China tightens restrictions on religious freedom, claims threat from radical...
China has tightened regulations on religious freedom, intensifying punishments for unsanctioned activities and increasing its supervision of certain groups in a bid to “block extremism” and tackle what...
View ArticleWe don’t have confidence in Enugu electoral commission – APC
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The All Progressives Congress on Friday said it has no confidence in the ability of the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission to conduct free and fair polls in local...
View ArticleUncontrollable crisis coming without restructuring – Ohanaeze
Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The President General of apex Igbo organisation the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nwodo, has warned that Nigeria may be heading into a serious crisis if the clamour for the...
View ArticleGunmen kill 20 in Plateau village
No fewer than 20 persons were killed in a night attack by suspected gunmen at Ancha Village of Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau. A resident of the area said that the attack took place in the late...
View ArticleSallah: FRSC records 48 % reduction in road crashes
The Federal Road Safety Corps said it had recorded a remarkable reduction in road crashes during the 2017 Eid El Kabir festivities compared to those of 2016. The Corps’ Public Education Officer, Mr...
View ArticleMagu visits Okei-Odumakin
Chairman of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, on Friday paid a working visit to the office of Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin, the President of Women Arise for Change Initiative. The...
View ArticlePolice arrest army deserter who allegedly trains Biafran secret army
Tony Okafor, Awka The police in Anambra State on Thursday arrested one Nnamdi Ebeje, believed to be an army deserter and the trainer of a secret army of a pro-Biafra group. Parading the suspect at the...
View ArticleICYMI: We’ve only recovered 15% of Diezani loot, says Magu
Samson Folarin and Tobi Aworinde The Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, on Thursday, said only about 15 per cent of funds allegedly misappropriated by a...
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Houses, stores, others, razed in Delta tanker explosion
Ovie Okpare, Warri A midnight tanker explosion on Thursday led to the destruction of property worth millions of naira, including two houses and 12 stores at Ifie-Ubeji road in Warri South Local...
View ArticleCourt sentences fake doctor to 25 years for infecting 200 people with HIV
An Appeal Court on Friday upheld a lower court’s sentence of an unlicensed medical practitioner to 25-year imprisonment for infecting more than 200 villagers with HIV. Yem Chrin, 58, was arrested in...
View ArticleICYMI: Ohanaeze, Niger Delta leaders back Yoruba’s demand for regional govt
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The umbrella body for the Igbo, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and leaders of the Niger Delta joined leaders of the South-West in Ibadan on Thursday, where they demanded a return to...
View ArticleNSCDC inaugurates SWAT unit to fight crime in Osun
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Osun Command, on Friday inaugurated a 23-man Special Weapon And Tactics unit to tackle crime and criminality in the state. Mr. Philip Ayodele, Osun...
View ArticleWe’ll find lasting solution to farmers, herdsmen crisis – Ogbeh
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh on Friday gave the assurance that the Federal Government would soon find a lasting solution to the crisis...
View ArticleCuban dolphins get helicopter ride to safety from Irma
A helicopter has lifted six dolphins to safety from an aquarium on a Cuban islet threatened by the approach of Hurricane Irma, Cuban authorities said Friday. Wrapped in moist towels, the six male...
View ArticleOntario announces plans for marijuana sales
Canada’s most populous province announced plans Friday to begin sales of marijuana in government-regulated shops and over the internet by mid 2018 when recreational use of the drug becomes legal....
View ArticleEU to seek Google tax reform
EU finance ministers are set to discuss changing rules so that tech giants such as Google or Facebook are on the hook to pay more taxes in Europe, according to an EU document seen by AFP on Friday....
View ArticleICYMI: US court deals blow to Trump travel ban
A federal court in California dealt a new blow Thursday to the Trump administration’s travel ban, ruling that some refugees must be allowed into the country. It is the latest twist of the legal...
View ArticleUPDATED: Death toll in Mexico earthquake rises to at least 58
The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck Mexico has risen to at least 58 people, the country’s disaster response agency said Friday. “The National Emergency Committee is currently...
View ArticleAGF denies leaking high profile cases list
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN), has condemned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for attributing the leakage of...
View ArticleCanada extradites two to India over honor killing
Canada’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled that two of its citizens can be extradited to India for their alleged role in an honor killing 17 years ago. Surjit Singh Badesha, 72 and Malkit Kaur Sidhu, 67,...
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