JUNE 12: Tinubu warns against dictatorship
The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has warned against the return of Nigeria to dictatorial rule. He gave the warning in...
Nigerian govt affirms reality of COVID-19, warns conspiracy theorists against deceiving people
The Nigerian government has warned those doubting the existence of the COVID-19 pandemic to desist from doing so. Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force, PTF,...
COVID-19: Kaduna shuts private school for conducting entrance exams
The Kaduna state school quality assurance authority says it has shut Future Leaders International School in Unguwar Rimi for conducting entrance examination in violation of...
Many stranded as protesters block major road in Katsina
Aggrieved youth have blocked a major road in Faskari local government area of Katsina, protesting the activities of bandits in the state. Wielding placards and...
Reps meet Security Chiefs behind closed doors, embark on two weeks holiday
The House of Representatives on Thursday, shortly before embarking on a two weeks holiday, met with Security Chiefs behind closed doors to discuss the...
COVID-19: Nigeria, Germany meet over airports’ reopening
Ahead of the June 21 resumption date for domestic flights in the country, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has met with the management of...
I will kill you if you mess with my wife – Pastor Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, has revealed the extent he can go to protect his wife. Adeboye who delivered...
Prophet Odumeje urges FG to lift proscription of IPOB as terror group
The Senior Pastor of Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention Deliverance Ministry, Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere (Odumeje De Lion) has called on the Federal Government to delist...
Rape in Nigeria: FG finally sets up Gender Based Violence Management Committee
President Muhammadu Buhari led government has announced the immediate inauguration of a Gender-Based Violence Management Committee. Abubakar Malami, Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister...
Chimamanda Adichie’s father dies at 88
Professor James Nwoye Adichie, father of renowned author, Chimamanda is dead. He was 88. A family source noted that the scholarly academic died on Wednesday...
June 12: PDP attacks Buhari, APC, says democracy endangered in past five years
As Nigerians mark the first anniversary of the declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day, the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has...
Insecurity: President Buhari has failed Nigerians – Arewa group
The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, has expressed concern over the incessant killings in the country calling on the leadership to rise to the...
TB Joshua: How God wants us to mark my 57th birthday
TB Joshua, founder of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), says God has instructed him on how to mark his 57th birthday, which is...
June 12: Buhari to address Nigerians
President Muhammadu Buhari will address Nigerians on Friday, June 12, 2020, at 7am. This information was contained in a statement on Thursday by Femi Adesina,...
Fishing, politics and money – the tale of on-board catch cameras
Photo: RNZ / Joanna MacKenzie “Cameras are all about transparency. They’re all about public accountability and providing proof that the industry – as they state...
British health minister urges protesters not to attend rallies
British health minister Matt Hancock said on Thursday people should not attend large demonstrations for public health reasons after protests in support of the Black...
Russian health workers’ coronavirus compensation proves hard to get for some
Yelena Nikonorova, a nurse in the Russian town of Belebey, took a new job on a hospital ward on April 1. Two days later, she...
Earlier coronavirus second wave feared in Europe after mass protests
Europe could face a surge of COVID-19 infections in the coming weeks caused by mass protests in the continent over the last days, politicians, European...
India denies visas to U.S. panel on religious freedom, says it has no standing
India has turned down a travel request for members of a U.S. government panel seeking to review its religious freedom, saying such foreign agencies had...
U.S. looking at various responses to China’s law on Hong Kong: Mnuchin
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin speaks during a Senate Small Business Committee hearing on coronavirus relief aid and "Implementation of title I of...
Trump authorizes sanctions over ICC Afghanistan war crimes case
President Donald Trump on Thursday issued an executive order authorizing U.S. sanctions against International Criminal Court employees involved in an investigation into whether American forces...
Report: Inside the proxy battle that keeps an Iraqi city on its knees
Three years ago, the world rejoiced when Iraqi forces backed by the United States and Iran liberated this ancient city from the brutal rule of...
Turkish court jails U.S. consulate worker on terrorism charges
A Turkish court jailed a U.S. consulate employee for nearly nine years on Thursday for aiding a terrorist organisation, a ruling the United States described...
Coronavirus: 175 more Israelis diagnosed with COVID-19 in last day
Police crackdown on those who violate health regulations * Students struggle ahead of matriculation exams The entrance to the Paula Rehavia high school in Jerusalem,...
Pentagon blindsided by Trump tweet on Confederate bases
President Donald Trump shocked senior Pentagon leaders on Wednesday with a series of tweets opposing the renaming of Army installations named after Confederate generals, just...
Patrick Kennedy’s ties to Iranian exile group becomes campaign issue in South Jersey
Supporters of the Iranian resistance and the main opposition MEK rally in Lafayette Park, near the White House. in 2020 | AP Photo Former U.S....
‘The last thing we need right now’: States, cities hemorrhage jobs
Governors and local officials are struggling to meet payrolls amid a pandemic that has dramatically hiked government costs and sapped tax revenues. The U.S. shed...
Protesters tear down Christopher Columbus statue in Saint Paul, Minnesota
The 10-foot bronze statue was pulled from its granite base by several dozen people led by a Minnesota-based Native American activist outside the state Capitol....