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South Africa’s Ex-President, Zuma Delays Corruption Trial With Appeal
File Photo: Phill MAGAKOE / POOL / AFP Advertisements The corruption trial of South Africa’s embattled former president Jacob Zuma has been delayed again after his lawyer announced Tuesday he would […]
Nigerian Air Force Wings First Female Combat Pilot, Others
Advertisements The Nigerian Air Force on Tuesday commissioned its first female fighter pilot and the first female combat helicopter pilot in the history of the service. Register Your Business or Company […]
Avoid Actions That Emphasize The Country’s Differences, Buhari Tells Nigerians
Advertisements President Muhammadu Buhari has charged Nigerians on the need to avoid actions that emphasizes the country’s differences but instead work together for a united nation. Register Your Business or Company […]
Six Illegal Migrants Arrested In Ogun
A photo combination of the Comptroller of Immigration, Ogun Command, Mrs Doris Braimah and the arrested suspects. Advertisements Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service on Tuesday arrested six illegal […]
FG Set To Holistically Review Allowances Of Governors, Lawmakers – Ngige
Advertisements As parts of efforts to reduce the cost of governance, the Federal Government is set to review the allowances of public office holders including governors and lawmakers. The Minister of Labour […]
Buhari Commiserates With Victims Of Floods
Advertisements Register Your Business or Company Name With CAC President Muhammadu Buhari commiserates with victims of natural disasters especially floods which have ravaged some states of the Federation recently. Particularly, […]
France Says Turkey’s Syria Action ‘Currently’ No Threat To Jihadist Jails
French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks during a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) in Paris on October 15, 2019. Christophe ARCHAMBAULT / AFP […]
UN Ends 15-Year Peacekeeping Operations In Haiti
In this file photo taken on September 8, 2008, an Argentinian peacekeeper stands as a helicopter takes off from the flooded city of Gonaives some 200 kilometres north of Port-au-Prince. The UN […]
Channel N10billion Presidential Fund To Kogi Workers, PDP Tells NASS
Kola Ologbondiyan Advertisements The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the National Assembly to invoke its statutory powers and directly channel the N10.069 billion Presidential funds for payment of salaries and […]
We Are Very Concerned About The Security Challenges In The FCT – Lawan
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, speaks during plenary in the Senate Chamber in Abuja on September 27, 2019. Advertisements The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday held a […]
30 People Arrested During Catalan Protests
People wave Spanish flags and a giant banner reading “Today as yesterday, Catalans and Spaniards” during a demonstration for the unity of Spain marking the Spanish National Day in Barcelona on October […]
Minimum Wage: Proposed Nationwide Strike Designed To Fail – ULC
File photo Advertisements The United Labour Congress (ULC) has described the proposed industrial action planned by organised labour following the ultimatum issued for the full implementation of the new minimum wage, […]
Minimum Wage: Labour, FG Fail To Reach Agreement
Advertisements The Federal Government and representatives of organised labour have failed to reach an agreement on the full implementation of the new minimum wage, which includes the consequential adjustments of salaries […]
KEDC Workers Barricade Gate, Protest Alleged Non-Payment Of Salaries
Advertisements Aggrieved Workers of the Kaduna Electric Distribution Company on Tuesday protested over non-payment of salaries and non-remittance of their two years pension to their respective Pension Fund Administration (PFAs). Register […]
Child Trafficking: Ganduje Promises Justice For Victims
Advertisements Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has promised to investigate the case of nine children who were kidnapped and trafficked from Kano to Anambra State. Register Your Business or […]
2020 Budget Passes Second Reading In Senate
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, speaks during plenary in the Senate Chamber in Abuja The 2020 Appropriation Bill submitted to the National Assembly last week by President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday […]
Lebanon Turns To Neighbours For Help In Fighting Forest Fires
