Iranian foreign minister blasts Trump’s ‘ignorant hate speech’ at UNGA
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday slammed US President Donald Trump’s address that took aim at Iran at the United Nations, calling it an “ignorant hate speech.” “Trump’s ignorant...
View ArticleICYMI: Reps chief whip attacks Saraki for saying IPOB ban illegal
Niyi Odebode, Leke Baiyewu and Clement Nnachi The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said the declaration by the Nigerian military that the Indigenous People of Biafra is a terrorist organisation is...
View Article[BREAKING] Mexico City shaken by strong quake
A powerful earthquake shook Mexico City on Tuesday, destroying building and causing an un unknown number of casualties inhabitants on the anniversary of a devastating 1985 quake. The quake sowed panic...
View ArticleName ‘treasury looters’ sponsoring IPOB, Fayose tells Lai Mohammed
Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has challenged the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, to name those “treasury looters” that he claimed were...
View ArticleICYMI: Kanu was ready for amicable resolution – Nwabueze
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu Elder statesman, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, has said that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, showed a disposition for amicable resolution of issues concerning...
View ArticleBailout fund: NLC threatens to name, shame governors owing salaries
The Nigeria Labour Congress has threatened to name and shame state governors, who refused to pay complete salaries to workers in the country, in spite of the bailout funds. NLC President, Mr Ayuba...
View ArticleObama begins lucrative career as Wall Street speaker
Barack Obama has begun cashing in on his time in the White House with paid Wall Street speeches less than a year after leaving office, a practice which drew stinging rebukes for Hillary Clinton during...
View Article21 children crushed beneath a school in Mexico’s powerful 7.1-magnitude...
Rescue teams kept up a desperate search Wednesday for survivors of a powerful earthquake that killed at least 217 people in Mexico on the anniversary of another massive quake that still haunts the...
View ArticleUPDATED: Madrid imposes ‘de facto’ state of emergency in Catalonia
Catalonia’s leader accused Madrid Wednesday of imposing a “de facto state of emergency” in the Spanish region, with a series of measures to prevent an illegal independence referendum taking place. In a...
View ArticleOba of Benin establishes Academy for art, culture
Benin kingdom in Edo state has resolved to formally kick start an academy for art, culture and tourism to revitalise the Benin cultural heritage which was in systematic decay. Omo N’Oba N’Edo...
View ArticleCourt remands alleged Boko Haram member in prison
A Lokoja Chief Magistrates’ Court has ordered the remand of a suspected Boko Haram member, Mustapha Adinoyi, over alleged involvement in terrorist activities and illegal possession of firearms. Chief...
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PHOTOS: Osinbajo presides over FEC meeting
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja. See Photos: Photo credit: NAN; Novo Isioro
View ArticleProtests in Barcelona as Spain rounds up Catalan officials
Thousands took to the streets of Barcelona on Wednesday as Spanish police detained 13 Catalan government officials in a crackdown ahead of an independence referendum which Madrid says is illegal. With...
View ArticleIsrael sends soldier engineers to Mexico quake zone
Israel said Wednesday it was sending a team of 70 soldiers including engineers and search-and-rescue specialists to Mexico after a powerful earthquake killed more than 200 people. The soldiers were...
View ArticleHandcuffed passenger: Police accuse ‘monarch’ of mischief to escape...
Femi Makinde, Osogbo The Commissioner of Police in Osun State, Mr. Fimihan Adeoye, has accused the traditional ruler of Itapa Ijesa , Olapade Agoro, of concocting lies against the state police command...
View ArticleNATO condemns UN nuclear weapon ban treaty
NATO on Wednesday condemned a UN treaty banning nuclear arms as unrealistic and warned that it risked undermining the international response to North Korea’s atomic weapons programme. The United...
View ArticlePolice arrest two more suspects linked to London underground attack
British Police on Wednesday arrested two more suspects linked to last Friday’s terrorist attack on the London underground railway. The Metropolitan Police said counter-terrorism officers detained a...
View Article51 countries to sign UN treaty outlawing nuclear weapons
With the North Korean nuclear crisis looming large, 51 countries on Wednesday were to sign a new treaty outlawing nuclear weapons that has been fiercely opposed by the United States and other nuclear...
View ArticleSupreme Court verdict: Kenya tightens security
Police sealed off roads near Kenya’s Supreme Court on Wednesday as judges prepared to deliver a detailed ruling laying out their reasons for annulling August presidential election. Report says voters...
View ArticleVIDEO: Muhammadu Buhari addresses the UNGA
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, addressed the United Nations General Assembly. He told a gathering of over 150 world leaders that recovery of stolen wealth from Nigeria will only be possible...
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