Year: 2018
Disgraced Japanese basketball players suspended for 1 year
Four players from the Japanese men’s basketball team have been handed 12-month bans by the Japan Basketball Association (JBA) after…
Security beefed up ahead of May’s visit to Lagos
Security has been beefed up at the Murtala Muhammed Airports, Ikeja, ahead of the British Prime Minister, Mrs Theresa May’s…
At last, Ex-Delta Governor, Uduaghan formally defects to APC, gives reasons
The immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan has formally announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic…
Security beefed up in Lagos as British PM Theresa May arrives
Security has been beefed up at the Murtala Muhammed Airports, Ikeja, ahead of the British Prime Minister, Mrs Theresa May’s…
35 die of West Nile virus in Serbia, Greece
The West Nile Virus has claimed six lives in Serbia in the past week alone, pushing the number of confirmed…
Syria: Russia registers 26 ceasefire violations in 24 hours
The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish Commission on Syrian Reconciliation has recorded 26 ceasefire violations in the Arab republic in…
Benue Revenue boss vows to institutionalise modern tax administration
The Acting Executive Chairman, Benue Internal Revenue Service, (BIRS) Mr Terzungwe Atser has promised to establish institutionalised modern and result-oriented…
Why I left PDP for APC, Uduaghan opens up
Lanre Babalola Former governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan on Tuesday suddenly appeared at the caucus meeting of the All…
Cameroon launches anti-graft awareness campaign
Cameroon’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (CONAC) on Tuesday launched a public awareness campaign to curb “endemic” corruption in public services.
FRSC arrests 4,983 traffic offenders during Sallah
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Tuesday that 4,983 motorists were arrested for various traffic offences during its…
U.S Open: Federer brushes past Nishioka
Swiss tennis star, Roger Federer, made light of energy-sapping conditions to brush past Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2 6-2 6-4 in…
Roadside bomb kills 5, injures 10 Kenyan soldiers
Five Kenyan soldiers were killed and 10 wounded on Wednesday when their car ran over a homemade bomb in northern…
Security threat: Russia bans ‘undesirable’ U.S. environmental group
Russia has banned a U.S. environmental lobby group from operating in the country after labeling it an “undesirable” organisation, the…
Israeli court recognises Jewish settlement
An Israeli court has given legal recognition to a Jewish settlement built without Israeli government authorisation on privately owned Palestinian…
Primaries: APC pledges to respect electoral guidelines
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has pledged to ensure compliance with the electoral guidelines, fairness and justice as well as…
Oil price rises on Iran sanctions
Oil markets were stable on Wednesday, buoyed by falling supplies from Iran ahead of U.S. sanctions but held in check…
Ebonyi Govt. seals petrol station over kerosene explosion
The Ebonyi Government on Tuesday sealed the Dipro Filling Station at Ezzamgbo for allegedly dispensing adulterated kerosene to consumers in…
Iranian parliament begins impeachment proceedings against 2 ministers
Iranian lawmakers launched impeachment proceedings against the education minister on Wednesday, ramping up pressure on the president who is under…
German Carnival Group vows to stop using black face
A German Carnival Association in the town of Frechen has changed its name and vowed to stop performing black face…
U.S Open: Maria Sharapova edges past spirited Schnyder
Maria Sharapova overcame a shaky start and survived a spirited fight back from Patty Schnyder to defeat her 6-2 7-6(6)…
North-East Crisis: U.S seeks collaboration with Nigeria
The United States of America says it is ready to assist the Nigerian government in addressing the conflicts in the…
GOC to troops: Inflict maximum casualty on Boko Haram insurgents
Brig.-Gen. Bulama Biu, Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division of the Nigerian Army has given directive to the troops to…
FOCAC will boost China-Africa cooperation – Envoy
The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has proven to be productive and effective in boosting China-Africa cooperation, a Chinese special…
NIRSAL injects over N77 billion into agribusiness
The Nigeria Incentive Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) says it has facilitated the flow of N77.7 billion…
Trump blames China for hacking Clinton emails
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter early on Wednesday China hacked the emails of 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary…
U.S. Open: Wozniacki cruises past sloppy Stosur
Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki cruised past error-prone Samantha Stosur 6-3 6-2, to reach the second round of the…
African swine fever: Bulgaria completes border fence
Bulgaria has completed the construction of a wire fence on the border with Romania to prevent the arrival of migratory…
U.S air strike kills Islamic State militant in Libya
A U.S. air strike killed a suspected Islamic State militant in Libya, the U.S. Africa Command said.
NNPC to establish two condensate refineries
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it will establish two condensate refineries with a total refining capacity of 200,000 barrels…
2019: Lawmaker endorses APC direct primaries
A member of the Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Mr Murtala Sodangi, has endorsed the adoption of direct primaries by…