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Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal has begged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withdraw its plan to recover $2.1 billion loans given to state governments as budget support facility. This appeal was made by the Sokoto state governor on Tuesday during a panel session at the high-level dialogue on financingContinue Reading

Three students of the Umaru Musa Yar’adua University (UMYUK) have died in a ghastly motor accident on their way home after concluding their examinations. WITHIN NIGERIA gathered that the accident involved a commercial bus which occurred along Katsina – Dutsin-ma highway on Tuesday evening, April 20. Umar Ahmad, the SpecialContinue Reading

A teenage robbery and murder suspect, Mighty Omini has narrated how he was promised 500,000 naira to drive away the car of a murdered woman in Calabar, the Cross River state capital. Omini disclosed this on Tuesday in Calabar while being paraded alongside his suspected accomplice, Godwin Nyenine, as wellContinue Reading

Gunmen have abducted several students of Green Field University along the Kaduna-Abuka Highway in Chikun Local Government Area. The varsity is the first private university in the state established about three years ago. The attack occurred on Tuesday night. Kaduna Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmedContinue Reading

A mentally challenged woman on Tuesday April 20, allegedly stabbed one Joseph Thomas, a 14-year-old boy, to death along Genesis Street, off Okaka road in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital. According to reports, the woman, believed to be an indigene of Enugu State, was popularly known to be a ChristianContinue Reading

A 28-year-old South African woman who survived a car crash was killed by a hit-and-run-driver while searching for her missing cellphone. Reaction Unit South Africa’s Prem Balram, who disclosed this in a statement said the woman had been a passenger in a bakkie that overturned on N2 between uMhlanga andContinue Reading

Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward has resigned from his role after the collapse of the European Super League. This is following the backlash he received over the club’s involvement in European Super League. He assumed the position in 2013 when he replaced CEO David Gill as chairman of theContinue Reading

The federal government has appointed a Professor of Islamic Studies, Rafiu Adebayo, as the Provost of the newly-established Federal College of Education, Iwo, in Osun. Adebayo is Deputy Chief Imam of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) Alhaji Liadi Tella, former Lecturer, Department of Mass Communication and Senior Research Fellow, wasContinue Reading

One Fatai Kalejaiye was arrested while initiating one Kolapo Ayeobasan into a cult group in the Ikorodu area of Lagos state. The spokesperson of the State Police Command, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, stated this in a statement, explaining that Fatai, who has confessed to being a member of Eye Confraternity, was caughtContinue Reading

A monk, Thammakorn Wangpreecha in Thailand has chopped off his own head using a guillotine as an offering to Buddha in the hope he would be reincarnated as a ‘higher spiritual being’. It was gathered that Wangpreecha, 68, had reportedly been planning the bizarre ritual sacrifice for more than fiveContinue Reading

Premier League side, Tottenham Hotspur have appointed Ryan Mason as interim head coach until the end of the season after Jose Mourinho sacking. The Portuguese manager was sacked on Monday after 17 months in charge, six days before the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City. Former Spurs and Hull midfielderContinue Reading

Idriss Deby, Chadian President has reportedly lost his life after he sustained degrees of injuries in battle field. WITHIN NIGERIA learnt that the Chadian President was confirmed dead on Tuesday barely 24 hours after he won re-election for a sixth term in office. According to Chadian national army, the President diedContinue Reading

Suspected armed militias have killed a soldier in an ambush that occurred in Kofia-Adamu village of Takum Local Government Council of Taraba State. It was gathered that three other soldiers who sustained gunshot wounds are undergoing medical care in an undisclosed hospital, DAILY POST reports. The attack which occurred atContinue Reading

A young woman, Aisha Dannupuwa, has pleaded with a Sharia court, in Samaru, Gusau, Zamfara state to end her marriage of one week because of the size of her husband’s manhood. The mother of three told the court that she decided to marry another man after her first marriage failed.Continue Reading

Three staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission on an official assignment in Borno State died in a fatal road accident on Sunday. “On Sunday 18th April 2021, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for the State, Mohammed Magaji Ibrahim, informed the Commission that an Electoral Officer (EO) and some AssistantContinue Reading