Year: 2018
Tanzania earmarks $300m for hydropower project
The Government of Tanzania on Thursday set aside 307 million U.S. dollars for the construction of the 2,100 megawatts (MW)…
Nuclear deal: Iran issues May deadline to EU
Iran wants European powers to present it with measures by the end of May to compensate it for the U.S.…
Australia announces plan to tackle HIV-like HTLV-1 virus
Australian Government has announced plan to tackle the HIV-like blood-borne virus HTLV-1, found at astonishingly high rates in aboriginal communities…
Indian hemp dealer jailed 3 months
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Friday, sentenced a cannabis sativa dealer, Chinemere Maduka, to three months imprisonment…
MH17 Crash: Russian defence ministry analysing Video materials
Russia’s Defence Ministry said Friday it is analyzing video materials provided by the Dutch team investigating the crash of Malaysia…
Zamfara Assembly writes defence minister over incessant killings
Zamfara House of Assembly has directed its secretariat to write a letter to Minister of defence, Mansur Dan’ali, over incessant…
China urges U.S., North Korea to be patient, meet each other halfway
China’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the U.S. and North Korea should show patience and meet each other halfway,…
Cholera outbreak: UN allocates $2m to support response in Yobe
The UN, through the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF), released two million dollars to sustain the response to a deadly cholera…
Taiwan sends aircraft to shadow Chinese bombers around island
Taiwan’s air force scrambled aircraft on Friday as Chinese bombers flew around the self-ruled island, just a few hours after…
Lagos Assembly appeals to JOHESU members to return to work
The Lagos State House of Assembly (LAHA) has appealed to the members of the Joint Health Staff Union (JOHESU) currently…
Nigerian Govt hands over N3.85bn Water Project to Edo State
The Federal Government has handed over the completed Northern Esan Water Project at Ugboha Community, Esan South East Local Government…
Nigerian Govt vows to resolve Lagos housing project challenges
The Federal Government will soon resolve the challenges delaying the completion and delivery of its Igbogbo/Bayeku Housing Scheme in Ikorodu…
South Sudan’s weather agency warns of devastating flood risk
South Sudan’s Meteorological Department on Friday warned that several regions in the East African Country are at risk of floods…
Turkey captures 273 illegal immigrants heading for Greek islands
Turkish coast guard has captured 273 illegal immigrants in the last 24 hours along Turkey’s Aegean shore, as they attempt…
BBNaija’s Alex launches YouTube Channel
Alex Asogwa, 3RD Runner Up BBNaija `Double Wahala’’ known for her dancing and writing skills, has launched her YouTube channel…
Car bomb kills 7 in Benghazi, Libya
A hospital medic said seven people were killed and 10 wounded when a car bomb exploded on a busy street…
UN calls for greater international support for Zimbabwe
The UN has called for greater international support and investment in Zimbabwe with a new administration in place and plans…
49 drown in Congo river boat accident
A boat tipped over in a river in northern Democratic Republic of Congo, drowning 49 people on board while about…
$28.6m seized from ex-Malaysian PM Najib Razak
Malaysian police said on Friday that cash worth 114 million ringgit (28.6 million dollars) and over 400 luxury handbags were…
EU accused of funding anti-Israel groups
Israel accused European Union institutions on Friday of funding non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that promote “anti-Israel boycotts” and called for the…
CACOL hails arraignment of Rivers SSG for corruption
The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL, has lauded the arraignment of the Secretary to Rivers State Government, Mr…
Lebanese, 16 others arrested over alleged illegal mining
The Police Command in Ebonyi said it arrested 16 persons including a Lebanese over alleged breakdown of law and order…
Nuclear Weapons: North Korea hopes for “Trump formula” to resolve standoff
North Korea responded on Friday with measured tones to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to call off a historic summit…
Okorocha meets Buhari again over Imo APC crisis
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday met behind closed doors with Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo and former Edo governor, Adams…
Daddy Freeze, Nigeria, Underdevelopment, RCCG and Tithes
Nigeria is not a developed country because Nigeria is not focused on development. Simple! No matter the spin, this is…
Samsung to pay Apple $533m for iPhone design theft
A US federal court jury has ordered Samsung to pay Apple $533 million for copying iPhone design features in a…
Troubled APC shifts convention date again to June 23
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has once again rescheduled its National Convention for Saturday, June 23, 2018.
Catholic priest infected with Ebola
Deadly disease, Ebola, is spreading in Democratic Republic of Congo as a Catholic priest has been quarantined after being infected…
South Koreans to Trump, “Let us live in peace!”
Many South Koreans on Friday slammed U.S. President Donald Trump for cancelling the historic summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong…
Researchers kick off testing Ebola therapy
American researchers started the first-in-human trial evaluating an experimental treatment for Ebola virus disease, the National Institutes of Health (NIH)…