Year: 2018
Macron promises drug crackdown in troubled suburbs
French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday promised a plan to counter drug dealing in the country’s troubled poorer suburbs by…
Saraki vs IGP: President Buhari to take appropriate actions – Senate Leader
President Muhammadu Buhari would soon take appropriate actions aimed at addressing the `not too cordial’ relationship between National Assembly and…
Iran calls U.S. leaders cruel and disloyal
A senior Iranian military official branded U.S. leaders disloyal and cruel on Wednesday and told parliament Tehran would not bow…
Data Scandal: Facebook’s Zuckerberg apologizes to EU lawmakers
Facebook boss, Mark Zuckerberg, on Tuesday apologised to European Union lawmakers for a massive data leak.
NNPC, NAOC to add 500MW of power to national grid Power
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its Joint Venture (JV) Partner, Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) ltd., have pledged…
Leon Balogun joins Brighton on free transfer
Brighton and Hove Albion have signed Nigeria international defender Leon Balogun with the free agent signing a two-year deal, the…
NIPOST introduces revolutionary services
The Minister of Communications, Mr Shittu Adebayo, on Tuesday said that Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) had introduced five BVrevolutionary services…
Kidnappers demand ransom in bitcoin to free teenager
A criminal gang in South Africa who kidnapped a teenage boy on Sunday are demanding a ransom in bitcoin cryptocurrency…
UN cautions Algeria against expelling sub-Saharan African migrants
The UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has called on the Algerian Government to stop collectively expelling…
Malaysia PM Mahathir to review MH370 search contract
Malaysia will review and possibly end its agreement with a private U.S. firm searching for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, newly…
Obiano gives commercial motorcycle riders July 1 deadline
Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra has given commercial motorcycle riders popularly called “Okada riders” in Onitsha and Awka until July…
Thousands attend funeral of Pakistani girl killed in Texas shooting
Thousands of people in the port city of Karachi on Wednesday attended the funeral of a Pakistani girl killed in…
China on verge of eliminating malaria – Health official
China is on the verge of eliminating malaria, a senior Chinese health official told a side-gathering during the World Health…
Libya: FIFA to lift ban on international football matches
President of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, says the ban on international football matches in Libya will be lifted soon.
Malaysian PM cuts Ministers’ salaries
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Wednesday announced a 10- per cent pay cut for ministers in his cabinet, in…
Rowhani wants ban on female fans in football stadiums lifted
President Hassan Rowhani of Iran has called for a decades-long stadium ban for women to be lifted, according to statement…
Meeting with North Korean leader not certain – Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said the much anticipated meeting between him and North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Un at Singapore on…
Presidency: Labour Party, others disagree over 6-year single term proposal
Some political parties in the country, on Tuesday, disagreed over the proposed six-year single term for president and governors as…
Boko Haram: 14.8m people affected – Nigeria
Nigeria said no fewer than 700 Boko Haram militants have signified their intention to surrender as it told the world…
Panama to open embassy in Nigeria
President Juan Carlos Varela of the Republic of Panama has said that his country would soon open an Embassy in…
British court convicts pensioner for raping girls in Kenya
A British Court on Wednesday found a a 72-year-old pensioner guilty of raping two Kenyan girls while he was on…
Reps N8bn NEMA contracts probe runs into hitches
The investigation by the House of Representatives Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, of the N8 billion grains supply contracts…
‘Human rights under attack’ – UN warns
The world is sliding back on human rights and its principles are under attack in all corners of the globe,…
Police confirm arrest of over 47 BIM, MASSOB members in Aba
The Nigerian Police have arrested 47 members of Biafra Independence Movement (BIM) and Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign…
Angry Obasanjo replies Buhari’s query on $16b power fund, says president incompetent
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo is angry and has taken up the gauntlet against President Muhammadu Buhari over his claim that…
Visit to Jang in prison: Who is lying, Atiku or NAN?
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied visiting Senator David Jonah Jang, in Jos Prison, but the News Agency of…
Atletico Madrid defeat Super Eagles to claim maiden GOtv MAX Cup in Uyo
Atletico Madrid FC of Spain on Tuesday rose to the occasion to beat Nigeria’s Super Eagles 3-2 in a thrilling…
$16b power project: Buhari’s ignorant, Obasanjo replies
Nigeria's former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has replied President Muhammadu Buhari's comment that he waste $16 billion on a failed power…
Retired administrators chat pathway to quality education, healthcare
The Association of Lagos State Retired Heads of Service and Permanent Secretaries (ALARHOSPS) has called on all relevant stakeholders in…
Lagos warns residents to be wary of impostors
The Lagos state government has warned lagosians to be wary of the activities of individuals who impersonate and parade themselves…