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Access to social media platforms has been restricted in Ethiopia after violent protests sparked by a rift in Orthodox Church claims 30 lives

Zambia approves bill to regulate social media

The Zambian Government has approved a bill to regulate social media and enhance cyber security.

World Bank provides $510m to improve Bangladesh secondary education

The Bangladeshi Government on Monday signed a 510 million dollars financing agreement with the World Bank to enhance the quality…

Israeli minister confirms Netanyahu met Sisi over Gaza

Israel’s finance minister confirmed on Tuesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi in Egypt in May…
Cholera

Cholera kills 7 in 4 FCT communities

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has said that seven deaths had been recorded from the outbreak of cholera in…

Australian ex-archbishop avoids jail for concealing child sex abuse

Former Archbishop Philip Wilson, the most senior Catholic official in the world to be convicted of concealing child sexual abuse,…
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology(LAUTECH)

Osun, Oyo Govts no longer interested in LAUTECH – ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Monday decried the neglect of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH),…

Army explains role in Rivers bye-election

The Nigerian Army has said that its personnel will be on standby to forestall possible violence in the Port Harcourt…

Kenya increases strategic food reserve

Kenya Government on Monday said that it had planned to increase its strategic food reserve to eight million bags of…

Cambodia launches crackdown on Chinese prostitution rings

Up to 50 Chinese nationals have been detained in Cambodia as part of a crackdown on prostitution rings in Sihanoukville…

Tradermoni scheme: Lagos, Kano, Abia selected as pilot states

Lagos, Kano and Abia states have been selected as pilots states for the Federal Government’s TraderMoni scheme.

Flood: Anambra Govt. to begin sensitisation campaign

The Anambra Government says it will begin sensitisation campaign to prevent disaster along the flood prone areas of the state…

National Assembly bye-elections endorsement of Buhari-led APC administration

The All Progressives Congress (APC) said its victory at the weekend by-elections in Katsina, Bauchi and Kogi states, demonstrated the…

Air Force fighter aircraft neutralises bandits in Zamfara

The Nigerian Air Force says the Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Diran Mikiya has neutralised bandits in Sububu Forest,…

Stakeholders want youths in politics to shape future

Some stakeholders in youth affairs have called on Nigerian youths to participate actively in politics and community development to create…

South Sudan begins 3rd around of peace talks

The third round of peace talks between South Sudan’s conflicting parties started on Monday in the Sudanese capital Khartoum.

Dogara congratulates Senators-elect Kaita, Gumau

Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has congratulated ‪Reps. Lawal Yahaya Gumau and Ahmed Babba Kaita on their victories in…
Dr Samuel Kanu-Uche, Prelate of Methodist Church Nigeria

Methodist Church to mobilise support for young political office aspirants – Prelate

The Prelate, Methodist Church Nigeria, His Eminence, Samuel Uche, says the church will mobilize support for young Nigerians aspiring to…

Pakistan president pays tribute to victims of anti-terror war

President Mamnoon Hussain of Pakistan on Tuesday paid tribute to security personnel who have scarified lives in the war against…

China condemns new U.S. defense act

China on Tuesday condemned measures targeting it in a new U.S. defense act, saying it would comprehensively assess aspects that…
Senator Abdulaziz Yari unveils plans to distribute 358 trucks of assorted foodstuff to people of Zamfara state ahead of Ramadan fasting

Zamfara Govt. directs return of IDPs home

The Zamfara Government has directed an immediate return of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) to their various villages.

INEC issues certificate of return to Senators-elect

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued the certificate of return to senators-elect, Ahmad Kaita, (APC, Katsina North) and…
Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State

Ondo Govt. approves 5 mother/child hospitals

The Ondo State Government has approved five more Mother and Child hospitals to render qualitative healthcare services to pregnant women…

Former aide Omarosa’s tape compounds Trump’s woes

President Donald Trump on Monday plunged himself into a made-for-TV spat with his former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman — a…
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19 Corps Members escape death on Lagos-Ibadan expressway

No fewer than 19 corp members have escaped death on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway in a lone accident involving a Nissan Civilian…

Panic as another man is shot dead in Ado Ekiti

There was panic in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State on Monday evening as another man was killed by unidentified gunmen in…
EFCC witness links Sagir, son of ex- governor Attahiru Bafarawa to N4.633bn in the ongoing trial of his father, 4 others for fraud in ONSA

I will not leave PDP if I lose presidential ticket – Bafarawa

Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, former Sokoto Governor, who is aspiring for the PDP ticket to contest the 2019 elections, says he…

Police arrest ritualist with 3 human skulls in Ibadan

The Police Command in Oyo State has arrested a suspected ritualist in possession of three human skulls exhumed from a…
Nyesom Wike

Rivers people will resist any attempt to rig in election in 2019 – Wike

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has stated that Rivers people will resist any attempt by the APC Federal Government to…

Cholera: More deaths recorded in Kano as govt officials keep mum

More deaths have been reported from cholera outbreak in Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State, as government officials kept…

Delta South youths vow to scuttle Senator’s 2019 ambition

The dream of Senator James Manager, the four-tenure senator representing Delta South Senatorial District of Delta State at the Senate…