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Iraq: Protester killed during clashes with security forces

Hundreds of people gathered near a provincial Government building in Iraq’s Southern oil hub Basra on Tuesday to mourn the…

INEC denies receiving N50m logistics support from Jigawa Govt

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied a newspaper report that it recently received N50 million from the government…

Belgian Cemetery joins trend for online funerals

A Belgian Cemetery will make funeral services available to follow online via live-stream later this month, joining a growing global…
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) boss Hameed Ali urges Nigerians not to engage in smuggling or patronising smugglers in Easter message

Customs generates N140.4 billion in August

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) said it recorded its highest ever monthly revenue of N140.4 billion in August 2018.
Police bust 3 who allegedly stole N136.5m containers at Apapa Ports

Lagos ports expect 30 ships carrying various goods

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said on Tuesday that it was expecting 30 ships containing petroleum products, food and other…
Researchers eliminate HIV from cells in a laboratory using a gene-editing tool known as Crispr-Cas, thus, raising hopes of a cure

China, Africa to begin 3-year project on HIV, AIDS prevention

China, African countries and relevant international organisations, will in 2019 begin implementation of a three-year project on HIV and AIDS…

Nigerian Govt offers 2 savings bonds for September

The Federal Government has offered for subscription two-year savings bond at 11.36 per cent and three-year savings bond at 12.36…
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Youths attack, injure 2 policemen in Jos

Youths of Lopandet village in Du District of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau have attacked and injured two…

100 injured in South Africa train accident

The ER24 paramedics said Tuesday that some 100 people have been injured in a train collision near the South African…
pilgrims arriving Nigeria

2018 Hajj: 872 Kaduna muslim pilgrims return home

Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board says 872 pilgrims from the state have returned from Saudi Arabia after a successful…

China is helping Africa develop, not stack up debt – Official

China is helping Africa develop, not pile up debt, a top Chinese official said on Tuesday, as the government pushes…

Monica Lewinsky angered by ‘off limits’ question on Bill Clinton

Monica Lewinsky cut short an Israeli interview and walked off stage after what she described on Tuesday as an “off…

China guarantees funding for AKK Pipeline projects

The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has assured Nigeria of its unflinching commitment towards securing funding for the financing and…

Homesick IDPs urge Plateau Govt to improve living conditions

The Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Plateau on Monday expressed anxiety to return home, while appealing to both Plateau and…
Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso: PDP says not suspended

Kwankwaso calls for fairness, equity in addressing needs of Nigerians

A former Kano State Governor, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, has said that fairness and equity are important in promoting good governance…

Afghanistan: U.S. Soldier killed in apparent “insider attack’’

A U.S. Service Member has been killed and another injured in Afghanistan in what the military described as an apparent…

Credible Election: March your words with action, CSOs tell Buhari

Ahead of 2019 elections, civil society organisations (CSOs) have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to march his words with action…

Alleged killers of twins, 9 others arrested in Ekiti

The Police Command in Ekiti on Monday said it had arrested two men, Oguntoyinbo Odunayo and Babatunde Akinola, in connection…

Petroleum theft: Civil Defence arrests 19 Benin nationals

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Lagos State on Monday said it had arrested 19 nationals of…

Nuclear deal: Europe’s demand for more talks not helping Iran – cleric

Europe is not helping to preserve the agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme by asking for additional negotiations on issues like…

Gunmen kidnap Catholic Priest in Delta

The Delta Police Command has confirmed the abduction of Rev. Father Christopher Ogaga, a Catholic Priest in Aragba, Oviri-Okpe, Okpe…
Climate change

UN climate change talks begin in Bangkok

The UN Climate Change Conference convened in Bangkok on Tuesday amid calls for greater progress and increased responsibility from developed…

Typhoon Jebi lashes western Japan

Powerful Typhoon Jebi lashed western Japan Tuesday, bringing torrential rains and strong winds, as more than 600 flights and hundreds…

Kano PDP rejects dissolution of state executive committee

The Peoples Democratic Party in Kano state, has rejected in totality the purported dissolution of the state executive committee by…

Police nabs Enugu headmaster for allegedly defiling 4 pupils

The Police Command in Enugu State has arrested a school Headmaster, one Idoko Nathaniel,50, of Mkpamteulo village, Enugu Ezike community,…

Plateau killings: PDP urges proactive measures to end persistent attacks

Worried by the persistent attacks on Plateau rural communities, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for proactive measures to…
NRM alleges that staff of INEC prevented the service of Form 48 on the Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu

2019: NRM to adopt direct primaries

The National Rescue Movement (NRM), a registered political party, has said that it would adopt direct primaries to elect its…

Presidential elections kick off in Pakistan

Polling for presidential election kicked off Tuesday in Pakistan with three candidates competing for the slot of the 13th president…

Katsina By-Election: Relationship with my brother intact – Senator-elect

Winner of Katsina North Senatorial election, Rep. Ahmad Kaita, said contrary to insinuations, the outcome of the election would not…
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology(LAUTECH)

Medical Council inducts 120 medical doctors from LAUTECH

The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), has inducted 120 new medical doctors trained by the College of Health…