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2018-02-05 00:29
An Indian man pulls a motorbike from debris after firing from the Pakistan side Kashmir last month [File: Channi Anand/AP]MORE ON KASHMIRKashmir families mourn civilians killed by India… Read More
2018-02-05 00:24
Olajide Omotayo has continued to gain more points at global ranking as the former national junior champion is now the second highest ranked Nigerian male player in the world following the Fe… Read More
2018-02-05 00:23
Covenant University is to represent Nigeria at the global CFA Institute Research competition this year.The university came first in Nigeria’s stage of the global CFA Institute Research… Read More
2018-02-05 00:22
There seem to be no letting up on the scandals plaguing the National Intelligence Agency as another $202 million has been discovered to be missing from its coffersRecall that first there was… Read More
2018-02-05 00:19
The Kano State Fire Service, early Sunday morning, rescued 75-year-old Malam Magaji Sunusi, from a burning house at Jakara by Doguwa Quarters in Kano.Alhaji Saidu Mohammed, the Public Relati… Read More
2018-02-05 00:16
Alhaji Mohammad Oroji, former FCT Chairman, Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), says Nigerians should stop politicising farmers/herdsmen clashes and allow governme… Read More
2018-02-05 00:14
The Economic and Financial CrimesCommission (EFCC) has filed charges at the Federal Capital Territory High Court against Stallion Motors Limited and its Managing Director, Hapreet Sing… Read More
2018-02-05 00:12
Did former military President Ibrahim Babangida urge President Muhammadu Buhari not to seek re-election and give way to a new generation of leaders in 2019?The controversy raged on last nigh… Read More
2018-02-03 00:42
Bitcoin's value has been very volatile during its nine-year historyDigital currency Bitcoin has fallen 30% this week, leaving it on track for its worst week since April 2013.On Friday the pr… Read More
2018-02-03 00:40
The US nuclear force is based on land, sea and air-based weaponsThe US military has proposed diversifying its nuclear arsenal and developing new, smaller atomic bombs, largely to counter Rus… Read More
2018-02-03 00:33
Trump said the FBI should be 'ashamed' of its conduct [Yuri Gripas/Reuters]The US House Intelligence Committee, with the approval of US President Donald Trump, released a previously classifi… Read More
2018-02-03 00:31
PayPal, Google and Airbnb have been accused of limiting services to Palestinians in the occupied territories [Mauritz Antin/EPA]As governments across the globe increasingly use the internet… Read More
2018-02-03 00:27
For the first time, a team of Chinese researchers has managed to clone two monkeys. Unveiled Wednesday, January 24 in the scientific journal Cell, this success is promising for medical resea… Read More
2018-02-03 00:22
Second Republic vice president,Dr. Alex Ekwueme, took his final exit at exactly 2.40pm yesterday in his home town, Oko in Orumba North Local Government area of Anambra State.He was laid to r… Read More
2018-02-03 00:17
At least 81 people accused of fighting for Boko Haram went on trial in a public court sitting in Niger Thursday.It was the first of its kind after closed-door trials of suspected insur… Read More
2018-02-03 00:15
Suspected Fulani herdsmen on Thursday killed four persons in Taraba State.The attack came 10 hours after Governor Darius Ishaku alerted on the attack.The gunmen attacked Ngutwsem villag… Read More
2018-02-03 00:13
Federal Government said it would continue to engage Saudi Arabian authorities in negotiations over the fate of Nigerians on death row for alleged drug trafficking in that country.The M… Read More
2018-02-03 00:11
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has filed a two-count charge against the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Danladi Yakubu Umar, in connection with an alleged N10… Read More
2018-01-28 01:46
Fine boy’ Cristiano Ronaldo says he is still impressed with what he sees on the mirror despite the facial injury he got last week.The Real Madrid star who is not only concerned a… Read More
2018-01-28 01:44
Seven men, three of whom are Nigerians, have been jailed in the United Kingdom for counterfeiting the British passport and allied identity documents to help immigration offenders live i… Read More
2018-01-28 01:43
Lagos State government through the Ministry of Women Affairs and Poverty Alleviation has trained staff at the state level, local government areas and its local council development areas… Read More
2018-01-28 01:41
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday launched into a meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with 14 other members of the Peace and Security Council (PSC), a standing organ of the Africa Union… Read More
2018-01-28 01:40
Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama has called on African countries to scale up employment generation, infrastructure development, innovation and industrialisation.Onyeama spoke i… Read More
2018-01-28 01:39
The local government election in Osun State on Saturday was peaceful.Residents observed the vehicular restriction order of the Osun State Electoral Commission (OSIEC) as motorist kept a… Read More
2018-01-28 01:38
The police yesterday rescued two South Africans kidnapped at a mining site in Maidoro Village, Kaduna State last Tuesday.The rescued victims have been handed over to the South African H… Read More
