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MURIC to Nigerians: Stop blaming Buhari for Killings

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has advised Nigerians to stop blaming President Muhammadu Buhari for killings around the country.

44 injured as tent collapses during India PM’s rally

Police on Monday said 44 people were injured after a tent collapsed while India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was addressing…
President Trump prepares for 'important' meeting with Putin in Alaska

Trump congratulates Putin on hosting ‘great’ World Cup

U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Russia having hosted “one of the best” FIFA World…

DStv subscribers condemn proposed increment

Many Nigerians on Monday decried the announcement by Multichoice that it would increase its subscription rates for DStv packages from…

Judicial Council settles 80% pension arrears of officers

The National Judicial Council (NJC) says it has settled over 80 per cent outstanding pension arrears of Federal Judicial Staff…
IMF projects global growth to remain unchanged at 3.2 per cent in 2024 and 2025, as inflation recedes in its October WEO Update Report

IMF to discuss Zambia’s debt levels July 23

An International Monetary Fund team is expected in Zambia next week as part of consultations on the country’s debt levels,…

Rouhani permits Iranian women to attend football matches

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has given the green light for Iranian women to attend football matches, Iranian news agency ISNA…
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,

Hajj pilgrimage: Iran’s Khamenei criticises Saudi Arabia

Iran’s top authority Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has criticised Saudi Arabia over its management of the hajj pilgrimage and…

Rescued migrants land in Italy

Hundreds of migrants stranded in the Mediterranean for days have disembarked in Italy before being relocated to other European Union…

U.S. approves new drug for smallpox treatment

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the new drug “tecovirimat” to treat smallpox, the first drug against…

125 Senegalese migrants intercepted en route to Spain

The Mauritanian navy has intercepted 125 Senegalese migrants on a wooden boat in the country’s waters while en route to…

8 migrants found dead in lorry container

Authorities on Monday say eight migrants including six children were found dead, after suffocating from petrol fumes while packed into…

Police arrest suspected rapist

The Niger Police Command on Monday said it had arrested the 29-year-old man (names withheld), who allegedly raped a minor.

Army repels attack, neutralises 22 terrorists

The Army said on Monday it neutralised 22 suspected terrorists in Bama Local Government Area of Borno, while several others…

Army denies report of missing soldiers, vehicles in Borno

The Nigerian Army on Monday dismissed as misleading reports of alleged missing of soldiers and military vehicles in an attack…

Students jailed 2 years for unlawful possession of firearms

A Plateau Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, Jos, on Monday, sentenced two students of the Federal College of…

World Cup final: Croatian president wins admirers

Croatian President Kolinda Grabar has won many admirers for own performance at the World Cup final in Moscow.

Electoral violence: Plateau community holds town hall meeting

Nasarawa Gom community in Jos North Local Government area of Plateau on Monday held a town hall meeting to fashion…

World Cup celebrations rock France

Newspapers and TV stations hailed France’s World Cup victory on Monday, while clean-up crews worked against the clock to tidy…

Obama dances to traditional music with his grandmother

Barack Obama visited his father’s ancestral village in Kenya’s south-western Siaya county on Monday and danced to some traditional music…
Court frees Manfred Genditzki, the accused killer in Germany’s so-called “bathtub murder” after spending more than 13 years in prison

Inmates: PFN sets up legal unit for free legal services

Prison Fellowship Nigeria (PFN), a Christian body, says it has set up a legal unit to afford the inmates opportunity…

Osun election: APGA adopts veteran journalist as governorship candidate

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), on Monday, adopted a veteran journalist, Mr Adetokunbo Oluwatoki as its governorship candidate for…

Kano Fire Service saves 669 lives, N2.2 bn goods

The Kano State Fire Service on Monday said it had saved 669 lives and goods worth N2.2 billion from 388…

Nigeria seeks continuous partnership on anti-corruption, asset repatriation

Amb. Audu Kadiri, Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the UN in Geneva has stressed the need for continued collaboration with…

China offshore oil coy to invest $3bn in Nigeria

The China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) is to invest an additional three billion dollars in its existing stakes in…

Dons hail World Cup champion France

Two Associate Professors at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) on Monday congratulated France for emerging winners of the World Cup…

Heavy rain disrupt flights in China

Nearly 100 flights have been cancelled in Chengdu, capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, due to heavy rain that has…

Fayemi promises Ekiti workers’ better welfare package

The Ekiti governor-elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Sunday assured all the workers in the state that his administration would make…

Mexican president-elect to slash salary of high-level officials

Mexican President-elect Andres Obrador has announced plans to slash the salaries of high-level officials, including himself, as part of an…

Over billion people struggle to stay cool as Earth warms – study

More than a billion people are at risk from a lack of air conditioning and refrigeration as global warming brings…