A patient has died and thousands of people have fallen ill after coming into contact with contaminated water. The victim was taken to hospital with gastrointestinal symptoms on the island
A patient has died and thousands of people have fallen ill after coming into contact with contaminated water. The victim was taken to hospital with gastrointestinal symptoms on the island
A former minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Thursday reacted to the report of Governor Atiku Bagudu’s alleged refusal to confirm acting Chief Judge, Justice Esther Kataru, as the substantive
Ethiopia has shut down its text messaging service in a move that is coming as part of a break in internet access in the country for more than two days
Justice Abbas Bawale, Chairman of the Governorship and National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Sokoto State, on Thursday warned counsels to discourage their clients from ”trying to seek judicial favours”.
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Helicopter has crashed in the process of landing while returning from an anti-armed banditry combat mission in the Northwest Theatre under Operation HADARAN DAJI. Details
There is no harm, of whatever sort and calibre, for a one man to dominate the political sphere of a nation. The harm manifests and is vividly noticed when one
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State, on Wednesday said, the state government would hold traditional rulers responsible for any extra-judicial killing committed by local vigilantes in their domain. The governor,
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to take 100 million Nigerians from poverty to prosperity in the next 10 years. Buhari disclosed this in his speech at the inaugural June 12,
Men of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday stopped a mass rally organised by the Yoruba Summit Group in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital. The group, an amalgamation
A five-year-old boy has died after spreading Ebola to Uganda in the first cross-border case in the latest deadly outbreak of the virus. The child, who had been vomiting blood,
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned President Muhammadu Buhari’s Democracy Day speech. PDP said Buhari showed disregard for the tenets of democracy and lack of “commitments or assurances on
Today is June 12th, our nation’s Democracy Day and I have some home truths to tell. The struggle for June 12th was indeed a noble, worthy, cataclysmic and monumental one.
Climate change is helping to make the world less peaceful by causing conflicts or making them worse by affecting livelihoods, security and resources, a study has said. Nearly one billion
A property in Malta once home to the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh is on the market for £5.3m. Villa Guardamangia is a six-bedroom palazzo-style mansion on the outskirts of
The House of Representatives on Tuesday elected Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, convicted for fraud in the United States of America as the speaker of the 9th House of Representatives. Gbajabiamila was
The Warri Area Commander of the Nigeria Police Force, ACP Mohammed Mukta Garba, Tuesday said criminals should handle over guns and other weapons in their positions to the Police or
Rwandan President, Paul Kagame, says President Muhammadu Buhari and other African leaders must refocus their efforts and passion on creating value, wealth and should stop fighting corruption endlessly. Speaking at
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has appointed Hon. Sanusi Rikiji as his new Chief of Staff. Gbajabiamila announced Rikiji’s appointment Tuesday in Abuja shortly after his emergence
Troops of 121 Battalion in conjunction with hunters have neutralized one terrorist in an ambush and also rescued 2 women with 6 children in Borno State. In a statement released
Brigadier General David Bonaventure Alachenu Mark (Rtd) has finally been replaced in Benue South Senatorial district after occupying the senatorial seat for 20 uninterrupted years. Mark, who has been occupant