Idachaba Takes Over In NBC After Kawu’s Exit
Prof Armstrong Augustine Idachaba has taken over as the acting Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), with a…
Police Find $54m Worth Of Cocaine Hidden In Table Salt
Investigators from the State Criminal Police Office and the Hanover Customs Investigation Office prevented the smuggling of over 700 kilogrammes…
Buratai To Army Troops: I’m Proud Of You
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has commended troops of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) for their recent feat…
Nigerian Government Appeals To U.S Over Visa Ban
The Nigerian Government on Thursday urged the United States of America to consider the long standing relationship between the two…
Addiction In Paradise: Seychelles Battles Heroin Crisis
On a plain suburban street in Seychelles, far from the idyllic coastline and luxury resorts pampering honeymooners and paradise-seekers, heroin…
EU Leaders To Face Off In ‘Very Tough’ Budget Summit
EU leaders are to hold a Brussels summit Thursday to set a seven-year budget despite splits between some stingy rich…
Nigerian Company, Others Win Google Challenge
Ringier Africa Digital Publishing in Nigeria is one of the seven news organisations that won the Google News Initiative (GNI)…
S.Sudan’s Warring Leaders To Form Long-Delayed Unity Govt
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar agreed on Thursday to form a unity government, a long-delayed…
Rare Ethiopian Crown, Hidden For 21 Years, Returns Home
Ethiopia’s government on Thursday assumed custody of a priceless 18th-century crown that a former refugee had kept hidden in his…
Stock Markets Weighed Down By Virus Fears
Coronavirus fears weighed on global stock markets Thursday as investors took profits despite China reporting a big drop in new…
NYSC Raises Alarm Over Fraudulent Deployment Exercise
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has raised alarm over fraudulent activities of some individuals who place online advertisement for…
Ex-UNILAG Lecturer Jailed 21 Years
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday sentenced a former part-time lecturer in the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akin Baruwa, to…