Chad inclusion in US travel ban ‘unjust’, AU says
The African Union on Wednesday expressed its “bewilderment” at US President Donald Trump’s inclusion of Chad on an updated and open-ended travel ban list issued at the weekend. In a statement the AU...
View ArticleUber appeals UK court case on drivers’ rights
Uber appealed before a British employment tribunal on Wednesday against a ruling that would give its drivers official worker status, as the company also battles against a threatened ban in London. The...
View ArticleSaudi Arabia appoints first spokeswoman
Saudi Arabia appointed its first female spokesperson at its embassy in Washington, hours after Saudi women were granted the right to drive. “Proud to serve the @SaudiEmbassyUSA as the spokeswoman. I’m...
View ArticleFun seekers desert Benin Zoo following director’s abduction
Fun seekers have deserted Ogba Zoo and Leisure Park in Benin city after Sunday’s attack in which the park’s director was abducted and three policemen were killed. The News Agency of Nigeria reports...
View ArticleOnly 50% private schools teachers are registered – TRCN
The Teachers Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN), said on Wednesday that only 50 per cent of private schools in the country have complied with its directive to deploy only professional teachers to...
View ArticlePolice intercept two vehicles carrying arms in Zamfara
The Zamfara State Police Command on Wednesday intercepted two vehicles carrying arms in different parts of the state. The spokesman for the command, Mr Muhammad Shehu, confirmed the development in...
View ArticleLagos unveils DNA forensic lab
Oladimeji Ramon The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday inaugurated the state’s DNA Forensic Centre. Unveiling the DNA laboratory, located on Odunlami Street, Lagos Island, the...
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PHOTOS: Buhari presides over FEC meeting
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the weekly Federal Executive Council meeting in the Council Chambers of the State House. See photos: Muhammadu Buhari presiding over FEC meeting
View ArticleRussia to destroy last chemical weapons today, Putin says, urges America to...
President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia planned later on Wednesday to destroy its last chemical weapons and accused the United States of not following suit. “Today, the last chemical ammunition...
View ArticleNACA, others commend FG’s new commitment to HIV treatment
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS, alongside the World Health Organisation and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS have commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s new commitment to HIV...
View ArticleOAU postgraduate students protest alleged exploitation
Sodiq Oyeleke Postgraduate students of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, on Wednesday protested against alleged exploitation by the university authorities. During the protest, the students...
View ArticleTroops recover additional 510 animals from bandits
Troops of the 1 Division of the Nigerian Army in Kaduna on Tuesday recovered additional 510 animals from armed bandits in Zamfara, after engaging them in a fierce battle, according to the army. The...
View ArticlePaul Horner, purveyor of fake news found dead
A purveyor of fake news, Paul Horner, who became famous for influencing the 2016 presidential election was found dead in Phoenix. According to UK independent, the 38-year-old was found dead in his bed...
View ArticleMelaye flees Senate plenary, dodges INEC recall notice
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission were at the National Assembly Complex, Abuja, on Tuesday, to serve the embattled lawmaker representing Kogi West...
View ArticleCourt jails ousted Thai PM Yingluck five years for negligence
Thailand’s top court on Wednesday sentenced ousted premier Yingluck Shinawatra in absentia to five years in prison for criminal negligence, a verdict that likely ends the political career of a popular...
View ArticleUAE tax to double tobacco, energy drink prices
Tobacco and energy drink prices are set to double in the United Arab Emirates, which is imposing steep excise taxes to help ease a budget shortfall caused by low oil prices. Khaled al-Bustani, director...
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Students on NDDC foreign scholarship lament neglect
A group of Nigerian students under the Niger Delta Development Commission (2015) Foreign postgraduate scheme, have cried out that they have been abandoned by the government. The students who are...
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PHOTOS: Lagos unveils DNA forensic lab
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, on Wednesday inaugurated the state’s DNA Forensic Centre. See photos:
View ArticleAngola opposition leader quits following poll defeat
The leader of Angola’s main opposition party UNITA said Wednesday he would quit following defeat in last month’s election, which he alleges was rigged in the ruling party’s favour. Isaias Samakuva, 71,...
View ArticleRelocation: Rivers community issues 14-day ultimatum to oil firms
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt THE people of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State have issued a 14-day ultimatum to oil companies operating in the area to relocate their head...
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