Spice of life – Saffron harvest offers jobs, opportunity in Afghanistan
By Jalil Ahmad Razayee HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – It is early morning in a saffron field outside the western Afghan city of Herat and dozens Read more
Month: November 2016
Samsung Group, pension fund offices raided in growing South Korea scandal
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors on Wednesday raided the offices of Samsung Group, Yonhap news agency reported, over its alleged link with Choi Soon-sil, Read more
Alarm in Germany and Israel as U.S. white supremacists ride Trump wave
By Noah Barkin and Luke Baker BERLIN/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government is concerned that white supremacists in the United States are being Read more
Trump keeping ‘open mind’ on pulling out of climate accord
By Roberta Rampton NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was keeping an open mind on whether to pull out Read more
Kenya drops doping charges against Italian agent
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Charges against Italian sports agent Federico Rosa over the alleged use of performance-enhancing drugs have been dropped, a Kenyan magistrate said on Read more
African states fail to stop work of U.N. gay rights investigator
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – African states failed on Monday to halt the work of the first U.N. independent investigator appointed to help Read more
Rapper Mos Def allowed to leave South Africa after apology
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The American rapper known as Mos Def will be allowed to leave South Africa on Tuesday after he apologised for breaking immigration Read more
South Africa’s unemployment rises to highest since 2003
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa’s unemployment rose to its highest in 13 years in the third quarter, with manufacturing, mining and agriculture sectors all shedding Read more
Boko Haram launches three assaults in Cameroon within 24 hours
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants launched three attacks in northern Cameroon within 24 hours, including a thwarted suicide strike on a camp for Read more
Some 1,400 migrants rescued, 8 bodies recovered: Italy coastguard
ROME (Reuters) – Some 1,400 boat migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean from North Africa to Europe have been rescued so far on Tuesday, Italy’s Read more
How Nigerians Doing Business in China Suffer Descrimination – Report
By Dickson Okafor Nigerians living in Guangzhou, China have lamented discrimination meted to them over activities of some of their compatriots involved in illegal drug Read more
LINDA IKEJI – SMART AND BEAUTY IN ANGEL
I have been reading Linda Ikeji’s blog for some time now but today is the very first time that I came across her full sized Read more
2019: As Atiku, loyalists strategise
Yola, the Adamawa State capital, has continued to be the political hub of the North East region and to a significant extent, much of the Read more
Nigerians will support me in 2019, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has broken his silence on his reelection plan as he declared on Monday that Nigerians will support him in 2019. There have Read more
FG orders separate cut-off marks for varsities, others
Friday Olokor and Folashade Adebayo The Federal Government has directed the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board to consult with the relevant stakeholders so as to Read more
Jonathan for 2019: Perish the thought!
Azuka Onwuka Since last week’s visit of former President Goodluck Jonathan to Sokoto and the tumultuous welcome given to him by the crowd, many people Read more
Quack doctor arrested after 11 years’ practice
Olaleye Aluko The police in Lagos State on Monday paraded an alleged quack doctor, Celestine Yolonfun, who was arrested in the Apapa area of the Read more
We are not part of idea to jail dollar hoarders – CBN
Tthe Central Bank of Nigeria has said that it has nothing to do with such a legislation that will bar citizens from holding foreign currencies Read more
Senate refutes FG’s proposal to jail those that keep Dollars
•We’re not part of move, says CBN Akinpelu Dada The Senate has expressed surprise at a recommendation by the Nigerian Law Reform Commission for a Read more
Robbers kill Sokoto lawmaker’s guard
Zubairu Bello, a security guard at the private residence of the House Leader of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Garba Bello, has been shot Read more
Buhari’s Speech on Challenges of Law and Order in Nigeria
Remarks by President Muhammadu Buhari examines the various law and order issues confronting Nigeria, ranging from Boko Haram insurgency, to herdsmen-farmers’ clashes, cattle rustling and Read more
Masses won’t desert Buhari in 2019 – Garba Shehu
By Ismaila Chafe Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, has dismissed the claim that the masses will desert President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019, describing it as “unfounded Read more
Ikot-Ekpene gets 330KV power station
By Bassey Bassey Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Monday, inaugurated a 330KV power switching station in Ikot Ekpene in Akwa Ibom. Read more
Naira appreciates at interbank market
By Fabian Ekeruche The Naira on Monday gained 50k to exchange at N305.00 to a dollar at the interbank market, the News Agency of Nigeria Read more
Why Tinubu was absent at Ondo Campaign rally in Akure
By Ismaila Chafe Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau on Monday said the absence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the national leader of the All Progressives Read more
US to quit TPP trade deal on first day in office – Donald Trump
President-elect Donald Trump says the US will quit the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal on his first day in the White House. He made the announcement Read more
Australia in ‘thunderstorm asthma’ outbreak
It was the seemingly typical thunderstorm that rapidly escalated into a “disaster event”. When dark clouds gathered over Melbourne, Australia, late on Monday local time, Read more
Kanye West ‘hospitalised following disturbance call’
US rapper Kanye West has been hospitalised following an emergency services call, media reports say. A police spokesperson told the BBC they had received a Read more
Turkey dismisses close to 15,000 more in post-coup probe – official decree
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey dismissed close to 15,000 more civil servants, military officials, police and others and shut down more than 500 institutions and news Read more
Tensions mount as Haiti waits on re-run election results
By Joseph Guyler Delva PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Election tensions spilled onto Haiti’s streets on Monday with shots fired outside the presidential palace as various candidates Read more
