Airport worker, one other, charged over crude bomb in North Carolina
Police in North Carolina have arrested and charged two men — one an airport employee — for possessing a homemade bomb, police said. They said a man named Derrick Fells, 39, had constructed the device....
View ArticlePDP, APC need rejuvenation — Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says both the Peoples’ Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress need to be rejuvenated for Nigeria’s democracy to be strong. Obasanjo made the observation...
View ArticleAnglophone Cameroon’s campaign turns bloody
Separatists from restive Anglophone Cameroon region have killed four security forces in several attacks over the past few days, the government said on Saturday. The attacks represented an unprecedented...
View ArticleWike escapes alleged assassination attempt
THE Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, on Saturday, allegedly escaped assassination by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad and some soldiers. A statement from Government House in Port...
View ArticleTanzanian cholera outbreak kills 18
An outbreak of cholera in Tanzania has left 18 dead in two months, the health ministry said Saturday, warning the situation could worsen as the rainy season continues. The ministry said the outbreak...
View ArticleBREAKING: 750,000 march for separatists’ release in Barcelona
Some 750,000 people protested in Barcelona on Saturday demanding the release of jailed separatist Catalan leaders, local police said. The march, organised by pro-independence groups, saw crowds line...
View ArticleMass graves holding 400 ISIS victims found in Iraq
Mass graves containing at least 400 suspected Islamic State group victims have been found near the former jihadist bastion of Hawija in northern Iraq, the regional governor said Saturday. The string...
View ArticleFG increases take-off grant of Maritime University to N5bn – Usani
The Federal Government has approved an increase of N5bn as take-off grant for the Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta, from N2bn earlier announced. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani...
View ArticlePolice arrest six robbery suspects in Enugu
The police in Enugu State have arrested six armed robbery suspects in Alulu Nike, on the outskirts of Enugu metropolis. The spokesman for the Enugu State Police Command, Mr. Ebere Amaraizu, alleged in...
View ArticleEx-minister laments rot in unity schools
Gibson Achonu A former Minister of Education, Professor Chinwe Obaji, has called for an amendment to the Universal Basic Education Act to make room for better funding of unity schools in the country....
View ArticleEducation, surest way to fight poverty in Africa — Sirleaf
Gibson Achonu The President of Liberia, Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, has said quality education is the surest way to fight poverty in Africa and ensure the unity of the continent. Sirleaf stated this on...
View ArticleKano raises 28-man panel on restructuring
Ted Odogwu The Kano State Government has constituted a 28-member committee, headed by Sule Yahaya Hamma, to articulate the state’s position on restructuring and “true federalism.” Governor Abdullahi...
View ArticlePlateau killing: Suspend your foreign trips, Jang tells Lalong
Friday Olokor A former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, has called on his successor and incumbent governor, Simon Lalong, to suspend his foreign trip and return home to tackle the growing...
View ArticleWe’re advancing women’s cause – WISCAR boss
Motunrayo Joel The Founder of Women in Successful Careers, Amina Oyagbola, has called on private and public companies to create a workable platform where women can excel and attain greater heights in...
View ArticlePDP convention: Govs, others meet on zoning this week
Olusola Fabiyi Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party and members of the national caucus will meet in Enugu, the Enugu State capital, this week to review the forthcoming...
View ArticleAbducted LP chairman’s mother released
Success Nwogu Mrs. Elizabeth Omotosho, the 71-year-old mother of the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Dr. Mike Omotosho, has been freed by her abductors. Her daughter, Titilayo, in a text message...
View ArticleTsav petitions IG on Benue assassination cases
The Public Complaints Commissioner, overseeing Benue State, Abubakar Tsav, has urged the Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, to intervene in halting the rising incidences of...
View Article‘We’ve no hand in PANDEF’s botched meeting’
Theophilus Onojeghen The Pan Niger Delta People’s Congress has faulted allegation that the body was responsible for the last month botched meeting of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, saying PANDEF no longer...
View ArticleSen. Adeyeye’s wife to be named as NAFDAC DG
Eniola Akinkuotu Prof. Moji Adeyeye, the wife of the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Olusola Adeyeye, has been tipped as the next Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug...
View ArticleDickson, Clark meet on security, tension in Niger Delta
Simon Utebor Bayelsa State Governor Seriake Dickson, and foremost Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, met on Saturday to discuss critical issues affecting the Niger Delta region. The meeting focused on the...
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