Year: 2018
Teacher inserts pencils in 6-year-old girl’s private parts, mops blood with hankie
A 36-year-old teacher, Lilian Ahaneku, was on Thursday brought before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly inserting three pencils…
China launches first privately built rocket
China’s first privately built rocket had a test launch on Thursday, the latest step in the country’s push to open…
Taliban launch fresh attacks on Western Afghanistan city
Hundreds of Taliban fighters again attacked parts of the provincial capital of Farah in Western Afghanistan, officials said on Thursday.
Nigerian Govt urged to fast-track implementation of 2018 budget
Dr Tunde Adeoye, a Senior Economics Lecturer at the University of Lagos has advised the Federal Government to fast-track the…
SON calls on e-Commerce stakeholders to adhere to standards
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says there is the need for stakeholders in the e-Commerce space to adhere strictly…
Burundians vote in controversial referendum on presidential term limits
Burundians went to the polls Thursday to vote in a contentious referendum on term limits that could see its recently…
Ramadan: Senate president urges Muslims to pray for peace, unity
President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has felicitated with Muslim faithful in the country for another opportunity afforded by…
UN’s World Food Programme to share Ramadan meal with less-privileged
The World Food Programme (WFP) and its Goodwill Ambassador, Tunisian actress Hend Sabry, have launched an innovative digital fundraising campaign…
Ebola outbreak: MSF to open 3 additional treatment centres in DRC
International humanitarian organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF or Doctors Without Borders) will set up three additional facilities in the Democratic…
EU leaders united over need to preserve Iran nuclear deal
Leaders of the European Union were united in their resolve that the Iran nuclear deal needed to be preserved despite…
FIFA rankings: Nigeria retains 47th position
Nigeria has retained her last month Coca Cola FIFA world ranking on 47th position and sixth in Africa in May.
New child-killing virus hits Sri Lanka’s south
Sri Lanka’s health officials on Thursday warned that a new virus affecting children was spreading in the island’s south and…
Nigerian Govt condemns killing of 58 unarmed Palestinian demonstrators
The Federal Government has condemned Israel’s deadly response to clashes along the border with the Gaza Strip, in which 58…
Nigeria projected to add 189m people between 2018-2050
Nigeria has been projected to add no fewer than 189 million people to its current population between 2018 and 2050,…
Turkey wants UN General Assembly resolution on Jerusalem
Turkey wants the UN General Assembly to pass a resolution regarding Jerusalem, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday,…
FEC approves $995 million, 15.4 billion for 2 road projects
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari approved 995 million dollars for the reconstruction of the…
Troops kill 15 Boko Haram, rescue 49 in Borno
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said it killed 15 Boko Haram terrorists and rescued 49 persons in separate encounters between…
Malaysian police search 5 houses of ousted Prime Minister Najib
Malaysian police conducted searches through the night and into the Thursday morning at five places linked to ousted Prime Minister…
Study shows male depression may cause infertility
A study published Thursday in the journal Fertility and Sterility showed that among couples receiving infertility treatment, depression in the…
Zambia bans health workers from moonlighting in private sector
The Zambian government has banned health workers from having private jobs in the private sector as it was against their…
North Korea-U.S. Summit: South Korea to play ‘mediator’ to resolve doubts
South Korea said on Thursday it would seek to mediate between the U.S. and North Korea after Pyongyang threatened to…
Ebola outbreak: Congo Health Ministry warns of “new phase” after first urban case
The Ministry of Health on Thursday warned Congo’s Ebola outbreak has entered “a new phase” after a case of the…
Trending video: Nigeria police boss in public disgrace
The video of the Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris struggling to read his speech at a police event in…
Buhari dines with Tinubu, South West APC leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday night hosted South West caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to a dinner at…
Minimum wage, subsidy not in 2018 Budget
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Sen. Danjuma Goje, has said that no provision was made in the 2018 Budget…
Sultan announces Thursday beginning of Ramadan fasting
Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto has declared Thursday as the first day for the beginning of the…
Buhari challenges APC Caucus to deliver Ekiti back to progressive states
President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged South West caucus of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to bring back Ekiti into the…
Nigerian Govt orders closure of fuel stations 10km to border
The Sub-Committee of the National Economic Council (NEC) on Remittance to Federation Account on Wednesday directed that filling stations situated…
Gunmen kill Indian manager of Dangote Cement plant in Ethiopia
Deep Kamra, the Indian manager of the cement plant owned by Nigeria’s Dangote Industries Limited in Ethiopia was killed on…
Photo News: Ijaw youths remember Isaac Boro in Abuja
Members of the Ijaw community in Abuja on Wednesday celebrated the late Major Jasper Isaac Adaka Boro Remembrance Day.