Year: 2018
Australia likely to boycott Russia 2018 over nerve agent attack – Foreign Minister
Australia would likely boycott the 2018 World Cup in Russia in response to a nerve agent attack on a former…
Mubi to get approval for free trade zone soon – Gov. Bindow
Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa said Mubi would soon be granted approval by the Federal Government to establish a Free…
PDP’s admittance of past mistakes healthy for Nigeria’s democracy – IPAC
Chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Yobe, Alhaji Umar Kukuri, on Tuesday said the admittance of past mistakes by…
Report reveals restricting migration after Brexit likely to slow growth
Restricting migration into Britain will very likely lead to lower output and employment growth, an interim report commissioned by the…
Congo militia chief, policeman arrested for murder of UN researchers
A Congolese militia leader and a policeman have been arrested for the murder of two UN researchers in troubled Kasai…
Elephant seen ‘smoking’ in Indian forest baffles wildlife experts
A video of a wild elephant in India exhaling ashes has stumped experts worldwide as it is the first document…
Oil prices rise on Middle East tension
Oil prices rose up on Tuesday, supported by concerns that tensions in the Middle East could lead to supply disruptions.
North Korean football officials to visit South Korea this week
North Korean football officials will visit South Korea later this week to attend a meeting on regional football issues, an…
NUT calls on parents to monitor children’s performance through home assignment
The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) says home assignments given to children from schools provide parents the opportunity to assess…
Enugu Police Command to withdraw personnel from VIPs, politicians by April
The Enugu Police Command said on Tuesday that it would withdraw its personnel attached to some Very Important Personalities (VIPs)…
Indian court orders caste councils to stop interfering in marriages
India’s self-appointed caste councils do not have the right to stop marriage between consenting adults, the country’s top court declared…
Facebook’s response to data scandal has ‘diminished’ trust – EU
Facebook must do more to address allegations of large-scale data mining, the EU has said, warning that the recent Cambridge…
Bangladesh pledges to partner with Nigeria to boost trade, economic cooperation – envoy
The People’s Republic of Bangladesh, on Tuesday pledged to partner with Nigeria to boost trade and economic cooperation.
Niger debunks reports of presence of opposition fighters in Libya
Niger’s Ambassador to Libya, Hussein Melloul, on Tuesday denied presence of any Nigerien opposition fighters on Libyan territory. The ambassador…
Wild tiger kills woman, injures 2 men in Nepal
A wild tiger killed a 41-year-old woman who was collecting fodder for her cattle outside her home in south-eastern Nepal,…
Rohingya Refugees: Bangladesh not expecting much help from foreign donors
Bangladesh is not expecting much help from foreign donors as it forges ahead with plans to relocate 100,000 Rohingya refugees…
UK, U.S planned Russian diplomats expulsion in advance – Envoy
The U.S. and the UK ‘most likely” planned the expulsion of Russian diplomats in advance and the poisoning of former…
Israeli PM Netanyahu accused of jeopardising country’s future
Six former Israeli spymasters accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday of jeopardising the country’s future as it prepares to…
Federal Govt. commended for inaugurating food security council
Some stakeholders on Tuesday commended the Federal Government for inaugurating the National Food Security Council with a call for the…
Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi coasts towards victory as Egyptians continue voting
Egypt began the second of a three-day presidential election on Tuesday with President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi set for an easy victory,…
Putin vows to bring down people responsible for tragic mall fire in Kemerovo
President Vladimir Putin of Russia said on Tuesday vowed that all those responsible for the tragic fire in a shopping…
Rivers State launches Tax Management, identification number system
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Monday launched Rivers State Tax Management [ RIVTAMIS] and issuance of Rivers State Tax…
Moscow to come down hard on U.S. decision to expel diplomats
Russia will not leave the decision of the U.S. to expel 60 Russian diplomats unanswered, but is still willing to…
Scientists study medical potentials of cockroaches
Chinese scientists are taking a close look at cockroaches to explore their potential in medical treatment. The research is led…
‘We have no knowledge of Kim’s visit’ – Chinese Foreign Ministry
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday she had “no knowledge” of a rumoured visit by North Korean leader Kim…
FCT: Gosa residents protest market demolition
Some residents of Gosa, a village along Airport road, Abuja, on Monday staged a protest against the demolition of their…
Oyo govt, Thailand partner to explore mutual economic benefits
Mr Wattana Kunwongse, Thailand Ambassador to Nigeria, has declared the readiness of his country to partner with Oyo State Government…
Kenyan govt tries to deport opposition politician
Kenyan authorities have detained and are trying to deport an opposition politician, who also holds Canadian nationality, in defiance of…
Agriculture: Buhari inaugurates Food Council, pledges new jobs
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja inaugurated the National Food Security Council with a pledge to develop new programmes…
Prenatal stress can change baby’s brain – Study
New evidence from fetal brain scans has shown that a mother’s stress during pregnancy can change the neural connectivity in…