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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has formally accused Iran of shooting down the plane that crashed shortly after take off in Tehran Wednesday. Mr Trudeau said fresh evidence suggested that a surface-to-air missile deployed by Iranian military brought down the flight early Wednesday morning. “Evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by an Iranian […]

Nigerians and other foreign nationals resident South Africa’s Keimoes and Upington areas of Northern Cape Province were on Thursday morning given 12 hours to vacate by the indigenes. The President of Nigeria Union in South Africa, Adetola Olubajo, made the disclosure in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday […]

Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has said Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison was “far too slow” reacting to the wildfires devastating large parts of the country and has described addressing the climate crisis as an “urgent” matter. A leading voice in his sport’s drive to help raise money for relief efforts, Kyrgios last week pledged to donate $140 ($200 AUSD) for every […]

The United States is now the largest crude oil and natural gas producer in the world and no longer needs oil from the Middle East, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday. Mr Trump said this at the White House in an official reaction to the retaliatory attack by Iran on an Iraqi base housing American […]

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, on Thursday disclosed plans to diversify his investments to the New York, United States. The billionaire will take office space in New York to help diversify his investments and avoid the risk of naira fluctuations. The naira has in recent years, come under pressure against the dollar as crude oil […]

The latest report regarding the world’s most powerful International Passport places the Nigerian passport at 95. According to the list put together by Henley Passport Index which occasionally curates a list of the world’s most travel-friendly passports, Nigeria is just above countries like Djibouti, South Sudan, and other war-torn countries in the middle-east. In the […]

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has given the condition under which drivers can make use of Google map. Boboye Oyeyemi, FRSC corps marshal, gave the condition at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the only condition road users could use Google map is with the aid of car-holding phone devices, adding […]

An Ibadan-based fashion designer, Opeyemi, on Wednesday, told a Customary Court in Mapo, Ibadan that her husband of 13 years, Olawale, pushed her into having an affair with his nagging and threats. Testifying, Opeyemi, who resides in Olunde area in Ibadan, also told the court that Olawale beats her. ”I confess that I flirt with […]

A Ukrainian airliner crashed shortly after take-off from Tehran early on Wednesday, bursting into flames and killing all 176 people on board, Reuters reports. Debris and smouldering engine parts from the Boeing 737, which carrier Ukraine International Airlines said was last serviced two days ago, were strewn across a field southwest of the Iranian capital where rescue […]

President Donald Trump says the US is ready to embrace peace “with all those who seek peace”. Trump said this in a broadcast after the claim of Iran that 80 American soldiers had been killed in retaliation for the murder of Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian general. But in his speech, Trump dismissed the claim of […]

Iranian Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday threatened to attack the US and its allies after Tehran said it carried out a night-time missile strike against US forces in Iraq. The group urged Washington to recall its troops from the region “in order to avoid further losses and not to allow the lives of their soldiers to […]

A conjoined set of twins that had one liver, a protruding tummy and a lower chest were successfully separated, in a 12-hour surgery involving 78 medical personnel, at the National Hospital in Abuja. Speaking during a briefing held to announce the successful operation, the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said the feat was an […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has rated Rivers as the state with the second highest number of laundering cases in the country. Lagos beats Rivers to the top spot as the state with the highest number of money laundering cases. EFCC Acting Chairman Ibrahim Magu disclosed these to journalists in the Port-Harcourt during […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has denied the reports that he is under pressure to contest the 2023 presidential election. Jonathan made the denial through Ikechukwu Eze, his spokesman. The former president said he is rather focused on promoting peace and sustainable democracy in Africa. Asked to comment on the reports of Jonathan contesting in 2023, […]

The presidency has said President Muhammadu Buhari has no power to influence the decision of the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to increase electricity charges. Mr Buhari’s spokesperson, Femi Adesina, while speaking on Channels TV Politics Today programme on Monday said the decision to increase electricity tariff is within the purview of the Ministry of […]

Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity has strongly asserted that his principal is not compelled by any law to make public his assets for second term. The spokesman made this statement on Monday evening on Channels TV while reacting to the demand of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability […]

Tope Akinyode, a lawyer, says Anthony Okolie, his client, was arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) for using a phone line previously owned by Hannan, one of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking with The Guardian on Monday, Akinyode said Okolie who was arrested in July in Asaba, Delta state, spent about 15 weeks […]

Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno state, came down hard on soldiers manning Damaturu-Maiduguri road in the state on Monday afternoon. Zulum was on his way to Jakana, a community where Boko Haram insurgents struck on Saturday when he ran into a long queue of vehicles at one of the checkpoints. The governor, who apparently had […]