Abia Speaker resigns, impeached Speaker fights back
The political drama playing out in Abia State parliament has taken another twist as Bishop Kennedy Njoku, who was Thursday elected Speaker of the 6th Abia State House of Assembly,…
DSS smashes kidnap, robbery gangs, arrests Abuja hotel thieves
The Directorate of State Services has reported various successes in smashing criminal gangs, including kidnappers, fraudsters and Boko Haram terrorists. In the latest update of the agency’s operations by Tony…
Putin recants minister’s words, says I won’t deport US diplomats
In a rare break from the diplomatic tradition of reciprocal punishment, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday he would not deport U.S. diplomats in a tit-for-tat response to U.S. hacking…
Germany turns back 1,237 Nigerian migrants in 11 months
German police are on track to turn away some 20,000 migrants this year at the country’s borders, airports and sea ports, local media reported on Wednesday. “From January until the…
Excitement as Serena Williams is set to wed Reddit co-founder, Ohanian
All is now set for the wedding of the century as tennis sensation, Serena Williams, is set for her wedding with ICT billionaire Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, a search…
Russia hits back, expels 35 US diplomats
Russia has declared 35 American diplomats persona non grata, in a response to President Barack Obama’s expulsion of Russian diplomats for ‘malicious’ meddling in US election via cyber hacking. The…
APC plotting to bomb me in the plane, Wike claims; It’s not true – APC
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has alleged that the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state was planning to bomb him when he is airborne in the…
NAFDAC says seized rice not plastic rice but contaminated with micro-organisms; we acted on tip-off – Customs
The recently seized rice by Nigerian authorities was not made of plastic, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) said on Thursday. However, the agency said…
Group claims Buhari lied on conquest of Sambisa Forest as Adamawa Gov threatens to close IDPs in the state
A group, the Wailing Wailers, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to be sincere about the claims on the capture of the Sambisa Forest and the fight against insurgents. The…
Electoral cyber-attack: Obama expels 35 Russian officials, Trump to meet CIA, FBI officials; Russian vows response
The Obama administration announced sweeping new measures against Russia on Thursday in retaliation for what U.S. officials have characterized as interference in this fall’s presidential election, ordering the expulsion of…
