Year: 2018
Parliamentary polls: Rwanda’s Kagame starts canvassing for votes
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda on Thursday started canvassing for votes for the ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) candidates as…
Emir Sanusi urges collection of PVC, National ID card
Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi II, has urged registered voters to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in preparation…
Hajj 2018: Nigerian pilgrims set to return home
Some Nigerian pilgrims on Thursday said they were excited after completing the Hajj rites and looked forward to returning home.
Man arrested for allegedly issuing fake number plates
The Ondo State Police Command on Thursday paraded a 43-year-old man, Francis Oladapo, who was arrested for allegedly issuing fake…
Osun 2018: INEC presents voters’ register to political parties
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday presented soft copies of voters’ register for the Sept.22 Osun governorship election…
MTN unveils mPulse for `tweens’ and teens
MTN Nigeria has unveiled its latest innovation, MTN mPulse, for `tweens’ and teens (ages 9 to 15).
Comoros ex-president rejects corruption, embezzlement charges
Former Comoros president Ahmed Sambi rejected charges of corruption and embezzling public funds in connection with a scheme to sell…
2019 elections: Sowore urges electorate to vote credible candidates
Online Publisher Omoyele Sowore, who is seeking to become Nigeria’s president, has called on the electorate, irrespective of their political…
Trump expresses sympathy for ex-manager
President Donald Trump expressed sympathy for his former campaign manager Paul Manafort and said he would remain “uninvolved” after he…
2019: Buhari’s sterling quality can guarantee his victory — lawyer
A legal practitioner, Mr Realwan Okpanachi says that President Muhammadu Buhari is likely to be re-elected in 2019 due to…
Osun 2018: Adeleke charges residents to get PVCs
Ahead of the Sept. 22 governorship election in Osun, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, has urged…
LAUTECH Crisis: Establishing Technical University height of insensitivity – ASUU
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the country’s quest for accelerated growth and development may not be realised…
Delta Govt. increases jurisdiction of magistrates
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has ordered the increase of civil and criminal jurisdiction of magistrates in the state.
New nations league will boost competitive, meaningful football – UEFA
European soccer’s new Nations League competition will give national team football a boost when it gets underway next month, UEFA…
U.S.-China trade war escalates as new tariffs kick in
The U.S. and China escalated their acrimonious trade war on Thursday, implementing punitive 25 per cent tariffs on 16 billion…
World leaders meet to discuss water crisis
World leaders, water, development experts, among other stakeholders are converging on Stockholm, Sweden, to find new, nature-based solutions to meet…
5 migrant bodies recovered by Tunisia coast guard
Tunisia’s coast guard said it recovered the bodies of five migrants on Thursday whose boat sank as they tried to…
Herdsman allegedly kills mate over N2,000
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan on Thursday ordered the remand of a herdsman, Jaye Mohammadu, in Agodi Prisons…
Man impersonates Lara George, defrauds Americans of $8,500
A 24-year-old computer engineer, Ayodeji Folarin, was on Thursday docked at an Ikeja High Court for impersonating the famous gospel…
91 political parties ahead of 2019 polls abysmal – Analysts
Political analysts have said that having 91 in a developing country like Nigeria was unnecessary and awkward and abysmal.
CNPP condemns attack on Gov. Obaseki
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has condemned the attack on Gov. Godwin Obaseki by some youths in Edo…
EU approves $20.6m development aid for Iran
The European Union on Thursday approved 20.6 million dollars in aid for Iran on Thursday, including for the private sector,…
Barber allegedly defrauds 2 Americans of $23,000
A 27-year-old barber, Wale Kehinde, was on Thursday arraigned at an Ikeja High Court by the Economic and Financial Crimes…
Osun Guber: Again, 2 PDP members drag Adeleke to court
Two Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in Osun have filed a suit at an Osogbo High Court challenging the candidacy…
Erdogan photo: Klopp defends Ozil over criticism
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has defended German compatriot Mesut Ozil, saying the criticism the Arsenal midfielder received for being photographed…
South Africa’s power firm to cut 7,000 jobs
South Africa’s state-run power utility Eskom expects to have 7,000 less staff from now, a senior manager at the utility…
Ojude-Oba: Saraki, Melaye, Ben-Murray Bruce arrive venue amidst wild jubilation
Senate President Bukola Saraki, alongside fellow senators, Dino Melaye, Ben-Murray Bruce and others arrived at the venue of the Ojude-Oba…
Kogi Govt. tasks tertiary institutions on revenue generation
The Kogi Government on Thursday urged tertiary institutions in the state to look inward and outward for revenue generation as…
Trump’s tweet “based on false information” – SA foreign minister
South African Foreign Affairs Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said on Thursday that it was regrettable that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet…
Gaza violence: Chair of UN investigation resigns less than month
Former war crimes prosecutor David Crane, an American who was named in July to lead a UN investigation into violence…