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Customs intercepts 1,825 bags of foreign rice

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit, Zone B, intercepted 1,825 bags of foreign rice and other commodities from…

Israel blames Palestinians for cancellation of Argentina friendly

Israel on Wednesday blamed Palestinian pressure for Argentina’s cancellation of its World Cup warmup against Israel, a match that had…

I intend going to France for prostitution – Libya returnee

A 22-year-old Libya returnee (nameswitheld), on Wednesday told newsmen in Lagos that she made the perilous journey to the North…

Farmer bags 2 years jail term for rape

A Kasuwan Nama Upper Area Court, Jos, on Wednesday sentenced a 21-year-old farmer, Isah Musa, to two years imprisonment for…

13 men jailed 6 months for illegal mining

A Magistrates’ Court in Minna on Wednesday sentenced 13 men to six months imprisonment for engaging in illegal mining.

Afghanistan: Blast kills 2 at voter registration centre

Authorities on Wednesday said two people lost their lives and two others injured as a blast hit a voter registration…
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Cleric defrauds Bureau de change operator of N12m

A 41-year-old cleric, Segun Oyeniyi, is facing trial at a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly defrauding a Bureau de…

Electoral playing field now level – President Mnangagwa

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has said the electoral playing field is now level following his signing of new electoral…

Myanmar, UN agencies sign MoU on repatriation

Myanma’s Labour, Immigration and Population Ministry and two UN agencies on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to assist…

Man sentenced to 2 years for raping minor

An Upper Area Court 3 sitting in Kasuwan Nama in Jos on Wednesday sentenced a 35-year-old applicant, Raymond Adamu, to…

Kenyan plane missing, search halted until dawn

A search for a small passenger plane that disappeared in Kenya on Tuesday was called off for the evening but…

No military ship, aircraft can scare China – FM

No military ship or aircraft can scare China away from its resolve to protect its territory, China’s Foreign Ministry said…

5 killed as bandits attack Taraba

The Police in Taraba on Tuesday said five people were killed and scores injured following an attack by gunmen on…
Ike Ekweremadu, wife arrested in United Kingdom

Ekweremadu challenges NBA to speak up against impunity

The Deputy Senate President , Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, has called on the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), to stop the silence…

KWASU to honour Thabo Mbeki

The Kwara State University, Malete, says 30 of its graduating students in the sixth convocation would be conferred with first…

Abia Assembly passes anti-grazing bill

The Abia House of Assembly on Tuesday passed into law, the Control of Nomadic Cattle Rearing and Prohibition of Grazing…

Tribunal upholds Gov. Obiano’s election

The Anambra governorship election petition tribunal has upheld the election of Gov. Willie Obiano in the Nov. 18, 2107 polls
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How Fred Ajudua defrauded German of $550,000

Mr Michael Kramer, a German on Tuesday narrated to an Ikeja Special Offences Court, how Fred Ajudua, an alleged serial…

Wanted man arrested after trying to enter White House

The Secret Service said a White House contractor was arrested on Tuesday after his name was found to be in…

Cholera: WHO intensifies house to house search

World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is coordinating the control of Cholera outbreak in Adamawa and has embarked on intensive…

Kogi director slumps, dies in office

A Deputy Director in the Kogi Ministry of Education, Mr Haruna David, suddenly collapsed and died in his office on…

World less peaceful than a decade ago – Global index

The world is less peaceful than a decade ago, mostly due to the conflict in the Middle East and Africa…

Dogara calls for strict regulation of DisCos

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara has urged the Ministry of Power to take the oversight…

Surgeon prepares for Britain’s first womb transplant

A surgeon is preparing to select three women to undergo Britain’s first womb transplant later in the year, according to…

Niger Delta: Iyamu explains how Buhari’s administration contained militancy

Mr Edobor Iyamu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, on Tuesday said that militancy in…
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Tanzania: Cholera kills 15, hospitalises hundreds

No fewer than 15 people have died and 397 others hospitalised in the last three weeks following a cholera outbreak…

Nigerian Govt will establish 6 innovation hubs – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday said the Federal Government would establish six innovation hubs in the country.

Amnesty office uncovers fraud

The Presidential Amnesty Office says on Tuesday in Abuja that it has uncovered irregularities in previous deployment of delegates for…

2019 elections: Police to rid FCT of illegal firearms

The Commissioner of Police in FCT, Mr Sadiq Bello, has vowed that the command will rid the Federal Capital Territory…

NASS threatens executives in face-off

The National Assembly has threatened to invoke its constitutional powers against President Muhammadu Buhari if he fails to comply with…