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Trump says London mayor would be exception to US Muslim ban
Donald Trump has announced that his call to ban Muslims entering the US would have one exception – the new mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. The real estate mogul’s Read more
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Rwandan ex-mayors face trial in France over 1994 genocide
Two former Rwandan mayors go on trial in France on Tuesday facing charges of crimes against humanity and genocide over the 1994 massacres in the Read more
EFCC arrests ex-military gov for collecting N450m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a former Military Administrator of Akwa Ibom State and chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, Air Commodore Read more
Dariye bought pen for £7,000 in 2004 –UK witness
A retired detective with the Metropolitan Police in London, Mr. Peter Clerk, on Monday, narrated to a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Read more
Platini quits as UEFA president
Michel Platini said on Monday he would resign as UEFA president after his appeal against a six-year ban from football activities failed. The Frenchman said Read more
Troops kill 31 cattle rustlers, B’Haram members
The troops of the Nigerian Army have killed 18 cattle rustlers with several others injured in an operation in Zamfara State. Also, the military on Read more
U.S. seeks to approve attack aircraft for Nigeria in Boko Haram fight
The U.S. administration is seeking to approve a sale of as many as 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft to Nigeria to aid its Read more
FIFA rankings: Argentina stay top, Nigeria unmoved, Philippines reach new heights
With no international matches in April all teams in the top 50 held their positions. Nigeria remained unmoved at number 67 in the latest Fifa Read more
Army Rescues 11, 595 Civilians Held By Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army says that it has rescued over 11,000 civilians held at various enclaves by the Boko Haram sect . The Army clarifies that Read more
72-Year Old Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sentenced to 12 Years Imprisonment for Corruption
Former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, for decades one of the state’s most powerful politicians, was sentenced on Tuesday to 12 years in Read more
Uganda bans media coverage of election result protests
Uganda has banned live media coverage of opposition protests against the re-election of President Yoweri Museveni. The opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) has called Read more
Three Die In Kano Fuelling Station Fire
Three persons were said to have been killed after a fire incident engulfed a fuelling station along Muritala Muhammad Way in Kano State, North West Read more
EFF MPs suspended from Parliament
Economic Freedom Fighters MPs have been suspended from Parliament after they were forcibly removed from the National Assembly on Wednesday. The MPs have been suspended Read more
Senate Approves Death Sentence for Kidnappers
The Nigerian Senate, yesterday, agreed to begin a process for the enactment of a law that would prescribe capital punishment for kidnappers across the country. The Read more
Gumtree baby seller escapes jail time
The KwaZulu-Natal woman who tried to sell her 18-month-old baby on Gumtree will not spend any time in jail. Bongiwe Madlala was on Wednesday handed Read more
NIPOST revokes licences of 14 courier operators, seals two
The Courier Regulatory Department (CRD) of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST), on Tuesday in Lagos, raided two courier companies over unethical practices. The courier regulatory Read more
Suspected rebels kidnap Red Cross workers in Congo
Three Red Cross staff members have been kidnapped in eastern Congo in an attack blamed by a rights group on Rwandan rebels. The abductions were Read more
Army court-martials six soldiers for murder
The Nigerian Army on Wednesday brought six military personnel from various units of the 2 Division of the Nigerian Army, Adekunle Fajuyi Cantonment, Odogbo, Ibadan, Read more
Real Madrid wins Manchester City, book Champions League final place
Manchester City failed to reach their first Champions League final after an uninspiring semi-final second-leg display at 10-time winners Real Madrid. After a goalless draw Read more
Nigeria to overcome fuel scarcity as marketers get access to forex
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, IPMAN, said, yesterday its members have overcome Forex challenges as they have been granted Forex access to import Read more
Away Goal Seals UCL Final Slot For Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid have qualified for the final of this season’s UEFAu Champions League despite losing 2-1 to Bayern Munich but advance 2-2 on aggregate. Xabi Read more
60 Female Students Poisoned In Afghanistan – Police
The police in Afghanistan have confirmed that around 60 students of a girl school were mysteriously poisoned in Rustaq district of northern Afghanistan’s Takhar province. Read more
Wildfire forces evacuation of Canada’s Fort McMurray
The entire population of the Canadian city of Fort McMurray was ordered to leave their homes late on Tuesday as a massive wildfire swept through Read more
Lagos joins oil-producing states as Aje field begins production
Twenty years after it was discovered, the Aje field located in Oil Mining Lease 113 has achieved its first oil, putting Lagos on the list Read more
Troops intercept donkey-riding Boko Haram suppliers
Troops of 120 Task Force Battalion, 27 Task Force Brigade, in conjunction with vigilantes today intercepted 5 Boko Haram terrorists logistics team at Gotumba area, who Read more
10-Year-Old Hacks Instagram; Wins $10K From Facebook
He might be too young to have a Facebook account, at least according to Mark Zuckerberg’s rules, but Jani (full name not revealed) has just Read more
Korea: Nigerian Mom threw her 4 kids from 4th storey of burning building
[CNN – Buhay Sa Korea] South Korea: The scenario, captured in mobile phone footage, is a mother’s nightmare. On the fourth story of a burning Read more
Khloe Kardashian Says She No Longer Has a Relationship With Bruce ‘Caitlyn’ Jenner on ‘KUWTK’
[Yahoo News] Sunday night’s premiere of Keeping Up With the Kardashians came with the mediocre explosion of drama that has kept the family firmly in Read more
Elderly British tourist couple testifies over brutal beating caught on tape
BANGKOK – A British couple in their 60s who were brutally attacked during a family holiday in Thailand recounted the assault Monday in court, after Read more
Buhari orders security agencies to deal with herdsmen
President Muhammadu Buhari said he had ordered heads of security agencies to take all necessary actions to apprehend rampaging herdsmen who had been causing havoc Read more
