UPDATED: Fleeing gunmen kill three, steal millions in Imo
CHIDIEBUBE OKEOMA, Imo No fewer than three persons were on Saturday evening shot dead by fleeing gunmen in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The gunmen injured many…
Kogi doctors to resume strike
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Kogi has directed its members to resume the strike they suspended two weeks ago. The association said in a statement after…
Vaccination error kills 15 children
No fewer than 15 children have died in war torn South Sudan from a botched attempt to immunise them against measles, officials say. They were vaccinated with…
Travel ban: US asks visa applicants for social media handles
The United States has begun asking some would-be visitors applying for visas to provide their identities on social media, among other more vigorous screening methods. A State…
Republicans hail Trump for exiting Paris climate deal
Donald Trump’s Republican allies applauded the president Thursday for announcing an end to US participation in the Paris climate deal — a move his core supporters demanded,…
VfL Wolfsburg escape relegation
VfL Wolfsburg guaranteed their Bundesliga survival on Monday as Euro 2016-winner Vieirinha scored to secure a 1-0 win away at Eintracht Braunschweig that sealed a 2-0 aggregate…
Paul Pogba goes to Mecca, sends Ramadan greetings
The world’s most expensive footballer Paul Pogba has posted pictures of himself at the holiest site of Islam, days after helping Manchester United to victory in the…
Democracy Day: Announce c’ttee on minimum wage, NLC tells FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to use the occasion of the Democracy Day celebration to announce the composition of the tripartite negotiation…
Ayade renames Bebi airstrip after Donald Duke
Mudiaga Affe, Calabar Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, has renamed the Bebi Airstrip in Obanliku Local Government Area of the state after a former governor,…
Communal war: C’River community protests arrest of 17 youths by soldiers
Mudiaga Affe, Calabar At least, 400 residents of Ikot-Offiong community in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State have embarked on a peaceful protest to the…