Author: Nimot Sulaimon
Osinbajo again presides over FEC meeting
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Court sentences drug trafficker to 15 years imprisonment
A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a 41-year-old man, Raji Adio, to a concurrent jail term of 15…
Iraqi Prime minister’s main supporters agree to oust him
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi’s two main backers have agreed to work to remove him from office as protests…
Court adjourns Maina’s bail application
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, adjourned for hearing the bail application filed by the former Chairman of defunct…
FIRS, First Bank to settle out of court in N25bn suit
Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) and First Bank Plc have opted for out of court settlement in an N25 billion…
Protesters urged to open roads as Lebanese PM resigns
Lebanese soldiers and security officials urged protesters to open blocked roads immediately on Wednesday.
Jihadists kill 16 in Burkina Faso
Unknown terrorists killed 16 people during an attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, the government confirmed.
U.S. removes tariffs for five Indonesian products
The United States has removed tariffs for five Indonesian products under a privileged trade facility as part of ongoing trade…
Golden Eaglet’s victory, a lesson for all – President Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the performance of the Golden Eaglets in their second game at the ongoing Under 17…
Yobe Govt. approves N232m for empowerment programme
Yobe State Governor, MaiMala Buni, has approved the training of 680 youths in Text Coat and Emulsion Paints, manufactured by…
University of Maiduguri cautioned over increased tuition fees
The Senate on Tuesday directed the management of the University of Maiduguri to halt the increase in registration and tuition…
Libya reopens airport after 2 months of closure
Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord on Tuesday reopened Mitiga Airport, Tripoli’s only functioning airport, after almost two months of…
Nigerian Customs seizes 33 containers of rice, others
The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Tuesday said that seized containers of rice, tramadol and unregistered pharmaceutical products, with duty…
Military imposter: 2 in court for wearing camouflage
Two men, Ajana Oluwabunmi, 24 and Idehen Oluwatimilehin, 20, on Tuesday, appeared before an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court for the alleged…
Wizkid’s ‘brown skin girl’ makes the list for Soul Train Music Awards
Ace Nigerian music superstar, Wizkid, has been nominated for the 2019 Soul Train Music Awards scheduled to hold on Nov.…
1,000 benefit from free eye surgeries in Gombe
An NGO, Amen Healthcare and Empowerment Foundation, has performed free eye surgeries to no fewer than one thousand people with…
‘Imo will be safe for all during Christmas’ – CP
The Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr. Rabiu Ladodo, says the command is putting the necessary strategies in place to…
Egypt’s first smartphone to be exported to Germany soon
Egypt’s first smartphone maker, SICO, said it would begin exporting its devices to Germany in November as part of its…
PDP supporters jubilate over Chidoka’s court victory
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters in Obosi, Idemili North of Anambra, on Tuesday erupted in jubilation following the victory…
INEC involves sign language interpreters ahead elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) says it plans to engage sign language interpreters to educate the deaf and…
Report: 29.1% of South-Africans are unemployed
South Africa’s unemployment rate stood at 29.1 percent in the third quarter, compared to 29 percent recorded in the second…
Buhari mourns Nigerian cancer specialist
President Muhammadu Buhari sent his condolences to the Ajekigbe family, the academia, and the medical profession, on the passage of…
Osaka withdraws from WTA finals
Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from the WTA Finals in Shenzhen due to an injury to her right shoulder, tournament organisers…
Emir of Lafia vows to support NSCDC
Retired Justice Sidi Bage, Emir of Lafia, has promised to partner with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC)…
EU urges Facebook, Google, Twitter to combat fake news
Facebook, Google, and Twitter must do more to tackle fake news or face regulatory action, the European Commission said on…
Consulate confirms murder of Nigerian in South Africa
The Consul General of Nigeria in Johannesburg, Mr. Godwin Adama, has confirmed the murder of another Nigerian, Mr. Chikamso Ufordi,…
27-year-old man remanded for beating up tricycle rider
A Karmo Grade I Area Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered that a 27-year-old man Kelechi Friday, who allegedly beat…
Boris Johnson makes fresh bid to break the deadlock
Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a fresh bid for an election to break the Brexit deadlock on Tuesday after nearly…
First female U.N. refugee chief dies at 92
Sadako Ogata, a former top United Nations official who was the first and only woman to serve as the U.N.…
Saudi Prince congratulates Trump on killing of al-Baghdadi
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman congratulated U.S. President Donald Trump on the killing of Islamic State’s leader, describing…