Year: 2018
Hamas rejects Israel’s investigation into deadly Gaza war
Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, has rejected an Israeli investigation into one of the deadliest episodes…
Saraki yet to declare for president – Aide
Mr Olu Onemola, Special Assistant to the President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, on New Media, has said that…
Nigeria drops to 41st position in latest FIFA ranking
Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Thursday dropped by one spot to 41st position in the new ranking formula adopted by World…
Court stops Saraki from declaring Akpabio’s seat vacant
An FCT High Court in Bwari, on Thursday stopped the Senate President, Bukola Saraki from declaring the seat of former…
Alleged contempt: Court suspends hearing against INEC Chairman
The Federal High Court Abuja on Thursday suspended hearing in the contempt suit against the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission,…
Eid-el-Kabir: FRSC to deploy 500 personnel in Osun
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Osun on Thursday said it will deploy 500 regular and special marshals across…
Polish president vetoes altered election rules
President Andrzej Duda of Polnad on Thursday vetoed a law proposed by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party that…
Borno tops birth registrations chart
Borno is leading other states of the federation in the number of birth registrations conducted nationwide in the last five…
Nigerians tasked on food hygiene, safety tips
Food Hygiene Initiative of Nigeria (FHIN), an NGO, has advised Nigerians to adopt adequate food handling and safety policies to…
Malaysian parliament throws out law against ‘fake news’
Malaysia’s parliament on Thursday repealed a law against “fake news’’ introduced this year by the administration of former Prime Minister,…
NIMC: Kwara releases National Identity cards
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Kwara state, has released a total of 29,117 national identity cards for registered…
No Lassa fever symptoms in Enugu – Commissioner
The Enugu State Government has said that none of the people under surveillance of the Lassa fever has symptoms of…
Emir drums support for Girl-child education
The Emir of Zazzau, Dr. Shehu Idris on Thursday canvassed more support for girl-child education, saying it is necessary for…
Lagos ports receive 16 ships with petrol, other products
Sixteen ships carrying various products are at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports waiting to berth, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)…
90% of global malaria cases in sub-Saharan Africa – Official
Nearly 90 percent of all malaria cases in the world occur in sub-Saharan Africa, former Namibian Minister of Health and…
Myanmar: Facebook admits ‘too slow’ in addressing hate speech
Facebook has been “too slow’’ to address hate speech in Myanmar and is acting to remedy the problem by hiring…
Nigerian Army kills 5 bandits, arrests notorious kidnapper
Troops of 1 Division, Nigerian Army, have killed five suspected bandits in a gun battle along Funtua-Birnin Gwari road, the…
Mali president Keita wins re-election with 67% of vote
Malian President Ibrahim Keita won re-election with 67 per cent of the vote in a run-off against opposition rival Soumaila…
Kabul suicide bomb: Islamic State claims responsibility
Islamic State said one of its militants was responsible for a deadly suicide bombing in a Shi’ite area of the…
Oshodi Bus Interchange to process 1m passengers daily
The Oshodi Bus Interchange in Lagos State will process up to one million passengers daily, when completed.
Edo received 3,883 Libyan returnees in 10 months
The Edo Government says it received 3,883 Libyan returnees between November 2017 and August 2018.
PTDF to intervene in refinery revamp
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) says it will support efforts to address some of the major challenges hindering the…
N22 trillion debt: Poor handling of economy, corruption responsible – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says poor understanding of current global economic dynamics and cover of corruption are directly responsible…
August bond auction oversubscribed by N10.09bn – DMO
The Debt Management Office (DMO) said the Federal Government’s bond auction for August conducted on Wednesday was oversubscribed by N10.09…
Libya uprising: 45 sentenced to death for killing protesters
A Libyan court has sentenced 45 people to death by firing squad for killing protesters during the 2011 uprising against…
Saudi Arabia arrests citizen suspected of planning terror attack
Saudi Arabia on Thursday arrested a citizen suspected of planning a terror attack, Saudi Press Agency reported.
Al-Mustapha considers joining Presidential race
Hamza Al-Mustapha, former Chief Security Officer to late Head of State, General Sani Abacha, says he will join the presidential…
Waterways emergencies: Lagos Govt to procure life-saving, quick response boats
In an effort to tackle emergencies on its waterways more efficiently, the Lagos State Government is to procure life-saving, quick…
Duterte could resign if Marcos Jr becomes VP – Spokesman
President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines could step down if the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos succeeds in overturning his…
Thailand set to ban imports of e-waste
The Thai government will ban imports of electronic and plastic waste following reports of massive piles of scrap electronics turning…