Fire guts Ebonyi govt. house
The accounts section of the Ebonyi Government House was on Friday gutted by fire which disrupted activities within the complex. No life was reported lost Read more
The accounts section of the Ebonyi Government House was on Friday gutted by fire which disrupted activities within the complex. No life was reported lost Read more
Ousted South Korean leader Park Geun-hye was behind bars in the Seoul Detention Centre on Friday after her arrest, on charges including bribery, in a Read more
Ibrahim Magu, acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) EFCC, has written the publisher of the Sun Newspaper in Abuja seeking a N5 Read more
South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has sacked country’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan after days of speculation that rocked the country’s markets and currency. Mr Gordhan Read more
Governor of Ghana’s central bank, Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku has resigned. This was made known to journalists by anonymous source. According to sources within the central bank, Read more
Camels are used to desert conditions but the severe drought in Somalia and breakaway Somaliland is taxing even these hardy animals. Thousands have died this Read more
HONOLULU — A U.S. federal judge has extended his suspension of President Donald Trump’s executive order banning entry to people from six majority-Muslim countries and halting Read more
A Nigerian pilot who works for Air Djibouti has become the first African pilot in history to fly solo around the world. Ademilola “Lola” Odujinrin Read more
The Department of State Services has arrested and detained Nigerian business mogul and politician, Ifeanyi Ubah. According to Sahara Reporters, the reason for his arrest is unknown. Read more
GENEVA – The number of people fleeing Syria’s civil war to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt has passed the 5 million mark, data from the Read more
A 38-year-old petty trader, Mrs Lovina Odo, has committed suicide by hanging herself with rope tied to a ceiling fan at No. 1, Ukpaka lane, Read more
The Federal High Court Abuja, on Wednesday granted Dickson Akor, National Commandant, Peace Corps of Nigeria, bail in the sum of N10m. In his ruling, Read more
Benue State Internal Revenue Service has sealed off the Federal University of Agriculture , Makurdi, over non remittance of Personal Income Tax running into N2.3bn. Read more
A court in Ivory Coast acquitted former First Lady Simone Gbagbo of crimes against humanity and war crimes charges linked to her role in a Read more
ABUJA – An outbreak of meningitis in Nigeria has killed 269 people in recent weeks, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control said, as Africa’s most populous Read more
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says passengers plying Abuja to Kaduna by rail have increased tremendously due to the closure of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Read more
Barely two months after he was removed as the Leader of the Senate, Sen. Ali Ndume was on Wednesday suspended by the Senate for 6 Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent names of two new ministerial nominees to the Senate for confirmation. A source close to the Senate told our correspondent Read more
A 17-year-old Boko Haram suspect said he was forced to kill 13 people in Chikingudu forest in Kalabalge Local Government Area of Borno when he Read more
Members of the Senate have called for the suspension of the confirmation of the 27 Nigerians as Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Read more
The Barcelona forward will miss the match in La Paz on Tuesday evening and three more World Cup qualifiers after that after abusing an official Read more
The Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Prof. Ibrahim Garba has confirmed that Sen. Dino Melaye graduated from the institution in year 2000. Read more
Fire broke out on Sunday at the National Centre for Women Development adjacent to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the Central Business District Read more
An uncompleted twin three-storey hotel at Nkwo-Eziudo market along the Ogidi-Abatete road, Ogidi near Onitsha has collapsed with no case of death or injuries reported. Read more
The death toll as a result of the meningitis epidemic in Sokoto State has now risen to 21. The State Health Commissioner, Dr Balarabe Kakale, Read more
KINSHASA – Militia fighters in central Democratic Republic of Congo decapitated about 40 police officers in an ambush, local officials said on Saturday, the deadliest Read more
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Saturday said Super Eagles’ second international friendly, against Burkina Faso in London on Monday, has been called off over Read more
CAPITOL HILL — One extra day could not buy President Donald Trump and his Republican Congress the first major legislative victory they needed to set the Read more
BOSASSO, SOMALIA — Pirates have seized control of a Somali fishing boat to use as a base from which to attack larger ships, police said on Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari will visit Sambisa Forest, the former enclave of Boko Haram on Monday to declare open the Nigerian Army Small Arms Championship, NASAC 2017. Read more
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