Refugee children die in Greece boat, train accidents
AFP Two refugee children died in Greece in separate boat and train accidents as families continue to risk their lives to find safety in Europe, officials said on Saturday. A three-year-old refugee boy...
View ArticleTips to aid smarter use of technology
One question I ask myself all the time is, how can I write or talk about technology in such a way that the average Joe or Ann will understand it? In fact, I’ll love to see them not only to understand...
View ArticleFG records N6.76bn revenue shortfall in six months
The Federal Government recorded a fiscal deficit of N676.47bn in its operations within the first six months of the year, statistics obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria have revealed. The...
View ArticleFuel scarcity may continue in December — Marketers
The current petrol supply challenge facing the nation owing to delay in subsidy claim payment and foreign exchange shortage may not abate soon. Petroleum product marketers said the fuel scarcity could...
View ArticleI’m dating a liar
I am 24 years old and dating a guy my age. The problem I have with him is that he tells lies a lot and makes me angry always. Though I have tried to call off the affair, both our families would prevail...
View ArticleFrench police identify first attacker in Paris killings
Al Jazeera French police have identified the first attacker involved in a series of assaults across Paris, which left at least 129 people dead and wounded hundreds more. Omar Ismail Mostefai was a...
View ArticleFlood-sparked landslide kills 16 in China
AFP A landslide that engulfed homes in China killed at least 16 people, with 21 still missing, as heavy rains brought misery across a swathe of the country. Photos posted on Sina Weibo, a Chinese...
View ArticleUK Muslims seek own path in countering jihadism
Feeling unfairly targeted by the government’s anti-radicalisation drive, Britain’s Muslim community is rallying to find its own response to extremism and take a greater role in the fight against...
View ArticleFrance identifies first attacker in Paris carnage
AFP France police have identified the first of seven gunmen who killed at least 129 people in a wave of carnage claimed by the Islamic State group, as international investigators stepped up their...
View ArticleSarkozy to demand Paris climate summit be postponed
AFP Fomer French president Nicolas Sarkozy will demand the upcoming UN climate talks in Paris be postponed by several months following a wave of deadly attacks on the city, party sources told AFP...
View ArticleDialogue with pro-Biafra protesters, IYC tells FG
Simon Utebor, Yenagoa The umbrella body of the Ijaw youths, Ijaw Youth Council Worldwide, has called on the Federal Government to adopt dialogue in the resolution of the issues giving rise to...
View ArticleExpert calls for caution on sensitive security statements
NAN A security expert, Alhaji Ridwan Hussein, on Sunday, called for caution over statements on sensitive security issues. Hussein, who was reacting to a recent statement about impeding invasion of the...
View ArticleG20 summit begins in Turkey
Xinhua The 10th summit of the Group of Twenty major economies started today, 15th November, 2015, with Chinese President Xi Jinping joining other world leaders in seeking ways to promote global...
View ArticleBiafra agitation could scuttle Igbo presidency in 2023 – APC
Ihuoma Chiedozie, Enugu The All Progressives Congress in the South East on Sunday kicked against the ongoing agitation for the actualisation of Biafra, warning that the development could scuttle Igbos’...
View ArticleExpert advises Buhari against using police officer to head EFCC
Femi Makinde, Osogbo A security expert, Mr. Jackson Ojo, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari, against using serving or retired police officers to head the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission....
View ArticleFood shortage looms in prisons over govt’s N6bn debt
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Prisons inmates across the country may be thrown into hunger from December, if urgent step is not taken to settle the outstanding bills of food contractors. The contractors,...
View ArticleNASS to make public 2016 budget breakdown
NAN The President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Sunday said the National Assembly would make public the details of the 2016 budget breakdown. This is contained in a statement signed by the...
View ArticleIgbo monarch seeks better derivation fund’s management
NAN Eze Abdulfatai Emetuma, the traditional ruler of Umuofor, Oguta Local Government Area, Imo, has called for a proper management of the 13 per cent Derivation Fund accruing to the state. Emetuma made...
View ArticleTerrorism needs concerted international action – Defence spokesman
Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja The Acting Director, Col. Rabe Abubakar, has sad that the fight against terrorism should be the concern of all countries in the world. Abubakar said that those killing innocent...
View ArticleUK deploys special forces after Paris attacks
AFP Special forces have been deployed to back British police after Paris attacks that killed 129 people, British newspapers reported on Sunday, as part of a wider boost in security measures. Interior...
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