2018-01-28 01:37
•Says Secretary of State Tillerson to visit soonPresident Donald Trump of the United States has sent a letter to African leaders, saying he “deeply respects” the people… Read More
2018-01-28 01:35
The Nigerian Air Force said at the weekend that scores of Boko Haram terrorists have been neutralised in the Sambisa general area with fighter aircrafts as the terrorists tried to inter… Read More
2018-01-28 01:34
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has called on officers and men of the Air Force to remain focused and avoid the temptation of distractions from some on-going c… Read More
2018-01-28 01:33
A woman, allegedly found in possession of human parts, was yesterday afternoon set ablaze by a mob around Ekete-Inland area in Udu council area of Delta state.Our correspondent gathered the… Read More
2018-01-28 01:32
•Begs cleric for forgivenessIn a massive, dramatic U-turn, Miss Stephanie Otobo, has apologised to founder of Omega Fire Ministries Worldwide (OFM), Apostle Johnson Suleman, who sh… Read More
2018-01-28 01:30
• Top directors, officers own companies to secure relief materials contracts• Four fake IDPs’ camps created to make moneyThe National Emergency Manage-ment Agency (NEMA)… Read More
2018-01-27 00:17
The Benue council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), has called on the United Nations (UN) to deploy its conflict and peace building agencies to mediate in the spate of killings in t… Read More
2018-01-27 00:10
Protests in the Anglophone regions have led to the government of Cameroon shutting down the internet [Reuters]MORE ON CAMEROONThousands flee violence in Cameroon's Anglophone regionOnli… Read More
2018-01-27 00:00
As the debate over cattle colonies rages in Plateau, the chairmen and traditional rulers of Mangu and Bokkos Local Governments have said that no land had been allotted for that purpose.Media… Read More
2018-01-26 23:55
The pupils sealed their letter to prevent water damageA message in a bottle from a 1980s Forfar primary school class has washed up more than 4,000 miles away in Florida.The undated letter ca… Read More
2018-01-26 23:50
The convoy of the Gov. Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger on Friday saved the lives of injured students of the Army Day Secondary School, Minna, attacked by hoodlums.The News Agency of Nigeria (NA… Read More
2018-01-26 23:48
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Friday destroyed illicit drugs worth N1 billion intercepted at various places within Kano city by the state Task Force on Drugs.Ganduje said afte… Read More
2018-01-26 23:43
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has intervened in the Retail Secondary Market Intervention Sales (SMIS) of the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market to the tune of 304.4 million dollars… Read More
2018-01-26 23:41
Floyd Mayweather Jr’s father has been charged with battery for allegedly attacking a woman after a fight in Las Vegas.Floyd Mayweather Sr, 65, reportedly got into a confrontation with… Read More
2018-01-26 01:58
As witch-hunts and sorcery killings spread across Papua New Guinea, 101 East investigates shocking human rights abusesThe naked woman is tied to a stake and burnt alive, tortured to death be… Read More
2018-01-26 01:54
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas vowed not to receive US Vice President Mike Pence during his visit to the region [File: EPA]MORE ON ISRAELI–PALESTINIAN CONFLICTThe Oscar-nomin… Read More
2018-01-26 01:52
MORE ON AFRICAWhy are aid organisations increasingly targeted?AU seeks to improve air travel in AfricaThousands flee to Uganda as DRC violence surgesDR Congo violence: Families fear res… Read More
2018-01-26 01:48
Palestinian companies see a future with 3G, even if the rest of the region is working towards 5G [Tessa Fox/Al Jazeera]MORE ON PALESTINEPalestinian mobile startups welcome the benefits… Read More
2018-01-26 01:42
The storm ignited by former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s “special statement” in which he castigated the Muhammadu Buhari administration is yet to subside.The reactions hav… Read More
2018-01-26 01:38
Five persons, including three headteachers, an accounts clerk and a driver, reportedly died on Wednesday evening in an accident on the Ogbomoso-Oyo Expressway.It was learnt that one of the d… Read More
2018-01-26 01:35
The Brigade Commander, 23rd Amour Brigade Yola, Brig. Gen. Bello Mohammed says seven policemen and two soldiers lost their lives within the past two months as a result of Numan, Adamawa, sec… Read More
2018-01-26 01:34
Former Minister of Petroleum Resources Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke yesterday said she acted on the instructions of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in directing the Nigerian National Petroleum… Read More
2018-01-26 01:32
Barely a day after Chinese engineering firm, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) Ltd arrived Benin City, to commence preliminary work on the Gelegele Seaport Project, another Chinese co… Read More
2018-01-26 01:30
The local textiles and garment industry will be revamped at the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to be created, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said.According to Osinbajo, the Federal Governme… Read More
2018-01-25 00:45
