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Adamu Ibrahim AIG Adamu Ibrahim, in charge of Zone 2 Command, has approved the dismissal of four policemen attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Ikeja, Lagos State, over alleged robbery and other crimes. CSP […]
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar said he would ensure Adamawa returns to PDP. Abubakar gave the assurance Saturday in Yola while speaking at […]
(FILES) This handout picture taken and released on May 13, 2018 and released on May 14, 2018 by the Turkish Presidential Press office shows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) posing for a photo with […]
Police officers outline suspected Boko Haram militants in Maiduguri, northest Nigeria, on July 18, 2018.<br />Eight men have been arrested in connection with Boko Haram's abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls from the remote town […]
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. PHOTO: AFP A prominent former editor and critic of Bangladesh’s government was assaulted on Sunday by ruling party student activists after a court hearing, police and witnesses said. The cadres […]
Blaze of fire Fires raging for five days have destroyed more than 800 hectares (2,000 acres) of western Latvia, authorities said Sunday, with continuing extremely high temperatures hampering firefighters’ efforts. Satellite images showed the fires […]
Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says it has remitted another N7.8 billion to the Federal Government. The board’s Head, Media and Information, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made this known […]
The fight between 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather is getting hotter by the minute. Mayweather, in a lengthy post, went all out at the rapper calling him a liar, jealous and told him to not […]
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech at a ceremony site on "July 15 Martyrs Bridge" (Bosphorus Bridge) in Istanbul on July 15, 2018.<br />Turkey is marking two years since the defeat of the […]
Audrey Gadot, lawyer of former Elysee top security aide Alexandre Benalla, arrives at the Palais de Justice courthouse of Paris on July 22, 2018, where Benalla as well as four other suspects will face a […]
Kabul airport. Photo: imr A suicide bomber killed or wounded at least 10 people at the entrance to Kabul international airport on Sunday, officials said, as scores gathered to welcome home Afghan Vice President Abdul […]
Warner Bros. released the trailer for “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” starring Brown, Bradley Whitford, Vera Farmiga, and Sally Hawkins, at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday. “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown is used to fighting demogorgons, […]
Waterways Mr Danladi Ibrahim, Acting Managing Director, National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) says the ongoing construction of Lokoja, Oguta River ports will be completed before the end of 2018. Ibrahim, who disclosed this in an […]
INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu Ahead of Sept. 22 Osun governorship election, Mr Olapade Okunola, a Pastor at Redeemed Christian Church of God, has been declared winner of Accord Party primary election. Alhaji Dokun Babarinde, […]
A Buddhist monk blesses some of the 12 Thai boys who were dramatically rescued from deep inside a cave after being trapped for more than a fortnight during a religious ceremony at a Buddhist temple […]
A legion of pop culture devotees were packing up their graphic novels, nursing hangovers and folding away superhero costumes for another year on Saturday as San Diego Comic-Con began winding down. Here are the key […]
An Iraqi security agency has admitted holding hundreds of “terrorism” suspects for months, Human Rights Watch said Sunday while calling on authorities to inform the families of those held. The National Security Service acknowledged it […]
A Syrian amputee practices walking in artificial limbs at the Syrian Arab Red Crescent facility, in the capital Damascus on July 15, 2018.<br />At the Syrian Arab Red Crescent facility, patients of all ages try […]
“I’m starting with the man in the mirror I’m asking him to change his ways And no message could have been any clearer If you want to make the world a better place Take a […]
EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / (FILES) In this file photo taken on March 20, 2018, members of the Syrian Civil Defence (known as the White Helmets) and the Red Crescent remove the body of a […]
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on July 22, 2018 shows President Hassan Rouhani (R) attending a meeting with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and other ministry officials in the capital Tehran. / […]
A TraderJoe's employee is comforted after a suspect barricaded inside the supermarket in Silverlake, Los Angeles, on July 21, 2018.<br />A suspect wanted in connection with a shooting was barricaded inside a supermarket in the […]
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 10, 2018 Employees of Myna Mahila Foundation prepare sanitary pads at their office in Mumbai.<br />India has withdrawn a controversial tax on sanitary pads as a part […]
Nepali policemen and activists of the Tarun Dal, the youth wing of Nepali Congress Party, clash during a demonstration against the government in Kathmandu on July 21, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / PRAKASH MATHEMA Dozens […]
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Jigawa state. Photo; Progressive Geographies Three persons on Saturday were confirmed dead in an auto crash involving a commercial vehicle (Sharon) and a tractor, along Gumel Hadejia road in Jigawa. SP Abdu Jinjiri, the Police […]
Hajj The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) says no fewer than 17,000 intending pilgrims for this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia had been registered in its biometric data capturing system as at July 19. […]
The coming of age film, Lara and the Beat, screened for the first time in Nigeria on Sunday, July 8th, 2018. The film tells a story about the young and beautiful Giwa sisters caught in […]
Following his recent kidnap, the father of Super Eagles captain Chief Michael Obi, has opened up on the kind of relationship he has with his son. The 74-year-old Jos-based transporter was abducted while travelling for […]
“No matter how big the trap, there’s always a sneaky mouse willing to steal the cheese.” The perfect heist requires a combination of cunning, a sufficient amount of planning, a bit of luck and a […]
National Chairman of PDP, Prince Uche Secondus (R), Atiku Abubakar and behind him Otunba Gbenga Daniel, DG, Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation, at the declaration rally of Atiku for the 2019 presidential election, at Ribadu Square, […]
• It’s Not True, Say Health Commissioner, Police There was widespread apprehension in Rivers State, yesterday, following reports that about 27 dead cows were smuggled into the state from the north by some youths working […]
Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun • Only Presidency, MDA’s Can Explain How Vote Was Spent, Lawmakers Insist • Reps Push For Reforms In Budgeting System, Implementation • 2016 Budget: Auditor General Knocks FG For […]
UNDP Country Director, Samuel Bwalya The United Nations Development Programmes (UNDP) has said the second phase of its training, coming up shortly will afford repentant Boko Haram insurgents an opportunity to acquire skills in technical […]
Nigeria's unity Veritas University, Abuja (The Catholic University of Nigeria) through its Centre for Peace and Development last week organised First Roundtable Discussion on the Theme, Curbing Hate Speech in Nigeria’s Public Space”. Find below […]
NYSC As Camps Open Tuesday With the proliferation of fake medical reports bandied by Prospective Corps Members (PCMs), and the revelation by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) that some of them come into camp […]
Senator Dino Melaye (APC – Kogi West) PHOTO: INSTAGRAM/DINO MELAYE Senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye, has made a declaration to dump the Ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The […]
• Nigeria Struggles To Produce 20,000mt Yearly-Oyekoya • Trees In Nigeria Are Unfruitful, Low Yield-Farmer Kolanut is an important economic cash crop, commercially produced in tropical rainforests of Central and West Africa. It is a […]
Nima Elbagir is a Sudanese journalist and an award-winning international television correspondent. She began her journalism career with Reuters in December 2002 reporting for them from Sudan, covering the simmering conflict in the country’s Darfur […]