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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it is set to reward one of its personnel, Bashir Umar, who found some missing foreign currency – 37,000 Euros – and returned it to its owner. Mr Umar, an aircraftman, is a member of the NAF Mobile Air Defence Team deployed to Kano airport for security duties. He […]

The N8.5 million monthly running cost that members of the House of Representatives receive is insufficient, a lawmaker has said. Oluwole Oke, who represents Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State, stated this in an interview with Punch Newspaper. The lawmaker admitted that the running cost is different from the N606,000 he earns as monthly salary […]

Against all odds, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Vice Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi has urged Nigerians to keep hope alive as the party’s candidate Atiku Abubakar will reclaim its mandate through the election tribunal. Obi raised the hope of the faithful when he addressed the 8th Stakeholders Meeting of the Anambra Chapter of PDP […]

The Chief Investment Officer at Ovid Investment Capital, United Kingdom, Mr Ekos Akponkabeyen, has called on the Federal Government to declare state of emergency in states with high level of unemployment, insecurity and killings. Akponkabeyen who made the call on Friday at a press conference to mark a presentation of his new book titled, ‘The […]

Algeria’s Desert Foxes defeated Senegal 1-0 in the final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations to emerge winners of the continent’s top football showpiece for a second time, 29 years after they first won it. Aliou Cisse, the Senegal coach, was captain when the Teranga Lions lost the final to Cameroon in Bamako 17 […]

Nigeria’s former President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Governor of Anambra State Mr. Peter Obi on the occasion of his 58th birthday. In goodwill message he personally signed, the former president described Obi as a man of courage and good character. The message said: […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday produced the documents which the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal, in Abuja called for on Wednesday at the instance of the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The documents contained in 55 cartons ahead of Friday’s sitting when the petitioners are expected to close their […]

The Uganda Government has announced plans to register all farmers and give their cows birth certificates for traceability of their products and to enable them benefit from the international market. The Minister for Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Vincent Ssempijja, while speaking at the official opening of the National Agricultural Show at the Source of […]

At least 33 people have been reported killed and dozens of others injured after a man set a Japanese animation production company on fire Thursday. The suspect reportedly shouted “drop dead” after wetting the building with flammable liquid, but a motive for the action remained unclear. The Kyoto Animation in Kyoto was the scene of […]

A Bangladeshi lawmaker has been slammed online for calling the police on teenage lovers kissing in a park and posting their photos on social media in the socially conservative country. Ekramul Karim Chowdhury posted photos of the 18 teenagers to Facebook, where they quickly garnered thousands of comments. But most users criticised him for his […]

A couple, who was making love on the windowsill of a ninth-floor apartment fell leaving the woman dead, while her partner, who survived returned to the party, that was reportedly holding in the said apartment. It was reported that the incident happened at a block of flats in St Petersburg, Russia. According to Daily Mail, the […]

Bill Gates is no longer the world’s second-richest person. That title now belongs to French billionaire Bernard Arnault. Arnault, the CEO of luxury goods maker LVMH (LVMHF), overtook Gates Tuesday on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. It’s the first time since the index was created seven years ago that Gates has dropped out of the top two. Arnault has a net […]

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo now constitutes a public health emergency of international concern, the World Health Organization announced on Wednesday. “The risk of Ebola spread in DRC and the region remains very high, and the risk of spread outside the region remains low,” Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of […]

Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen has been elected as the European Commission’s first female president. Her nomination was approved by 383 votes in a secret ballot on Tuesday evening at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. There were 327 votes against her and 22 abstentions. After being elected by a narrow margin of just nine votes over the required […]