Morocco recalls Algeria envoy over ‘hashish money’ jibe
Morocco has recalled its ambassador after the Algerian foreign minister accused the kingdom’s banks of “laundering hashish money” in Africa, in the latest diplomatic spat between the North African...
View ArticleAdesina’s prize will stimulate interest in agriculture – Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says the World Food Prize award to Dr Akinwumi Adesina, will stimulate people’s interest in agriculture. Obasanjo disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency...
View ArticleUPDATED: Spain to suspend Catalonia’s government, call elections
Spain’s government said Saturday that it will move to suspend Catalonia’s separatist government and call fresh elections in the region in a bid to stop its leaders from declaring independence....
View ArticleUPDATED: 12 Niger soldiers killed in fresh attack
Twelve paramilitary police were killed Saturday in a fresh attack in Niger’s restive southwest bordering Mali, the interior minister said. “There was a new attack. Twelve gendarmes were killed. We...
View ArticleOPEC concessions: How Kachikwu led global outreach to boost Nigeria’s oil...
Cletus Adole The extra resources derived from the OPEC production concessions which Dr. Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources has been fighting for are boosting the national...
View ArticleBarca won’t be used as political tool – Bartomeu
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu insisted on Saturday the Catalan giants cannot be used by either side of a political battle over Catalonia’s drive to gain independence from Spain. A powerful...
View Article1,272 fail Nigerian Law School exam
The Nigerian Law School on Saturday released the summary of the final examination results conducted in August. Mr Chinedu Ukekwe, Head of Information and Protocol of the Nigerian Law School, said 1,272...
View ArticleNo rape in IDP camps – Yobe SEMA
Yobe State Emergency Management Agency on Saturday refuted media reports alleging rape of some of Internally Displaced Persons who are camped in Damaturu. “The report is misleading, lacking substance...
View Article450,000 join Barcelona pro-independence demo
Some 450,000 people took to the streets of Barcelona on Saturday, local police said, after Spain moved to dismiss Catalonia’s regional government to thwart its leaders’ independence bid. Catalan leader...
View ArticleMAPOLY lecturers suspend ‘work to rule’ for two weeks
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The academic staff of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Abeokuta, Ogun State have said they are suspending their ‘work to rule’ industrial action for two weeks. It will be recalled...
View ArticleTerrorism: Opposition aware of my achievement, says Buhari
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said his administration had degraded the Boko Haram sect to the point that even “the opposition party” recognises that there is a...
View ArticleAare Ona Kakanfo: I won’t die young – Gani Adams
The Aare Ona Kakanfo-designate of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, on Saturday dismissed superstitious belief that taking the title may lead to his early death. The National Coordinator of the Oodua...
View ArticleICYMI: Army promotes Diya, 122 senior officers
The Army Council has approved the promotion of 123 senior officers, including 66 Lieutenant Colonels and 57 Majors to the next rank. The army spokesman, Brig.-Gen. Sani Usman, on Saturday said the...
View ArticleBillionaire Andrej Babis wins Czech election
He may be facing charges over alleged EU subsidy fraud, but billionaire businessman Andrej Babis has won the support of voters in the Czech general election by pushing his trademark anti-corruption...
View ArticlePRCN shuts 287 pharmacies in Kogi
The Pharmacists Registration Council of Nigeria has sealed off 287 pharmacies operating illegally in different parts of Kogi State. The Head of Enforcement Department of the PRCN, Stephen Esumobi, who...
View ArticleLawmaker empowers youths
ENYIOHA OPARA A lawmaker representing Chanchaga constituency in Niger State, Umar Bago, has embarked on an empowerment programme to boost the economic status of youths and women in the state. Bago said...
View ArticleGCIOBA honours members, donate facilities to school
OLUFEMI ATOYEBI The Government College Ibadan Old Boys Association on Saturday honoured one of its members, the Chairman of the Governing Council, Lead City University, Ibadan, Prof. Jide Owoeye, and...
View ArticleBuhari must be open to new ideas, says C&S leader
GODWIN ISENYO The Spiritual Head of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide, Most Reverend Samuel Abidoye, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to be open to new ideas in order to...
View ArticleBuhari seeks economic integration of African countries
Gibson Achonu President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need for African countries to have sustainable intercontinental infrastructure that will facilitate movement for Africans within the continent....
View ArticlePDP will reclaim Oyo in 2019 — Wabara
Former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara, on Saturday in Ibadan said the Peoples Democratic Party would win the governorship in Oyo State in 2019. Wabara, who stated this during the Ward 7 congress of...
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