Ten sailors missing after US destroyer collision off Singapore
Ten US sailors were missing and five injured Monday after their destroyer collided with a tanker east of Singapore, in the second accident involving an American warship in two months. The...
View ArticleBuhari addresses the nation, emphasises unity
President Muhammadu Buhari has emphasised the unity of the country, saying every Nigerian has a right to live wherever they choose live. In a national broadcast lasting approximately six minutes, the...
View ArticleBuhari flays pursuit of ‘selfish agenda’
President Buhari has condemned those calling for the negotiation of Nigeria’s unity, saying they were pursuing “selfish interest.” While thanking God for his safe return back to the country, he also...
View ArticleQatar denies blocking Saudi hajj pilgrimage flights
Qatar on Monday denied it had banned Saudi Arabian flights from landing in the emirate to transport Muslim pilgrims to Mecca, after an accusation by authorities in Riyadh. Saudi Arabian Airlines on...
View ArticleFull text of President Buhari’s speech
BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI, AUGUST 21, 2017. My dear citizens, I am very grateful to God and to all Nigerians for their prayers. I am pleased to be back on home soil among my brothers and...
View ArticleHow Uniport student killed my daughter for ritual –Father
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt A 200-level student of the University of Port Harcourt, Ifeanyi Dike, has been arrested for allegedly abducting and killing an eight-year-old girl, Victory Chikamso, for...
View ArticleSmugglers of imported snakes disappear from custody
Mudiaga Affe, Calabar THE two suspects that were arrested in connection with the smuggling of consignments containing 140 different species of snakes and 660 other animals imported into Nigeria from...
View ArticleBuhari berates ‘irresponsible elements’
President Muhammadu Buhari has described as “irresponsible elements” those calling for the renegotiation of Nigeria’s unity. In his six-minute broadcast to the nation Monday morning, Buhari had noted...
View ArticleJust like me, Ojukwu believed in one, united Nigeria —Buhari
In unequivocal address to Eastern groups agitating for the renegotiation of the Nigerian unity and calling for a separatist State of Biafra, President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the late Igbo...
View ArticleBuhari charges security agencies to uphold successes achieved
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged security agencies across the country to uphold the successes achieved in the last 18 months. He noted that since he came into office in 2015, his administration...
View ArticleBBC Pidgin takes to the airwaves in Nigeria
Imagine a language without an alphabet, held together without grammar or spelling, which changes every day but is nonetheless spoken and understood by more than 75 million Nigerians. So how would a...
View ArticleI’m pleased to be home – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says he is pleased to be back in the country among his “brothers and sisters” after his medical vacation in London. The President in a nationwide broadcast on Monday in Abuja...
View ArticleBuhari spites separatists, calls Nigerians ‘my brothers and sisters’
In an obvious spite for those calling for separatists states, President Muhammadu Buhari has addressed Nigerians as “my brothers and sisters.” In his nationwide broadcast early Monday morning, the...
View ArticleMan stoned to death for adultery
Taliban militants on Monday stoned to death a man on charges of having extra-marital relations with a woman in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province, a local official said. “The incident took place in a...
View ArticleI do not deny that there are legitimate concerns —Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has confessed that he recognised legitimate concerns as expressed by the various groups across the country. He, however, noted that while the idea of a federation was to...
View ArticleParis Club refund: Ondo workers reject 80% payment
Peter Dada, Akure As the Ondo State Government began to pay the workers of the state the 80 per cent of their September 2016 salary arrears from the second tranche of the Paris Club loan refund, the...
View ArticlePro-Sheriff rep rejects amnesty
Alexander Okere, Benin As the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party continues with efforts to rebuild the party, a member of the House of Representatives, Mr Ehiozuwa Agbonayinma, has...
View ArticleI remain absolutely committed to achieving set goals —Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated his commitment to achieving national goals, which he itemised as “togetherness, economic security, political evolution, integration, and lasting peace among...
View ArticleHajj: Fire breaks out in Mecca hotel
A hotel in the Saudi city of Mecca, where two million Muslims will perform the annual hajj pilgrimage, was evacuated Monday after a fire broke out, the civil defence service said. Civil defence...
View ArticleSouth African activists to challenge Grace Mugabe’s immunity
A South African civil rights organisation said Monday it would challenge the government’s decision to grant diplomatic immunity to Zimbabwe first lady, Grace Mugabe, who was facing assault charges. The...
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