Army Boss Buratai tasks soldiers on selfless service
By Mohammed Lawal Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), has advised graduating recruits to embrace selfless service, patriotism and high sense of Read more
Month: December 2016
Buhari calls for review of ECOWAS Treaty
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari has stressed the need to review the ECOWAS Treaty in order to make the regional organisation more responsive to Read more
President Buhari celebrates 74th birthday
By Ismaila Chafe President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday marked his 74th birthday anniversary with a special birthday parade and inspection of the Guard of Honour Read more
Singaporean woman, Nigerian and Malaysian arrested for $11 mln Love Scams
KUALA LUMPUR: Fourteen suspects who allegedly cheated 84 women of S$11mil (RM34mil) through an Internet love scam were nabbed in Malaysia, reports said on Saturday. Read more
Quake hits east of Papua New Guinea, tsunami warnings scaled back
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.9 struck 157 km (98 miles) east of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea on Saturday, Read more
West Africa bloc says Gambia’s Jammeh must step down when term ends
ABUJA (Reuters) – West Africa’s regional bloc ECOWAS must ensure Gambia’s President Yahya Jammeh steps down when his mandate ends in January because he lost Read more
Bin Laden’s son denied entry to Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – Osama bin Laden’s son Omar was refused entry to Egypt on Saturday, airport sources said, giving no reason why his name was Read more
Dogara Congratulates Buhari as he Clocks 74
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, on Friday congratulated him and prayed for wisdom, courage and strength for the president as Read more
Got Marriage Problems? Blame Nollywood
Growing up most of us had two models for what adult romantic relationships should look like. One, we had our parents or caregivers––which for many Read more
Nigeria’s telecoms companies are not father Christmas –Shittu, Minister of Communications
In this interview with OLUFEMI ATOYEBI, the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, insists that his ministry had no hand in the recent increase in data Read more
We thought we were being haunted by ghosts –Tenants of house where boy was found inside the wall
Tunde Ajaja Last Friday, December 9, 2016, people across the country and beyond were alerted to the news of a 16-year-old boy, identified as Aduragbemi, Read more
2019 election will be a Tsunami – Wike
Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has said that the “invasion” of the state by security agents during the December 10 legislative Read more
I attracted kids with sweets, fried yam – Kidnap suspect
Ogbonnaya Ikokwu, Umuahia A child traffic suspect identified as Roland Egbe, who was paraded by the Commissioner of Police in Abia State, Mr. Adeleye Oyebade, Read more
NJC recommends judges for dismissal, retirement
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The National Judicial Council said on Friday that it had sanctioned a judge of Abia State High Court, Justice Ugbo Ononogbo, and Read more
Magu divides SANs, others
‘Sagay arrogating to himself president’s power’ By TUNDE THOMAS, VINCENT KALU, Lagos; DESMOND MGBOH, Kano Legal luminaries and prominent Nigerians are divided in their opinion Read more
APC should forget South-West in 2019 – Fasehun
By ’TUNDE THOMAS President Muhammadu Buhari has been advised to take urgent steps to address alleged marginalization of the South-west geo-political zone under his administration Read more
“We Need Revolution Now”; This government is fascist, anti-people – Balarabe Musa
Former Governor of the Old Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe Musa is reputed for his frankness. He speaks from his heart and says it the way Read more
Fr. Mbaka’s confession…
My transfer has brought about miracle explosion in my ministry From PETRUS OBI, ENUGU HIS transfer at a point became an issue as his followers Read more
Studies: Cancer Can Spread Undetected, Before Tumor Develops
Research has found that cancer cells can spread unseen, before a tumor develops, and leave a ticking time bomb in the body. But the scientists Read more
Malawi Announces Africa’s 1st Humanitarian Drone Testing Corridor
Malawi’s government on Thursday announced Africa’s first drone air corridor to provide a controlled platform for drones to deliver needed services to communities. Alfred Mtilatila, Read more
Ghanaian President-elect Will Keep Campaign Promises, Spokesman Says
In his first 100 days in office, President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo will implement measures to improve Ghanaians’ lives and restore dignity to the presidency, his spokesman Read more
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Tries to Unite Fractious Party
MASVINGO, ZIMBABWE — Africa’s oldest head of state, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, says he has no immediate plans to step down. In fact, on Read more
UN Peacekeepers to Stay in South Sudan Through 2017
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously extended its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan for another year. The U.S.-drafted resolution says the council also will Read more
Conservative South Koreans rally to support Park, more big protests loom
SEOUL (Reuters) – Supporters of South Korean President Park Geun-hye, who has been impeached over a corruption scandal, rallied on Saturday for her reinstatement, countering Read more
Police break up blockade of Poland’s parliament amid political crisis
By Pawel Sobczak and Marcin Goettig WARSAW (Reuters) – Police early Saturday forcefully broke up an hours-long blockade of exits from the Polish parliament by Read more
Gunmen kill five female Afghan airport staff in Kandahar
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Five female Afghan guards working in the airport in southern Kandahar were killed by unknown gunmen as they were on their Read more
IS shows no sign of weakening as Mosul battle enters third month
By Maher Chmaytelli BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters have stepped up counterattacks on Iraqi forces in Mosul amid bad weather as the U.S.-backed offensive Read more
Seized U.S. drone issue to be resolved smoothly – China paper
China expects a smooth resolution to the seizure by its navy of “unidentified” equipment found in the South China Sea, a state-run newspaper said on Read more
This Is Why Obama Didn’t Do More About Russian Election Hack
The Obama administration didn’t respond more forcefully to Russian hacking before the presidential election because they didn’t want to appear to be interfering in the Read more
Obama says Russia is a smaller, weaker country than the US
Obama: Russia is smaller, weaker country 11 Hours Ago | 04:52 In his final news conference of the year, President Barack Obama emphasized that Russia cannot Read more