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Police bust 3 who allegedly stole N136.5m containers at Apapa Ports

Lagos ports receive 10 ships with petrol, other products

Ten ships carrying various products are at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports waiting to berth, the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA)…

Benue Govt to close more schools over poor quality

The Benue government says it will soon close more private schools as part of measures to ensure that only quality…
Researchers eliminate HIV from cells in a laboratory using a gene-editing tool known as Crispr-Cas, thus, raising hopes of a cure

HIV/AIDS: UNICEF partners Nasarawa Govt on preventing transmission

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) is partnering with the Nasarawa State Government on Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission…

2019: Dankwambo will not defect after PDP Primaries – Campaign Org.

The Presidential Campaign Organisation of Gov.Ibrahim Dankwambo says the governor will remain in People’s Democratic Party (PDP) irrespective of the…

U.S. terminates funding for Palestine refugees agency – UN

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Wednesday confirmed that the…

Lai Mohammed calls for investments in Polo

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has called for partnership and investments in human capital and infrastructure…

Explosion kills 7 at Iraqi security checkpoint

An explosion at a checkpoint in Western Iraq killed four security personnel and three civilians, local media reported on Wednesday.

Italian Pilots Union votes to approve Ryanair deal

The Italian Pilots Union ANPAC has voted to approve a collective labour agreement reached with low-cost airline Ryanair following a…

John McCain’s body to lie in state at Arizona state capitol

The body of John McCain, who endured five and half years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam and went…

Germany: Indian arrested on suspicion of human smuggling

A 21-year-old Indian National was arrested on Wednesday during a series of raids targeting a human smuggling ring, German police…

Professor kills wife, body stuffed in suitcase

A university professor has been arrested on suspicion of killing his wife after police found a body stuffed into a…

Security beefed up ahead of May’s visit to Lagos

Security has been beefed up at the Murtala Muhammed Airports, Ikeja, ahead of the British Prime Minister, Mrs Theresa May’s…

At last, Ex-Delta Governor, Uduaghan formally defects to APC, gives reasons

The immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Ewetan Uduaghan has formally announced his defection from the Peoples Democratic…

35 die of West Nile virus in Serbia, Greece

The West Nile Virus has claimed six lives in Serbia in the past week alone, pushing the number of confirmed…
Israeli forces strike Damascus neighbourhood

Syria: Russia registers 26 ceasefire violations in 24 hours

The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish Commission on Syrian Reconciliation has recorded 26 ceasefire violations in the Arab republic in…

Benue Revenue boss vows to institutionalise modern tax administration

The Acting Executive Chairman, Benue Internal Revenue Service, (BIRS) Mr Terzungwe Atser has promised to establish institutionalised modern and result-oriented…

Cameroon launches anti-graft awareness campaign

Cameroon’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (CONAC) on Tuesday launched a public awareness campaign to curb “endemic” corruption in public services.
FRSC vows to prosecute drunk drivers

FRSC arrests 4,983 traffic offenders during Sallah

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said on Tuesday that 4,983 motorists were arrested for various traffic offences during its…
Police confirm four among dozens of people starving to “go and meet Jesus,” dead at a private farm in Malindi Kenya, rescue 11 others

Roadside bomb kills 5, injures 10 Kenyan soldiers

Five Kenyan soldiers were killed and 10 wounded on Wednesday when their car ran over a homemade bomb in northern…

Security threat: Russia bans ‘undesirable’ U.S. environmental group

Russia has banned a U.S. environmental lobby group from operating in the country after labeling it an “undesirable” organisation, the…

Israeli court recognises Jewish settlement

An Israeli court has given legal recognition to a Jewish settlement built without Israeli government authorisation on privately owned Palestinian…

Primaries: APC pledges to respect electoral guidelines

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has pledged to ensure compliance with the electoral guidelines, fairness and justice as well as…

Oil price rises on Iran sanctions

Oil markets were stable on Wednesday, buoyed by falling supplies from Iran ahead of U.S. sanctions but held in check…
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi State

Ebonyi Govt. seals petrol station over kerosene explosion

The Ebonyi Government on Tuesday sealed the Dipro Filling Station at Ezzamgbo for allegedly dispensing adulterated kerosene to consumers in…

Iranian parliament begins impeachment proceedings against 2 ministers

Iranian lawmakers launched impeachment proceedings against the education minister on Wednesday, ramping up pressure on the president who is under…

German Carnival Group vows to stop using black face

A German Carnival Association in the town of Frechen has changed its name and vowed to stop performing black face…

North-East Crisis: U.S seeks collaboration with Nigeria

The United States of America says it is ready to assist the Nigerian government in addressing the conflicts in the…

GOC to troops: Inflict maximum casualty on Boko Haram insurgents

Brig.-Gen. Bulama Biu, Acting General Officer Commanding 7 Division of the Nigerian Army has given directive to the troops to…

FOCAC will boost China-Africa cooperation – Envoy

The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has proven to be productive and effective in boosting China-Africa cooperation, a Chinese special…

NIRSAL injects over N77 billion into agribusiness

The Nigeria Incentive Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) says it has facilitated the flow of N77.7 billion…