.S. court sentences Nigerian to six years for $5 million COVID-19 fraud.

Cross River Assembly suspends member over alleged domestic violence.

FG approves full gratuity for retiring civil servants.

Fifth death reported by Cuba after U.S. speedboat clash.

Iranian missile strike causes explosions over Tel Aviv.

The United States has approved the temporary sale of stranded Russian oil to India.

N50m extortion: Akwa Ibom poly lecturer, accomplice sentenced to 11 years in jail.

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