Year: 2018
ISIS claims responsibility for Pakistani polling station blast
Islamic State claimed responsibility for an explosion near a polling station in Quetta, Pakistan, on Wednesday, according to the group’s…
Pakistan blast kills 24 on election day
A blast targeting a police van killed more than 24 people in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Quetta on Wednesday, a…
Malaysia plans new legislation to curb child marriage
Malaysian lawmakers plan to introduce legislation that limits or discourages child marriage, with the eventual goal of banning the practice,…
Syria: 38 killed in suicide bombings amid IS attacks
Authorities said 38 people were killed and 37 others wounded in a series of bombings and attacks in the southern…
CNN releases secret recording of Trump-Cohen on payments to adult-film actress
The CNN broadcaster released on Wednesday an alleged recording of then U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump’s conversation with his former…
UN, Egypt ‘narrowly’ averted another Israel-Palestine war
Intense diplomatic efforts by the UN and Egypt have helped avoid another Israeli-Palestinian war in Gaza that appeared just “minutes…
WHO declares DRC Ebola-free
The Ebola virus outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been declared over by the World Health Organisation…
More defections loom in the House of Reps, says lawmaker
A House of Representatives member, Rep. Abdulrazak Atunwa, who with 36 others defected from All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday,…
APC still has majority in Senate
The All Progressives Congress(APC) Caucus of the Senate has said that the party remains in control of the Senate, even…
Oshiomhole blasts APC defectors, says they are mercenaries
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has told former members who switched to the…
Saraki ignores police invitation
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki on Tuesday failed to honour the invitation of the Nigeria Police Force over his…
ASLM Conference holds December in Abuja
The 2018 edition of the African Society for Laboratory Medicine Conference (ASLM 2018)) is set to hold in Abuja, Nigeria’s…
Nigerian Govt to Online Publishers: Don’t Lend Your Platforms To Fake News
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to Online Publishers not to lend their platforms to…
Oyo pays N201m gratuity to 90 retirees
The Oyo State Government on Monday released the sum of N201, 585,089.20 to another set of 90 retirees to offset…
Oyo CJ releases 30 inmates of Agodi Prisons
The Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Muntar Abimbola, who paid a visit to the Agodi Prison, Ibadan, on Tuesday…
Buhari mocks decamped APC members, says they have issues of zoning in their states
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has mocked the decamped members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, saying they decided to leave the…
100 mentally challenged inmates, 71 juveniles in Lagos prisons – LASG
The Lagos State Government has lamented that 100 mentally challenged inmates and 71 juveniles are currently in prisons across the…
Fake News threatening corporate existence of Nigeria – Lai Muhammed
Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Muhammed on Tuesday said Fake News does not only threaten the peace of…
Nigerian Govt shifts 3rd Mainland Bridge closure to August 24
The three day closure of the Third Mainland Bridge for Investigative Maintenance Test earlier slated to begin on July 27,…
Buhari, IGP meet behind closed doors at Presidential Villa
Nigeria's President, Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed doors with the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, at the Presidential Villa,…
Nigeria may not have stable power supply in 5yrs – Electricity Distributors
The Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED), says that Nigeria may not have stable power supply in the next five…
APC lawmakers call for decisive action against defectors
All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the House of Representatives have urged the party to take necessary steps against their…
2019: Kogi East rallies behind Victor Adoji for Senate
The people of Kogi East Senatorial District are in for a brighter future in 2019 and beyond as Dr. Victor…
Keystone Bank emerges best Innovative Bank in Africa, as Ohiwerei bags banking CEO Africa award
Fastest growing financial institution in Nigeria, Keystone Bank Limited, has once again added to its growing list of laurels as…
French opposition calls for no-confidence vote
France’s opposition conservative party said on Tuesday it had asked for a vote of no-confidence against the government over the…
Irregular migration: Libya returnees urged to lead campaign
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Nigeria on Tuesday urged voluntary returnees from Libya to use the social media to…
Community policing, strong intelligence way to solving Nigeria’s security challenges – Ambode
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said the fight against crime and all forms of criminality in Nigeria…
Police arrest 20 robbery, kidnap suspects
The Police Command in Rivers says it has arrested 20 suspected high profile criminals in the state and recovered 16…
Lagos senators sign petition rejecting Banire as AMCON Chairman
The Senate on Tuesday received a petition to reject the nomination of Mr Muiz Banire as chairman of Assets Management…
Saraki must honour our invitation or be forced to do so – Police
The Police on Tuesday said the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, must honour their invitation for questioning about the Offa…