Year: 2017
NECA unveils online platform to check unemployment
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), on Wednesday, unveiled an online platform, NECApreneur project, for the training of youths on…
Moroccan Authorities Arrest Barcelona Attackers’ Supplier
Moroccan authorities have arrested a man suspected of supplying gas canisters to a jihadist cell that carried out a double…
Eid-el-Kabir: Prices of rams escalate in FCT
Prices of rams have jerked up in some markets in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in spite of low patronage…
New Born Dies As Doctors Fight In Theater
A hospital worker leaked a startling video recorded from inside an operation theater of a hospital in India’s western state…
Dengue Fever: Chinese Province Reports 148 Cases
China’s Zhejiang Province reported 148 cases of dengue fever in 2017, according to reports on Wednesday.
2 women dressed as nuns try to rob bank
Police say two women dressed as nuns attempted to rob a bank in Pennsylvania’s Poconos.
Senator Kanti Bello is dead
Famous Katsina politician Senator Mahmud Kanti Bello has died in Abuja at the age of 72.
Kaduna Govt Partners Firm To Improve Telecom Services
The Kaduna State Government is working with a telecom company to mount 40 masts across the state to improve telecom…
South Africa Considers Merging 3 State-Owned Airlines
South Africa’s government is considering merging its three state-owned airlines into one entity and offering a 25 per cent stake…
Floods kill 1,200 in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, millions rendered homeless
At least 1,200 people have been killed and millions have been left homeless following devastating floods that have hit India,…
Boko Haram destroyed 75% water, sanitation infrastructure in Northeast – UNICEF
UNICEF said on Wednesday that Boko Haram terrorists have destroyed 75 per cent of the water infrastructure in the Northeast…
Eid-el-Kabir: FRSC deploys 358 personnel in Niger
The Federal Road Safety Commission in Niger on Wednesday announced the deployment of 358 personnel on a 24-hour patrol of…
UN releases $45m for emergencies in CAR, Chad, Sudan, Afghanistan
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has released 45 million dollars from the Central Emergency Response…
UN chief urges countries to ratify treaty against nuclear tests
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged all countries to sign and ratify a global treaty that bans nuclear explosions on…
Billionaire kidnapper Evans pleads guilty, remanded in Kirikiri prison
Suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike a.k.a Evans and five others were on Wednesday docked before an Ikeja High Court in…
France to close several nuclear reactors – Minister
French Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot reiterated on Wednesday that France would need to close several nuclear reactors.
Total, Greenville, partner NNPC to invest in gas
Mr Eddy van den Broeke, Chairman of Greenville, an oil and gas company, on Tuesday in Abuja disclosed that his…
Massive shakeup in NNPC, 55 top executives affected
The ongoing restructuring of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC received fresh impetus on Tuesday with the appointments and deployments…
South African Minister Mocks Buhari For ‘Health Tourism’
South Africa’s Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, on Monday scolded African leaders who seek medical care away from the continent,…
Grace Mugabe: Zimbabwean ruling party to hold solidarity rally
The ruling Zanu-PF party of Zimbabwe will on Wednesday hold a solidarity rally for First Lady, Grace Mugabe to show…
I am still in APC -Senator Andy Uba
The Senator representing Anambra senatorial district, Senator Andy Uba has denied reports of his defection from the All Progressive Congress…
IBBU pegs 2017/2018 admission cut off point at 160
The Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU) Lapai, Niger State, has pegged its 2017/2018 admission cut off point at 160. Its…
Minister advocates educational system revamp
The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu on Tuesday said that Nigeria could not grow without entrenching a 21st-century education…
Bullion van loaded with millions of Naira catches fire in Lagos
A bullion van loaded with an unspecified amount went up in flames Tuesday under Ojota bridge, Lagos
Defending Champion, Kerber crashes out of US Open
Defending champion Angelique Kerber was knocked out in round one of the US Open by Japanese teenager Naomi Osaka.
Arsenal reject £50m big for Sanchez
English Premier League side Arsenal has rejected a £50 million bid from rivals Manchester City for Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez.…
Kidnapped pastor killed, body parts used for pepper soup in Rivers
Rivers State Commissioner of Police Zaki Ahmed shocked the world on Monday when he revealed that a pastor from Edoha…
PFN President calls for order, unity among members
The National President, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Rev. Felix Omobude on Tuesday night called for unity and order among…
Owerri killing: Lawyer writes National Human Rights Commission
Mr. Charles Mbalisi, an Abuja based legal practitioner has petitioned the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over the demolition of…
Wike promises Bolo people more developmental projects
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Tuesday said his administration would provide more developmental projects for the people of Bolo…