Year: 2018
India’s Apex Court refuses blanket ban on bursting crackers
India’s Apex Court on Tuesday refused to impose a blanket ban on bursting crackers and allowed use of firecrackers within…
Lagos ports expect 26 ships laden with petroleum products, others
The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says 26 ships are expected to bring into the country petroleum products, food and other…
European shares fall to lowest levels in nearly 2 years
European shares fell to their lowest levels in nearly two years on Tuesday as a new batch of third-quarter earnings…
NSCDC intercepts illegally-refined petroleum product
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo Command, has intercepted a truck laden with 45,000 litres of suspected…
Oil price rise, currency drop raise inflation threat in Ghana
The combination of rising oil prices and the fall in Ghana’s currency is threatening to push up inflation, the country’s…
Super Eagles will defeat Bafana Bafana in South Africa – Chukwu
Christian Chukwu, former Coach of the Super Eagles and former Captain of the Green Eagles, on Tuesday gave the assurance…
9 passengers perish in Lagos-Ibadan Expressway auto accident
No fewer than nine persons were feared dead on Tuesday in an accident involving a Marcopolo bus and an Iveco…
France avoids question on Saudi Arabia weapons sales
France declined to say on Monday if it might suspend weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, after Germany called on others…
PIGB: National Assembly to mount pressure for presidential assent – Saraki
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki says the National Assembly will continue to mount necessary pressure to get presidential assent…
Bulgaria seizes $14.3 million in fake bills
Bulgarian Authorities raided a print shop on Monday that was making counterfeit cash, and seized fake euro and dollar bills…
Iran arrests groups planning attacks on pilgrims
Iran on Tuesday said it has arrested three militant groups planning attacks on Shi’ite Muslims at the annual pilgrimage of…
Khashoggi: Saudi foreign minister pledges complete investigation
Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Tuesday the kingdom was committed to a thorough and complete investigation to…
Prince Harry, Meghan arrive in Fiji
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan touched down in Fiji on Tuesday for the first royal visit to the…
Sex allegations: Actor Geoffrey Rush wipes tears in Court
Oscar-winning Australian actor Geoffrey Rush wiped away tears in a Sydney Court on Tuesday as he defended himself in a…
Khashoggi Case: Turkey yet to share information with any country
Turkey has not yet shared any information with any country from its probe into the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the…
Car bomb kills 4, wounds 15 in Iraq
At least four people were killed and 15 wounded in a car bomb blast in the Northern Iraqi Town of…
Buhari’s visit: Heavy security presence at Lagos airport
A high number of security operatives were on Tuesday deployed to strategic positions at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, ahead…
Saudi to sign $50bn in oil, gas, infrastructure deals
Saudi Arabia plans to sign deals worth more than $50 billion in the oil, gas, industries and infrastructure sectors at…
U.S. envoy on African Affairs visits Nigeria Nov. 7-10
U.S. Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs Tibor Nagy will travel to Nigeria from November 7 to 10,…
U.S., UN disagree over fate of Caravan migrants
The United States and United Nations have disagreed over the fate of over 7,000 Central-American refugees now on the march…
Benue IDPs return home
Farmers in Logo and Ukum Local Governments of Benue, who were displaced by the protracted crisis with herdsmen, have returned…
DSS denies aiding Kanu’s escape from Nigeria
The Department of State Services ( DSS), has denied that five of its personnel aided Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the…
Bus-truck collision kills 12 in Ethiopia
Twelve people were killed in Northern Ethiopia on Monday when a passenger bus collided with a truck, authorities said.
APC Chieftain advises Buhari’s minister to resign
Alhaji Ishaq Hadejia, Chieftain of All Progressives People’s Congress (APC) in Jigawa has asked the minister of water resources, Alhaji…
Oil dips as Saudi Arabia pledges to play ‘responsible role’
Oil prices dipped on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia pledged to play a “responsible role” in energy markets, although sentiment remained…
National Assembly needs priority attention for effective governance – Dogara
The Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, says the National Assembly must receive priority attention in terms of capacity…
Obi blames social media for misgivings over his nomination
Mr Peter Obi, running mate of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the 2019 presidential election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Para-soccer Championship: Kano, Katsina defy rain to enter Semi-final
Battle for trophy in the sixth edition of World Polio Day National Para-soccer Championship in Lagos got tougher on Monday…
Oshiohmole dismisses reports on APC Governors’ gang-up against him
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiohmole, on Monday dismissed as untrue the reported gang-up…
SARS Reforms panel to hear 27 complaints, begins sitting
The Presidential Panel on the Special Anti- Robbery Squad (SARS) Reforms for the North Central Zone has received 27 complaints…