Missing Charity Aiyedogbon: One Year After
By Destiny Ugorji It is exactly one year that an Abuja-based business woman, Charity Aiyedgbon was declared missing by her Facebook friends. Charity, popularly known Read more
Month: May 2017
Ebola: Minister directs health workers to screen all fevers
The Minister of Health, Professor Isaac Adewole has directed all health workers in the country to maintain high index of suspicion, by screening all fevers Read more
Anyone with a case of corruption against my govt should blow whistle – Ortom
Benue Governor Samuel Ortom has challenged residents of the state not to hesitate to blow the whistle if they had any case of corruption against Read more
Lightning kills no fewer than 12 in India – Officials
Officials say no fewer than 12 persons were killed and four others injured after lightning hit two Indian states of Bihar and Andhra Pradesh. A Read more
8-Year-Old Rape Victim Sexually Abuses Friend At Orphanage
An eight-year-old rape victim has been found abusing a seven-year-old mate at a state-run girls’ orphanage in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, where they were being sheltered. Read more
Danger! N/Korea missile can carry nuclear warhead
North Korea said on Monday that the medium-range strategic missile it tested over the weekend is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. The communist dictatorship’s Read more
No woman should die of childbirth- UNFPA
Prof. Babatunde Osotimehin, UN Under-Secretary-General and the Executive Director of UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has said that it is no longer acceptable for a woman Read more
Miss Columbia wins Miss USA pageant, set for Miss Universe contest
Kara McCullough, a 25-year-old chemist working for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was crowned Sunday at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on the Las Vegas Read more
Israel deploys 10,000 police officers for Trump’s visit
Trump will arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport, whence he will fly by helicopter to Jerusalem to visit the Old City and Yad Vashem, and sleep in Read more
ISIS executes 145 civilians, hangs bodies on poles
The ISIS (Islamic State Iraq and Syria) has executed more than 145 civilians for trying to flee the western part of the Iraqi city of Read more
Businesses in Asia disrupted by cyber attack
Asian governments and businesses reported some disruptions from the WannaCry ransomware worm on Monday but cybersecurity experts warned of a wider impact as more employees Read more
I acted as a man to get work – until I was accused of rape
Pili Hussein wanted to make her fortune prospecting for a precious stone that’s said to be a thousand times rarer than diamonds, but since women Read more
Always stand for truth, Osinbajo charges Nigerians
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has admonished Nigerians to always stand by the truth in their daily lives in order to honour God and secure His intervention. Read more
Oyo State Govt. to offer free medical services
The Oyo State Government on Sunday said it would commence series of free medical services on Monday. Mr Toye Arulogun, the Commissioner for Information, Culture Read more
Army arrest boko haram member, 4 kidnappers
The Nigerian Army on Sunday arrested a suspected terrorist who had been on the run at Fika Local Government Area of Yobe. The army spokesman, Read more
Biafra Day celebration: Neither Buhari nor security agents can stop us – IPOB
The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has maintained that, despite the plots by both the federal and state governments to stifle its coming Biafra Day Read more
Bin Laden’s son Hamza threatens U.S. over father’s death
Osama bin Laden’s son reportedly seeks to avenge his father’s death and is poised to become the new leader of Al Qaeda. Personal letters seized Read more
Nigeria will lose billions if TB Joshua relocates — Experts
Some stakeholders in the tourism sector on Sunday advised the Federal and Lagos State Governments to dissuade Pastor Temitope Joshua, popularly known as, TB Joshua, Read more
Pope appoints a Nigerian priest as apostolic nuncio to Ireland
Pope Francis has appointed archbishop Jude Thaddeus Okolo, a Nigerian priest as apostolic nuncio to Ireland for the first time. The position of apostolic nuncio Read more
Lewis Hamilton wins spectacular Spanish Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes stole a stunning victory in the Spanish Grand Prix from Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. A clever strategic move by the team followed Read more
President Macron vows to overcome divisions
Pro-Europe centrist Emmanuel Macron became president of France on Sunday in a solemn Elysee Palace ceremony and vowed to work to heal divisions in society Read more
Unbelievable! Registered church discovered to be sex club
Undercover inspectors have determined that a building registered as a church was being operated as a sex club in Nashville, the capital of the U.S. state Read more
Butchers’ election causes meat scarcity in Yola
Many households in Yola on Saturday faced scarcity of fresh meat as butchers abandoned abattoirs to elect officers for their union. The election forced the Read more
Hull City relegated after lossing to Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace have relegated Hull City to the Sky Bet Championship, after mauling them 4-0 in the first Premier League match today at Selhurst Park, Read more
Emmanuel Macron sworn in as French president
Emmanuel Macron became the youngest president in French history on Sunday when he officially took office following a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris. Read more
N/Korea tempts U.S., others with new missile test
North Korea has carried out another ballistic missile test days after a new president took office in the South. The missile was launched near north-western Read more
Seven South Sudan’s opposition groups agree to work together against government
Seven South Sudanese opposition groups, including that of rebel leader Riek Machar, said on Saturday they had agreed to work closely in their bid to Read more
Protesting soldiers cut off Ivory Coast’s second city
ABIDJAN – Mutinous soldiers in Ivory Coast shot two people and cut off access to the second largest city, Bouake, on Saturday, as a nationwide revolt Read more
Protectionism a threat to global economy – Putin
BEIJING – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that protectionism is a threat to the global economy. He was speaking at the opening of Read more
Kogi doctors suspend strike for dialogue
The Kogi chapter of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has suspended its 10-day old strike to give room for dialogue with the government. In a statement Read more
