Chemical Weapon: Russia blames rebels for Syria chemical ‘attack’:
Russia says that a chemical attack that killed and injured dozens of civilians in a rebel-held town in northern Syria came from rebel weapons on Read more
Month: April 2017
National Theatre not for sale – Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government has no plans to sell the National Arts Theatre to the Lagos State Government, Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed Read more
U.K. Court grants NNPC $100m reprieve
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in a unanimous judgment has granted a reprieve to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, over a $100million Bank Read more
Nigeria dominates African fashion industry
Nigeria designs have taken over and setting the pace in Africa fashion industry, Ronke Ademiluyi, Founder of the Africa Fashion Week has said. Ademiluyi said Read more
Nigerian teenager admitted by 8 Ivy League schools
Ifeoma White-Thorpe, a New Jersey high school student, born by Nigerian parents, has done a clean sweep of her college applications, racking up acceptances from Read more
Chinese EximBank cuts loans for Lagos-Ibadan railway
Rotimi Amaechi, Minister of Transportation, said that the Chinese EximBank that initially promised to provide 85 per cent of the funds for the Lagos-Ibadan rail project, Read more
Corruption: Court rules on Yakubu’s seized dollars in May
Justice Zainab B. Abubakar of the Federal High Court Kano will rule on 10 May whether to uphold the interim forfeiture order granted in favour Read more
Protest stalls planned recall of Sen. Ndume
A planned recall of the suspended former Leader of the Senate, Ali Ndume, on Tuesday, crumbled as the Senate concluded plenary without mentioning the issue Read more
Mercedes, Bosch to Co-develop Self-driving Taxis
FRANKFURT, GERMANY — Mercedes-Benz owner Daimler and supplier Robert Bosch are teaming up to develop self-driving cars in an alliance aimed at accelerating the production of Read more
IS Takes Aim at US President, Says Jihad at ‘Dangerous Turning Point’
WASHINGTON — A spokesman for Islamic State is lashing out at the United States and President Donald Trump in what some see as an attempt Read more
North Korea Fires Missile Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting
North Korea conducted another ballistic missile test, just 48 hours before U.S. President Donald Trump is due to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss Read more
Former U.S. president Bush touts signature Africa AIDS programme in Botswana
Former U.S. President George W. Bush touted his signature aid project for Africa during a visit to Botswana on Tuesday, saying he hoped Washington would Read more
Police rescue kidnapped victim, arrest 5 suspects in Anambra
The Police in Anambra say they have arrested five persons for alleged kidnap and rescued a victim at Okpoko, near Onitsha, in Anambra. SP Sunday Read more
World Bank to support North-East insurgency needs with $775m
Mr Rashid Bemassaud, the World Bank Country Director in Nigeria, has said that the bank will support Nigeria with 775 million dollars, to address the Read more
Jordan King to Present Arabs’ View on Peace to Trump
Jordan’s King Abdullah II will be able to deliver an Arab consensus on Mideast peace when he meets with President Donald Trump at the White Read more
Ghana re-appoint Kwesi Appiah as coach
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has re-appointed Kwesi Appiah as the coach of the Black Stars. Appiah, who will also take charge of the national Read more
Syria conflict: ‘Chemical attack’ kills 58
At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in north-western Syria, a monitoring group Read more
CAC begins 24-hour operation
The Registrar-General, Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Mr Mahmud Bello, says the commission has started operating 24 hours company registration process to make startup of business Read more
Fire guts WAEC office Kaduna: vital records lost
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it lost 10 computers holding vital records and information about all schools in the zone when fire gutted Read more
Impeachment: Plateau deputy speaker removed
The Plateau State House of Assembly has impeached its Deputy Speaker, Mr Yusuf Gagdi. This followed a letter signed by 18 members of the House Read more
Teen wants Pope dead
A New Jersey teen, Santos Colon, has pleaded guilty to a plot allegedly inspired by the Islamic State group to kill Pope Francis during his Read more
NYSC to reopen Maiduguri orientation camp
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) said on Tuesday that it was working towards re-opening its Orientation Camp in Maiduguri following return of relative peace Read more
Divorce: Lawyer demands refund of N400, 000 brideprice
A 30-year-old lawyer, Usman Ahmed, on Tuesday asked his 25-year-old wife, Zainab Abdulkadir, to refund N400,000 bride price paid on her as a condition for Read more
Buhari to launch economic recovery plan
President Muhammadu Buhari is to launch the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017-2020, as a major step to revamp the economy. The launch will Read more
Hope for diabetic patients
A New study that was released by some researchers in the University of Otago and Aucklandon on Tuesday said that Women who took a naturally Read more
Funds delay issuance of National ID Cards
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says it is working hard to address the challenges associated with the delay in issuance of the new National Read more
Over 300,000 People displaced from Mosul – U.N.
More than 300,000 people have fled Mosul since the start of the U.S.-backed campaign to dislodge Islamic State from the northern Iraqi city in October, Read more
Suspected gas attack on Syria’s rebel-held Idlib kills at least 35 – Observatory
A suspected gas attack by Syrian government or Russian jets killed at least 35 people, including nine children, in the northwestern province of Idlib on Read more
Suspect in St.Petersburg blast named
The likely suspect in Monday’s deadly blast in the Russian city of St. Petersburg is a Kyrgyz-born Russian citizen, Kyrgyzstan’s security service said on Tuesday. Read more
More mass graves discovered in DR Congo
United Nations investigators have found more mass graves in the central Kasai region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where tribal militias are battling security Read more
