North Korea’s ‘global threat’ requires global response – NATO chief
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday that North Korea’s nuclear and missile programme represented a “global threat and requires a global response”. In an interview with the BBC, he also...
View ArticlePoliceman kills wife, two children over family dispute
A policeman shot his wife and two of his children, aged three and five, to death on the platform of a French train station on Sunday before taking his own life, authorities said. A family dispute drew...
View Article5m benefited from amnesty programme – Boroh
Retired Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh, the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, says more than five million people in the Niger Delta region have benefited from the initiative since 2009....
View ArticlePDP has not learnt from past mistakes – Oduah
Sen. Stella Oduah has said it appeared the former ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was repeating the mistakes that led to its defeat in the 2015 elections. The senator representing Anambra North,...
View ArticleBuhari loyalists ask Aisha Alhassan to resign
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu A group, Buhari Support Organisation, Enugu State Chapter, on Sunday demanded the resignation of the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajia Aisha Alhassan, for...
View ArticleHurricane Harvey may cost insurers $30bn
Hurricane Harvey, which lashed Texas and Louisiana with unprecedented rain last month, could end up costing insurers between $25 and $30 billion (21 and 25 billion euros), German reinsurance firm...
View ArticlePolice raid in Cairo kills 10 militants
Ten militants from Egypt’s Islamic State group affiliate were killed on Sunday in a police raid and a near three-hour shootout in a residential neighbourhood of Cairo, security officials said. Five...
View ArticleFani-Kayode hails Alhassan, Atiku for opposing Buhari
Asks minister to expose El-Rufai’s role in ‘Chibok scam’ Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja A former Minister of Aviation has hailed the Minister of Women Affairs and Poverty, Aisha Alhassan; and former...
View ArticleGunmen abduct man, fiancée, five others on wedding day
Peter Dada, Akure Some unknown gunmen on Sunday kidnapped a man identified as Moses Yakubu, his fiancee and five friends and family members in Akunnu Akoko, Akoko North-East Local Government Area of...
View ArticleArik files N20bn suit against FG, Ethiopian Airlines
Arik Air Limited has filled a N20 billion suit against the Federal Government and Ethiopian Airlines over recent claims in the media that they were negotiating the takeover of the airline. The suit was...
View ArticleSuicide bomber kills four at Somalia cafe
A suicide bomber killed at least four people in central Somalia on Sunday, a security source said, in an attack claimed by the Al-Qaeda-aligned Shabaab movement. Mohamed Abdulkarim, a security official...
View ArticleNigerians in Ukraine kick against FG’s plan to shut mission
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Nigerian Community in Ukraine, has kicked against plan by the Federal Government to shut down the Nigerian mission in Kiev, Ukraine, saying the decision is not in the best...
View ArticleUPDATED: Three dead as Hurricane Irma batters Florida
Three people in Florida, including a sheriff’s deputy, have been killed in car crashes as Hurricane Irma closed in with high winds and lashing rain, officials said Sunday. Deputy Julie Bridges, 42,...
View ArticleWhy we’ve not paid the July salary –Kogi State Govt
Kogi Government says the discovery of N145m fraud in the salary voucher of the Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja , is responsible for the delay in the payment of July salary of its workers. The...
View ArticleEkweremadu condoles with Sen. Nnaji over wife’s death
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has expressed sadness over the death of Mrs. Ann Nnaji, wife of the lawmaker representing Enugu East Senatorial District and...
View ArticleAlhassan slams Fani-Kayode
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja The Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, has lambasted a former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, over his comments on a report purportedly attributed to her....
View ArticlePope injures head during procession
Pope Francis got a cut on his brow and blood on his white cape Sunday when he bumped into the window of his Popemobile while waving to admirers in Colombia. Francis, 80, was standing up in the...
View ArticleAlhassan denies accusing el-Rufai of involvement in Chibok girls’ abduction
Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Senator Aisha Alhassan, has denied a report that she accused Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, of being involved in the...
View ArticleHurricane Irma makes second landfall in Florida
Hurricane Irma made landfall for the second time in Florida on Saturday, this time striking Marco Island near the popular shopping and golf destination of Naples, US forecasters said. The deadly...
View ArticleVIDEO: Pandemonium as Army invades Kanu’s home
* Allegedly shoots IPOB supporter Ogbonnaya Ikokwu, Umuahia One person was injured on Sunday evening when soldiers reportedly opened fire on supporters of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of...
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