Fire takes out forests in the mountainous area that flank Damour river near the village of Meshref in Lebanon’s Shouf mountains, southeast of the capital Beirut, on October 15, 2019. Flames devoured […]
Nigerian Painting Fetches £1.1m After Google Search
A painting entitle “Christine” by Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu, that sold for £1.1 million (1.3 million euros, $1.4 million), after being originally valued at £100,000-150,000. AFP Advertisements A painting by the […]
Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Nigeria’s Beach Volleyball Team Optimistic Of Qualifying
Advertisements Nigeria’s beach volleyball coach, John Iwerinma is optimistic the country will qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Register Your Business or Company Name With CAC Iwerinma expressed his optimism after […]
Lawan Meets With Officials Over Insecurity In FCT
Advertisements Register Your Business or Company Name With CAC The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Tuesday, held a crucial security meeting with top officials who are directly charged […]
Family Of Six ‘Waiting For End Of Time’ Found Underground
An aerial picture taken on October 15, 2019, shows a view of the farm where a father and six children had been living in the cellar, In Ruinerwold, northern Netherlands. The family […]
2019/2020 NPFL Season To Kick-Off November 3
Advertisements The League Management Company (LMC) has announced November 3, 2019 as the kick-off date for the 2019/20 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL). Register Your Business or Company Name With CAC […]
Four Feared Dead As Guinea Protesters Clash With Police
Protesters burn tyres as they demonsrate in Conakry on October 14, 2019. CELLOU BINANI / AFP Advertisements Four young demonstrators were killed in clashes between security forces and thousands of protesters […]
Cuba Gooding Jr Denies Groping Two Women
Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr. departs his court arraignment in New York on October 15, 2019, where new charges are to be unsealed on his sexual assault case. TIMOTHY A. CLARY / […]
Senate Passes Production Sharing Contract Act Amendment Bill
Advertisements The Senate has passed the Production Sharing Contract Act 2004 (amendment) Bill 2019, in a bid to shore up Nigeria’s revenue earning, Deep Offshore and Inland Basin. Register Your Business or […]
Insecurity: One Percent Budget For Defence Shows ‘We Are Not Serious’ – Ndume
Advertisements The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has faulted the N99.87 billion capital expenditure budgetary allocation for Ministry of Defence, stressing that the amount is less than one […]
Google Streaming Game Service Stadia To Be Launched November 19
Photo: LOIC VENANCE / AFP Advertisements Google on Tuesday said it will launch its Stadia streaming game service on November 19, hoping to launch console-quality play into the cloud. The announcement […]
French Assembly Approves IVF For Single Women
Advertisements France’s lower house of parliament approved Tuesday a sweeping bioethics bill to give single women and lesbians access to fertility treatments, a move which critics vowed to fight as the […]
Explosive Testimony Boosts Case For Trump’s Impeachment, Say Democrats
Advertisements US lawmakers leading an impeachment probe into Donald Trump turned their focus on Tuesday to the State Department amid a torrent of explosive testimony over the president’s foreign policy that […]
Landslide Kills 22 In Southern Ethiopia
Ethiopia’s Flag Advertisements Rescue workers on Tuesday used excavators to dig out bodies after a landslide in southern Ethiopia washed away homes and killed more than 20 people, a local official […]
Actress Felicity Huffman Begins Prison Term
Actress Felicity Huffman, is escorted by her husband actor William H. Macy at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston. Joseph Prezioso / AFP Advertisements Actress Felicity Huffman on […]
Turkey’s Syria Offensive Must ‘End Now’, Says Iran
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif gestures during a press conference in Tehran. ATTA KENARE / AFP Advertisements Key Damascus ally Iran on Tuesday renewed its call on Ankara to end a […]
Seven Killed As Helicopter Crashes In Afghanistan
Advertisements At least seven Afghan military personnel were killed when the helicopter they were travelling in crashed in the northern Afghanistan province of Balkh on Tuesday, officials said. Register Your Business […]
