Kano State Government has spent N128 million to renovate and expand the Kiru Reformatory, in Kiru local government area of the state, according to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje. In a statement issued by Ameen K. Yassar,…
At least 16 people, including seven children, have been killed in an airstrike launched by the US-led coalition in a rural region south-east of the Syrian city of Deir-Ez Zor, Syrian news agency SANA reports….
Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday inaugurated a drug rehabilitation and Skill Acquisition Centre in Ajah area of the state, saying that the project would benefit Lagosians, especially the immediate community. Ambode while…
Sunhak Peace Prize Laureate, Akinwumi Adesina, has pledged to do more to advance Africa’s fight against hunger, poverty and youth underemployment. This is contained in a statement issued by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and…
The historic three-day visit of Pope Francis to the United Arab Emirates was unprecedented. It will go down human history as first of its kind. It is on record that no Pope had ever paid…
The achievements of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in just over three years in office are enough for Nigerians to reelect President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term in office. Speakers at the Presidential…
The United States has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resist external “pressure and intimidation” in the upcoming general elections scheduled for Feb. 16 and March 2. The United States’ Secretary of State, Michael…
A fire at the training centre of Rio de Janeiro soccer club Flamengo killed 10 people and injured at least three on Friday, firefighters said. The blaze happened at the Brazilian club’s state-of-the-art centre that…
The “complete lack of transparency” from Saudi officials on the investigation into the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is deeply concerning, an aide to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. Fahrettin Altun, Erdogan’s Communications…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has explained why it suspended its three month old strike on Thursday in Abuja Recalls that the union began the strike on Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018. The union suspended…