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New Zealand Mosque shootings: Police file first terrorism charge

New Zealand police have charged the man accused of murder in shootings at two Christchurch mosque in March with engaging…

Nigerian Guild Of Editors Rejects Accreditation Guidelines for Journalists

The Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) has rejected the new guidelines for the accreditation of media organisations, journalists/ correspondents covering…

Malawi goes to polls today

Malawians headed to polling stations on Tuesday for presidential and legislative elections seen as a tough test for President Peter…

Foreign companies defy sanctions, attend North Korea trade fair

Hundreds of international companies defied U.S. sanctions pressure and attended an international trade fair in North Korea this week making…

Embrace peace and unity, Cameroonian envoy enjoins compatriots

The Consul- General of the Cameroon in Nigeria, Mrs Bessem Manga, has called on her compatriots at home and abroad…

Nigerian writers make 2019 Caine Prize shortlist

Two Nigerian writers, Lesley Arimah and Tochukwu Okafor have been shortlisted for the 2019 Caine Prize for African Writing for…
Unity Bank

Unity Bank refutes SPIPRPP’s N7bn allegation

Unity Bank Plc on Tuesday faulted the allegation against it by the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for Recovery of Public…
Gunmen

Abductors demand N22m ransom for kidnapped twins, 1 other

Two persons, said to be twins have allegedly been abducted at a spot in Ekiti State while they were travelling…
Lagos govt warns residents of the state to be prepared for very heavy rainfalls which may lead to flash flooding during in the days ahead.

Lagos allays fears of residents on heavy downpour

The Lagos State Government on Monday assured residents of the state that it had put in place necessary measures to…

Malawi electoral body ready for Tuesday polls

The head of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Monday said the commission was ready for balloting on Tuesday for…

Arewa Youth cautions Southwest leaders over Saraki

The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum(AYCF) has cautioned "a certain Southwest political leader" and "his collaborators in the APC Federal Government"…

FEC approves 0.2% new import levy

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Monday approved the rate of 0.2 per cent as the new import levy of…

My administration has done well in the last two and half years – Obaseki

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Monday in Auchi said that his administration had done well to deliver dividends of…
Babatunde

Man slaps colleague to death after being accused of adultery

In a rather bizarre case, a Zimbabwean man from Murambinda died after he was slapped by a man he had…

Grandpa strikes wife with axe on her head for refusing reconciliation

A 78-year-old man from Gwanda, Zimbabwe left his 79-year-old wife to die after he struck her with an axe and…

9th Assembly: NASS introduces stringent conditions for journalists’ accreditation

Ahead of the inauguration of ninth assembly, the National Assembly management has released 20 stringent conditions for journalists and media…

Plateau Govt. approves N2.8bn contract for street light

The Plateau State Executive Council on Monday approved the award of contract totaling N2.8 billion to Blue Carmel Energy for…
Ex- Minister Adebayo Shittu says legislative arm of Nigerian govt is "impotent" because of its inability to hold the executive accountable.

Ministry of Communications mulls ICT Development Bank – Shittu

The Minister of Communications, Dr Adebayo Shittu on Monday said that the Ministry was pushing for the establishment of an…
Trump says his indictment is political persecution

Iran tasks Trump to address Iranians with respect

Iran on Monday urged the U.S. to address the Islamic Republic of Iran with respect, not threats of war, a…

Abia Police confirm arrest of kidnap gang in Aba

The Police Command in Abia on Monday said it had arrested some members of a kidnap gang terrorising Aba and…

Malawi elections: AU sends observers

The AU on Monday stressed that its observers were set to inspect the credibility of Malawi’s tripartite elections slated for…

N7bn: Presidential Panel to charge Unity Bank for alleged economic sabotage

The Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property says it will slam a charge of economic sabotage…

Police arrest 70 suspected kidnappers in Katsina – CP

The Katsina State Police Command said on Monday that it has so far arrested no fewer than 70 suspected kidnappers…

Putin ally report: Russian reporters resign en masse

A senior editor and 10 journalists at Russian daily newspaper Kommersant said on Monday they were resigning to protest against…

Group calls for scrapping of new Kano emirates

A group under the aegis of the Renaissance Coalition in collaboration with Civil society organisations (CSOs), and other stakeholders in…
Kogi State Gov, Yahaya Bello

2nd Term: APC Aspirants’ Forum rejects Yahaya Bello

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Aspirants’ Forum, Kogi Chapter, on Monday rejected the candidature of Gov. Yahaya Bello of the…

Economy: Nigeria’s GDP increases

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) recorded a positive growth as the non-oil sector…

NNPC retires 11 senior management staff, to be replaced by in-house officers

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has explained that the retirement of 11 of its senior management staff and others…
Nigerian

Reps: Tribunal dismisses PDM’s petition in Nasarawa

National and State Houses of Assembly Petition Tribunal sitting in Lafia, Nasarawa, on Monday struck out the petition filed by…

Airport: Enugu Govt set to relocate displaced traders

Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State says its government is doing everything possible to relocate the Orie Emene Market traders…