A suspected chemical weapons attack which left more than 70 dead in a rebel-held town shows war crimes continue in Syria, UN chief Antonio Guterres said Wednesday. “The horrific events of yesterday demonstrate unfortunately that war crimes are going on Read more
In December 2016, when the state government of Osun paid out the sum of N13,645,546,673.04 to clear salaries, leave bonuses and pension arrears of four (4) months, many did wonder how the Paris Club refund received a month earlier was Read more
Socialist Lenin Moreno won Ecuador’s presidential election, the electoral authority confirmed Tuesday, bucking a trend in Latin America to extend a decade of leftist rule in the major oil exporter. National Electoral Council chief Pablo Pozo said on television that Read more
An Islamic State group spokesman called on Tuesday for countries attacking it to be targeted, in an audio recording in which he also insulted US President Donald Trump. The recording posted on jihadist sites online was Abulhassan al-Muhajer’s first since Read more
Fulani gunmen on monday, invaded Ikyoawen in Moor District and Diiv as well as Alaba villages of Nzaav council wards all in Turan, Kwande local councils of Benue State killing 15 persons and destroying houses. An eyewitness, who pleaded anonymity, Read more
The Niger State government has ordered the re-arraignment of a man sentenced to one-month imprisonment for abduction and rape of a nine-year-old boy, who eventually died. The convict, Nuhu Musa, 37, was sentenced to one-month imprisonment with an option of Read more
• Ask Adeosun to release N15b amnesty funds • JAMB to extend registration for UTME The House of Representatives yesterday set up an ad-hoc committee to investigate activities of the Presidential Task Force on Pensions Reforms from 2010 to the Read more
The leadership of the Police Service Commission (PSC) has explained why it sacked the reinstated 95 workers of the commission. Their sacking was done, despite the ruling of the National Industrial Court, which ordered that they be reinstated. The commission’s Read more
Debt, part of conducting businesses globally, says NNPC spokesman The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has urged the Federal Government to prosecute all those found culpable in the non-remittance of about N7.2 trillion to the federation account. A new Read more
Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon yesterday visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, where he encouraged him to continue to do his work to the best of his ability and in dealing with Nigeria’s problems. Speaking Read more