Year: 2017
Children die in China primary school stampede
A stampede at a primary school in central China has left two children dead and 20 injured, state media said.
Jesus tomb in Jerusalem renovated with $4 million
A Greek team has completed the restoration of the Jesus tomb in Jerusalem at a cost of $4 million.
Supreme Court nominee: Trump’s criticism of judges ‘disheartening’
Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch criticized Tuesday President Donald Trump's attacks on the federal judge who blocked his administration's travel…
How Fake FCDA Staff Defrauded Businessman of N30m -Witness
The trial of Giwa Useni John, Pius Iorye Uganden and Nancy Uganden for a N30 million fraud continued on March…
Girl Born with 4 Legs, 2 Spines Survives Surgery
A baby girl from the Ivory Coast born with four legs and two spines has been successfully separated from a…
Update: Multiple blasts kill 8, injured 20 in Maiduguri IDP camp
Multiple blasts at camps for people who have fled the Islamist militants Boko Haram killed four and injured 18 in…
North Korea missile launch fails
A North Korean missile launch has failed, South Korean defence officials say, but it is unclear how many were fired…
Flight ban on laptops ‘sparked by IS threat’
An aircraft cabin ban on large electronic devices was prompted by intelligence suggesting a terror threat to US-bound flights, says…
Russia now world’s largest oil producer
For the second month in a row, Russia has maintained its status as the world’s largest oil producer, ousting Saudi…
NANS Exposes Fraudulent Vice Chancellors
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), says it has uncovered multi-million naira assets owned by vice-chancellors of some universities.
Twitter blocks 636,000 accounts over ‘terror’ promotion
Social media giant Twitter announced it has suspended 636,248 accounts since the middle of 2015 as the company steps up…
Unibadan Students Protest Against Lack Of Water, Light
Activities have been grounded at the University of Ibadan due to the strike embarked on by the three non-academic staff…
US to host Summer Manchester Derby
Manchester City will play Manchester United in a pre-season friendly in the United States on 20 July.
IGP deploys special force to end attacks in Benue
Worried by recent attacks that left scores dead and several others injured in Zaki Biam, Benue State, the Inspector-General of…
Attack On Amnesty International Embarrassing, Unacceptable – CACOL
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL has condemned the attack on a global Human Rights Organization, Amnesty International,…
States Receive N36b Less Revenue From Federation Account
The Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC) on Tuesday shared N429.1 billion, about N36 billion less than what the three tiers…
Buhari condemns spate of killings, orders investigation
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari condemned a spate of killings in different parts of the country and ordered an investigation into…
The 2017 Black Billionaires
Of the 2,043 people who made it to the 2017 FORBES list of the World’s Billionaires, 10 of them are…
Boko Haram: Cameroon Forcefully Repatriates Nigerian Refugees
The UN refugee agency has criticised Cameroon for the forced return of hundreds of refugees to north-east Nigeria after they…
Nigeria issues 30-day ultimatum to developers in Niger Delta to resume work
Nigeria has given contractors 30 days to resume delayed development projects in the Niger Delta oil region or face prosecution,…
Nigeria’s revenues fell to N429.127bn in February
Nigeria's distributable government revenues fell to N429.127 billion in February from N465.19 billion in January due to lower oil prices…
Former Belgium coach named Ivory Coast new Coach
Ivory Coast have named former Belgium international Marc Wilmots as their new head coach to replace Michel Dussuyer.
Ife Mayhem And The Need For Caution
It is no longer news that the ancient and mystique town of Ile-Ife was recently engulfed in an ethnic clash…
South Africa hit by new crisis after match-fixing revelations
South African football was embroiled in another scandal on Monday when FIFA said the national team's World Cup qualifying win…
U.S. firm seeks $561 million from Tanzania in power supply dispute
Symbion Power is seeking $561 million from Tanzania's state power supplier TANESCO via international mediation, accusing it of breach of…
Afenifere accuses police of bias investigation into Ile-Ife mayhem
The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, says it does not trust the Nigerian police to conduct a trustworthy investigation into the…
Ambode warns Civil Servants against Indiscipline
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has warned civil servants in the state against indiscipline as it will hamper productivity.
Gov. Ortom escapes death in accident
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom on Tuesday escaped death when a commercial Carina ll Toyota car rammed into his convoy.
No court order stopped us from demolishing Otodo Gbame – LASG
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said no court order stopped it from demolishing Otodo-Gbame and Seafront area besides Freedom…
Civil Servants Threaten To Shut Down Buhari Govt Over Unpaid Allowances
Public Servants under the aegis of Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) have threatened to shut down the…