The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) workers say they will continue with their strike until the Federal Government appoints a…
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A ship full of asylum-seekers heading for Europe has capsized off the Libyan coast, leaving at least eight people dead and almost 90 others missing. Eight bodies…
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg says his company will share 3,000 Russia-linked political adverts with US investigators. He also pledged to make political advertising more transparent…
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Google is set to announce it is buying part of Taiwan-based smartphone maker HTC, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The deal for HTC’s smartphone…
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US Senator Bernie Sanders has denounced President Donald Trump’s handling of the Iran nuclear accord, warning that backing away from the agreement could hurt America’s…
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L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, the world’s richest woman whose old age was clouded by dementia, has died at the age of 94, her family said…
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The Tin-Can Island Command of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 2,671 pump action rifles imported from Turkey through profiling approach. The Comptroller-General of NCS,…
View More Bombshell: Customs intercepts another 2,671 pump action rifflesKano declares Friday public holiday, mark new Islamic year
The Kano State Government has declared Friday, Sept. 22, as public holiday to mark the new Islamic year. A statement by the state commissioner for…
View More Kano declares Friday public holiday, mark new Islamic yearNegotiations with US would be ‘waste of time’: Rouhani
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has dismissed prospects for engaging in negotiations with the United States, saying doing so would be a “waste of time” as…
View More Negotiations with US would be ‘waste of time’: RouhaniDefunct Nigerian airways Staff gets N45b
More than 12 years after they were laid off following the liquidation of the national carrier, Nigerian Airways, the staff, are to be paid their…
View More Defunct Nigerian airways Staff gets N45bFlorentino furious with Zidane
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is furious with coach Zinedine Zidane after their latest setback last night. Defeat at home to Real Betis leaves Madrid…
View More Florentino furious with ZidaneArsenal boss still eager to do Sterling business
Arsenal remain eager to do a deal with Manchester City for Raheem Sterling. The Mirror says Gunners chief Arsene Wenger is a big fan of…
View More Arsenal boss still eager to do Sterling businessMadrid calls Catalonia to end ‘disobedience’
Spain’s prime minister has urged Catalonia to end its bid for independence “once and for all,” as thousands protest in the autonomous Spanish region over…
View More Madrid calls Catalonia to end ‘disobedience’51 Countries to sign UN treaty outlawing nuclear weapons
With the North Korean nuclear crisis looming large, 51 countries on Wednesday lined up to sign a new treaty outlawing nuclear weapons that has been…
View More 51 Countries to sign UN treaty outlawing nuclear weaponsIran medal tally at Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games lifted to 39
Iranian sportsmen and sportswomen have continued to present sparkling performances at the ongoing 5th edition of Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games in Turkmenistan, and earned…
View More Iran medal tally at Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games lifted to 39We should pray oil prices stay low- Dangote
Africa’s richest man and Nigeria’s indisputable business leader Aliko Dangote has told a packed room in New York that he is hoping that oil prices…
View More We should pray oil prices stay low- DangoteBuhari to Jordan: Thank you for supporting Nigeria’s war against terrorism
President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for its support to Nigeria’s campaign against terrorism and insurgency with the donation of military…
View More Buhari to Jordan: Thank you for supporting Nigeria’s war against terrorismWizkid drops ‘Everytime’, new collabo
Nigerian StarBoy, Wizkid has released a new single, Everytime, an afro beat collabo with American rapper, Future. It comes just two months after the 27…
View More Wizkid drops ‘Everytime’, new collaboVenezuela decries Trump’s anti-Caracas remarks in UN speech
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza has reacted to US president’s UN speech, stressing that his country does not accept “threats from President Trump or whomever…
View More Venezuela decries Trump’s anti-Caracas remarks in UN speech149 dead in Mexico earthquake, volcano kills 15
It was a double blow from nature on Tuesday for Mexico as it did not just have a fresh earthquake to contend with, but also…
View More 149 dead in Mexico earthquake, volcano kills 15Let anti-corruption fight be holistic, Wike
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has asked the Federal Government to fight corruption within the ambit of the law. “The fight against corruption must be…
View More Let anti-corruption fight be holistic, WikeAfrica owns 21st century – Conde
Africa will take its rightful place worldwide in the 21st century, Mr. Alpha Condé, the President of Guinea, has told the 72nd Session of the…
View More Africa owns 21st century – CondeCustoms intercept 18 exotic cars in Abuja
Officials of Nigeria Customs Service in Abuja have intercepted a total of 18 exotic cars. The Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Hammed Ali,…
View More Customs intercept 18 exotic cars in AbujaClinton mulls legal action against Trump
Hillary Clinton said Monday she would not rule out challenging the results of the 2016 presidential election if investigations later prove that Russia meddled with…
View More Clinton mulls legal action against Trump