An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded five persons in prison custody for allegedly trespassing into a farmland and destroying crops. The accused are Mohammed Bida ,30, Majine Mindalima, 39, Kudu Emichata, 20, Saliu A...
Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo has warned contractors handling projects in the state not to bribe any government official. The governor gave the warning on Wednesday in Owerri when he met with the contractors at Ikemba Ojukwu Convention Centre. He accused...
Gov. Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has directed all local government councils and development areas in the state to allocate 10 hectares each for tree planting over the next five year Al-makura gave the directive at Nassar...
The Abia government has advised residents of the state to be wary of unauthorised revenue collectors, who parade themselves with fake identities in Aba and Umuahia. Prof. Mkpa Agu Mkpa, the Secretary to the Abia State Government, gave the advice...
The Kebbi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has concluded arrangements to set up a temporary camp for victims of the flood, which ravaged parts of Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the flood caused ...
The government of Governor Gabriel Suswam of Benue state received another boost as the just concluded international convention of the Mutual Union of the Tivs in the United States {MUTA} showered praises on his leadership roles during the past politica...
The US Department of State has designated Azzam Abdullah Zureik Al-Maulid Al-Subhi (better known as Mansur al-Harbi) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224. Mansur al-Harbi is a trainer and senior m...
The United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) has said that, according to reports it has received, Syria is experiencing critical shortages in medicines and pharmaceutical products. “The recent escalation of clashes had resulted in su...
South Africa on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the loss of life and ongoing violence between ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and stateless Muslim Rohingyas in the State of Rakhine, Myanmar. It also urged all parties to halt the violence in order to avo...
Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined South African Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi on a visit to the Delft South Clinic in the Western Cape on Wednesday. During the visit, the two witnessed the signing of the Partnership Framework Imp...
The Export-Import Bank of the United States and South Africa have signed a $2 billion Declaration of Intent (DoI) to help advance the country's green energy schemes. The DoI between the Export-Import Bank and the Industrial Development Corporation ...
South Africa's government has resumed its battle to keep a controversial report on Zimbabwe's elections hidden, launching a fresh angle of defence for the secrecy of the document. The Mail & Guardian newspaper in South Africa has bee...
The South Africa government looks poised to strengthen ties with the United States by agreeing on Tuesday to build closer cooperation in areas of aviation, energy and security. At a joint press conference in Pretoria, International Relations and ...
The military has confirmed that an additional four people had died from their injuries in the Deeper Life Church attack in Okene. The National Emergency Management Agency’s central region chief, Ishaya Chonoko, said several people were also ...
Mr Ayinla Kangu of Pakata Area in Ilorin on Monday asked an Ilorin Area Court to dissolve his five-year-old marriage to Raliatu Ologede, over alleged impatience and domineering attitude. The complainant cited an instance when his wife slapped him for h...