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Australia’s prime minister has apologised for going on a family holiday during deadly bushfires in his country – as it emerged a town outside Sydney has been virtually wiped out
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has landed safely back on earth after an incorrectly set clock meant a planned docking with the International Space Station (ISS) had to be abandoned. The unmanned
Following the leadership crisis in Kano State between Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and Mohammed Sanusi, a matter that has since degenerated serious tension within the State, with likely consequences on peace
A cross-section of Nigerians and former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani have reacted to the Boko Haram attack on Babbangida-Gashua-Damaturu axis. Suspected fighters of the Islamic State in West Africa
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has warned critics to stop blackmailing the Nigerian legislature. According to the human rights group, harmony between the legislature and the executive can only translate
The Presidency has said that Babatunde Fowler’s tenure as chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), was not renewed because of his inability to generate enough revenue for the
Nigerian troops fought back Boko Haram insurgents at Gonar Bukar settlement on Gashua Road on the outskirts of Damaturu, the Yobe capital late on Sunday. The spokesman of the army’s
Ranar Lahadi ne Shugaban Faransa Emmanuel Macron ya kai ziyara kasar Nijar domin yin ta’ziyyar sojojin nan 71 da ‘yan bindiga suka kashe. Image caption Shugaba Muhamadou Issoufou na Nijar
Kogi State Government has attributed the rising wave of armed robbery and kidnapping in the state to criminal elements that infiltrated the state. Mr Kingsley Fanwo, the Special Adviser to
The Presidency has again reacted to attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari by some prominent Nigerians. The seat of power said such people do not like President Buhari “because he does
President Emmanuel Macron has urged striking transport workers to call a truce during the Christmas holidays “out of respect for the French”. Travellers and tourists have been struggling amid continuing
The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected the US designation of Nigeria as a country that engages in or tolerates severe violations of religious freedom. The US Department of
Northern Elders Forum, NEF, has declared its position on the current face-off between the Governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and the Emir of Kano, His Highness, Muhammad
Abubakar Malami, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, on Sunday declared that he did not receive any correspondence from the United States, US, lawmakers over the re-arrest
A policeman has committed suicide after killing a corporal in Abuja on Saturday. Another officer was also injured, according to a statement by ASP Yusuf Mariam, Deputy Police Public Relations
Chairman of Economic Community of West African States, Mahammadou Issoufou, has called on member states to take decisive steps in tackling terrorism in their countries. Issoufou, who is also President
A major contractor working on a gas pipeline linking Russia and Germany has stopped work after the United States imposed sanctions on firms involved in the project. Nord Stream 2
The Coalition Against Terrorism and Extremism has faulted the recent report by the United States, which placed Nigeria under a special watch list of countries. A statement by US Secretary
United States lawmakers have written a letter to Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, over the continued detention of pro-democracy campaigner and journalist, Omoyele Sowore. The lawmakers said Nigeria
