Senate President Bukola Saraki is currently addressing a World Press Conference. Saraki had led Principal Officers of the National Assembly to the conference. He condemned the siege laid by the security operatives of the Department of State Services on the National Assembly on Wednesday, saying it’s “an assault on democracy.” READ ALSO: Mr. Acting President did […]
Senate President Bukola Saraki is currently addressing a World Press Conference. Saraki had led Principal Officers of the National Assembly to the conference. He condemned the siege laid by the security operatives of the Department of State Services on the National Assembly on Wednesday, saying it’s “an assault on democracy.” He said, “It is a […]
Senate President Bukola Saraki is currently addressing a World Press Conference. Saraki had led Principal Officers of the National Assembly to the conference. He condemned the siege laid by the security operatives of the Department of State Services on the National Assembly on Wednesday, saying it’s “an assault on democracy.”
The Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, says it has forwarded a report of an assault by one of its student’s mother against its security personnel to the Police. The Polytechnic spokesman, Mr. Olanrewaju Kuye, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that the rumour of an assault on a student and his mother by one of […]
At least eight civilians, including children, were killed in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province on Wednesday after their vehicle hit a roadside bomb, an official said. At least six others were injured in the incident, which happened in Shulgar district, Balkh Police Sporkesman, Shir Durrani said. READ ALSO: Athletic Bilbao’s Kepa pays buyout clause ahead of chelsea […]
Athletic Bilbao said goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga paid his 80 million euro buyout clause on Wednesday, paving the way for the Spain international to join Premier League side Chelsea. “The player has shown his desire to unilaterally put an end to the relationship tying him (to the club) since the 2004/05 season,” Athletic said in a […]
Twitter users have been sharing their experiences with the police in Lagos, after one of them alleged that policemen refused to help her, even though they were present when her bag was stolen in front of Panti Police Station. The Twitter user, Eniola Toluwalase, @T_oluwalase, said about ten armed policemen witnessed her bag being stolen […]
Zimbabwe’s MDC opposition party on Wednesday confirmed it would launch a legal challenge to President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s narrow election victory, which it says was due to fraud. “Those results represent a total negation of the will of the people,” MDC lawyer Thabani Mpofu told reporters. “The election results made by ZEC (Zimbabwe Electoral Commission) will […]
Ted Odogwu, Kano The Kano State Government on Wednesday in Kano described the defection of the erstwhile deputy governor, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar, to the Peoples Democratic Party “as long overdue,” adding that Governor Abdullahi Ganduje expected it “long before now.” This was contained in a press statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Youths and […]
The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry has postponed the 2018 Presidential Policy Dialogue Session earlier scheduled to hold at the Eko Hotel and Sutes on Friday, August 10 2018. The LCCI will announce a new date and time for the event. The Presidential Policy Dialogue Session is a public-private sector partnership between the office […]
Militants on Wednesday burn down two girls’ schools in Pakistan’s southwest Balochistan province, local media said. The schools were located in Pishin district of the province and no casualty was reported in the incident as the attacked institutions were day schools and closed at night when the attack was launched. Police said that some unknown […]
A minivan caught fire on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos on Wednesday leading to traffic build up on the bridge. According to the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency Response Unit, on Twitter, the fire started early Wednesday at Adekunle axis of the bridge. An eyewitness on Twitter, Pope Piano @yeankhar shared photos of the fire, before […]
Femi Makinde, Osogbo An Osun State High Court presided over by Justice David Oladimeji has said though the “document” submitted by Senator Ademola Adeleke has “some serious and damaging irregularities,” the court can’t stop him from contesting the Osun State governorship election as plaintiffs failed to prove the forgery allegation preferred against him. Consequently, the […]
Femi Makinde, Osogbo An Osun State High Court presided over by Justice David Oladimeji, has dismissed the suit seeking to stop Senator Ademola Adeleke as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the September 22 election. Justice Oladimeji dismissed the suit in the ruling he delivered on Wednesday. Two members of the PDP: […]
Nine confirmed Ebola victims have died since the virus resurfaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo this month, the country’s health ministry said Tuesday. The previous official toll was seven dead, with the two latest victims — like all the others — registered in the Beni region in North Kivu province, an eastern region with […]
Etim Ekpimah, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State Government has sacked the Commissioner for Labour, Productivity and Manpower Development, Mr. Ibanga Akpabio; and his counterpart in the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Mr. Victor Antai from the state Executive Council with immediate effect. Ibanga, who is a younger brother to ex-governor and erstwhile Senate Minority Leader, […]
The Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brig-Gen. Zakari Kazaure, said on Tuesday that travelling out of camp or places of primary assignment without obtaining permission remains an offence. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Kazaure spoke at the Ekiti State Permanent Orientation Camp, situated in Ise/Emure, in Ise/Orun local government area of Ekiti. […]
Italian authorities have busted two Sicilian gangs who used body-building weights to smash the bones of victims in order to commit insurance fraud, police said Wednesday. Eleven people from the Sicilian capital Palermo have been arrested, police said. They include a hospital nurse who would procure painkillers for the victims in order to lessen their […]
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, and other members of the Federal Executive Council are currently meeting inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Osinbajo is presiding over the meeting in the absence of President Muhammadu Buhari who is currently on vacation in the United Kingdom. Opening prayers were said by the Minister of State […]
A Zimbabwean man, Shupikai Chikuvira, 29, committed suicide after his girlfriend refused to run away with him. Chikuvira’s body was discovered hanging near a footpath in Mutawatawa, Zimbabwe by villagers, who called the police to the scene, reports Bulawayo 24. Mashonaland East acting provincial police spokesperson, Inspector Tendai Mwanza, confirmed the incident on Tuesday. He said, […]
France World Cup star Paul Pogba is determined to end his fractious relationship with Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho and move to Barcelona, according to British media reports on Wednesday. The 25-year-old — who scored in the 4-2 World Cup final win over Croatia — has agreed terms with Barcelona for a deal worth £89.5 […]
South Korea’s Samsung Group on Wednesday said it would invest $22 billion over the next three years in cutting-edge technology including artificial intelligence, self-driving cars and biopharmaceuticals, as it searches for ways to drive future growth. The investment will be primarily led by Samsung Electronics, the world’s biggest maker of memory chips, which has faced […]
The body of a four-year-old boy has been found in a dilapidated camp in the US state of New Mexico where 11 children were rescued in appalling conditions, police said. Two men were arrested in a raid on Friday as part of the operation connected to a months-long search for the child, according to New […]
Chinese investigators said they have recalled faulty vaccines produced by the company Changchun Changsheng Biotechnology, some of which have been sold abroad. The vaccine scandal that is believed to have affected hundreds of thousands of children in China is now spreading overseas, according to a statement available Wednesday on the National Health Commission’s website. According […]
Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, said on Wednesday it was hard to imagine new talks with the US after it lost the trust of the world with its erratic decision-making. “Imagine negotiating now — how can we trust them?” Zarif told reporters on state broadcaster IRINN. “America has zig-zagged constantly, so now no one […]