Year: 2018
51 people charged for attacking Indian minister’s house
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has charged as many as 51 people for attack on minister’s house in the…
49 AU members have signed free trade pact – Kagame
Forty-nine out of the 55 members of the African Union have signed the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement,…
Mugabe returns from Singapore medical trip
Former President Robert Mugabe returned to Zimbabwe on Tuesday on a private chartered flight from Singapore, where he had been…
Greek PM Tsipras faces pressure over Macedonia deal
The leader of the populist Independent Greeks, Panos Kammenos, on Tuesday signaled a new government crisis over the landmark name…
Buhari committed to delivering real infrastructure – Fashola
Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Works, Power and Housing says the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is committed to…
Zuma’s son summoned over fatal car crash
A Court on Tuesday summoned former South African president Jacob Zuma’s son Duduzane, to appear on July 12 to answer…
Over 1,000 migrants drowned in Mediterranean – IOM
More than 200 migrants have drowned in the Mediterranean from January to June, bringing the overall death toll so far…
1MDB Scandal: Ex-Malaysian PM Najib Razak arrested
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was arrested on Tuesday, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, following an…
Buhari to hold bilateral talks with Macron today
President Muhammadu Buhari, who returned to Abuja last night from AU Summit in Mauritania, is billed to hold bilateral talks…
Nigeria restates commitment to ratify ILO conventions
The Federal Government says it is working assiduously to ensure that all ratified International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions are implemented…
PDP calls for investigation into policemen’s protest
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for investigation into the protest by police officers in Borno over allegation of…
Naira maintains N360/dollar at parallel market
The Naira maintained N360 to the dollar at the parallel market on Monday in Lagos, the News Agency of Nigeria…
Declared dead, Woman found alive in morgue fridge
A South African Woman declared dead after a car crash was later found alive in a morgue fridge, in a…
Oil prices rise after Libya declares unexpected event
Oil prices rose on Tuesday after Libya declared force majeure on some of its supplies, although an overall rise in…
Air pollution contributes to diabetes – Study
A research of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis links outdoor air pollution, even at levels deemed safe,…
5 die of cholera in Katsina
No fewer than five persons have lost their lives and 50 others hospitalised over suspected outbreak of cholera in Funtua…
Nigerian govt. tasks African leaders on corruption
The Federal Government has stressed the need for African countries to continue to strengthen anti-corruption laws and enforcement institutions and…
Ogun swears-in 9 customary courts presidents, 9 magistrates
The Chief Judge of Ogun, Justice Olatokunbo Olopade, on Monday swore-in nine legal practitioners as presidents of Grade 1 Customary…
World Cup: Belgium face Brazil in quarterfinals
Japan’s dream of playing in its first ever World Cup quarter-finals has been blown away after Belgium came from behind…
Keystone Bank has changed the narratives in banking -Ohiwerei
Mr. Obeahon Ohiwerei is the Group Managing Director/CEO of one of the fastest growing financial institutions in Nigeria, Keystone Bank…
Macron’s visit to Nigeria to boost inbound tourism – Stakeholders
Some tourism stakeholders on Monday said that the planned visit by President Emmanuel Macron of France to the African Shrine…
12 football players, coach trapped in cave found alive after 9 days
Twelve Thai boys and their football coach trapped in a flooded cave for nine days were found alive late Monday…
Man jailed 50 years for defiling JSS1 student
Sunday Salami, a 31-year-old furniture maker, will spend the next half a century languishing in Kirikiri Prisons, Lagos, for defiling…
Insecurity, killings: Buhari’s aide blames politicians
Malam Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, has attributed insecurity and killings in…
Jacob Zuma’s son Vusi Nhlakanipho dies
Vusi Nhlakanipho Zuma, one of the sons of former South African president Jacob Zuma has died.
Security: Enugu CP seeks collaboration with Nigerian Army
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Mohammad Danmallam, has called for closer synergy between the police and various…
Ekiti guber: We’ll not disappoint Nigerians – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commissioner, (INEC) on Monday said the hopes and expectations of Nigerians on the Ekiti gubernatorial election…
Police rescue Mikel Obi’s father from kidnappers
The Police Command in Enugu State says it has rescued Pa Michael Obi, father of Mikel Obi, Captain of the…
Flood: Niger police confirm 8 dead
The Police Command in Niger says eight persons have died as a result of a downpour in Rafin-Gora village in…
Belgium come from behind to beat Japan 3-2, qualify for quarter-final
Belgium completed a remarkable revival as they came from the World Cup abyss and beat Japan to reach the quarter-finals.