Cameroonian army kill five suspected Boko Haram militants
Xinhua Five bodies of suspected Nigerian Islamic sect Boko Haram militants were found Sunday morning after a violent exchange of fire with Cameroonian army, a military source said on Sunday. The...
View ArticleLawyers want FG to strengthen family, Juvenile courts
Some lawyers in the Federal Capital Territory on Monday appealed to the government to strengthen Family or juvenile Courts to take care of child’s right. They told the News Agency of Nigeria that the...
View ArticleEx- Super Falcons coach, Izilien cries for help
NAN Ex-Super Falcons coach, Godwin Izilien, who led the team to African Women Championship glory in South Africa, in 2004, has appealed to Federal Government to reward the technical crew. Izilien made...
View ArticleChina landslide deaths rise to 25
AFP The death toll from a landslide triggered by flooding in China has risen to 25, with 12 more people missing, state-run media reported Monday. The avalanche of mud and rock caused by torrential...
View ArticleSaudi-led forces advance towards Yemen’s besieged Taez
AFP Saudi-led coalition forces advanced on Monday towards Yemen’s third city Taez after sending major reinforcements in a bid to break a months-long siege by Iran-backed rebels, military officials...
View Article15 African migrants’ bodies found near Egypt, Israel border
Egyptian police have found bodies of 15 African migrants who appeared to have been shot dead on the Egyptian borders with Israel, Arabiya TV reported on Sunday. Another eight migrants had been wounded...
View ArticleParis stocks slide after terror attacks
AFP The Paris stock market slid Monday in nervous but volatile trade in the wake of devastating terror attacks on the French capital. The deadly late-night assault on Friday in Paris, which left 129...
View ArticleFive extremists, soldier killed in Tunisia’s anti-terrorist operation
A Tunisian soldier and five extremists were killed on Sunday during clashes between the army and terrorists in the central west of Tunisia, local media reported. The Tunisian army led a raid on Sunday...
View ArticleBelgian police launch new operation after Paris attacks
AFP Belgian police launched a major new operation on Monday in the Brussels district of Molenbeek, where several suspects in the Paris attacks had previously lived, AFP journalists said. Dozens of...
View ArticleUS-led strikes destroy 116 IS fuel trucks in Syria
AFP Strikes by the US-led air coalition fighting the Islamic State group destroyed 116 fuel trucks used by the jihadist organisation in eastern Syria, the Pentagon said on Monday. In a statement, the...
View ArticleEurope observe a minute silence for Paris victims
AFP France and other countries in Europe observed a minute’s silence at noon on Monday in memory of the victims of the worst-ever terror attacks on French soil. In Paris, President Francois Hollande...
View ArticleNigerians are determined to remain one – Buhari
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Despite the ongoing pro-Biafran protests rocking some parts of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said Nigerians had resolved to remain one. He said the fact that...
View ArticleCourt adjourns Dasuki’s case to Nov 23
NAN A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday adjourned the case of retired Col. Sambo Dasuki, till November 23. The Judge, Justice Adeniyi Ademola, who adjourned the case following an oral application...
View ArticleWhy Buhari picked Fashola, others – Fashakin
John Alechenu, Abuja Former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change, Rotimi Fashakin has said Babatunde Fashola’s performance as governor of Lagos State, recommended...
View ArticleEU offers FG N7.6bn for drugs control
Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja The European Union is supporting Nigeria with €36m (N7.65bn) to help fight indiscriminate drug production, trafficking and use. According to the EU, the support was carried out...
View ArticleENSUBEB to begin School Feeding Programme – Official
NAN The Enugu Universal Basic Education Board said on Monday in Enugu that it would start a School Feeding Programme in public primary schools in the state in 2016. The Chairperson of the board, Ms...
View ArticleTwo Spaniards thought dead in Paris attacks alive – Reports
Xinhua Two Spaniards thought dead in the Paris attacks are alive, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported on Monday. The news would reduce the number of deaths to two Spanish citizens. The citizens, Alberto...
View ArticleSanusi to emerge UNIBEN chancellor
Alexander Okere, Benin The management of the University of Benin, Edo State, on Monday said that the university has concluded plans to install the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi II, as the 9th...
View ArticleEl -Rufai warns MDAs against rejecting corps members
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has warned Ministries Departments and Agencies in the state against rejecting corps members posted to them. El-Rufai gave the warning in Kaduna on Monday at the...
View ArticleJonathan, PDP were not mentally prepared for defeat – Buhari
Everest Amaefule, Abuja Former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party were not mentally prepared for the defeat they suffered during the April general elections, President...
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