Author: Jennifer Okundia
Bus’ Brakes Failure kills 16 Persons
A bus drove off a pier near the town of Taman in Southern Russia on Friday after its brakes failed,…
UN Investigates Saudi-Led Strike On Yemen Hotel
The UN human rights office called on Friday for an independent investigation into air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition on…
Samsung Heir Bags 5 Years Imprisonment
A court on Friday sentenced the billionaire head of South Korea’s Samsung Group, Jay Lee, to five years in prison…
Turkey Dismisses 900 Civil Servants
Turkey on Friday dismissed 900 civil servants from ministries, public institutions and the military with suspected of links to terrorist…
Illegal Miners In S/Africa Hide Gold In Condoms
Illegal miners in South Africa are hide unrefined gold and platinum in condoms as a new tactic to avoid arrest…
4,026 Katsina Pilgrims Perform Lesser Hajj In Saudi Arabia
A total of 4,026 pilgrims from Katsina State have left Madina for Makkah, Saudi Arabia, where they performed the lesser…
FG To Provide Loan Facilities For Truck Owners
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, has appealed to the Federal Government to provide loan facilities for truck…
NIS Advises Public To Report Corrupt Officials
Muhammad Babandede, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has advised Nigerians to report any corrupt act perpetrated by its…
3 Teenagers Bag N150,000 Bail For Threatening Violence
A Lagos Court on Thursday granted a bail of N150,000 to three teenagers, who allegedly brandished some dangerous weapons including…
Kenyan President Rebukes Lawmakers For Resisting Pay Cuts
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Thursday rebuked newly elected members of parliament for resisting “modest cuts” to their salaries…
Hajj: Sokoto Completes Transportation Of 4,859 Pilgrims
The Sokoto State Pilgrims Welfare Agency, says it has completed the transportation of 4, 859 pilgrims from the state to…
Ethiopian President Set To End Maternal, Child Deaths
President Mulatu Teshome of Ethiopia on Thursday underlined the need to employ joint efforts, commitment, clear directions and effective investment…
Housewife Seeks Divorce Over Husband’s Molestation
A housewife, Asmau Abdullahi, has pleaded with a Minna Sharia Court to dissolve her marriage over constant beating, raining insults…
Police Arraign Businessman For Receiving Stolen Goods
The Police on Thursday arraigned a 29-year-old businessman, Dahiru Abdullahi, before a Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja for allegedly…
Enugu Govt, Carter Centre To Eradicate River Blindness
The Director, Public Health Services in Enugu State, Dr Okechukwu Ossai, on Thursday said the state government and Carter Centre…
Job Creation: Delta Govt Seeks Partnership With World Bank
The Delta Government has announced its readiness to seek partnership with the World Bank in funding job creation programmes in…
Olamide Appreciates Fans For 1M Views Of `WO’
Award winning rapper, Olamide Adedeji, also known as `Olamide Baddo’ has appreciated his fans worldwide for the one million views…
Angolan Elections: Commission Extends Voting To Saturday
The Angolan National Elections Commission announced on Thursday extended voting in 15 polling centres in parts of the country to…
Police Arrest 6 Members Of Bag-Snatching Gang
The police on Thursday arraigned six men in a Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, suspected to be members…
Apapa Gridlock: LASTMA Establishes Operation Keep Traffic Moving
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) on Wednesday, said it had established “Operation Keep Traffic Moving ,’’ to ease…
Gov Bello Appoints Hajarat Lawal New Kogi HOS
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has approved the appointment of Mrs Hajarat Lawal as the new Head of Service for…
Bird Flu Outbreak: Zimbabwe Faces Shortage Of Broiler Chicks
Zimbabwe has been hit by a shortage of broiler chicks after the country’s biggest poultry producer was hit by an…
Netanyahu Warns Putin On Iran’s Threat To Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warns Russian leader Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday that Iran is an escalating threat in the…
UNESCO Wants Equal Opportunities For African Slave Descents
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has advocated for economic, social and political equality for African slave descendants…
Eko Disco Disconnects Consumers For Bypassing Meter
The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) meter monitoring team on Wednesday disconnected two consumers in Lekki Phase 1, Lagos over…
Police Arrest 2 Men For Armed Robbery
The police command in Benue on Tuesday arraigned a technician, John Okodo, 21, and a businessman, Michael Orji, 32, before…
Koroma Commends Brotherliness Spirit Expressed By Buhari
President Ernest Koroma of Sierra Leone has lauded the spirit of African brotherliness expressed towards his country by President Muhammadu…
False Marriage: Couple Bags 30 Months Imprisonment
A Magistrates‘ Court on Wednesday sentenced a Zimbabwe couple to 30 months in prison for duping a man of a…
Flooding: 30 Communities In Niger On High Risk
Mr Ugochukwu Chioke, the Chief Operating Officer of Shiroro Hydroelectric Power Station (SHPS), says on Wednesday that about 30 communities…
South Africa’s CPI Slowed To 4.6 Per Cent – Economists
South Africa’s headline consumer inflation slowed to 4.6 per cent year-on-year in July from 5.1 per cent in June, data…