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Iran gives condition for remaining in nuclear deal

Iran will remain in its 2015 nuclear deal only if its benefits are guaranteed by other signatories after the U.S.…

Lagos ports receive 11 ships with petrol, other products

No fewer than 11 ships carrying various products are at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports waiting to berth, the Nigerian…
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Farmer remanded over alleged defilement of 12-year-old girl

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a farmer, Yunusa Musibau, in Kirikiri Prisons for allegedly defiling a 12-year-old…

Man bags 13 months for stealing recharge card

An Oredo Magistrates’ Court in Benin, Edo on Wednesday sentenced one Endurance Ebose, 40, to 13 months imprisonment for stealing…

Expert to Nigerian Govt: Prioritise 4 sectors in budget implementation

A development expert, Dr Otive Igbuzor, has advised the Federal Government to give priority to four sectors in budget implementation…

Japan preparing for summit with Russia’s Putin

Japan is preparing for the September summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japanese Deputy…

Tricycle operator remanded over alleged rape of teenager

An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of 22-year-old Yusuf Raheem, charged with raping a 16-year-old girl.

Japanese education official arrested for accepting bribe

A high-ranking official of Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology was arrested Wednesday for allegedly accepting a…

Anambra plans to convert waste into electricity

The Anambra State Government says it plans to partner with an Austrian firm to generate electricity through waste-to-energy technology.

Serving governor arrested for corruption

A county governor in Kenya has been arrested on corruption charges, an official at the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)…
NSCDC operatives uncovers huge illegal refinery in forest at the boundary between Rivers and Abia States, arrest six alleged operators

Navy destroys 1500 illegal refineries

The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) DELTA has destroyed about 1500 illegal refineries with swamp buggy in the Delta creeks in…

20 Al-Shabab militants killed in fierce fight

The Somali National Army (SNA) killed at least 20 al-Shabab militants in a fierce fighting in Somali’s southern village of…

Automotive bill: Volkswagen to produce 2m cars in Nigeria

Mr Thomas Schaefer, the Chairman and Managing Director of Volkswagen, says the company is ready to produce two million made-in-Nigeria…
Leaders of U.S., Israel disagree on future of the Gaza Strip as UN officials report even more dire conditions in the Palestinian territory.

Israel-Gaza border: Netanyahu warns Hamas of heavy price

Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday, warned Hamas will pay a heavy price if it further escalates the tension…

Federal Medical Centre Keffi gets new medical director

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Yahaya Adamu as Medical Director (MD) Federal Medical Centre Keffi, Nasarawa…

Convicted archbishop should resign – Australian PM

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday called on an archbishop to quit after becoming the most senior Catholic official…

Saudi Aramco plans change crude oil price formula

Saudi Aramco plans to change the formula used to price its long-term crude oil sales to Asia later this year,…
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Nigeria, France sign $475m agreements

Nigeria and France on Tuesday in Abuja signed three agreements worth 475 million dollars on social amenities and reforestation.

Google renews commitment to user privacy

U.S. tech giant Google has reiterated its commitment to protect users after a media report said third-party app developers were…

Bauchi distributes 500 tractors, inputs to farmers

Bauchi State Government on Tuesday distributed 500 tractors and other farm inputs to farmers in the state for 2018 farming…

Kano police arrest suspected armed robber

The Police in Kano said it had arrested one suspected armed robber for allegedly stealing a Toyota car, cash and…
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2 suspects arrested over Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa rally blast

Zimbabwean police have arrested two suspects over a grenade blast that killed two people and injured 47 others at a…

India asks WhatsApp to prevent circulation of false messages

India has asked Facebook Inc-owned WhatsApp messenger to take steps to prevent the circulation of false texts and provocative content…

Ekiti Poll: INEC tells public to ignore attempts to tarnish its reputation

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has appealed to Nigerians to ignore all deliberate attempts to tarnish its reputation with…

Terror list: UAE freezes accounts of 9 Iranian individuals, entities

The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) on Tuesday frozen the accounts of nine Iranian individuals and entities on the United…

‘We won’t give up on peaceful South Sudan’

UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed took a message of hope and peace to the conflict-torn South Sudan, saying the world…

Sudan expresses dismay over U.S travel warning

Sudan has expressed dismay over the warning issued by the U.S embassy for its citizens to “reconsider travel to Sudan”…

Mexico president-elect shuns guards, asks ‘people’ for protection

Mexican President-elect Andres Obrador left the country’s national palace in the front passenger seat of a white Volkswagen Jetta, swarmed…

11-year-old Kareem draws Macron on the spot

Master Kareem Olamilekan, 11, artistically drew a portrait of President Emmanuel Macron of France during his visit to the New…

Influx of illicit Small Arms, Light Weapons source of worry to Africa

Prof. Tijjani Bande, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN, said the illicit influx of Small Arms and Light Weapons…