The AfD is one of the leading anti-refugee and anti-Muslim groups in Germany [Hannibal Hanschke/Reuters]A leading politician from the Alternative for Germany (AfD) has converted to Islam and… Read More
2018-01-25 00:40
YPG fighters are preparing to defend Manbij after Turkey attacked Afrin [File: Khalil Ashawi/Reuters]A US-backed Kurdish militia has deployed fighters to the frontline of Syria's Manbij to b… Read More
2018-01-25 00:36
World’s richest man American Bill Gates and his wife Melinda are to pay off a $76million debt Nigeria took out to rid its population of polio.Their extraordinary generosity will repay… Read More
2018-01-25 00:34
•Releases $1 m for contraceptives since 2016The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N25 billion for repairs of Hadejia-Nguru road, linking Jigawa and Yobe states and the comple… Read More
2018-01-25 00:33
The Nigerian Air Force has redeployed three Air Officers Commanding (AOCs) and 14 other senior officers as part of routine exercise to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness.The ai… Read More
2018-01-25 00:30
Fourteen students, comprising 13 males and one female students of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic at Owo in Ondo State, have been arraigned before a Chief Magistrates’ Court in the town.The pol… Read More
2018-01-25 00:28
• 318 candidates unopposedThe Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) has said 318 councillorship candidates were presented unopposed by their parties to participate in Satu… Read More
2018-01-25 00:26
A Joint Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives on Petroleum Resources yesterday mandated the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to end the lingering fuel scarcity an… Read More
2018-01-25 00:23
The World Bank has commended the federal and state governments for showing renewed interest in social investment with the increased commitment to the bank’s assisted projects, Communit… Read More
2018-01-25 00:21
After an eight-hour grilling, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Babachir David Lawal was detained yesterday by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EF… Read More
2018-01-25 00:19
Two fuel-laden tankers were burnt in an explosion at Stallionaire Oil Depot, Satellite Town in Oriade Local Council Development Area of Lagos yesterday.The Nation gathered that th… Read More
2018-01-24 00:59
After several years, the Mercedes Benz G Class still remains true to its heritage. And this might not be changing soon as the all new 2019 Mercedes Benz G Class has just been revealed.Merced… Read More
2018-01-24 00:57
As have previously been touted in rumors spanning as far back as November, Vivo, a young smartphone brand based out of Dongguan in China, has come up with the world’s first in-display… Read More
2018-01-24 00:55
A few months ago, YEN had an encounter with a young Ghanaian inventor, Frank Darko, who had created a bicycle that could move on water.He revealed that his invention started in August last y… Read More
2018-01-24 00:52
If you’re an active mobile phone user, you will notice that your phone can actually make emergency calls without any SIM. I know you must be wondering how this is possible since there… Read More
2018-01-24 00:43
The Lagos State Government on Tuesday ordered the immediate suspension of all activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) on Lagos Island indefinitely, following the c… Read More
2018-01-24 00:40
Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of Gelegele Seaport between the Edo State Government and China Habour Engineering Company (CHEC) Ltd., in Ch… Read More
2018-01-24 00:39
Gov. Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara has called for stricter enforcement of the ban on importation of poultry products into the country to boost the nation’s economy.Ahmed made the call on T… Read More
2018-01-24 00:37
An international nongovernmental organization, Oxfam in Nigeria, has called on the Federal Government to work more to block all the leakages that powerful individuals explore to avoid tax an… Read More
2018-01-24 00:36
•Ex-president writes off APC, PDP•PDP rejects third forceFormer President Olusegun Obasanjo yesterday advised President Muhammadu Buhari not to run for a second term.He accused the… Read More
2018-01-24 00:34
The Taraba Police Command says it has arrested nine persons in connection with the burning of its Divisional Headquarters in Zing, near Jalingo, on Monday.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) re… Read More
2018-01-21 01:16
A group of scientists is suggesting a reset for the puberty age or the age of adolescence from 9-14 for girls and 12-16 for boys to 10-24 for all the genders.The scientists made the sug… Read More
2018-01-21 01:15
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has deployed 200 special forces to help tackle security challenges in Benue state.The special forces are drawn from Taraba, Nassarawa, Ko… Read More
2018-01-21 01:11
Over 10, 000 refugees in various Cross River State communities have been registered so far, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has stated.Assistant Representative i… Read More
2018-01-21 01:08
Kogi State has recorded a fresh outbreak of Lassa fever after a medical doctor at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Lokoja is confirmed to be a victim of the disease.Medical Director of… Read More
2018-01-21 01:05
Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso (Kano Central) yesterday donated over N40 million to Kano indigenes studying medical sciences in various institutions in Egypt and Sudan.Kwankwaso said the donat… Read More
2018-01-21 01:04
Two nigerians including 27- year -old Ebuka Okori, have been killed in South Africa the Nigerian community in South Africa said.Okori hailed from Umunze in Orumba North Local Governmen… Read More
2018-01-21 01:02
United States visa processes across the world may not be disrupted following government shut down at the stroke of midnight Friday.All but the most essential operations of the US… Read More
2018-01-21 00:59
• Ogbeh sheds light on plan, blames past governors for herdsmen killings• Says they wasted N100bn received from JonathanSixteen of the 36 states have signified intention to be… Read More
2018-01-21 00:53
A US court in Fort Bend County, Houston, Texas, has convicted a Nigerian, Osa Alohaneke, for the 2015 stabbing to death of his fiancée.A jury found him guilty on Friday of the slaying… Read More
2018-01-21 00:51
• EFCC traces N3.12b meant to protect dams, wells to his company’s account•Agency investigates release of N10b for 2015 governorship pollThe Economic and Financial Crime… Read More
2018-01-20 00:11
Nissan will unveil its Brain-to-Vehicle (B2V) system at the CES 2018 trade show, being held next week in Las Vegas.The automaker shared a look at its B2V tech ahead of th… Read More
2018-01-20 00:06
Mercedes has revealed the all-new 2019 Mercedes-Benz G550 Geländewagen a.k.a G-wagon at the detroit auto show and it marks the rebirth of an important automotive icon, and it doesn&rsqu&hell…Read More
2018-01-20 00:03
A Saudi private company on Thursday opened the first car showroom for women only just five months before a decision allowing females to drive takes effect.The showroom was opened in a shoppi… Read More
2018-01-19 23:59
It was another bad day for the Nigeria Men Handball Team as it lost to DR Congo 28-21 today at the year’s Africa Nations Cup taking place at Le Palais des Sports de Libreville, Librevi… Read More
2018-01-19 23:55
Alhaji Yusuf Muhammed, Chairman Madagali Local Government Area has confirmed the killing of five people in Kaya village by suspected Boko Haram insurgent.Speaking to News Agency of Nigeria (… Read More
2018-01-19 23:53
The National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) says it has successfully researched and developed six traditional herbal products for the treatment of Ebola, Malar… Read More
2018-01-19 23:49
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has inaugurated the National Sanctions Committee.The committee comprised the Minister of Justice, Malam Abubakar Malami, as chairman, the Minister of Foreign Aff… Read More
2018-01-19 23:47
AN Oyo State High Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, yesterday declared the review of the 1957 Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration and other Related Chieftaincies Laws in Ibadanland by the Oyo… Read More
2018-01-19 23:44
It was a rain of tributes yesterday for Nigeria’s first elected Vice President, the late Dr Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme.Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode; Minister of Power, Wor… Read More
2018-01-19 23:41
A monarch in Taraba State and 28 others were killed during the week in fresh attacks by Fulani herdsmen.The attacks, which took place between Tuesday and Wednesday, occurred while the dust w… Read More
2018-01-18 00:25
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation Anyim Pius Anyim is fighting to keep his integrity after being accused of collecting N575m for special service.The cash, according to the… Read More
2018-01-18 00:23
The Zamfara Government has constructed 645 boreholes in rural communities across the state under the Sanitation, Hygiene and Water in Nigeria (SHWAN ll) intervention project.Commissioner of… Read More
2018-01-18 00:18
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Ondo State yesterday ordered the closure of filling stations across the state.This followed the reported arrest of its m… Read More
2018-01-18 00:15
OYO State government has declared zero tolerance on potholes, pledging to maximise this dry season to maintain all category of roads.The government urged residents to bear the discomfort whe… Read More
2018-01-18 00:13
Men of the 32 Artillery Brigade of the Nigerian Army yesterday crushed a “notorious” Indian hemp syndicate inside a forest in Owo, Ondo State.The operation followed a tip-off on… Read More
2018-01-18 00:10
Regal Dry Gin, a gin brand from the stable of Grand Oak Limited, has received applause from consumers following the consumer engagement initiative embarked upon in several bars recently.The… Read More
2018-01-18 00:02
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has predicted that Nigeria’s economic outlook in 2018 and will be positive.The bank in its 2018 African Economic Outlook projected Nigeria&rsqu&hell…Read More
2018-01-17 23:58
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), yesterday re-arraigned former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Jumoke Akinjide, at the Federal High Court, Lagos, for al… Read More
2018-01-17 23:54
A Kano Federal High Court yesterday remanded Nuriani Adamu, son of former Nasarawa State Governor Adamu Abdullahi, in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)… Read More
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