Nelson Egware writes an open letter to Fejiro Oliver “Okowa can’t stop anybody from contesting office of governor”
My Dear Fejiro Oliver, I have read your article titled “IJAW DIEHARD QUEST FOR DELTA GOVERNMENT HOUSE: CAN OKOWA BE…
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NATO, U.S. led coalition suspend Iraqi forces training after U.S.strike
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has suspended the training of Iraqi security forces, acting spokesperson for the organisation said…
Death toll from flooding in Indonesia rises to 53
The death toll from severe floods and landslides that hit the Indonesian capital Jakarta, and neighbouring areas on New Year’s…
Ugandan president inaugurates 195-km walk to honour liberation fighters
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AfCFTA: Nigeria’s manufacturers’ union wants government, private sector synergy
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) has advised the federal government to address the gaps in the nation’s economic ecosystem…
How Trump made the decision to kill Soleimani
When President Donald Trump’s national security team went to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday, they weren’t expecting him…
Nigerian Air Force ‘neutralises’ Boko Haram insurgents in Sambisa Forest
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) says its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation LAFIYA DOLE has neutralised scores of Boko…
3 killed, 6 injured in Niger auto crash
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Command in Niger State has confirmed the death of three people in an auto…
Burundi prosecutor seeks 15-year prison term for Iwacu journalists
Burundi’s public prosecutor on December 30 asked for a 15-year prison term for four journalists for privately owned online news…
Buhari condemns killing of 19 people by gunmen in Kogi
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the murder of 19 people by unknown gunmen in Tawari community of Kogi Local Government…
Buhari speaks on military withdrawal from troubled communities
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the withdrawal of the military from areas in the country where peace had been restored…
Police promote 74 officers in Kaduna
The Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Ali Janga, on Friday, said 74 officers had just been promoted at the command….
Why we killed Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani – U.S.
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38 journalists detained by Somali authorities
Somalia’s Western-backed government forces beat and detained a record number of journalists in 2019, the journalists’ syndicate told Reuters on…
Sri Lanka air force plane crashes, killing all four aboard
A Sri Lankan Air Force flight crashed in the central part of the country on Friday killing all four people…
Tawari attack: Kogi gov directs security agencies to fish out perpetrators
The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has directed the security agencies in the state to fish out perpetrators of…
Ghana FA fires all national teams’ coaching staff
Ghana’s Football Association (GFA) has sacked the coaches of all their men’s and women’s national teams. The GFA did not…
Iran names deputy commander of Quds force to replace Soleimani after killing
Iran’s supreme leader appointed assassinated commander Qassem Soleimani’s deputy, Esmail Ghaani, a brigadier general, to replace him as head of…
NDDC ‘abandoned’ $70 million in bank for 13 years – Akpabio
While hundreds of NDDC projects remain abandoned and uncompleted across the oil producing states, partly due to non release of…
How Nigeria fared in surveillance, prevention, control of seven priority diseases
Every year, Nigeria battles numerous communicable diseases, some of which are vaccine-preventable and on the national priority list for eradication….
Several PDP, APGA members defect to APC
Several members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and other political parties have defected to…
Polytechnic student arrested for rape
A student of Crown Polytechnic, Ado Ekiti, has been arrested by the Ekiti Police Command over the alleged gang-rape of…
Police vow to arrest kidnappers of monarch’s wife, children, driver
The Ondo State Police Command has vowed to arrest the abductors of Regina Akinrinmade, wife of Rufus Akinrinmade, the Orunja…
School Feeding: Nigerian govt begins payments to food vendors
The federal government says it has begun the payment to food vendors under the Home Grown School Feeding Programme (HGSF)…