Boko Haram Insurgency: We Lost Over 847 Soldiers From 2013 To Date, Says Ndume
Advertisements The Chairman, Senate Committee on Army, Senator Ali Ndume, has said that Nigeria lost over 847 soldiers fighting in the North East to Boko Haram from 2013 to date. Register Your […]
Kosgei Joins Kipchoge As IAAF Athlete Of The Year Nominee
Kenya’s Brigid Kosgei smiles after winning the women’s 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon with the World Record on October 13 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP Advertisements Brigid […]
Minimum Wage: “We Will Pay More Than N30,000″ – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu (middle); Commissioner for Establishment, Training and Pensions, Mrs. Ajibola Ponnle (left) and Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola (right) during the Governor’s meeting with State Leadership […]
Turkey Vows To Pursue Syria Offensive Despite US Sanctions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the extended meeting with provincial heads of ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party in Ankara on October 10, 2019. AFP Advertisements Turkey on Tuesday […]
Pence To Leave For Turkey Within 24 Hours
US Vice President, Mike Pence. AFP Advertisements Vice President Mike Pence will leave within 24 hours to Ankara to press Turkey for a ceasefire in its offensive against Syrian Kurdish fighters, […]
Draw With Brazil Is Huge Boost For Super Eagles, Says Rohr
Brazil’s forward Gabriel Jesus fights for the ball during an international friendly football match between Brazil and Nigeria at the National Stadium in Singapore on October 13, 2019. Roslan RAHMAN / AFP […]
UEFA Investigates Turkey For Military Salute In Euro Qualifiers
Turkey’s players salute at the end of the Euro 2020 Group H qualification football match between France and Turkey at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris on October 14, 2019.Alain […]
UEFA Opens Probe Into Bulgarian Racism Against England
Advertisements UEFA have launched disciplinary proceedings against Bulgaria after racist chanting from their fans during their Euro 2020 qualifier defeat by England, the governing body announced on Tuesday. Register Your Business […]
At Least One Killed In Brazil Building Collapse
Advertisements At least one person was killed when a seven-story residential building collapsed in Brazil on Tuesday, an official said, as rescuers searched through the rubble for survivors. Register Your Business […]
Nigerians Fume As NIMC Attaches N3,000 Charges To National ID Renewal
Advertisements The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Tuesday disclosed that the renewal of the National Identity Card will cost N3,000 and replacement of the card if lost will cost N5,000. This […]
Iraq Shuts Internet Over Protests
Iraqi protesters take part in a demonstration against state corruption, failing public services, and unemployment, in the Iraqi capital Baghdad’s central Khellani Square on October 4, 2019. AFP Advertisements When anti-government demonstrations […]
Syria: Two Turkish Soldiers Killed In Clashes With Militants
Turkish troops and Turkish-backed Syrian rebels gather outside the border town of Ras al-Ain on October 12, 2019, during their assault on Kurdish-held border towns in northeastern Syria. AFP Advertisements Two […]
PHOTOS: Air Force Decorates First Female Helicopter, Fighter Pilots
A photo combination of Flying Officers Kafayat Sanni (L) and Tolulope Arotile taken on October 15, 2019. Photos: Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun. Advertisements The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has decorated […]
Japan Typhoon: Rescue Efforts Continue As Death Toll Tops 70
Fire department workers (C) evacuate residents from a flooded area in Kawagoe, Saitama prefecture on October 13, 2019. STR / JIJI PRESS / AFP Advertisements Rescuers in Japan were working around […]
Ihedioha Restates Commitment To Tackling Insecurity In Imo
File Photo: Imo State Governor-Elect, Emeka Ihedioha, speaks after receiving his Certificate of Return. Advertisements The Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, has reiterated his administration’s commitment to securing lives and property […]
Premier League: Liverpool Eye Title As ‘Barometer Of Success’
Advertisements Liverpool chief executive Peter Moore says a long-overdue Premier League title would sit alongside their Champions League triumph as a “barometer of success” for the club. Register Your Business or Company […]