Year: 2018
APDA urges Nigerian Govt to find lasting solution to herdsmen/farmers clashes
The Advanced People’s Democratic Alliance (APDA) has called on the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency find lasting…
Turkish association to increase electrical products in Nigeria
Members of the Turkish Electro-Technology Exporters’ Association(TET)), a professional body representing over 7,500 member companies, on Tuesday expressed its readiness…
Sudanese protest in Khartoum over soaring living costs
Sudanese police on Tuesday fired tear gas, struck demonstrators with batons and arrested several people at a protest against soaring…
Australian Open 2018: Roger Federer breezes through opener in Melbourne
Defending champion Roger Federer got quickly into his majestic stride with a straight-sets win over Slovenian Aljaz Bedene, in his…
Genevieve Is Hot Chocolate In New Photos
Media mogul and actress Genevieve Nnaji has once again reminded us that black don't crack in a new photoshoot where…
3m women, youths to benefit from Nigerian Govt’s new job creation initiative
Three million women and youths nationwide will benefit from an Agro-business programme of the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises (LIFE) scheme…
FG approves tertiary Military Hospital for Sokoto
Governor Aminu Tambuwal has commended the Nigerian Army for the establishment of a tertiary military hospital in Sokoto that will…
Plateau LG polls: 725 candidates jostle for chairmanship, councillorship positions
Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) said it had cleared 725 candidates to contest for chairmanship and councillorship positions in…
Tambuwal commends Nigerian Army for establishing tertiary military hospital in Sokoto
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has commended the Nigerian Army for its plan to site a tertiary military hospital…
No Apologies Needed!
When I first read reports of Donald Trump referring to El Salvador, Haiti, and African countries as “shithole countries” and…
Barca’s Dembele to miss 3-4 weeks with hamstring injury
Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele has suffered another hamstring injury and will be out of action for between three and four…
Novak Djokovic beats Donald Young to reach second round of Australian Open
Novak Djokovic celebrated his long-awaited return to the grand slam stage with a 6-1 6-2 6-4 demolition of American Donald…
Saudi Arabia condemns Qatar’s interception of UAE civilian planes
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday condemned Qatar for using fighter jets to intercept an Emirati civilian aircraft during a routine flight…
Paracetamol abuse damages liver, kidney says PSN chairman
Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has warned against indiscriminate or misuse of Paracetamol, saying such practice damages the liver and…
Israel vows to destroy all tunnels in Gaza Strip in 2018
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Liberman vowed to destroy all tunnels in the Gaza Strip within a year and proposed to…
Parents urged to monitor websites their children visit online
Mr Bulus Danladi, the Secretary, Local Education Authority (LEA), Kuje Area Council, FCT, has advised parents to monitor the sites…
Pakistani clerics issue fatwa against ‘un-Islamic’ suicide bombings
No fewer than 1,800 Pakistani Muslim clerics have issued an Islamic directive, or fatwa, forbidding suicide bombings, a book due…
650 Enugu police personnel to participate in fitness exercise
A total of 650 police personnel in Enugu State will on Saturday partake in the monthly fitness exercise in Enugu,…
Today: Boko Haram strikes again, kills many in Adamawa
Reports from Adamawa say many people have been killed and others abducted in a fresh attack by Boko Haram insurgents…
Vietnam seeks to raise retirement age
The Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has proposed raising retirement ages from the current 60 to 62…
Myanmar, Bangladesh plan to repatriate Rohingya refugees within 2 years
Myanmar and Bangladesh plan to complete repatriations of Rohingya refugees, who fled a brutal military crackdown in Myanmar’s Rakhine State,…
Afghanistan needs $430m to help most vulnerable citizens in 2018
Afghan government and the humanitarian community have appealed for 430 million dollars to help needy people in 2018, the Afghan…
Bundesliga remains top of the league for highest average attendances
The German Bundesliga boasted the highest average attendances in Europe last season, once again edging the English Premier League, a…
Ethiopian airlines to commence direct flight to Geneva
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest carrier, has announced its plans to commence direct flight thrice weekly to Geneva, Switzerland from June…
Martin Luther King’s daughter to Trump: ‘Civilisation originated from Africa’,
Children of the late civil rights icon, Dr Martin Luther King Jr. decried the disparaging remarks allegedly made by U.S.…
Sex abuse case against French soldiers in Africa dismissed in Paris
French magistrates dismissed a case brought against a group of French soldiers accused of sexually abusing children while on deployment…
Vice President Osinbajo to deliver historic ‘Africa Rising’ lecture at Harvard
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is in the U.S. to deliver a lecture at the Harvard University, Boston, U.S. on “Africa Rising”…
Jan. 23rd fixed to hear fresh motion for forfeiture of funds linked to Former First lady
A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed Jan. 23 to hear a motion seeking forfeiture of funds linked to…
Federal Govt. hurt by Trump’s “shithole” remarks
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Monday, summoned the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stuart Symington, to clarify issues…
Oyo state receives Libya returnees, expects more
Oyo State Government on Monday in Ibadan received 11 natives of the state rescued from Libya by the Federal Government.