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The death toll in the huge earthquake that hit has reached more than 1,300 with another 1,800 critically injured. The North African country was hit by its deadliest earthquake in decades on Friday night with the tourist city Marrakesh the worst hit. The 6.8-magnitude quake struck a mountainous area 72 kilometres (45 miles) South-West of the city at 11:11 p.m. …

President Bola Tinubu will present the 2024 budget to a joint session of the National Assembly on Wednesday. The Secretary for Research and Information at the National Assembly, Dr. Ali Barde Umoru, disclosed this to journalists on Monday in Abuja. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) had earlier on Monday approved the 2024 budget proposal of N27.5 trillion. The Minister of …

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised an alarm over the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas Islamist militants, comparing it to “a new cloud on not-the-sunniest horizon for the world economy.” IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, who raised the concerns at the current session of the IMF and World Bank meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Thursday, said the conflict …

The Plateau State Police Command has confirmed the killing of a total of 20 persona by gunmen in two separate attacks in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State in the early hours of Thursday. The State Commissioner of Police, Bartholomew Onyeka made the confirmation in a statement released on Thursday. The statement, which was signed by the Command’s …

Federal Government in collaboration with African Union Commission (AUC), and Pan-African Quality Infrastructure (PAQI), in conjunction with Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme, (CAADP) are set to hold the maiden Africa Cassava Conference to boost productivity along the value chain towards achieving food security. The conference is to boost Intra-African Trade, BIAT, and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) objectives. …

Generals from the new military governing council in Niger Republic are to head the defence and interior ministries as the coup leaders have formed a new government in the West African country. This was revealed in a decree read out on national television on Thursday. Newly appointed Prime Minister, Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine will lead the 21-member government. Read also: Gunmen …

This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech. 1. Egypt’s Roboost to help McDonald for enhanced delivery service Roboost, an Egyptian delivery management startup, has joined forces with McDonald’s Egypt to introduce greater automation into the fast-food giant’s last-mile delivery operations. Mohamed Gessraha, CEO of Roboost, made this known in a press release seen …

The terrorist group Hamas declared on Sunday night that it intends to prolong the current ceasefire and hostage deal beyond the first four days. The Palestinian terror group claimed in a statement that it was seeking to obtain the release of more Palestinian security prisoners detained by Israel by extending the temporary ceasefire, which is currently set to expire on …

Nollywood actor Tony One Week has revealed that his senior colleague Ameachi Muonagor is down with kidney disease, diabetes, and stroke and also undergoes weekly dialysis. Tony One Week who made the revelation in a post on his Facebook page while sharing an update on his cousin’s health said that the bedridden actor is also undergoing physiotherapy to treat the …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has said the attempt by President Bola Tinubu to stop the unravelling of the controversy around his academic records is suspicious. Atiku’s US counsel, Angela Liu, stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday. Recall that a US court had dismissed a suit seeking Tinubu’s …