Abuja Municipal Area Council leads with highest figure of HIV/AIDS cases in Abuja
The Abuja Municipal Area Council(AMAC) has the highest figure of persons living with HIV in the metropolis, an official of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT’s) Agency For Control of HIV/AIDS…
US Democrats amass support to force showdown over Trump Supreme Court pick
Democrats on Monday corralled enough support to hold up a Senate confirmation vote on President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee but Republicans threatened to change the Senate rules to ensure…
NANS demands immediate release of jailed UNILAG students, insists their members did no wrong
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has called for the immediate release of 13 students of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) being held in Kirikiri Maximum Prison, Lagos. NANS’…
Reprieve as court vacates freeze order on Ozekhome’s account
Justice Abulazeez Anka of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday vacated a freeze order on the account of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Chief Mike Ozekhome. Justice…
Malabu oil deal: Adoke cannot be arrested on oral application, judge rules
Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court has declined to issue an arrest warrant for Nigeria’s former attorney-general and justice minister, Mohammed Adoke over the $1.1 billion Malabu Oil…
Luxury goods offer money laundering conduit for kleptocrats, TI report shows
Luxury goods sellers – from jewellers and real estate agents to yacht builders and diamond brokers – are doing little to check if their customers are using corrupt money to…
African leaders blast India government for condoning xenophobic attacks on African students
African missions in India on Monday condemned “racial, xenophobic” attacks on their students near New Delhi. They called for an international inquiry, while slamming Indian government’s inaction on the issue….
World leaders condemn deadly Russia explosion, authorities suspect terror
The deadly explosion in St. Petersburg metro in Russia on Monday in which about 10 persons were killed and dozens injured has attracted condolences and umbrage from world leaders ….
Teenager gang-raped after church service stirs up safety controversy about Facebook, boy-14, arrested
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested in Chicago in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl that was streamed on Facebook Live. The boy faces charges of…
NEMA established 8 operational offices, 21 state emergency agencies under my tenure, says Sani-Sidi
The outgoing Director General of the National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA), Alhaji Muhammad Sani Sidi has said that during six-year tenure, the agency established eight operational offices and facilitated creations of…