Sallah: Al-Makura releases N11m to Nasarawa pilgrims in Saudi Arabia
In the spirit of Eid-el-Kabir, Gov. Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State, has released N11 million to the pilgrims from the state in Saudi Arabia for Sallah. The spokesman for the hajj team, Mr Jibrin...
View ArticleUN Security Council opens emergency meeting on North Korea
The UN Security Council on Monday opened an emergency meeting to agree a response to North Korea’s sixth and most powerful nuclear test as calls mounted for a new raft of tough sanctions to be imposed...
View ArticleEight killed as lightning strikes goldmine in DR Congo
At least eight people have died after a bolt of lightning struck a small-scale goldmine in the Democratic Republic of Congo, an official said Monday. “Thirty people were struck, including seven who...
View ArticlePanel asks Okpara varsity to demote 28 profs
Ogbonnaya Ikokwu, Umuahia No fewer than 28 professors of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike in Abia State, have been recommended for demotion for allegedly breaching various...
View ArticleDiarrhoea claims three lives in Kebbi
Three persons have been confirmed dead from an outbreak of diarrhoea in Kardi village in Birnin Kebbi Local Government area of Kebbi State. The Community Health Officer at the Primary Health Center in...
View ArticleNCDMB not relocating from Bayelsa – Official
Simon Utebor,Yenagoa The Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, Mr. Simbi Wabote, has said the board has no plans to relocate its headquarters from Yenagoa, Bayelsa...
View ArticleUPDATED: Kenya to hold fresh presidential election October 17
Kenya will hold a fresh presidential vote on October 17, the election commission said Monday, after the country’s Supreme Court overturned the result of last month’s poll won by President Uhuru...
View ArticleUBTH resident doctors join nationwide strike
Alexander Okere, Benin Resident doctors at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Edo State, have begun an indefinite strike over alleged failure the Federal Government to meet their demands...
View ArticleIGP orders arrest of Catholic priest killers
Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the Imo state Commissioner of police, Chris Ezike, to arrest the killers of Rev Fr Cyriacus Onunkwo of the Orlu...
View ArticleICYMI: Patience Jonathan dares EFCC, recovers N2bn hotel
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja Patience, the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, has recovered her N2bn hotel which was sealed off by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in June, The PUNCH...
View ArticleChimamanda disowns pro-Biafra articles
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja Literary icon, Chimamanda Adichie, has disavowed some write-ups attributed to her in which she purportedly supported the current Biafran agitation. Adichie, who is the author of...
View ArticleCouple travel to US to beat up son’s wife
Police in Florida, United States have arrested three Indians, the Kalsis, after officers found a manhandled woman and child being held at a home in Hillsborough County. According to the Hillsborough...
View ArticleICYMI: Ladoja tackles Ajimobi over N100m Olubadan coronation spending
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan A former governor of Oyo State, Rashidi Ladoja, has faulted the state Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, over his claim that the coronation of the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu...
View ArticleBuhari restates commitment to fight corruption
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his commitment to the fight against corruption and other social vices which have hindered the development of the country. Buhari made the pledge in Daura,...
View ArticleI never disrespected Bode George, says Daniel
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta A former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, has denied the rumour making the rounds that there is disagreement between him and Chief Bode George bordering on the...
View ArticleNearly 100 inmates escape in Ivory Coast prison break
Almost 100 inmates escaped from a prison in the Ivory Coast on Sunday, the latest in a string of jail breaks in the west African country, officials said. According to a local judicial source, the men...
View ArticleICYMI: Why Boko Haram will continue attacks – Osinbajo
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday attributed the continued Boko Haram attacks being witnessed in the North-East geopolitical zone to the huge size of the area. He said the...
View ArticleTroops neutralise Boko Haram terrorists in Borno
Troops of the Mobile Strike Force Teams, recently deployed in the Operation Lafiya Dole, on Monday neutralised a large number of Boko Haram terrorists. A statement issued by the Director, Army Public...
View ArticleHerdsmen: Ondo monarch laments incessant attacks on farmers
Peter Dada, Akure The Deji of Akureland, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi, has expressed worry over the incessant attacks on farmers by Fulani herdsmen across Ondo State, particularly Akureland in the last...
View ArticleUS pushes for ‘strongest possible’ UN sanctions against North Korea
The United States on Monday launched a bid at the UN Security Council to quickly slap the “strongest possible measures” on North Korea in response to its sixth and most powerful nuclear test, but China...
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