Just say no? Sierra Leone tries new ways to cut teen pregnancy
A bill board by Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in Sierra Leone Umu Bangura was 16 when she got pregnant by a man who gave her money and told her he…
Xenophobia: Oshiomhole proposes a complete takeover of South African owned business in Nigeria
Mr Adams Oshiomhole The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Adams Oshiomhole, has called on the Federal Government to nationalise South African businesses in Nigeria. He…
Kyari seeks DSS intervention to halt rising cross-border leakages, others
GMD, NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari (right) and the DG DSS, Alhaji Yusuf Magaji Bichi during a visit by NNPC Top Management to DSS HQ in Abuja The Group Managing…
At least 10 killed in riots – Ramaphosa
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday said that at least 10 persons have been killed, two of them foreigners, in a wave of riots and attacks. The president said…
We’ll honour all agreements with China – Buhari assures Chinese Envoy
President Buhari receives R-L: H.E. Yang Jiechi Special Rep. of H.E. President XI Jinping; H.E. Zhou Pingjian Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria; H.E. Deng Hongbo Vice Director, Office of Central Commission…
Food safety: Buy unripe fruits and allow them ripen naturally – Food scientist warns
A food scientist, Mrs Vera Eze, has advised Nigerians to always ensure consumption of safe foods to avoid sicknesses and diseases that could lead to death. Eze, who is the…
FG begins e-registration for non Nigerians in 8 states
The federal government has flagged off the electronic registration of non-Nigerians resident in the country in eight states. In Kwara state, governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq described the exercise by the…
China, U.S. to hold trade talks in October; Beijing says phone call went well
China and the United States on Thursday agreed to hold high-level trade talks in early October in Washington, amid fears that an escalating trade war could trigger a global economic…
South Africa acknowledges “Afrophobia” fallout as riots overshadow conference
South Africa’s government acknowledged on Thursday that prejudice was partly to blame for deadly rioting that has targeted foreign businesses, as those attacks and reprisals overshadowed a continental economic conference…
Police arraign woman for impersonating AEDC staff, selling stolen metres
The police in Abuja on Thursday arraigned a 47-year-old woman, Zipporah Kure, in a Dutse Grade 1 Area Court for allegedly impersonating a staff of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company…