Russian police detain 260 at anti-Putin protest
Russian police said they detained more than 260 activists in central Moscow on Sunday for holding an unauthorised protest against President Vladimir Putin. The demonstration took place after radical...
View ArticleAlleged cult attack: OAU SU president impeached
Sodiq Oyeleke The Students’ Union president of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Edward Ibukun, has been impeached for allegedly sponsoring cult-like activities in the institution. This was...
View ArticleTrump denounces cruel dictatorship of North Korea
US President Donald Trump slammed North Korea’s “cruel dictatorship” and the severe political oppression inflicted by the regime in a speech to Seoul’s parliament on Wednesday. “Far from valuing its...
View ArticleAkande, Afe Babalola, others renew call for regional integration
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta A national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Bisi Akande, founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN), and ambassador Tokunbo...
View ArticleBayelsa stops 4,204 workers’ salaries over payroll fraud
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Government on Tuesday took the first major step to implement the comprehensive reforms in the state’s civil service. The Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral John...
View ArticleJersey Island gives FG condition for returning $300m Abacha loot
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The government of Jersey Island says the $300m stashed within its territory by the late military dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, will only be released to the Nigerian Government...
View ArticleCAN demands Nigeria’s withdrawal from OIC, others
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja Christian leaders in the country on Tuesday called on the National Assembly to prevail on the Federal Government to withdraw from the Organisation of Islamic Conference and...
View Article$2bn scam: EFCC accuses DSS of protecting indicted officials
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has accused the Department of State Services of refusing to release its officials for questioning over their alleged roles in the...
View Article26 dead women: FG asks UN, Italy to prosecute culprits
Olaleye Aluko Nigeria’s anti-trafficking agency, the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, said on Tuesday that it was reaching out to the United Nations and authorities in...
View ArticleFour suicide bombers killed in Borno –Police
Kayode Idowu, Maiduguri The Police in Borno State on Tuesday said four female suicide bombers were killed while trying to sneak into the Maiduguri metropolis. The Police Public Relations Officer in the...
View ArticleWoman becomes first transgender elected official in Virginia
An American Democrat made history on Tuesday by becoming Virginia’s — and possibly the nation’s — first openly transgender state delegate, winning her bid for a seat in the legislature. In a campaign...
View Article2018: Buhari bans recruitment by MDAs, presents N8.612tn budget
John Ameh and Leke Baiyewu President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday banned fresh recruitment by all Federal Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies, except by presidential approval. He said this...
View ArticleKashamu loyalists reclaim Ogun PDP secretariat
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta In what appeared like a dramatic twist, loyalists of Senator Buruji Kashamu have in less than 24 hours, reclaimed the Ogun State secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party,...
View ArticleForgery: Court adjourns Misau’s arraignment until Dec. 12
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday adjourned until December 12, the arraignment of the senator representing Bauchi Central Senatorial District, Isah Misau, on charges of...
View ArticleObasanjo gets UN mediation job
Afeez Hanafi Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been appointed as a member of an 18-man United Nations Secretary General’s High-Level Advisory Board on Mediation. The appointment was confirmed in a...
View ArticleFour dead as helicopter crashes in Japan
Four men were killed Wednesday when a private helicopter crashed in a mountainous area of Japan, officials said. The chopper was discovered ablaze on a bridge in the small village of Ueno, around 150...
View ArticleAtiku has taken over Adamawa PDP, member writes Makarfi
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja A former Special Assistant to Vice-President Atiku Abubakar and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Umar Ardo, has called for the cancellation of the results of last...
View ArticleTwitter to double tweet limit to 280 characters
Twitter announced Tuesday it would double the limit for tweets to 280 characters, a bid to draw in more users and boost engagement at the social network. Giving users twice the space to voice their...
View Article11 killed as gunmen open fire on Plateau villagers
Eleven persons were killed and four others injured when gunmen opened fire on villagers returning from Rim-Dyem market in Riyom, Plateau State, Tuesday night. “The attack took place around 7.30 p.m.;...
View ArticleTrump offers North Korea ‘a path towards a much better future’
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday offered North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un what he called “a path towards a much better future” as tensions soar over Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions. “The weapons...
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