Year: 2018
Yemen’s Houthis attacked Abu Dhabi airport using drone
Yemen’s Iranian-aligned Houthi movement said on Thursday it attacked the Abu Dhabi airport in the United Arab Emirates with a…
Plateau governor assures corps members of safety
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau on Thursday assured corps members posted to the state of their safety during the service…
NMA sets up medical centre at Plateau IDPs camp
The Plateau chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), has set up a medical centre at the Internally Displaced Persons…
Vandalism: Gov. Wike threatens to punish NYSC host communities
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Thursday threatened to punish the two communities hosting the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC)…
Plane carrying Paraguayan Agriculture Minister, 3 others crashes
Hopes of finding survivors from a crashed airplane carrying Paraguayan Agriculture Minister Luis Gneiting are unlikely, an official at the…
Taraba procures 1,900 tonnes of fertiliser
The Taraba Government has procured 1,900 tonnes of fertiliser for sale to farmers at N 5,500 per 50kg. bag in…
3 motorcyclists remanded for alleged armed robbery
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of three motorcyclists, for alleged armed robbery.
Defection: Minister thanks Kwara APC for loyalty to Buhari
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has thanked APC members and supporters in Kwara for their unflinching…
NYSC: Effective tool for national integration, unity – Ikpeazu
Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia says the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has grown to be an effective tool for…
El-Rufa’i urges intending pilgrims to be good ambassadors
Gov. Nasiru El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State has urged intending pilgrims from the state to be good ambassadors by abiding strictly…
Cameroon violence needs urgent investigation – UN rights chief
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Al Hussein, on Wednesday, said persistent reports of grave human rights abuses…
6 soldiers killed in roadside explosion
Police said six Somali soldiers were killed in a roadside bomb explosion near Somali’s southern town of Wanlaweyn on Wednesday…
Zimbabwe elections: Leading contenders confident of victory
The leading contenders in Zimbabwe’s general elections are exuding confidence in winning the polls, with only four days before Zimbabweans…
Imran Khan declares victory in Pakistan election
Former cricket star Imran Khan declared victory on Thursday in Pakistan’s general election, as a partial count gave him a…
Obaseki charges corps members on becoming future leaders
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Thursday charged corps members posted to the state to use their service year to…
Trump accuses Twitter of restricting Republicans
U.S. President Donald Trump accused Twitter on Thursday of restricting the visibility of prominent Republicans on its platform, and promised…
Naira gains marginally against dollar
The Naira on Wednesday gained marginally against the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos, the News Agency of Nigeria…
NYSC: An indispensable pivot of Nigeria’s electoral process – Ugwuanyi
Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state says the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has proven to be one of the…
Amaechi disparaging Oshiomhole is fake news – Buhari Campaign Organisation
The President Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation has described as fake news speculations that its Director-General, Mr Rotimi Amechi, disparaged the…
Buhari congratulates Elder Nelson Nmerengwa at 60
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the Isi Ala 1 of Isieketa Ancient Kingdom, His Majesty Eze Nelson Nmerengwa, who turns…
China’s Xi calls on global institutions to fight trade protectionism
President Xi Jinping of China has called for concerted effort by global institutions such as the UN, the G7 and…
Researchers trash myths about HIV transmission
Twenty world leading HIV scientists have debunked some assumptions and myths about HIV infection, as they launched an evidence-based consensus…
Apapa Gridlocks: Manufacturers urged to evacuate good by barges
Seaports Terminal Operators Association of Nigeria (STOAN) has called on manufacturing concerns to evacuate their products from Apapa port by…
Durban Film Festival: Films marking Mandela’s posthumous birthday premieres
Three films, with fascinating insights into the life and times of late South Africa’s former President Nelson Mandela, would premiere…
NNPC pledges 5 million jobs with bio-fuels
The Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Wednesday pledged that more than five million jobs would soon be created to…
$2.34m seized from frontman to dead son of Gaddafi
Italian police on Thursday seized as two million euros (2.34 million dollars) from a Libyan man who acted as a…
China a sincere partner for African countries – Experts
China remains a sincere partner for most of African countries, Rwandan experts told Xinhua in recent interviews.
NECA seeks policy to eradicate multiple taxation
The President of the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Mr Segun Oshinowo, has told the Federal Government to formulate a…
Narendra Modi pledges India’s continued support for Africa
India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, says his country will continue to intensify, deepen and sustain engagements with the Africa countries.
2019: Sowore tells Nigerians to elect credible people
A Presidential aspirant and publisher of online Newspaper, Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, has called on electorate irrespective of their political…