BREAKING: Iraq PM gives Kurdistan 72 hours to give up airports
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday gave authorities in Kurdistan 72 hours to give the central government control of airports, a day after the autonomous region voted on independence....
View ArticlePolice nab 31 suspected kidnappers, armed robbery gang
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested 34 suspects for alleged kidnapping, armed robbery, rape and unlawful possession of prohibited fire arms in Diko area of Niger State. The suspects are: Hussaini...
View ArticleTension with North Korea more political than military, US chief of staff says
US relations with North Korea may be “charged” but tensions in the standoff remain political rather than military, the US chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said Tuesday. “While the political space...
View ArticleNigeria’s housing deficit too high – Osinbajo
Everest Amaefule Nigeria’s housing deficit is too high to be acceptable, Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has said. Osinbajo who spoke at the 2017 Housing Summit in Abuja on Tuesday said,...
View ArticleBonnke returns to Nigeria for crusade
German Pentecostal Evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke, is set to return to Nigeria for a five-day crusade according to his team, Christ for All Nations. CFaN officials led by the African Director, John Darku,...
View ArticleSpanish PM to miss EU summit due to Catalonia crisis
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will not attend an EU leaders summit in Estonia as it is two days ahead of a disputed independence referendum in Catalonia, a government source said Tuesday. “It...
View ArticleZimbabwe court orders release of activist pastor
A Zimbabwean court on Tuesday ordered the release of an activist pastor and government critic who was detained over a video on social media lamenting the country’s worsening economic crisis. A Harare...
View ArticleDyson to make electric cars by 2020
James Dyson announced Tuesday he was investing £2.0 billion ($2.7 billion, 2.3 billion euro) into developing an electric car by 2020, a new venture for the British inventor of the bagless vacuum...
View ArticleTurkish envoy meets Customs boss, promises to expose illegal arms importers
Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Comptroller-General of Customs, Col. Hameed Ali (Rtd) on Tuesday met with the Turkish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Hakan Cakil, over the recent seizures of Pump Action rifles...
View ArticleUber threatens to leave Quebec over new ride-sharing rules
Uber threatened on Tuesday to stop services in Canada’s Quebec province in mid-October, saying proposed new ride-sharing regulations aimed at leveling the field with taxis are too onerous. “We are...
View ArticleUS imposes sanctions on North Korean banks, executives
The US imposed sanctions on eight North Korean banks and 26 executives on Tuesday, ratcheting up pressure on the country amid increasingly bellicose exchanges with Pyongyang over its nuclear program....
View ArticleUPDATED: Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive in historic decision
Saudi Arabia will allow women to drive from next June, state media said Tuesday, in a historic decision that makes the Gulf kingdom the last country in the world to permit women behind the wheel. The...
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PHOTOS: Ambode unveils 20-feet Awo statue
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday unveiled the new 20-feet statue of the late sage and nationalist, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, in Ikeja. READ ALSO: Ambode unveils 20-feet Awo statue...
View ArticleBuhari’s health ‘private’ even if state paying – Lai Mohammed
Nigeria’s president is under no obligation to disclose his medical condition even though he has spent most of the year being treated abroad, one of his ministers said on Tuesday. Muhammadu Buhari has...
View ArticleSenate summons Adeosun, Udoma over ‘poor implementation’ of 2017 budget
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Senate has invited the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun; and Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udo Udoma, to brief it on the implementation of the 2017...
View ArticleUS Secretary of State heads to China as North Korea tension rises
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to China this week for talks on how to defuse the perilous nuclear stand-off with North Korea. The top US diplomat’s spokeswoman Heather Nauert said he...
View ArticleAlleged fraud: Court refuses to transfer Fani-Kayode’s case to Abuja
Oladimeji Ramon A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, who is being tried for an alleged fraud of N4.9bn, has lost the bid to have the case transferred from Lagos to Abuja. The trial...
View ArticleNJC meets over CJN’s anti-corruption orders today
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The National Judicial Council will meet between today (Wednesday) and Friday to deliberate on a number of developments in the nation’s judiciary, The PUNCH learnt on Tuesday. A...
View ArticleCameroon deports 100,000 Nigerian refugees – Human Rights Watch
Cameroon has deported 100,000 Nigerian refugees in the hope of stemming the spread of terrorist group Boko Haram, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. The group said in its new report that the...
View ArticleBangladesh arrests three Rohingya with 800,000 meth pills
Bangladesh police Wednesday arrested three Rohingya men and a Bangladeshi who were trying to smuggle 800,000 methamphetamine pills into the country from Myanmar, an official said. The arrests come as...
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