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Gunmen kidnap PDP Chairman’s daughter
Daughter of the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Dutsinma Local Government Area, Katsina State has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen....
Boko Haram: Buhari visits injured soldiers in Borno [PHOTOS]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday visited injured soldiers in Maiduguri, Borno state. On November 18, the Al Barnawi faction of Boko Haram attacked...
State of emergency should be declared in Akwa Ibom – APC
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Akwa Ibom state, Ini Okopido, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a...
Low pay and high stress: Survey lifts lid on life as a struggling performer
Almost two-thirds of performers (63%) earned less than £5,000 from their profession in the last year, a survey suggests. That’s an improvement on...
‘It’s scary, no doubt about it’: How former GM workers coped with their plant closure
After nearly 30 years at the General Motors plant in Windsor, Ont., having been employed there all of his adult working life, Duncan St....
Sammy Woodhouse: Rapist Arshid Hussain ‘offered chance to see victim’s child’
A victim of child sexual exploitation has called for a law change amid claims a man who raped her has been invited to...
‘It’s toxic’: Former NHLer Carcillo won’t be silent about hockey’s hazing culture
It’s been more than 15 years since Daniel Carcillo moved away from home in pursuit of his goal of becoming a professional hockey...
Harry Leslie Smith, veteran turned social activist, dies at 95
A prominent anti-poverty activist, who authored several books on the Great Depression, the Second Word War and postwar austerity, has died in an...
Harry Leslie Smith: War veteran has died, son says
Media captionHarry Leslie Smith: “I am the world’s oldest rebel” A World War Two veteran who grew up in poverty and described himself...
Why many Canadians face long waits or big bills to have painful medical devices removed
They are four women from across this country who share one painful thing in common: Each had a medical device surgically implanted in...
Brexit will make us poorer, Treasury warns
The UK will be poorer economically under any form of Brexit, compared with staying in the EU, Treasury analysis suggests. Official figures say...
‘Rip-off’ 118 calls spark price crackdown
The price of a call to directory inquiries will be capped at £3.65 for 90 seconds. Phone industry regulator Ofcom said it is...
Troops repel Boko Haram attack in Borno
The Nigerian Army has said its troops on Tuesday repelled Boko Haram insurgents’ attack in Kukawa Local Government Area of Borno State. The...
Woman, 10-month-old daughter killed by bear at remote Yukon cabin
A Yukon woman and her 10-month-old daughter are dead after a bear attack at a remote cabin, the territory’s coroner said. In a news...
N30, 000 minimum wage: Buhari govt ‘politicising pay rise’ – Labour cries out
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has accused the Federal Government of politicizing the negotiation for the new proposed N30, 000 minimum wage for...
