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Libya holds Iftar feast for illegal immigrants

The Libyan immigration department on Wednesday held a Ramadan Iftar feast for nearly 1,300 illegal immigrants inside a reception centre…

Assad warns U.S. should leave Syria

President Bashar al-Assad said he would recover areas of Syria held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and that…

UK PM May’s Conservative Party urged to tackle Islamophobia

Britain’s largest Muslim group on Thursday urged Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party to launch an independent inquiry into Islamophobia…

China exceeds U.S. in healthy life span – WHO

China exceeds U.S. in healthy life span for the first time since records began, , according to WHO data.

Russia, Saudi agree foreign troops should leave Syria

Russia and Saudi Arabia have agreed that Syria should be freed of foreign troops and terrorist groups, Saudi Ambassador to…

Investigative journalism is dangerous – Osoba

A former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, on Wednesday in Lagos likened the risks in pursuing investigative journalism…

Yobe Govt ready for negotiation with doctors

The Yobe Government says it is ready for discussions with the state branch of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD)…

Court nullifies Rivers APC congresses

The Rivers High Court in Port Harcourt has nullified the ward, local government and state congresses of the All Progressives…
E-invoicing: MAN seeks 90 days extension, expresses concern over guidelines

CBN resisted pressure to float Naira

Mr Isaac Okoroafor, the acting Director, Corporate Communications, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the apex bank resisted suggestions to…

Stolen $99m: Kenya to investigate 10 banks

Kenyan authorities will investigate 10 financial institutions suspected of handling funds that were stolen from the government’s National Youth Service…

Over 100 people freed from Taliban prison

Afghan Special Forces have rescued over a hundred prisoners including policemen, women and children from a Taliban prison in southern…

$1bn Insurgency Fund: South-South Governors demand 13% derivation

The Forum of South-South Governors on Wednesday in Port Harcourt restated its demand for restructuring and 13 per cent derivation…

Minister provides succour for physically-challenged pastor

Luck smiled on David Oni, a pastor living with disability, after a life-changing encounter on Wednesday with Mr Adebayo Shittu,…

Ebola: FAAN steps up surveillance in airports

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), has stepped up surveillance and screening for Ebola Virus and other infectious diseases…

Nigerian Govt, JOHESU ordered back to negotiation table

The National Industrial Court, Abuja, says it has taken over the negotiations between the Federal Government and the Joint Health…

Navy hands over vessel, 9 suspects to EFCC

The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) DELTA on Wednesday handed over a vessel with more than 386,000 litres of stolen crude…

No region will suffer neglect – SGF

The Federal Government has assured that no part of the country will suffer neglect due to its geographical location or…

Underage imprisonment: Senate summons C-G of Prisons

The Senate on Wednesday summoned the Controller-General, Prisons, Mr Ahmed Ja’afaru, to appear before its Committee on Interior, to explain…
UN troops in the Central African Republic Source: https://twitter.com/UN_CAR/status/826786918964801537

CAR approves war crimes court

Central African Republic has approved a law creating a special criminal court to investigate allegations of war crimes and crimes…

Door to U.S. trade negotiations ‘always open’ – China

China on Thursday said the door to negotiations with the United States is “always open,” after the U.S. announced plans…
Nigerian Customs to start charging VAT on diesel imports

Hamburg bans diesel vehicles

Hamburg on Thursday became the first German city to impose a partial ban on diesel vehicles as part of the…

UN envoy says Gaza ‘on the brink’

Rocket fire this week across the border between Gaza and Israel shows how close the region is “to the brink…

1.1billion people are smokers globally – WHO

There are around 1.1 billion smokers in the world today, the same number as at the turn of the century,…

Libya deports 221 illegal immigrants

The Libyan authorities deported 221 illegal immigrants from African and Asian countries as part of the immigration department’s voluntary return…

Sierra Leone wants Nigerian doctors, teachers

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Allie Kabba, has requested Nigeria’s assistance in energy, education and health sectors.

Visionscape Group partners Nigeria’s first Financial Times Summit

Visionscape Group has announced its participation as a gold sponsor and exhibitor at the first ever Financial Times summit in…

Okada riders set police van ablaze over death of colleague

Okada riders have set a police van ablaze at Ibeshe, in Ikorodu area of Lagos following the death of one…

Ambode vows to continue to make Lagos better place for citizens

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday evening celebrated Democracy Day with Muslim faithful, saying despite all that had…

Citizens’ Mediation Centre Gets New Director

A new Director has been deployed to the Citizens’ Mediation Centre by the Ministry of Justice.
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Fraud: Uzor Kalu, 2 others file no case submission

Former Abia State Governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu on Wednesday filed a no case against the allegation of fraud charge…