Trial aborted as FG, again, f ails to produce Dasuki in court
The Federal Government has failed to produce the former National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki before an Abuja High-Court for trial in the charges of money laundering and breach of…
NAF Officer Joins Eisenhower Fellowship for Young Leaders
A young Nigerian Air Force officer, Wing Commander Musa Salmanu has been selected for prestigious Eisenhower Fellowships (EF) in United States of America. Salmanu who is Press Officer to the…
Monday, October 3 is Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday, 3rd October, 2016 as Public Holiday to mark Nigeria’s 56th Independence Anniversary. The Minister of Interior, Lt Gen (rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau, while making…
Nigerian, others win UNESCO Women in Science Fellowship
For the past 18 years, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science (http://www.LOreal.com) programme has encouraged, promoted and honoured women scientists all over the world. More than 2,500 researchers from 112…
APC’s Obaseki wins Edo election, PDP kicks, alleges rigging by INEC and APC
This is official. The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has won the Edo State Governorship election, polling a total of 319,483 votes to defeat his closest rival…
Buhari Government tending to dictatorship – Amnesty International
The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is trying to muzzle dissent by arresting and intimidating journalists and protesters, Amnesty International said in a statement on Wednesday. The London-based rights group…
Germany, Italy order Facebook to stop sharing users’ data with WhatsApp
Germany’s privacy watchdog ordered WhatsApp to immediately stop sharing data with parent Facebook, while an equivalent authority in Italy is digging into the same issue. Johannes Caspar, the Hamburg commissioner…
Edo poll: APC chairman loses in his ward, PDP in early lead
Early results from various polling units across local governments in the Edo State gubernatorial election showed a trend with the PDP maintaining early lead over the APC. These results, though…
First time in 8 years, OPEC agrees to cut output, oil price to rise
OPEC agreed on Wednesday to modest oil output cuts in the first such deal since 2008, with the group’s leader Saudi Arabia softening its stance on arch-rival Iran amid mounting…
Pastor arraigned for drug trafficking
A 60-year-old Pastor, Raji Michael Ayoola, has been arraigned at the Federal High Court in Lagos for attempting to export banned narcotics. He was arrested by National Drugs Law Enforcement…