Suicide Bombing: Eleven killed in Russian metro train explosion
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia – A blast in a St Petersburg train carriage on Monday that killed 11 people and wounded 45 was carried out by a Read more
Month: April 2017
U.S. and Egypt will fight Islamist militants together – Trump
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump moved to reset U.S. relations with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday after the prior Obama administration’s strained ties, Read more
Arsenal, Man United eyeing Ndidi
Leicester are worried Arsenal and Manchester United will lure midfield ace Wilfred Ndidi away from the King Power Stadium, according to the Daily Mirror. Ndidi Read more
Mugabe gets wheelchair birthday gift
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has received a belated birthday present of a motor-controlled wheelchair. Zimbabwean leader, 93, got the “mobile chair” from his cabinet ministers Read more
Serial fraud: Police re-arraign Seun Egbegbe, four others
The police, for the third time, have re-arraigned a Lagos-based film-maker, Olajide Kazeem, popularly known as Seun Egbegbe, and his alleged accomplice, Oyekan Ayomide, for Read more
Court awards N20m damages against Police for brutalising woman
A state High Court sitting in Ikere Ekiti has awarded a sum of N20m damages against the Ekiti State Police Command for illegally detaining and Read more
Jailed UNILAG students: NANS gives 24-hour ultimatum
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for the immediate release of 13 students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) being held in Read more
Police arrest 51-year-old homosexual for defiling son’s friend
Operatives of the Abia State Police Command have arrested one Daniel Emeka, 51, for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old boy identified as Ndubuisi in a hotel Read more
N23bn Diezani bribe: INEC writes Buhari over RECs indicted by EFCC
The Independent National Electoral Commission has written to the Presidency over the indictment of some Resident Electoral Commissioners for alleged corruption by the Economic and Read more
Zuma faces pressure to resign
The opposition parties in the South African parliament are considering an emergency session to pass a vote of no confidence on President Jacob Zuma. APA Read more
Kim Kardashian can’t carry more children after painful surgery, considering surrogacy
After undergoing painful surgery in hopes of having more children, Kim Kardashian discovered she can no longer carry. “So there’s a complication with my bladder Read more
Britain unveils Nigerian property owners in the UK
The British Government, will release information about Nigerians, who own property in that country next year. Prof. Bolaji Owosanoye, Executive Secretary, Presidential Advisory Committee against Read more
How to exercise for free
Staying fit can be expensive when you factor in gym memberships and class costs. Here, we show you eight ways to exercise without shelling out Read more
Trump backs Sisi as he seeks to ‘reboot’ US-Egypt ties
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi is visiting the White House for the first time since he led the military’s overthrow of his predecessor in 2013. Read more
South Sudan drops plan for $10,000 work permit fee for aid staff
South Sudan has suspended plans to charge foreign workers a $10,000 work permit fee, the finance minister said, after criticism that it would create a Read more
Germany dismisses ‘Islam law’ as integration debate resurfaces
BERLIN – Germany has no plans to introduce an ‘Islam law’ codifying the rights and obligations of Muslims, a government spokesman said on Monday, dismissing Read more
Syrian people do not want Assad as leader – US
UNITED NATIONS – The United States does not believe that the Syrian people want President Bashar al-Assad as their leader any longer, U.S. Ambassador to Read more
South Africa’s ruling ANC headed for showdown after finance minister sacked
Senior members of the ruling African National Congress met on Monday to discuss the political fallout from South African President Jacob Zuma’s controversial sacking of Read more
Suicide: Another doctor swallows 80 tablets in suicide attempt
A doctor identified as Olutobi Ajao has attempted to commit suicide by ingesting a cocktail of pills. In a vague post on Facebook, he informed Read more
Nnamdi Kanu: South-East govs have summoned courage at last – IPOB
Pro-Biafra group, the Indigenous People of Biafra, on Monday, commended South-East governors for calling for the release of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu, who is Read more
Fayemi plotting to remove me – Fayose
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has accused former governor Kayode Fayemi of plotting to manipulate Supreme Court Justices to remove him from office. The Read more
I’ve not defected to APC, says Uduaghan
A former governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, on Monday dismissed as mischief reports suggesting that he had left the ruling Peoples Democratic Party Read more
Buhari meets Saraki, Dogara over 2017 budget, others
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Abuja met separately, behind closed doors, with the Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara and the Senate Read more
BREAKING: NUPENG calls off tanker drivers’ strike
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas employees has announced the immediate halt of the nationwide industrial action embarked upon by tanker drivers under Read more
Ondo Speaker, Principal Officers decamp to APC
The newly-elected Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr Bamidele Oleyelogun, representing Ifedore Constituency, has decamped to the All Progressives Congress from the Read more
Benue APC women protest marginalization
Scores of women from the All Progressive Congress, Benue State chapter, Monday staged a protest to the government house, Makurdi, over alleged marginalisation in governance. Read more
BREAKING: I have no power to reinstate Ndume -Saraki
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Monday, said he had no power to reverse the suspension of a former Senate Leader, Ali Ndume. Saraki Read more
World Bank gives 81 Nigerians N756.3m
Drawing from the successes recorded by the Buhari administration’s youth empowerment schemes, the World Bank, under its Growth and Employment (GEM) project, has approved the Read more
Abuja Municipal Council leads in HIV/AIDS cases
The Abuja Municipal Area Council(AMAC) has the highest figure of persons living with HIV in the metropolis, an official of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT’s) Read more
Piracy: Beware! of Pirated copies of NIC rules
The National Industrial Court (NIC), says pirated copies of its new Civil Procedure Rules 2017, are in circulation and advised legal practitioners to buy the Read more
