Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has appointed his younger sister, Ogechi Ololo, as the commissioner for happiness and couples fulfillment. Ololo was among 27…
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IGP orders immediate restructuring of SARS
Ibrahim Idris, inspector general of police (IGP), has ordered the immediate reorganisation of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS). The IGP’s directive came on the heels of calls…
View More IGP orders immediate restructuring of SARSSyrian air defense intercepts Israeli missiles
Israel has launched several missiles at a Syrian military facility located close to the capital Damascus. “Our air defenses are confronting an Israeli missile attack…
View More Syrian air defense intercepts Israeli missilesNigeria sign MoU with Switzerland to return $321m Abacha loot
Nigeria and Switzerland have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the return of $321 million looted by the former Nigerian military ruler, Sani Abacha.…
View More Nigeria sign MoU with Switzerland to return $321m Abacha lootRamaphosa leads ANC leadership vote
South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has received the most nominations for leader of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) ahead of a party vote…
View More Ramaphosa leads ANC leadership voteLibya: “No brother in the jungle”
By Reuben Abati Arab countries have a tradition of slavery dating back to centuries. This has persisted despite the existence of international conventions and…
View More Libya: “No brother in the jungle”A new chairman will lead PDP to victory – Nyesom Wike
By Bestman Orji PH The governor of River State Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has said that the leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic…
View More A new chairman will lead PDP to victory – Nyesom WikeWomen education key to development – Banigo
By Bestman Orji PH Rivers State Deputy Governor Dr. (Mrs.) Ipalibo Harry Banigo has described Education as the key to the total emancipation…
View More Women education key to development – BanigoUS Survey links untreatable cancer to unforgiveness
A recent survey in the U.S. has it that 61 per cent of men and 59 per cent of women of difficult to treat cancer…
View More US Survey links untreatable cancer to unforgiveness8 Commissioners dump APC govt in Adamawa for Atiku
Cabinet reshuffle is eminent in Adamawa state, as at least At 8 commissioners in the Senator Mohammed Umaru Jibrilla Bindow, led APC controlled state Government,…
View More 8 Commissioners dump APC govt in Adamawa for AtikuAtiku’s defection, vote of no confidence on APC government– Ekweremadu
Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has described the return of the former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to the Peoples Democratic Party, as a…
View More Atiku’s defection, vote of no confidence on APC government– EkweremaduUS, South Korea in biggest ever air drill with 230 aircraft
The US and South Korea on Monday kicked off their largest ever joint air drill, an operation North Korea has labelled an “all-out provocation”, days…
View More US, South Korea in biggest ever air drill with 230 aircraftMetropolitan Opera suspends James Levine after sex abuse claims
New York’s Metropolitan Opera says it has suspended the renowned conductor James Levine following allegations of sexual misconduct. The Met said Mr Levine, 74, would…
View More Metropolitan Opera suspends James Levine after sex abuse claimsDoes Buhari deserve a second term?
It is said that one good turn deserves another. Does President Muhammadu Buhari deserve a second term in office? Has he performed well to deserve…
View More Does Buhari deserve a second term?Lagos Assembly wades into government-owned estates’ dilapidation
Worried by the deplorable state of Lagos owned estates, the State House of Assembly has set up a seven-man committee to address the situation. Speaker…
View More Lagos Assembly wades into government-owned estates’ dilapidationAtiku: APC has rendered almost 3m Nigerians jobless
Nigeria former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has alleged that almost three million Nigerians have been rendered jobless by the All Progressives Congress (APC) administration. Atiku made…
View More Atiku: APC has rendered almost 3m Nigerians joblessBitcoin surge: Digital currency closer to $12,000 mark
The price of cryptocurrency bitcoin surged to 11,800 dollars on Sunday afternoon – its highest level yet. Bitcoin, a peer-to-peer digital currency system created in…
View More Bitcoin surge: Digital currency closer to $12,000 markNigeria’s debt service ratio falls to 45%
The nation’s debt-service-to-revenue ratio has recorded a new decline from about 66 per cent to 45 per cent, courtesy of the improving revenue mobilisation from…
View More Nigeria’s debt service ratio falls to 45%Indian hospital sacks 2 doctors over baby declared dead
Max Healthcare in New Delhi, India has sacked two doctors involved in the case of a premature baby being wrongly declared dead. The Times of…
View More Indian hospital sacks 2 doctors over baby declared deadI will definitely beat Buhari -Atiku Abubakar
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says he is sure of defeating President Muhammadu Buhari “this time”, in reference to the 2019 presidential election. Atiku was quoted…
View More I will definitely beat Buhari -Atiku AbubakarI may run against Atiku for PDP ticket-Makarfi
Ahmed Makarfi, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caretaker committee, says he could still contest the party’s presidential ticket in spite of the…
View More I may run against Atiku for PDP ticket-MakarfiValencia fall to first defeat at 10-man Getafe
Valencia blew a huge chance to move to within two points of Barcelona at the top of La Liga as they slumped to a first…
View More Valencia fall to first defeat at 10-man GetafeTrump says FBI’s reputation “in tatters’’
Donald Trump lashed out at the FBI on Sunday, issuing a fresh denial that he asked former director James Comey to drop an investigation into…
View More Trump says FBI’s reputation “in tatters’’Explosion destroys missionary school in Abia capital
A huge fire from an explosion at Saclux Paints Industry in Umuahia, the Abia capital, on Sunday destroyed a missionary school building in the neighbourhood.…
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