Author: Jennifer Okundia
NSCDC Arrests 78 Suspects
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Rivers Command, says it has arrested 78 oil pipeline vandals between January…
15 killed In India Crash
At least 15 people were killed and more than 20 injured as a truck crashed into pedestrians on Friday at…
Man Utd Mourns Dead Calabar Fans
Manchester United FC of England has sent condolences to the families of football fans who died while watching Thursday night’s…
Kenyan Forces Kill 52 Al Shabaab Fighters
Kenyan troops killed 52 al Shabaab fighters in an attack on the militants’ camp in southern Somalia on Friday, a…
Bayelsa NUJ Loses Another Member
The Bayelsa State Correspondent of the New Telegraph Newspaper, Mr Chris Ejim, is dead.
Burundi Police Arrest Bandits
Over ten armed bandits operating on the border between Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) have…
FG Arraigns Ngwuta Over False Assets Declaration
A suspended Supreme Court judge, Justice Sylvester Ngwuta was on Thursday arraigned at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) Abuja,…
Pakistani Women Kill Man Accused Of Blasphemy
Police in India said three women dressed in “burqas” (enveloping outer garment worn by women) killed a man who had…
Pelvic Exercise Helps Manage Vaginal Flatulence – Expert
Dr Nnenna Jonah, an Abuja based gynaecologist, has urged women with vaginal flatulence to imbibe the culture of excising the…
China Launches Its First Cargo Spaceship
China has launched its first cargo spaceship on Thursday, taking the country one step closer to building its own space…
Fallopian Tube Damage Causes Ectopic Pregnancy – Expert
Dr Olayinka Ogunbode, a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist at the University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, said on Thursday that one…
Court Sentences Man To Life Imprisonment
A High Court in Rwanda on Thursday sentenced a man to life in prison for leading and coordinating attacks on…
Over 98,000 Children Immunised Against Polio
More than 98,000 children in Birniwa and Kirikasamma Local Government Councils of Jigawa, were immunised against polio disease.
NSCDC Arrests 5 Illegal Miners
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC) in Niger on Thursday announced the arrest of five illegal miners…
Teenager Docked For Stabbing Woman
A 16-year-old boy (name withheld) was on Thursday charged before an Ikeja Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stabbing a woman…
Police To Establish Area Commands In Zamfara
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) is to establish two additional Area Commands in Zamfara to improve security in the state.
Scientists Discover Planet Likely To Comprise Alien Life
A newly discovered planet sitting in a solar system just 39 light years away has been dubbed one of the…
Zimbabwe To Consider Allowing Livestock As Payment
Zimbabwean farmers who cannot afford to pay their children’s school fees will be able to offer goats as collateral for…
NG0 Trains Community Leaders On Safe Motherhood
The Sultan Foundation for Peace and Development, a Non Governmental Organisation, on Thursday said it initiated training programmes to tackle…
Lagos Govt Sacks 42 Health Workers
The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it sanctioned and sacked 42 health workers for various offences relating to negligence…
160,000 PVCs Unclaimed In Niger — INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Niger says it still has 160,000 unclaimed Permanent Voter Cards (PVC).
UN Syria Envoy To Hold Talks With Russia
UN mediator for Syria Staffan de Mistura is to hold talks with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov in Geneva…
Abia Council Acquires Football Club
In a bid to empower youths in Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia, the council has acquired a Division 2…
Rwanda To Digitise Education System
Musafiri-Papias Malimba, Minister of Education of Rwanda, said on Wednesday that Government planned to digitise education system to further improve…
Police kill 1 Suspected killer Of Military Personnel
The Nigeria Police Force says it has killed Endurance Ominisan, a native of Ondo, one of the suspected killers of…
Fashion Designer In Court For Cheating Corps Member
A 35-year-old fashion designer, Cecelia Agu, is standing trial in a Karu Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, for allegedly cheating…
Women At Menopause Can Bear Children
Dr Omuku Samuel, a gynaecologist at the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, has said women at menopause can still bear children…
South Sudan Refugees Release UN Congo Mission Staff
The UN says South Sudanese refugees on Wednesday released 13 staff members of the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the…
UN Discovers 17 New Mass Graves
UN investigators on Wednesday discovered 17 new mass grave sites in central Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing the total to…
Nasarawa Tertiary Institutions Suspend Strike
The Joint Union of Tertiary Institutions in Nasarawa State has suspended its two weeks indefinite strike.