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Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna state, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP), ending months of speculation about his political future.   The former minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) had been seen meeting with political party chieftains, including Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, March 9, fueling speculation about …

A group of fishermen pulled a de@d body out of the water while on a fishing vessel off the coast of Massachusetts.  The fishermen were out in the water last week Wednesday, March 5, when they made the discovery.  The crew wasn’t pulling up much fish that morning and they were surprised when one particular net was so heavy — …

  A Maryland hairstylist is facing a charge of second-degree ass@ult after video captured her dragging a 15-year-old girl across a salon floor for allegedly attempting to walk out of her appointment without paying.   The stylist, 18-year-old Jayla Cunningham, posted the now-viral video which shows her dragging the young client by her hood and then throwing her on the …

The chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers state, Tony Okocha, has called on the governor of the state, Siminalayi Fubara, to resign from office honourably within 48 hours or be impeached by the State House of Assembly.   Leadership reports that Okocha made the call on Monday morning, March 10 while speaking to newsmen at his private …

Gunmen attacked the residence of a private clinic proprietor, Alhaji Yusha’u Ma’aruf, in Zakirai village, Gabasawa Local Government Area of Kano State.   According to sources who spoke with Daily Trust, the incident occurred around 2:15 am on Sunday, March 9, 2025 when three armed men wielding rifles and machetes stormed Alhaji Yusha’u Ma’aruf’s home.   They said the attackers …

Mark Carney has been elected leader of Canada’s Liberal Party in a months-long, high stakes race to replace Justin Trudeau. He will now be expected to lead the party into the next federal elections which must be held before October, where he is likely to face stiff competition from the Conservative party, which is currently leading in the polls. While …

The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a 34-year-old church member over the kidnapping of two Catholic priests, Rev. Fr. Abraham Samman and Rev. Fr. Matthew David Dusami of the Catholic Dioceses Yola and Jalingo respectively.    The spokesperson of the command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, March 8, 2025, said the suspect, …

  Barcelona versus Osasuna football match slated for Saturday night, March 8, has been postponed minutes before kick-off following the sudden death of a member of Spanish giants’ medical staff.   The La Liga match at Camp Nou was scheduled to kick off at 8pm UK time on Saturday night, March 8, however, Barcelona confirmed first-team doctor Carles Minarro Garcia …

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said calls for negotiations by “bully states” are aimed at dominating others, not resolving issues, after US President Donald Trump urged him to reach a nuclear deal.   Trump told Fox News this week that he had written a letter to Khamenei, adding “there are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily, or …

For the first time since his hospitalisation around three weeks ago, Pope Francis is showing a good response to treatment, a Vatican source has revealed, according to  CNN. This follows a statement from the Vatican press office on Saturday that described “a good response to therapy” and a “gradual, slight improvement” since his episodes of acute respiratory failure on Monday. …