[VIDEO] Kenyan opposition supporters celebrate verdict upturning President...
Kenyan opposition supporters celebrate in Nairobi as the Supreme Court orders a new presidential election within 60 days. See video, courtesy AFP: Kenyan opposition supporters celebrate in Nairobi as...
View ArticleNew law prescribes 15-day jail term for mockers of Chinese national anthem
China has passed a law against mocking the national anthem, with cheeky singers facing up to 15 days in jail, state media reported Friday, a move that comes among a broadening crackdown on political...
View ArticleNYSC offers great opportunity to learn our diversity, Buhari tells ‘corpers’
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the National Youth Service Corps offers great opportunity to youths to learn about the diversity of Nigeria as a nation. He said this as he received corps members in...
View ArticleLabour rejects Ortom’s appeal, begins strike Sept 5
The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress in Benue have rejected Gov. Samuel Ortom’s appeal against a one-week warning strike proposed to start September 5. The warning strike is the...
View ArticleBrazil emerges from its worst recession
Brazil confirmed its slow exit from the country’s worst recession on record Friday with the economy nudging up 0.2 percent, the second straight quarter to show growth, the official statistics office...
View ArticleJubilant crowds dub Kenya’s top judge ‘an African hero’
“Baba! Baba!” the men cried, screaming out the nickname of Kenya’s opposition leader Raila Odinga as they rolled about in the middle of a road, clutching a campaign poster with his picture on it....
View ArticleMuslim pilgrims mark final hajj rite with ‘Stoning of Devil’
In stifling heat, a Saudi security guard sprayed Muslim pilgrims with water as they advanced through Mina for the final rite of the hajj, the “Stoning of the Devil” that has proved lethal in past...
View ArticleKenyan Supreme Court’s verdict positive trend for Africa –SAN
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Sebastine Hon, has described as ‘salutary,’ the judgment of Kenya’s Supreme Court declaring the results of the August 8, 2017 presidential poll...
View ArticleBoko Haram kills 11 in Borno IDP camp
Boko Haram jihadists killed 11 people on Friday in a raid on a camp for civilians displaced by the Islamist group’s violent insurgency, military and vigilante sources told AFP. The Boko Haram fighters...
View ArticleTrump, Moon agree to boost South Korean missile capabilities
The United States and South Korea agreed Friday to increase Seoul’s missile capabilities just days after North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan and threatened further launches, Seoul’s...
View ArticleFayose’s Islamic dress code in line with biblical injunctions –Grand Imam
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti The Grand Imam of the League of Imams and Alfas in Southwest, Edo and Delta, Sheikh Bello, has said Governor Ayodele Fayose’s Islamic dressing was in obedience to Allah’s...
View ArticleBuhari congratulates Super Eagles
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s Super Eagles on Friday’s impressive win over the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, Akwa Ibom...
View ArticleSallah: Dickson sues for peace, tolerance
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Seriake Dickson, has felicitated with Muslims across the country, especially in Bayelsa on the occasion of the 2017 Eid-el-Kabir. In a...
View ArticleMozambique opposition eyes peace deal by November
Mozambique’s opposition chief Afonso Dhlakama said Friday he expected to sign a peace deal with President Filipe Nyusi by November, as the two sides look to end years of unrest. The two men met last...
View ArticleVarsity loses 12 million Canadian dollars to scammers
A Canadian university said Friday it was swindled out of nearly Can$12 million in an online phishing scam that fooled staff into transferring funds into the wrong bank accounts. Hackers posing as a...
View ArticleRussia accuses US of ‘direct threat’ to diplomats’ immunity
Russia’s foreign ministry on Friday accused the US authorities of threatening the “security” of Russian citizens and violating its diplomats’ immunity with a planned FBI search of the San Francisco...
View ArticleGanduje, Sanusi charge Kano residents on security
Ted Odogwu, Kano Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, and the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi, have called on residents of the state to always stay vigilant during and after the festive...
View ArticleCOAS orders complete clearance of Sambisa Forest
Hindi Livinus, Yola The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has ordered the complete clearance of Sambisa Forest. Abubakar noted that the time had come to completely cleanse the forest in...
View ArticleUK to tackle human trafficking in Nigeria, others
Gbenro Adeoye The United Kingdom has vowed to crack down on modern slavery across the world, including in Nigeria, identified as the fourth largest source of human trafficking to the European country....
View ArticleFUNAAB fixes 180, 200 as cut-off marks for courses
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, has released cut-off marks for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for candidates who made the...
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