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28 civilians killed in Syria airstrike

28 civilians were killed in an airstrike on an Islamic State-held area in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour, a…
Centre for Change

Ekiti election: The whole world is watching us — Okei-Odumakin

The Women Arise for Change Initiative (WA), says the Ekiti State 2018 Gubernatorial Election is a litmus test for the…

Italian president intervenes in migrant stand-off

President Sergio Mattarella has made a rare intervention in Italian politics to end a simmering dispute within the ruling coalition…

Japan struggles to restore water to flood-hit towns

Municipal Workers in Western Japan struggled on Friday to restore water supplies, a week after floods caused by a record…

Naira appreciates marginally against dollar

The Naira appreciated marginally on Thursday at the parallel market in Lagos, exchanging at N358 to the dollar against N358.5…

Catholic Archbishop donates relief materials to Plateau IDPs

Most Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, the Catholic Archbishop of Jos, has donated relief materials to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), in Kassa,…

Zimbabwe: Postal voting starts ahead of general election

Postal voting has started in Zimbabwe ahead of the July 30 General Election, the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) said Friday.

Kwara governor launches Compulsory Health Insurance Scheme

Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed on Thursday launched the Kwara State Health Insurance Scheme (KHIS), making it compulsory for…

German State to ban feeding and wolves photograpy

The Northern German State of Lower Saxony plans to ban the feeding and photographing of wolves in the wild.
A boat carrying migrants

104 migrants rescued off Libyan coast

The Libyan Coastguard says it recovered 104 people from a rubber boat off the country’s coast, in the latest such…

Man bags 2 years in prison for forging ICAN certificate

An FCT High Court sitting in Jabi on Friday sentenced Lebi-Ayodele James, a staff of the Office of the Auditor-General…

Ekiti Guber: INEC deploys election materials in all LGAs

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has successfully deployed election materials for Saturday’s Ekiti governorship poll, in all…

Oyo commences collection of tax from informal sector

Oyo State Government has commenced collection of taxes from informal sector of the economy across the state.

Telecoms industry pays N450b taxes annually – ATCON chairman

The telecom industry annually contributes N450 billion in form of taxes to Nigeria’s economy, Mr Olusola Teniola, President, Association of…

Swiss authorities unblock $60m seized in Angolan probe

Swiss authorities have released around 60 million dollars seized in an investigation into the suspected laundering of money diverted from…

Reps urge FAAN to repair Benin airport runway

The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA)…

Killings: Senate urges Air Force to carry out aerial surveillance

The Senate on Thursday urged Federal Government to mandate the Nigeria Air Force to carry out ariel surveillance in Sokoto,…
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres

UN launches High-Level Panel on Digital Cooperation

The UN has launched a new high-level platform on digital cooperation, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said during a news briefing…

Italy Minister blocks migrants on ship in Govt. tug-of-war

Dozens of migrants rescued at sea and brought to an Italian Port on Thursday were blocked on ship in Government…

North Korea’s Kim writes Trump

North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-Un, has written a note to U.S. President Donald Trump, describing the American leader as “energetic…

Ousted Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif flying home to face jail

Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam, both sentenced to lengthy jail terms in absentia, are due…

Man protests jail time by setting himself alight

A man died after lighting himself on fire in Hanoi to protest a prison sentence, authorities said on Friday.

UN recounts ‘horrific’ testimonies from rape survivors

UN Special Representative on Sexual Violence and Conflict, Ms Pramila Patten, has recounted what she termed “horrific testimonies” by rape…

Man sets himself on fire to protest prison sentence

A man died after lighting himself on fire in Hanoi to protest a prison sentence, authorities said on Friday.

Libya: NEMA receives 160 Nigerians

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says it has received a batch of 160 assisted voluntary returnees from Libya who…
UN Secretary-General, António Guterres

60,000 migrants died since 2000 – UN

No fewer than 60,000 migrants have perished in desperate attempts to escape from the difficulties in their countries and have…

PDP-led coalition not a credible alternative – PRP

The People’s Redemption Party (PRP) has criticised the PDP-led alliance with 39 political parties as unworkable, insisting it would not…

Buhari changed corruption narrative about Nigeria – Bamgbose

President Muhammadu Buhari has changed the corruption narrative that the international community had about Nigeria, Permanent Secretary Ministry of Foreign…

Inter-communal violence: UN releases $15m to help Ethiopians

The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) released 15 million dollars to urgently scale up humanitarian assistance to people affected…

Germany to expand consultations with Muslim Community

The newly enlarged German Interior Ministry plans to expand its consultations with the Muslim Community as part of the Annual…