France launches €57bn investment fund
Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced plans Monday to pour 57 billion euros ($67.8 billion) into modernising France’s sluggish economy, with a hefty chunk set aside for making it more...
View ArticleHajj : 5,286 Kaduna pilgrims return home
The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Board has said that a total of 5,286 pilgrims have so far been transported back home in 10 flights since the end of the hajj. The Public Relations Officer of the...
View ArticleErdogan says Turkey to close Iraqi border, warns Kurds on oil
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Eddogan said on Monday that Ankara would close its border with northern Iraq over an independence referendum and threatened the Iraqi Kurds with blocking their key oil...
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Gunmen open fire as Olubadan installs Mogajis, Baales at the palace
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan Gunmen opened fire at the palace of the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, during installation of Mogajis and Baales on Monday. The PUNCH journalist, Olufemi Atoyebi;...
View ArticleIllegal firearms importers opt for plea bargain
Oladimeji Ramon Two out of the five men being prosecuted by the Federal Government for unlawful importation of 661 pump-action rifles into the country have indicated their intention to enter into plea...
View Article‘World’s heaviest woman’ dies in Abu Dhabi hospital
An Egyptian believed to be the world’s heaviest woman died Monday morning of heart and kidney failure at an Abu Dhabi hospital. A team of more than 20 doctors had been caring for Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty...
View ArticleUber apologises over London mistakes, vows to appeal
The head of Uber apologised Monday for “mistakes” made by the US ride-sharing app after London authorities refused to renew its licence, but still vowed to appeal the decision. “While Uber had...
View ArticleBuhari congratulates Merkel on election victory
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined other world leaders to congratulate the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, on her election victory. Buhari felicitated with Merkel in a statement signed by his...
View ArticleSchool suspends five-year-old boy for making terrorist threat
A five-year-old kindergarten pupil, Jackson Riley has been suspended from school for making a terrorist threat in Modesto, California. According to the Mailonline, Riley told his teacher at Great...
View ArticleAttack on commissioner: Crisis brews between Aregbesola, Akeredolu
Femi Makinde, Osogbo The cold war between Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola and his Ondo State counterpart, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), may soon escalate following the attack on the Osun State...
View ArticleGoogle introduces Health Knowledge Panel
Internet search engine, Google, on Monday, announced the launch of its health knowledge panels in Nigeria. Google Vice President of Product Management, Mrs Tamar Yehoshua, made this known in a...
View ArticlePolice investigate company directors over $2m withdrawal
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The police are investigating the directors of a company, Helping Hands Concepts Ltd. over the alleged withdrawal of two million dollars from the firm’s bank account. It was...
View ArticleSerena Williams focused on tennis comeback, says Wozniacki
Serena Williams remains focused on her tennis comeback just weeks after becoming a mother and will make a strong return, according to her friend Caroline Wozniacki. Wozniacki, who was speaking at the...
View ArticleNigeria expecting fighter jets from Russia, US, Pakistan, UAE
Olaleye Aluko, Abuja The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has said the Nigerian Air Force is expecting new fighter aircraft from no fewer than four countries to boost its capabilities....
View ArticlePolice probes Catalan referendum website developers
Police in Catalonia said Monday they questioned 15 people accused of disobedience for allegedly developing web platforms dedicated to an outlawed independence referendum, as tensions rise less than a...
View ArticleWe have been marginalised by Ogun govt – Hausa community
Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The Hausa community in Ogun State has alleged that the state government has marginalised its members in the scheme of things, especially in the area of appointment. The Arewa...
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[PHOTOS] Former Olori Wuraola receives award at UN Week
Former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Zaynab-Otiti Obanor, was endowed with the “Humanitarian of the Year” award from “Kechie’s Project” at an event during the UN General Assembly week. She shared the news...
View ArticleNorth Korea, Venezuela, Chad among eight countries on new US travel ban
President Donald Trump issued a new open-ended travel ban on Sunday that saw North Korea, Venezuela and Chad among a list of eight countries cited for poor security and lack of cooperation with US...
View ArticleAmbode donates 120 power generating sets to Lagos police command
Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday handed over 120 new 5KVA generating sets to the Lagos State Police Command to power all police formations across the State, with a pledge of...
View ArticleASCSN to shut down NEMA operations nationwide
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria has said it would embark on a three-day warning strike to shut down operations in all offices of the National Emergency...
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