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Saraki vs IGP Idris: Buhari meets Senate delegation in Aso Rock

President Muhammadu Buhari is meeting with 10-man senate delegation raised to address the ongoing impasse between the Senate President Bukola…
Cholera

Suspected cholera outbreak claims 12 lives in Adamawa

A suspected cholera outbreak has claimed 12 lives in Mubi North and Mubi South Local Government Areas of Adamawa, according…

ISIEC reaffirms June 14 Imo councils’ elections

Imo State Independent Electoral Commission (ISIEC) on Monday reaffirmed that the June 14 council polls in the state would hold…
Court jails Lagos man Damilare Adewale 14 years he pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl

Herbalists remanded over alleged N20m fraud

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded two herbalists for allegedly defrauding one Rahaman Ogundele of N20 million, under the…

Nipah virus outbreak claims 10 in India

An outbreak of a deadly virus that has flu-like symptoms has claimed 10 lives in the southern Indian state of…
Nyesom Wike

Gov. Wike assures Rivers civil servants of promotion arrears

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Tuesday assured civil servants of his government’s readiness to pay their promotion areas.

Ijebu-Ode LG presents N505m budget proposal for 2018

Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of Ogun has proposed a budget of N505 million for the 2018 fiscal year.

20% of French flights cancelled as civil servants strike

Flights to and from French airports were disrupted on Tuesday as air-traffic controllers joined a strike called by civil service…

Kaduna Govt. warns of imminent floods in 5 councils

Kaduna State Government has warned of imminent flood in five local government areas of the state.
Police bust 3 who allegedly stole N136.5m containers at Apapa Ports

Lagos ports to receive 20 ships loaded with petroleum products, food items

Twenty ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin Can Island…

N500m Money Laundering: Shagari, 4 PDP chieftains remanded in police custody

A Federal High Court sitting in Sokoto on Tuesday remanded former minister of water resources, Muntari Shagari in police custody…
Farmers, others lament egg price hike, seek FG intervention

Study reveals an egg a day may keep heart disease away

Eating an egg each day appears to be linked to a lower risk of heart disease among middle-aged Chinese, according…

Kwara Govt closes 40 illegal schools

The Kwara State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development says it has closed no fewer than 40 schools operating…

Ambode approves construction of Fagba Bridge

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday approved the construction of a bridge at the Fagba intersection to ease…

Ambode’s wife raises alarm over impersonation by cyber fraudster

Wife of the Governor of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode on Tuesday distanced herself from the criminal activities of a…

8-year-old boy drowns in well in Kano

An eight year-old boy in Tamburawa Gabas town of Kano State, Sadi Yusuf, on Tuesday, lost his life after falling…
Court jails Lagos man Damilare Adewale 14 years he pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl

Banker remanded in prison for allegedly defrauding customers of N2.9m

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 32-year-old banker, Oyeyemi Mashood, in prison for allegedly defrauding customers of N2,972,000.

Conflict: More than 108,000 people displaced in Afghanistan – UN

More than 108,000 people have been displaced in Afghanistan since the beginning of the year due to conflict and natural…
Conflict, instability are making pregnancy increasingly dangerous worldwide, warns WHO

Plateau uses incentives to attract pregnant women to attend antenatal

The Plateau Government has adopted the use of incentives to attract pregnant women to attend antenatal clinic to reduce maternal…

2 new Ebola deaths recorded in Congo

Two new deaths from Ebola and seven new confirmed cases have been recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo, the health…

12 police killed in fight with Taliban in Afghanistan

At least 12 police personnel, including two senior officers, were killed in fresh clashes with Taliban militants in eastern Afghanistan’s…

Belgian man sentenced to death by hanging for joining Islamic State

An Iraqi criminal court on Tuesday sentenced a Belgian man to death by hanging for joining the Islamic State extremist…

China makes first use of law banning defamation of national heroes

Chinese prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against an individual accused of insulting a fireman who died in line of duty,…

Palestine asks ICC to investigate alleged Israeli human rights crimes

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki on Tuesday submitted a request asking the International Criminal Court to investigate alleged human rights…
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi State

2019: Gov. Umahi throws Ebonyi House of Assembly contests open

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has said that his administration and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would favour no candidate…

President Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe fires minister amid squabbles in ruling party

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has fired Minister of State for Mashonaland West Province Webster Shamu, but gave no reasons…

Gaza violence: Turkey may ban some Israeli goods

President Tayyip Erdogan has hinted that Turkey might consider imposing a ban on imports of some Israeli goods over the…

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa establishes special anti-corruption unit

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has established a special anti-corruption unit to improve efficiency in the fight against all forms…

Osinbajo tasks National Boundary Commission on border challenges

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has urged the management of the National Boundary Commission, to re-engineer its operations and…

Heatwave kills 65 people in Pakistan

Heatwave has killed 65 people in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi over the past three days, a social welfare organisation…