Ortom confirms receipt of FG’s N14.9bn Paris Club refunds
Benue Governor, Samuel Ortom
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue has confirmed the receipt of N14.9 billion, being the last tranche of the Paris Club Refunds from the Federal…
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Sad: Court dissolves 2-year-old marriage over husband’s extramarital affairs with maid
A Gudu Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Thursday dissolved the 2-year-old marriage between Doyinsola Adebiyi and Adebiyi Kayode, because of the latter’s extra marital affairs with…
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Kano Hisbah Board intercepts 12m bottles of beer – Official
The Kano State Hisbah Board confiscated over 12 million bottles of beer from importers of the commodity in the state within the last seven years.
The Board’s Commander General,…
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Family of 6 burnt in gas explosion
By Sunny A. David, Nnewi
A couple and their four children were reportedly burnt when a gas exploded in their residence at No 30 Izundu Road, Abubo Nnewichi in Nnewi North Local…
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100 Chinese Peacekeepers head to DR Congo
A team of 100 Chinese Engineering and Medical Troops left for a one-year peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday.
Their plane left the Diwopu airport…
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Bello Adoke, father of former AGF, dies at 79
Late Adoke
Bello Abdullahi Adoke, a former police PRO and father of Mohammed Bello Adoke, former attorney-general of the federation, died on Wednesday night in Okene, Kogi state.…
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Obiano visits flood victims in Anambra IDP camps, re-echoes calls to relocate
Obiano during the visit to the IDP camp
By Sunny A. David, Onitsha
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has called on residents of riverine areas of the State to immediately…
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Flood: Dike, traditional rainmaker in Anambra claims power to stop devastation
Situations during the 2012 flood in Anambra State
By Sunny A. David, Awka
Just as the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) and its counterpart in Anambra State (SEMA),…
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Anambra promotes 1,874 LG workers others set to benefits soon
Governor Obiano of Anambra State
By Sunny A. David, Awka
A total of 1,874 workers in the Anambra State local government system have been promoted by the state government in 2017.…
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Malaysia charges former PM Najib with abuse of power, money laundering
FILE PHOTO: Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak arrives to give a statement to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) in Putrajaya, Malaysia May 24, 2018.…
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Jet Airways: Passengers hurt as pilots 'forget' cabin pressure
Jet Airways is one of India's leading carriers
More than 30 Indian passengers, some bleeding from their noses and ears, have received treatment after pilots 'forgot' to turn on a…
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Shark attacks 12-year-old girl near Australia's Great Barrier Reef
A 12-year-old girl was attacked by a shark in waters off Australia’s tropical northeast coast on Thursday, an ambulance official said, the second attack in the tourist region in as…
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Japan's PM Abe heads for extended term after party vote, faces Trump trade challenge
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R), who is also the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) leader, raises his hands with former defence minister Shigeru Ishiba after Abe won…
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NFF election: Plan was to destabilise Maigari
Mr Maigari
Outgoing NFF President, Amaju Pinnick’s camp have found out how hugely unpopular they are and how much they had underrated Alhaji Aminu Maigari. Thus, the plan to…
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2 dead, 4 wounded as another Nigerian soldier commits suicide
Another Nigerian Army soldier has committed suicide in Borno State.
Adegor Okpako, a staff sergeant attached to 192 Battalion in Gwoza, killed himself at about 2:50 p.m. Wednesday,…
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Abu Dhabi named World’s safest City by Numbeo
Abu Dhabi has been named the safest City in the world for the second year by Numbeo.
Numbeo is a website for crowd-sourced global data, Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism…
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