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Corruption allegations: Malawi opposition asks president Mutharika to resign

Malawi’s main opposition party on Monday asked President Peter Mutharika to resign over allegations he received a kickback from 3.9…

Teenager conspires with mother to murder her father

An FCT High Court, Apo, on Monday ordered that a teenager accused of conspiring with her mother and murdering her…

Air Peace, Benue seal deal on flights to Makurdi

A Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, has signed an agreement with the Benue State Government, to operate flights to the state…
Child-rape

Applicant allegedly impregnates 12-year-old girl

An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos, on Monday, ordered the remand at Ikoyi prison of an unemployed, John Owika, for…

Syria: Number of displaced person rises to 270,000 – UN

The United Nation on Monday said the number of people forced to flee their homes in southwestern Syria as a…

Afghanistan: 24 Taliban militants killed, 31 injured

Afghan army on Monday said up to two dozen militants were killed after government forces’ helicopter gunships targeted a Taliban…

Jigawa LG targets 75,804 for Polio immunisation

The Kiyawa Local Government Council of Jigawa says it is targeting to immunise 75,804 children against poliomyelitis in the area.

Plastics ban: Australian supermarkets work to combat “bag rage”

Australia’s biggest supermarket chains are scrambling to combat “bag rage” as frustrated shoppers vent their anger over the removal of…
Drug abuse

Drug abuse: Plateau urged to establish rehabilitation centre

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has called on the Plateau Government to establish a rehabilitation centre for drugs…
Police bust 3 who allegedly stole N136.5m containers at Apapa Ports

Lagos ports expect 28 ships carrying various products

Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says it is expecting 28 ships to bring petroleum products, food and other goods from Monday,…

Ecobank, TRACE celebrate African Culture during Macron’s visit

France President, Emmanuel Macron, will make an official visit to Lagos, Nigeria on Tuesday, July 3rd 2018, during which he…

New Delhi launches ‘happiness curriculum’

Students at New Delhi’s government-run schools started getting lessons in how to be happy on Monday with the launch of…

1MDB scandal: Malaysia freezes 408 bank accounts

Malaysia has frozen over 400 bank accounts as part of a probe into a multi-billion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB,…
Fraud

Delta court sentences 2 to death by hanging for armed robbery

Justice A. A. Onojovwo of the Delta State High Court, Warri, has sentenced two members of a notorious gang of…
Judges at Federal High Court halts proceedings abruptly following notice of the demise of their colleague, Hon. Justice Fatun Odohi Riman.

Federal High Courts to proceed on annual long vacation

The Federal High Court in Lagos will on July 9, begin annual long vacation for the year 2018, according to…

Senate 2019: Uduaghan, best man for Delta South -Isoko Grou​p

​Ahead of the primary elections, an Isoko group, Isoko Political Revolutionary Force (IPRF) has thrown its weight behind the candidat​​ure…

Tanzania’s John Magufuli shuffles cabinet

President John Magufuli of Tanzania has reshuffled his cabinet and will swear in three new ministers on Monday, his office…

Philippine city mayor shot dead by gunman

Mayor of the Philippine city of Tanauan, Antonio Halili, who made headlines two years ago for ordering drug suspects to…

Police explore occult angle in deaths of 11 family members

A day after 11 members of a family were found mysteriously dead at their Delhi home, police were investigating the…

Kenyan shilling holds firm against U.S. dollar

The Kenyan shilling was firm against U.S. dollar on Monday due to tight liquidity in the local money markets amid…

UN, World Bank chiefs visit Rohingya refugee camps

UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres and World Bank Group President, Jim Yong Kim, were in the south-eastern Bangladeshi district of…

China will significantly widen market – Minister

China will significantly widen market access and oppose any kind of protectionism, Chinese Commerce Minister Zhong Shan, has said.

Trump warns OPEC to stop manipulating oil markets

President Donald Trump lashed out at OPEC with a warning to stop manipulating oil markets and piled pressure on U.S.…

Schlumberger Oil deal: Nigeria to earn $5.60bn in taxes – Baru

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), says the NNPC, First E&P and Schlumberger 724 million dollars oil financing deal will…

Suicide Attack: ‘We cannot live here’

Many among Afghanistan’s dwindling Sikh minority are considering leaving for neighbouring India, after a suicide bombing in the eastern city…

South Sudan: 16 civilians killed in latest ceasefire deal violation

South Sudan’s army said that 16 civilians have been killed and 22 others wounded including foreign nationals in the latest…

Buhari pledges to fight corruption across Africa

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Nouakchott, Mauritania, pledged to extend his anti-corruption crusade across the African continent as part…

Scientists identify gene that “could help treat cancer”

The Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has identified a new gene that plays a critical role in…

Army kills 5 Boko Haram insurgents

The Nigerian Army on Monday said its troops killed five Boko Haram insurgents in a clearance operation at Anadawa village…

Oil prices fall as Saudi, Russian output rises

Oil prices fell on Monday as supplies from Saudi Arabia and Russia rose while economic growth stumbled in Asia amid…