Author: Nimot Sulaimon
UK Police identifies truck victims to be Chinese
The 39 suspected migrants found dead in a trailer shipped from Belgium to Britain are all Chinese nationals, reports on…
37-year-old accountant in court for stealing N1.4m
An account officer, Michael Thadius, 37, on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates Court, for allegedly stealing N1.4 million and…
South China Sea: Chinese ship finally leaves Vietnam’s waters
A Chinese oil survey vessel that has been embroiled in a tense standoff with Vietnamese vessels in the South China…
Remains of former Spanish dictator to be exhumed
Spanish authorities finalised preparations on Thursday morning to remove General Francisco Franco’s remains from a state mausoleum, seeking to exorcise…
UK leaves the EU with Johnson’s Brexit deal
The United Kingdom will ultimately leave the European Union on the terms of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal even…
Wendy Williams drags Nicki Minaj’s marriage to Kenneth Petty
Wendy Williams shaded the newly married bride Nicky Minaj and her husband Kenneth Petty on her show while congratulating them.
Bangladesh sentences 16 to death for killing teenager
The principal of a religious school in Bangladesh was among 16 people sentenced to death on Thursday for the murder…
South Korean retailer suspends flavoured liquid e-cigarettes
South Korea’s top convenience store chain suspended the sale of flavoured liquid e-cigarettes made by U.S. company Juul Labs on…
Kwara’s First Lady donates food items, others to triplet’s parents
The Wife of the Kwara state Governor, Mrs Olufolake AbdulRazaq, has donated food items and cash to Mr and Mrs…
Yobe adopts Hausa as medium of instruction in public schools
Yobe State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) Chairman, Goni Ibrahim has announced the adoption of Hausa language as the medium…
Cameroon begins repatriation of 4,000 CAR refugees
Some 4,000 Central African Republic (CAR), refugees in Cameroon on Wednesday began returning home in voluntary repatriation organised by Cameroon,…
Minimum Wage: FEC gives deadline for payment of arrears
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, has approved the payment of arrears of the new…
German court bans Uber’s main service
The internet-based transport company Uber may no longer use its app to connect customers with rental car drivers in Germany,…
ICPC arrests 26 FRSC officials again!
Another set of 26 officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) have been arrested over alleged extortion of motorists…
DPR seals filling station in Maiduguri
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Wednesday says it has sealed one filling station and nine pumps in Maiduguri,…
U.S. welcomes German security plan for Syria
The United States and NATO cautiously welcomed on Wednesday a German proposal for a security zone in northern Syria, though…
Attacks on Nigerian businesses in S. Africa criminal, not xenophobic
The Consulate General of Nigeria in Johannesburg says the Oct. 22 attack on businesses owned by Nigerians in Witbank in…
Miyetti Allah seeks govt’s intervention on disease outbreak
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called for urgent interventions of governments through the nationwide vacation of…
Journalist drags DSS to court over illegal detention
Mr. Chido Onumah, a journalist and rights activist, on Wednesday, sued the Department of State Security Services (DSS), over alleged…
Kenyan artist illustrates African women with flair
A Kenyan artist, Phoebe Ouma displays the beauty, strength and fashion sense of an African woman with poised flair in…
Okey Bakassi celebrates his 50th birthday
Okechukwu Anthony Onyegbule, popularly known as Okey Bakassi, clocked 50 today, on the 23rd of October, 2019.
Court admits kidnap kingpin, Evans’ confessional statement
An Igbosere High Court, Lagos, on Wednesday admitted the alleged confessional statement of the suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly…
Russia flies nuclear bombers to South Africa
Russia dispatched two nuclear-capable bombers to South Africa on a training mission on Wednesday, a flight that appeared timed to…
Kwara National Library takes campaign to correctional centre
The Kwara Branch of the National Library of Nigeria (NLN) on Wednesday took its Annual Readership Promotion Campaign to Borstal…
Air Peace reaffirms commitment to passenger’s safety, comfort
The management of Air Peace on Wednesday reiterated the airline’s commitment to the safety and comfort of its passengers as…
Pope Francis calls for peace in Chile
Pope Francis launched an appeal on Wednesday for peace and dialogue in Chile, where violent anti-government protests have claimed 15…
Tunisia swears in new president
Kais Saied, a political outsider and retired law professor, was sworn in as Tunisian president on Wednesday after he won…
Zuckerberg to be grilled by U.S Congress
Chief executive of Facebook Inc, Mark Zuckerberg will be grilled by lawmakers over the company’s plan to launch a digital…
‘Ghost’ N4bn projects exposed by the National Assembly
A joint session of the House of Representatives Committee on Inland Waterways, Land Transport, Ports and Harbours, and Marine Safety…
Lebanon’s protest gains momentum on seventh day
Protesters in Lebanon on Wednesday continued to block major roads, gather in streets as nationwide demonstrations entered the seventh day.