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A 56-year-old woman poisoned five other Vietnamese tourists with cyanide served in a cup before drinking the poison herself at a luxury hotel in Thailand. The bodies of three men and three women were found Tuesday night by staff in a suite at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel in central Bangkok. Initial examination of the scene revealed no signs of …

The Kano State government has filed fresh charges against former governor Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje. The charges, detailed in Case No. K/143c/24, allege criminal conspiracy and embezzlement involving Ganduje and the former Commissioner for Justice, Musa Lawan. These charges are brought under Section 308 and are punishable under Section 309 of the Penal Code (as amended) CAP 105, Vol. 2, Laws …

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday forwarded to the Senate for consideration and approval a request for the injection of N6.2 trillion into the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget. Tinubu made the request in a letter read out at the Senate building by its President, Godswill Akpabio, during a plenary session, in Abuja. The President specifically requested the withdrawal of N3.2 trillion …

The Oyo State Police Command has debunked a viral video circulating on social media, purportedly showing a separatist group issuing an eviction ultimatum to herders in the Igboho area. In a statement issued on Wednesday in Ibadan, the Police Public Relations Officer SP Adewale Osifeso described the video as a sinister attempt to incite violence and disrupt peace in the …

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California has become the first U.S. state to ban schools from requiring staff to inform parents of their child’s gender identity change, under a law signed Monday by California Gov. Gavin Newsom. The law prohibits school rules that require teachers and other staff to disclose a student’s gender identity or sexual orientation to any other person without the child’s permission.Supporters …

The Edo State House of Assembly has appealed against the judgment of Justice JK Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which quashed the impeachment of the state’s former deputy governor, Philip Shaibu. In response to Justice Omotosho’s ruling today, the State Assembly has also moved for a stay of execution of the ruling pending the outcome of their appeal. …

The Supreme Court last week granted full autonomy to the country’s 774 local government councils. In the same week, the duo of former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in the 2023 Ebonyi State governorship election, Obinna Ogba, joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). This story and three others we tracked dominated public …

The Yobe State Police Command, on Tuesday, said it had rescued the kidnap victims and arrested the perpetrators. Details regarding the victim’s identity and the circumstances leading to the kidnapping are still emerging. According to a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Dungus Abdulkarim, the rescue mission took place at Kasda hamlet near Yauro Village in Jakusko …

In a bid to reorganize the traditional leadership structure in Kano State, Governor Abba Yusuf, on Wednesday, approved the appointment of three second-class Emirs for the emirates of Rano, Gaya and Karaye. The new emirate will be under the auspices of the first-class emirate of Kano, with the following emirs appointed: – Alhaji Muhammad Karaye (Emir Karaye) – Alhaji Muhammad …