U.S. Appeal Court upholds stay on Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate
A U.S. appeals court has upheld its stay on President Joe Biden’s vaccine-or-test mandate for companies with at least 100 employees. A three-judge panel of […]
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Tragedy as 9 students killed after canoes capsize in Ghana
Nine junior high school students drowned Friday after two canoes capsized on a river in the Northern Region of Ghana, police confirmed Saturday. Bernard Baba […]
Police intercept 3.21 tonnes of cannabis in central Morocco
The Moroccan police seized on Saturday 3.21 tonnes of cannabis near the city of Guelmim. A statement issued by the Moroccan police said five people […]
Residents flee as ISWAP terrorists attack military base in Borno
BY SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Terrorists belonging to The Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) have engaged in a heavy gun duel with troops […]
Kenyan police arrest terror suspect
Kenyan anti-terrorism police officers said Saturday they are interrogating a terror suspect who was arrested at a shopping center in Nairobi. The police said the […]
Trump advisor Bannon indicted for refusing to testify in US Capitol riot probe
Former US President Donald Trump’s longtime advisor Steve Bannon was indicted on Friday for refusing to testify to the congressional committee investigating the Capitol riot, […]
Elon Musk sells $6.9bn in Tesla shares after Twitter poll
Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold more than $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric carmaker this week, according to regulatory filings released on Friday. […]
Nine killed, cattle rustled as bandits invade Zamfara community
By HARUNA AHMED, Gasau – Armed bandits have reportedly killed about nine villagers in Tungar Ruwa Village located in Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara […]
Federal Poly Bauchi matriculates 5,181 students for 2020/2021 academic session
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, has matriculated no fewer than 5,181 newly admitted students for the 2020/2021 academic session. Speaking at the […]
52 cases of violence against women recorded before, during Anambra poll – NGO
An NGO, Gender Perspective and Social Development Centre (GPSDC), says it recorded 52 cases of violence against women in politics before and during the Nov.6 […]
Jonathan, Marwa, Yahaya Bello, others to bag Zik Leadership Award
By BABARA KALU, Enugu – Dr Goodluck Jonathan, former President of Nigeria, is among prominent Nigerians that will receive the Zik Leadership Merit Award on […]
Buhari departs Paris for Intra-African Trade Fair in South-Africa
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday left Paris for Durban, South Africa, at the special invitation of President Cyril Ramaphosa, to […]
Scores killed as gunmen open fire on mourners during wake-keep in Benue
Gunmen have reportedly attacked Mbayatyo Mbater council ward of Logo Local Government Area of Benue State during a wake-keep, killing an unspecified number of mourners. […]
NAF airstrikes bombard terrorists’ meeting with new ISWAP leader
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has bombed a gathering of Islamic State’s of West Africa Province (ISWAP) members. The meeting was presided over by the […]
Defence Intelligence Agency holds retreat to reappraise operational tactics
The Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) has held its maiden retreat for Defence Advisers and Attachés on Saturday in Abuja. The retreat aims at reappraising operational […]
Lagos Govt, FAO sign $200,000 agreement on coconut development
Lagos State Government and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO-UN) have signed a 200,000 dollars Unilateral Trust Fund Agreement (UTF) for development […]
Osinbajo calls for national unity, strategic leadership
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has called for concerted effort on the part elites, political and religious leaders to work towards promoting the unity […]
Nigeria, others to get malaria vaccine by first quarter of 2022 –AHM
The Assembly of Health Ministers of the ECOWAS region on Friday announced that Nigeria and other African countries would get access to the newly developed […]
Europe hits highest weekly COVID-19 cases since pandemic began – WHO
Almost two million cases of COVID-19 were reported in Europe last week, the most in a single week in that region since the pandemic started, […]
Over 10,000 Tanzanian villages connected to electricity
Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has said that over 10,361 villages out of the country’s 12,317 villages have been connected to electricity by October 2021. […]