Finland stabbing was terror attack, police ID suspect as Moroccan
Police are now investigating a stabbing spree in Finland that left two people dead as a terrorist attack, police said Saturday, identifying the suspect as an 18-year-old Moroccan citizen. “The...
View ArticleKnife attacker in Russian city wounds eight, shot by police
A knife attacker stabbed eight people on the street in Russia’s far northern city of Surgut before being shot by police, investigators said Saturday. The male attacker “carried out attacks on...
View ArticleMOSOP suspends three youths over alleged attack on president
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt The Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People has suspended three youth leaders who are members of its youth wing, the National Youth Council of Ogoni People. The...
View ArticleBuhari returns today, to address Nigerians Monday
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari who has been receiving medical attention in London, the United Kingdom since May 7 is expected back in Nigeria today. He is also scheduled to address...
View ArticleNigerian in India jumps to death trying to evade arrest in N1.12bn drug bust
A Nigerian national living in India has reportedly jumped to his death while trying to evade arrest for drug related offences. According to reports from the Asian nation, following a tip-off, police...
View Article“We’ll ostracize saboteurs amongst Igbos”– Uwazuruike
Gibson Achonu, Owerri The Leader of the pro-Igbo Liberation Movement, Biafra Independent Movement, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, has vowed that any Igbo man, who sabotages the interests or collective...
View ArticlePolice arrest two armed robbery suspects in Suleja
The Niger State Police Command on Saturday announced the arrest of two armed robbery suspects in Suleja and recovered an AK47 rifle from them. The Commissioner of Police, Mr Austine Agbonlahor, said...
View ArticleZidane shows Real support to Barcelona victims
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane sent a message of support to those affected by terrorist attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils that have left 14 people dead and over 100 injured. “On behalf of the club,...
View ArticleStrange disease: Kogi commissioner begs for calm, denies 62 died
The Kogi State Commissioner for Health, Dr Saka Audu, has appealed for calm over reports of a mysterious disease in the state. The commissioner, who denied that 62 people had died from the disease,...
View ArticleZimbabwe declares Mugabe’s birthday a national holiday
Zimbabwe has declared President Robert Mugabe’s birthday on February 21 a national holiday, a state daily reported Saturday, honouring the veteran politician in power since 1980 who opponents accuse of...
View ArticleIndian police hunt for Nigerian in N8.06m internet love scam
Indian authorities have begun the hunt for a Nigerian national and four others for allegedly duping a female teacher of Rs 14.25 lakh (about N8, 059, 955.68). According to reports, the Nigerian had met...
View ArticleAD vows to reclaim Southwest
The Vice-Chairman of the Alliance for Democracy in Osun State, Najeem Alabelewe, has said the party that they would be victorious in the forthcoming 2018 gubernatorial election in the state. Alabelewe...
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PHOTOS: Osinbajo welcomes Buhari back to Nigeria
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday arrived in Abuja and was received by a huge crowd which thronged to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport also with Acting President Yemi Osinbajo and many...
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[PHOTOS] For the first time in over 100 days, Buhari, Osinbajo meet on...
For the first time in over 100 days since President Muhammadu Buhari embarked on medical vacation in London, United Kingdom, he and his deputy, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, met on Nigerian soil Saturday,...
View ArticleUPDATED: Buhari lands in Abuja, ignores guard of honour
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has finally arrived Abuja after over 100 days’ stay in London, United Kingdom, where he had been receiving medical attention since May 7. The...
View ArticleDeath toll in Sierra Leone flood disaster reaches 441
The death toll from a mudslide and flooding that struck Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown has reached 441, the government said on Saturday. “Four hundred and forty-one corpses (were) buried as at...
View ArticleAPC welcomes Buhari, commends Osinbajo
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The All Progressives Congress has commended the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), for leading the country effectively while President Muhammadu Buhari was away from the...
View ArticleDogara welcomes Buhari
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, on Saturday welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari back to the country after over three months of medical vacation in London. In a statement...
View ArticleBuhari’s home town of Daura in jubilation over ‘Baba’s’ return
Residents of President Muhammadu Buhari’s hometown, Daura, in Katsina State, are in an upbeat mood over reports of President Muhammadu Buhari’s return to Nigeria after his over 100 days’ medical...
View ArticleDaura Emirate Council to hold special prayers for Buhari
Daura Emirate Council in Katsina State, on Saturday said it would hold special prayers to thank God for the return of President Muhammadu Buhari from his medical vacation in London. The Emir of Daura,...
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