Kebbi State Government has married off four orphanage girls from Birnin Kebbi orphanage home. The wedding Fatiha took place yesterday at the Emir of Gwandu…
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Three US cities sue Pentagon over gun-check system failures
Three major cities in the United States have filed a federal lawsuit against the Pentagon, arguing that the military’s “broken system” led to the massacre…
View More Three US cities sue Pentagon over gun-check system failuresBolanle Ambode’s foundation gives to orphanage, Massey Children’s Hospital
Hope for Women in Nigeria Initiative (HOFOWEM), pet project of Lagos State governor’s wife Bolanle Ambode, has donated various gift items to more than 500…
View More Bolanle Ambode’s foundation gives to orphanage, Massey Children’s HospitalCounting of vote begins in Liberia
Vote counting is underway at 5,390 polling units across Liberia following Tuesday’s presidential runoff election described by observers as “generally peaceful and smooth’’. Polls closed…
View More Counting of vote begins in LiberiaIndian troops kill top fighter in Kashmir
New Delhi forces have killed a top fighter along with his associates during a gun battle in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Police said in a statement on Tuesday…
View More Indian troops kill top fighter in KashmirPDP to Buhari: We don’t need a leader who doesn’t know his age, Demand his resignation letter
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to resign over his age. Recall, on Monday, Buhari while receiving a delegation led by…
View More PDP to Buhari: We don’t need a leader who doesn’t know his age, Demand his resignation letterSaudi airstrikes kill, injure over 120 in southwestern Yemen
Saudi-led airstrikes have killed or injured over 120 people in a market in the southwestern province of Ta’izz, Yemeni officials say. Yemen’s Health Ministry said…
View More Saudi airstrikes kill, injure over 120 in southwestern YemenPower: Transmission hits 5,222 megawatts
The ministry of power says the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) successfully transmitted 5,222 megawatts of power to the national grid, the highest transmission in…
View More Power: Transmission hits 5,222 megawattsPoliceman shoots colleague to death in Bayelsa
It was a “Black Christmas” in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital following the inadvertent killing of a police officer by a fellow policeman during a…
View More Policeman shoots colleague to death in BayelsaFRSC confirms one death recorded in Enugu NNPC mega station accident
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed on Tuesday that only one person died in the multiple accident which occurred at the NNPC Mega Filling…
View More FRSC confirms one death recorded in Enugu NNPC mega station accidentEx-President Peru begs for forgiveness
Peru’s ailing former leader, Mr. Alberto Fujimori, is begging the people for forgiveness, two days after receiving a presidential pardon that sparked street protests. “I…
View More Ex-President Peru begs for forgivenessOne year on… lest we forget Joy Odama
By Godwin Onyeacholem By this time last year, fate had dealt a cruel card to the Odama family. Instead of basking in the celebratory mood…
View More One year on… lest we forget Joy OdamaBuhari: I thought I was 74 but was told I’m 75
President Muhammadu Buhari says he thought he was a year less than his known age. Official records put the age of the president at 75.…
View More Buhari: I thought I was 74 but was told I’m 75Mourinho takes dig at City’s ‘extra day’
Jose Mourinho aimed a Christmas Day dig at Manchester City, claiming the runaway Premier League leaders have been handed an unfair advantage by playing their…
View More Mourinho takes dig at City’s ‘extra day’NNPC not FG bears the cost of fuel subsidy- Osibanjo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo clarified today that the NNPC and not the Federal Government pays for the fuel subsidy that has emerged with the N171…
View More NNPC not FG bears the cost of fuel subsidy- OsibanjoNigeria Army aborts Boko Haram attack at checkpoint
Nigerian troops on Monday repelled an attack by suspected Boko Haram insurgents at a security checkpoint few kilometres away from Maiduguri. The News Agency of…
View More Nigeria Army aborts Boko Haram attack at checkpointAll set for Liberia’s runoff election tomorrow
All is set for Tuesday’s presidential runoff election in Liberia, according to the country’s National Elections Commission (NEC). Spokesman of the commission, Mr Henry Flomo,…
View More All set for Liberia’s runoff election tomorrowCurfew imposed on Abuja suburb of Bwari
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has imposed a 6 p.m.to 6 a.m. curfew on Bwari township. The Minister of FCTA, Malam Muhammad Bello, after…
View More Curfew imposed on Abuja suburb of Bwari‘Why I’m looking better after my sickness’
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, has given the reason behind his healthy looks after battling ill-health which made him spend the better part of the year outside the country…
View More ‘Why I’m looking better after my sickness’Cultists disrupt Christmas celebrations in FCT
Christmas celebrations were on Monday disrupted by some suspected cultists in Bwari, headquarters of the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the…
View More Cultists disrupt Christmas celebrations in FCTJoseph Kabila’s residence burned down in DR Congo
A residence of President Joseph Kabila was burned down early Monday in a suspected militia attack that killed a police officer in the Democratic Republic…
View More Joseph Kabila’s residence burned down in DR CongoAtiku’s defection to PDP will be futile, says Masari
Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina State has described the recent defection of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as an exercise in futility. Masari made the…
View More Atiku’s defection to PDP will be futile, says MasariElvis Chidera: Meet Nigeria’s tech whizkid who built apps with Nokia phone
In 2012, I was just a village boy from Nigeria who had nothing but a dream and a feature (J2ME) phone. Today, I’m a 19…
View More Elvis Chidera: Meet Nigeria’s tech whizkid who built apps with Nokia phonePetroleum minister Buhari and ‘fuel scarcity minister’ Kachikwu
By Fisayo Soyombo At home we face enormous challenges. Insecurity, pervasive corruption, the hitherto unending and seemingly impossible fuel and power shortages are the…
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