Eight missing after landslide in Switzerland
Eight people, including German, Austrian and Swiss citizens, are missing following a landslide that forced the evacuation of several small villages in southeastern Switzerland on Wednesday, police...
View Article68 Boko Haram insurgents surrender in Borno – Army
The Nigerian Army on Thursday said 68 Boko Haram insurgents surrendered to troops in Borno in the last three weeks. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director Public Relations, Theatre Command,...
View ArticleNigerian pilgrim duped $800 in Saudi Arabia
A pilgrim from Katsina State, Hauwa Muhammad, has been duped $800 in Madina, Saudi Arabia. Hauwa, who hails from Kankara, Malumfashi zone, was swindled of the money by a fraudster who posed as an...
View ArticleNigerian investigators probe aircraft crash in São Tomé & Principe
A team of accident investigators from Nigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau has left Lagos for São Tomé and Principe to investigate the recent crash of an A-74 aircraft which occurred on the West...
View ArticleAfreximbank touts depository receipts to Nigerian investors in $300m equity...
The African Export-Import Bank on Thursday in Lagos met with leading Nigerian investors to push for strong participation in the bank’s $300m equity offering. The President of Afreximbank, Dr Benedict...
View ArticleNigeria to buy MiG fighters, artillery equipment from Russia
Nigeria is considering purchasing Russian military equipment and is particularly interested in MiG fighters, Yak-130 aircraft, artillery equipment and armoured vehicles, Defence Minister Mansur Dan-Ali...
View ArticleAmbassador to Sudan found dead in swimming pool
Russia’s ambassador to Sudan, Mirgayas Shirinskiy, was found dead in the swimming pool at his home in Khartoum, the Sudanese police said. A police spokesperson said the ambassador, who was known to...
View ArticleHajj 2017: 2,332 Lagos pilgrims arrive Mecca
A total of 2,332 pilgrims from Lagos State have arrived Mecca, Saudi Arabia for the 2017 hajj. This is after the last batch of the pilgrims numbering 304 arrived the city on Wednesday from the city of...
View Article[BREAKING] Buhari signs anti-corruption agreements
President Muhammed Buhari on Thursday signed some agreements bordering on Anti- Corruption, Tax Admin, and Intellectual Property Protection. The President made this known via his Twitter handle, this...
View ArticleKenyan president blasts lawmakers for fighting pay cuts
President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya on Thursday rebuked newly elected members of parliament for resisting “modest cuts” to their salaries and perks, worth more than 10,000 dollars a month. Kenyatta,...
View ArticleMinister urges FCC to enlighten Nigerians
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Friday in Abuja, called on the Federal Character Commission to embark on a serious campaign to enlighten Nigerians...
View ArticlePSN welcomes Buhari, lists demands
Tunde Ajaja The Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria has expressed delight over the return of President Muhammadu Buhari to the country after 104 days of medical vacation to the United Kingdom. The PSN...
View ArticleFayose, Dankwambo, Adebutu get chieftaincy titles in Ekiti
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado-Ekiti The Ewi of Ado-Ekiti, Oba Rufus Adejugbe, on Friday, conferred a chieftaincy title, Apesin Apogunpote, on Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose. Also honoured with...
View ArticleFG asks court to revoke Nnamdi Kanu’s bail
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Federal Government has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to revoke the bail granted the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, who is being prosecuted...
View ArticleHate speech: UN experts demand prosecution of perpetrators
Friday Olokor and Adelani Adepegba A group of United Nations human rights experts on Friday expressed concern over the recent hate speech and incitement to violence in Nigeria, saying perpetrators...
View ArticleAjimobi presents letters to 30 new Ibadan monarchs
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, on Friday presented letters of conferment of kingship to 30 new kings in Ibadan. The presentation followed the recommendation of the...
View ArticleHurricane Harvey slams into Texas coastline
Hurricane Harvey slammed into the Texas coast late Friday, unleashing torrents of rain and packing powerful winds, the first major storm to hit the US mainland in 12 years. The storm made landfall in...
View Article5,000 march, pray for Buhari in Kano
Ted Odogwu, Kano About 5,000 people from seven states in the north trooped out on Thursday for the proposed two-million-man march to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari back into the country and pray...
View ArticleMan with knife shot dead after stabbing soldier in Belgium
A man wielding a knife was shot dead Friday after wounding a soldier in Brussels in a suspected “terrorist attack” while in London counter-terror detectives were investigating a similar attack on...
View ArticleMedical doctors associations to Buhari: Use Aso Rock Clinic henceforth
Gbenro Adeoye, Tunde Ajaja and Jesusegun Alagbe The Commonwealth Medical Association and the Nigerian Medical Association have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to, henceforth, use the State House...
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