Year: 2018
Saudi Arabia to donate $200m to Yemen to shore up currency
Saudi Arabia has pledged to donate 200 million dollars to Yemen in an effort to shore up the country’s battered…
Melania Trump takes off for Africa on first major solo trip
U.S. first lady, Melania Trump, set off for Africa as she embarks on her first major trip without the president.
Obtain appropriate information before coming to India – Envoy
The Nigeria High Commissioner to India, Maj.-Gen. Chris Eze (Rtd) has advised Nigerians traveling to India for medical care or…
Association demands improved funding of healthcare system
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called for improved funding of the health sector to prevent diseases and boost the…
Nigerians appeal to Indian govt. to review visa policy
Some Nigerians residing in India have appealed to the Indian Government to review its visa policy for students and businessmen…
No-deal Brexit: France ramps up border controls
France is hiring 700 additional customs officers and extra border control facilities in preparation for a potential no-deal in Britain’s…
Lagos APC Primary: Confusion in Badagry voting centres over use of slip
All Progressives Council (APC) members in Badagry on Tuesday disagreed on use of party slip by members to vote for…
Google Free WiFi: Computer Village traders express divergent views
Some traders at the Computer Village in Ikeja, Lagos, have expressed divergent views about the effectiveness of the Google Free…
Lagos APC Primary: Dep. Gov. Adebule dumps Ambode
The Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Idiat Adebule on Tuesday abandoned Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to support Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu in…
Mixed bag as Lagos APC governorship primary gets underway
There is tension in Epe on Tuesday morning as residents trooped out en masse to vote in the APC governorship…
Lagos APC primary: Thugs chase voters away in Abesan
The voting process of the All Progressives Congress(APC) governorship primary was disrupted for a while at Ward G North, Abesan…
Nigerian Govt advised on monetary, fiscal policy alignment
Some experts have advised the Federal Government to take steps to avoid the relapse of the economy into recession.
Tight security at Lagos APC primary
Security operatives have been positioned at the Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Agbado Oke-Odo Local Council Development…
10 Nasarawa APC aspirants pledge support for governorship candidate
Ten All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants who lost the party’s primary have pledged to rally round the winner to…
Ex-MD Dangote Sugar emerges Nasarawa APC governorship candidate
Engr. Abdullahi Sule, former Managing Director of Dangote Sugar Refinery company has emerged as the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship…
Primary: Gombe PDP governorship aspirant rejects results
Alhaji Jamilu Gwamna, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has rejected the results of…
Fighting forces Libya to close Tripoli airport again
Libya has closed the only functioning airport in the capital Tripoli again after rockets were fired in its direction, officials…
World Bank supports Philippines typhoon victims with $496m
The World Bank has released 496.25 million dollars to support the Philippine government’s efforts to hasten recovery, rehabilitation, and reconstruction…
Britain prepares new proposal on Irish border
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday that she is preparing to make a new offer to the European…
Money laundering: Turkey orders detention of 417 suspects
Turkish prosecutors issued detention warrants for 417 people on Tuesday, over their alleged involvement in money laundering, local media reported.
Sen. Owan-Enoh Wins APC Cross River gubernatorial primary election
Sen. John Owan-Enoh has been declared winner of the All Progressive Congress gubernatorial primaries in Cross River.
Tanker explosion destroys 7 vehicles on Lagos-Badagry expressway
A petrol tanker spilled its content along the Lagos-Badagry road between Barracks and Onireke in Ojo Local Government area of…
Who is afraid of Emmanuel Uduaghan?
By Julius Akpovire-Enyeh The story of the immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan is synonymous to…
#Ourmumudondo blames nation’s woes on leadership failure
OurMumuDonDo, a civil society group led Charles Oputa a.k.a Charlyboy, has blamed leadership failure at all levels over the years…
Ashiru emerges PDP Kaduna governorship candidate
A former member of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Isah Ashiru, has been elected as the governorship candidate of the…
Death toll rises to 1,200 in Indonesia’s earthquake, Tsunami
The number of people known to have died in Indonesia in Friday's earthquake and tsunami has risen to more than…
Jime emerges Benue APC guber candidate
Former Managing Director, Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA),Mr Emmanuel Jime, has won the APC governorship ticket for the 2019…
Sen. Ogbuoji picks Ebonyi APC governorship ticket
Sen. Sonni Ogbuoji representing Ebonyi South Senatorial District in Nigeria’s Upper Legislature has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress…
Namibian president wants land expropriated to boost black ownership
Namibia’s president called on Monday for a change to the constitution to allow the government to expropriate land and re-distribute…
APC Primary : Lagos CDCs, CDAs endorse Ambode
Lagos State Governor Mr. Akinwunmii Ambode was on Monday evening endorsed by all the Community Development Associations (CDAs) and Community…