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While the Nigerian government keeps mum on details on the attack on Rann community and the casualty thereof, the United Nations has confirmed that at least eight Nigerian security personnel were killed in the attack. The UN in a statement by Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for Secretary-General António Guterres, also confirmed the withdrawal of aid workers from the community. […]

Many erupted in laughter at a high court in Abuja on Thursday when Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, displayed a bottle of coke, tissue paper, toothbrush and toothpaste to journalists after he was arraigned. The federal government arraigned Melaye on a two-count charge. The senator was accused of deliberately giving false information to the police […]

U.S. President Donald Trump has paid tributes to Americans who had always prayed for the country, declaring that America is a nation that is sustained by prayer. Trump said at a ceremony preceding the lying in honour of the Rev. Billy Graham at Capitol Hill that Americans always prayed at every situation. “Here in this […]

Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, on Thursday expressed excitement over the return of her son, Yusuf, from a medical trip abroad. In a message posted on her Facebook wall, Aisha thanked God for the safe return of her son. She attached three photographs to show the excitement that heralded Yusuf’s return. Mrs. Buhari, however, […]

Nigerians are getting poorer despite the country’s slow recovery from recession and economic reforms are urgently needed, the International Monetary Fund has said. The Fund expects the government to “muddle through” in the medium term, and any progress could also be threatened if elections next year consume political energy and resources, it said in a […]

Hannah Beachler, Black Panther’s production designer, says a 400-year-old Nigerian language was one of the two languages that inspired Wakanda’s language. Wakanda is a fictional country and was used as location in some parts of the movie, Black Panther. Nsibidi, a language formerly used in parts of Cross River, was used repeatedly through the course […]

The Federal Government has released a new directive on how President Muhammadu Buhari should be addressed at formal functions. This was as the President also directed ministers to inaugurate Federal Boards of agencies. The two policies were contained in separate circulars by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr Boss Gida Mustapha. […]

Women in Ghana have been warned against a growing trend for taking pills during pregnancy to lighten the skin of their unborn babies while they are still in the womb. Medical experts say these illegal drugs can cause birth defects, including damage to limbs and internal organs. Ghana’s Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) says using […]

Rosa Elena Bonilla, the wife of former Honduran President Porfirio Lobo, was detained on charges of embezzling over 500,000 dollars in government funds, local media reported on Wednesday. According to the La Prensa newspaper and other media, the money had been deposited on a bank account of the former first lady’s office and was destined […]

A woman who claims to be the ‘most modified transsexual in the world’ has spent more than £42,000 to become a DRAGON. Eva Tiamat Medusa’s transformation includes a forked tongue, tattooed scales and even eight horns on her head. In 1997, Medusa, from Bruni, Texas, was living as a man, named Richard Hernandez, and operating […]

President Donald Trump has only just completed his first year in the White House, but he is already looking ahead to a 2020 reelection campaign, tapping Brad Parscale to get the ball rolling. In a statement on Tuesday, Trump’s campaign announced that the 42-year-old digital expert would begin preparing the groundwork for what already promises […]

  An Iraqi court has sentenced 16 Turkish women to death by hanging for joining Islamic State, a judiciary spokesman said on Sunday. Iraq is conducting the trials of hundreds of foreign women who have been detained, with hundreds of their children, since August by Iraqi forces as Islamic State strongholds crumbled. The central criminal […]

The United States government has imposed new sanctions on the terror group, Boko Haram, and its factional leader, Mus’ab al-Barnawi. The new sanctions by the U.S. Treasury Department targets the Islamic State and its affiliate networks around the world. The U.S. department added Boko Haram, also known as ISIS-West Africa, to the sanction list for […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) squandered about $500 billion oil earnings in the 16 years it was in power. The PDP led Nigeria from 1999 to 2015 when it lost the presidential election to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at the opening of the APC National Caucus […]

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, yesterday declared his intention to contest for  the Imo West Senatorial seat in 2019. The Imo governor said his participation in the senatorial race will brighten the chances of President Muhammadu Buhari and other candidates of All Progressives Congress ( APC ) in general election in the State. Okorocha who […]

Bill Gates has suggested more partnerships with Nigeria’s wealthy are needed to sustain interventions in the country instead of having high net worth individuals stash money abroad. In a teleconference with Daily Trust to mark the release of the latest Annual Letter, Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and principal founder of […]

Britain has warned of possible attacks by the Islamic State (IS) on foreigners in South Africa, following the kidnap of two British nationals in a small town there. Britain’s Foreign Office (FCO) disclosed on its website that the main threat was from ISIS. In an email to Reuters, the FCO said: “We have updated our […]

Former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe says his wife, Grace, cries daily over the harassment she receives, especially over her bogus doctorate degree. NAN reports that it is the first time the former Zimbabwe leader would speak on the emotional torment of his wife, three months after he was forced to step down by the military. […]