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Iran smuggling dangerous weapon into Yemen, says U.S Admiral

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]op US commander in the Middle East, Vice Admiral Kevin M. Donegan on Monday, accused Iran of  smuggling illicit weapons and technology into...

Dangote Foundation, GBCHealth, join forces to build Coalition on Health

Dangote Foundation and GBCHealth have joined forces to forge a new model of partnership, African Business Coalition on Health (GBCHealth) in Africa. Chairman...

Atletico Madrid table final Costa offer

Is an end to the saga of Diego Costa’s long-mooted move back to Atletico Madrid finally in sight? Marca reports that there soon...

Trump Says United Nations Yet to Reach Its Full Potential

UNITED NATIONS—President Donald Trump took his agenda of change to the United Nations as the annual General Assembly got underway. Trump on Monday...

$1.6bn Fraud Allegation: You Can’t Try Omokore Without Charging Me Along, Diezani Tells EFCC

By Victoria Ayuwei [dropcap]F[/dropcap]ormer minister of petroleum resources  Diezani  Alison-Madueke Monday said that she is willing to appear in court to defend herself,...

Suicide attack kills at least 15 in Borno state

[dropcap]A [/dropcap]suicide attack at an aid distribution point in the town of Konduga, Borno state left at least 15 people dead on  Monday....

Osinbajo at brother’s conferment ceremony as SAN

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and wife, Her Excellency Dolapo Osinbajo attends his brother, Akinlolu Osinbajo, conferment ceremony as SAN, Supreme Court, Abuja. 18th...

Apapa Jetty Fire Will Not Affect Supply of Petroleum Products, NNPC Assures Nigerians

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Monday advised consumers of petroleum products not to engage in panic buying following a fire incident which...

Former U.S Attorney General To UN: Expel Nigeria For Allowing Genocide

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]nternational human rights lawyer Bruce Fein urged member states of the United Nations organization on Sunday  to hold Nigeria accountable for its crimes...

FG begins military withdrawal from Abia

[dropcap]G[/dropcap]overnor Okezie Ikpeazu on Sunday said that the Military has begun scaling down its deployment to Abia state, signalling mission semi-accomplished for the one...

FG claims looters, politically-disgruntled sponsoring IPOB

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is being sponsored by certain disgruntled...

Dangote Endorses FG’s Debut Sukuk Offer

[dropcap]N[/dropcap]igeria’s foremost entrepreneur and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has described the debut N100bn Federal Government of Nigeria Sukuk offer as a paradigm...

Could a Pill Put the Brakes on Aging?

By By Matt Smith The No. 1 risk factor for all the big diseases — cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s — is aging. But instead...

Fulani herdsmen on a farmland

IPOB: Calls mount for Buhari administration to label armed Fulani herdsmen terrorist group

[dropcap]A[/dropcap] section of leaders in Nigeria has declared that armed FULANI herdsmen are the new face of terrorism in Nigeria. Having graduated from...

Catholic Bishops Conclude: Buhari has failed to live up to expectations

[dropcap]P[/dropcap]resident Muhammadu Buhari raised so many expectations that it may be impossible for him to live up to them. Populism in power may not...

Why you should invest in SUKUK, CBN tells Nigerians

[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has urged Nigerians to take advantage of the debut sovereign SUKUK offer by the federal government, stressing...