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Iraqi Police disperse protesters outside Zubair Oilfield

Iraqi Police used batons and rubber hoses to disperse about 250 protesters at the main entrance to the giant Zubair…

Electoral offences: EU partners INEC, Police to train legal officers

EU is partnering with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Police to train legal officers on prosecution of electoral…

Fake dollar syndicate: Police arrest 5 suspected members

The Commissioner of Police in Gombe State, Mr Shina Olukolu, on Tuesday, said the police have arrested five suspected members…
Access to social media platforms has been restricted in Ethiopia after violent protests sparked by a rift in Orthodox Church claims 30 lives

Uganda will not scrap social media tax – Minister

The Ugandan government on Tuesday said it will not scrap the recently introduced taxes on social media use and mobile…
European Union (EU)

EU agrees on data deal with Japan

The European Union reached a deal on Tuesday, allowing businesses to seamlessly transfer personal data between the bloc and Japan,…
Tinubu

Sen. Jang’s case: EFCC fails to present witnesses

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday failed to bring witnesses to testify in the case of alleged…

Police target Rome’s most notorious crime family

Rome’s most notorious crime family, the Casamonicas, was targeted by a major Police operation on Tuesday, leading to 31 arrests…

Set aside sinking funds, Pension official charges state govts

The Executive Director, Business Development, South and Strategy, Premium Pension Ltd., Mrs Kemi Oluwashina, on Tuesday, urged state governments to…

Kebbi produces 3.6m tonnes of nation’s rice – Official

Alhaji Muhammad Shehu, the Permanent Secretary, Kebbi Ministry of Agriculture, has said that the state produced 3.6 million tonnes of…

Cambodia election: Nearly 70,000 security forces to be deployed

Nearly 70,000 security personnel would be deployed at all 22,967 polling stations during Cambodia’s general election, a National Election Committee…

Travel agent in trouble over alleged visa fraud

A travel agent, Folake Morakinyo, 48, on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court over alleged N840,000 visa fraud.

Court admits herbalist to N500,000 bail

An Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday admitted a 36-year-old herbalist, Ahmed Ifakunle, who allegedly swindled his customer to…

Nigeria restates commitment to holistic prisons reform

The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau, has reiterated the commitment of the Federal Government towards a holistic prisons…

Nigerian govt to send plane to repatriate stranded Nigerians in Russia

The Nigerian government will send a plane to repatriate the 200 defrauded Nigerian citizens currently stranded in Russia.

Nigerians don’t understand functions of National Assembly – Dogara

Speaker of House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has said that many Nigerians do not understand the functions of the…

Online publications have taken away our jobs – Bauchi newspaper Vendors

Newspaper Vendors in Bauchi say they are facing hard times following a drop in sales of newspapers as a result…

UN urges Nicaragua to provide information on missing activists

The UN Human Rights Office on Tuesday called on the Nicaraguan Government to provide information on two activists missing since…

Fake lawyer arrested for theft, impersonation

The police in Lagos have arrested a 27- year- old man Destiny Otubambo, for allegedly parading himself as a lawyer…

Mother, son, in court for assaulting co-tenant with knife

A mother and her son, who allegedly used a knife to inflict injuries on co-tenant during a fight, were on…
Human trafficking

Human trafficking: NAPTIP, Benin zonal command, rescues 468 victims

The Benin Zonal Command of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) says it has rescued…
Child-rape

18 men arrested for raping 11-year-old

Police said 18 men have been arrested for raping an 11-year-old school girl for several months in an apartment complex…

2 Enugu cult kingpins nabbed for initiating secondary school students

The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested two cult kingpins for allegedly initiating male and female secondary school students…

Failed coup: Turkish court sentences 31 to life in prison

Former soldiers were among 31 people sentenced to life in prison by an Ankara court on Tuesday in a case…
President Trump prepares for 'important' meeting with Putin in Alaska

Putin-Trump meeting evokes mixed reaction

The first one-on-one meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Tuesday evoked mixed reactions…

Man allegedly kills wife with a machete

The Police Command in Niger has arrested one Bello Muhe, 25, of Gurechi village of Borgu Local Government Area of…
file: polio victims

Sudan launches anti-polio campaign

Sudan’s Ministry of Health on Tuesday launched a polio vaccination campaign supported by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and UNICEF…
Sen. Magnus Abe

Sen. Abe attributes APC’s victory in Ekiti to popularity

Sen. Magnus Abe (APC) representing Rivers South/East Senatorial District has advised political parties to ensure that their candidates interface properly…

Cleric condemns religious discrimination, lack of trust

Pastor Benjamin Olusanya of Jehovah Church of Salvation, Ilorin has called on Nigerians to trust and love one another, not…

Buhari demands ICC’s action on corruption cases, illicit financial flows

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday at The Hague called on the 123 States Parties to the Rome Statute of the…

Lake Chad: President Buhari welcomes Netherlands support

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday welcomed the interest of the Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, to support the restoration of…