Solange Knowles: Where do black people ‘belong’?
Following an incident between her family and a group of white women at a concert, singer Solange Knowles penned an essay explaining how black families Read more
Month: September 2016
Australian Wartime Snack Bar painting ruled too important to send to UK
A wartime painting set in Sydney’s seedy Kings Cross has been blocked from being exported to England because of its national significance. The 1944 work Read more
Germany arrests three Syrian men ‘on IS mission’
Three Syrian men have been arrested in Germany on suspicion of being sent by so-called Islamic State (IS) to launch attacks, prosecutors say. The men Read more
Robbers attack Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onaz’s Jos home, beat father
Pius Ayinor JOS -Armed robbers on Monday attacked the Jos home of Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi. The robbers who were four in number took away Read more
Buhari needs our prayers – Bello Masari
Olaide Oyelude, Katsina Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State has appealed to Nigerians to have faith in the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari, assuring Read more
Nigeria spends $1bn from External Reserves in five weeks in effort to defend naira fall
Oyetunji Abioye The country’s external reserves have been depleted by $1bn in the last five weeks, latest statistics from the Central Bank of Nigeria have Read more
Rights Group Accuses South Sudan Leaders of War Profiteering
A human rights group says it has found evidence of huge war profiteering by some of South Sudan’s top political leaders, including the heads of Read more
China, Vietnam Vow to ‘Maintain Peace, Stability’ in South China Sea
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc officially started his high-profile visit with Chinese officials in Beijing Monday, amid simmering tension over the territorially-contested South China Read more
Exxon offers first Qua Iboe crude cargo since force majeure -sources
ABUJA, Sept 13 (Reuters) – ExxonMobil is offering an October-loading cargo of Nigeria’s Qua Iboe crude oil, the first offer since the company declared force Read more
Foreign airlines flying to Nigeria now refuel abroad to bypass increasingly costly and scarce jet fuel
* Currency crash leads to jet fuel price shock * Fuel often scarce as importers struggle for dollars * Airlines detour to refuel, use smaller Read more
Iran Launches New Navy Ship as Tensions Rise with US in Gulf
BEIRUT — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launched a new 55-metre-long naval ship on Tuesday that is capable of transporting a helicopter and up to 100 men, according Read more
Eid Cease-fire in Syria Brings Widespread Calm but Some Fighting Continues
STATE DEPARTMENT — A cease-fire in Syria entered its first full day Tuesday with reports of widespread calm and a few instances of violence. The halt Read more
Zimbabwe opposition parties say to protest for election reform
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean opposition parties will on Saturday hold protests throughout the country with or without police clearance to press the election agency for Read more
AirAsia awards lifetime free flights to ASEAN Paralympic gold medalists
SINGAPORE (Channel News Asia) – AirAsia will provide free flights to all Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Paralympians who won a medal at the Read more
Woman takes her male companion for a walk on a DOG LEASH in China
A woman stunned commuters by taking her male friend for a walk through rush hour traffic on a DOG LEASH . The bizarre sadomasochist act Read more
Eid El-Kabir: Recreation Centres Record Low Patronage
Nigerians Blame Low-Key Celebration On Recession As Muslims celebrate the Eid-el-Kabir, operators of recreation centres in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Lagos have expressed Read more
Police Arrest 65 Officers For Murder Extortion
Personnel Face Dismissal, Demotion, Trial No fewer than 65 police personnel have been arrested for various offences in the last one-month in Lagos State. The Read more
Sultan of Sokoto says Fulani Herdsmen Moving With Guns Are Foreign Terroriest
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared that the Fulani herdsmen moving with guns, causing violence, fighting with farmers are not Nigerians, Read more
APC, PDP Leaders Hold Secret Meetings Abroad To Form a New Political Party in 2017
Politicians Hold Secret Meetings Abroad, In Nigeria South-West, North-East Leaders Team Up Barring any unforeseen circumstances, a new political party that would challenge the All Read more
Nigerian Migrant Gives Birth On On Mediterranean Rescue Ship
A Nigerian woman has given birth to a boy on board a rescue ship in the Mediterranean after being plucked from an overcrowded rubber dinghy. Read more
Olusola Oke set to dump APC over alleged manipulation of party primary
As aggrieved All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirants in Ondo State await the decision of the Appeal committee on the recent concluded primary election, there Read more
4, 904 workers recruited by Jonathan may lose jobs for lack of federal character – FCSC
Fidelis Soriwei and Friday Olokor The jobs of 4,904 civil servants, who were recruited by the Federal Civil Service Commission in the last administration of Read more
Buhari blames PDP for the countries economic woes, says he inherited nothing
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians that his administration is doing its best to get Nigeria out of the current challenges. Mr. Buhari gave the Read more
Trump luxury hotel opens just blocks from the White House
By Ian Simpson WASHINGTON – Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump opened the latest outpost in his real estate empire on Monday, a luxury hotel in a Read more
‘I didn’t think it was a big deal,’ Hillary Clinton says of her pneumonia illness
By Alana Wise and Jeff Mason | WASHINGTON – Democrat Hillary Clinton said on Monday she could resume presidential campaigning in a couple of days after Read more
Israel targets Syrian positions after bomb lands in Golan: army
(Reuters) Israeli aircraft attacked targets in Syria on Tuesday, hours after a stray mortar bomb from fighting among factions in Syria struck the Golan Heights, Read more
U.S. bombers fly over South Korea in show of force after nuclear test
By James Pearson and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – Two U.S. B-1 bombers flew over South Korea on Tuesday in a show of force and Read more
Skills acquisition beneficiaries seek Mrs Ugwuanyi’s assistance
Trainees under Surehope Empowerment Scheme, a pet project of Mrs Roseline Nwabundo Edeoga, wife of Isi-Uzo LGA transition committee chairman, have called on Enugu State Read more
Breaking News: Another Earth Tremor Occurs in Kaduna
Residents of Sambang Dagi in Jaba Local Government Area of Kaduna State witnessed another earth tremor in the early hours of Monday. This came 24 Read more
Two Pro-Biafra Movements, MASSOB and BIM want UN to conduct referendum in Nigeria
Two pro-Biafra groups, the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and the Biafra Independence Movement (BIM) have called on the Read more
