Prime Minister of Czech Republic, Bohuslav Sobotka, has warned that its government did not want a larger Muslim presence in the country. He, however, said on Tuesday in Prague that while the country shared Germany’s desire to stem the tide of refugees from the Middle East, yet the country had different views on how to […]
Continue ReadingThe U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, is expected in Nigeria on Aug. 23 to discuss U.S. cooperation with Nigeria over Boko Haram, economy and human rights issues. A statement issued by the Information Office of the Embassy of the U.S. on Friday in Abuja, said Kerry would hold meetings with President Muhammadu Buhari and […]
Continue ReadingFollowing a recent order by the minister of power, works and housing, Babatunde Fashola, to shut down the Apapa-Ijora bridge so as to carry out repairs on the structure, federal government has commenced repair works on the defective bridge. According to Hakeem Bello, media adviser to Babatunde Fashola, the minister disclosed that the ever-busy bridge had […]
Continue ReadingArmed robbers on Thursday invaded the Jos Zonal office of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), broke all the offices and carted away valuable items. The robbers, who scaled the office’s fence around 3.30 a.m., tied the security man on duty before carrying out their operations. Among the items stolen were NAN’s official camera, a […]
Continue ReadingBy Reuben Abati If there was any hope that Donald Trump would change tactics and be more restrained after winning the Republican party Presidential nomination for the November 8 US election, that hope is now lost. The fellow has remained aggressive, incorrigibly brash and completely negative. Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson has asked: “Is Donald […]
Continue ReadingThe United States department of state has urged its citizens not to visit any of the 20 Nigerian states deemed insecure, stating that any American citizen who travels to any of the listed states does so at the detriment of his/her security. As revealed in the travel warning, the states deemed insecure include; Adamawa, Borno, […]
Continue ReadingFranca Asemota, a 38-year-old female trafficking boss was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Thursday for using the threat of witchcraft to exert control over almost 40 women and girls brought from Nigeria to Europe for sex work, a British court prosecutor said. She was found guilty of conspiracy to traffic persons for sexual exploitation, […]
Continue ReadingThe United Nations (UN) has raised alarm over the illicit proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in Nigeria with over 350 million and 70 per cent of estimated 500 million of such weapons said to be circulating in West Africa domiciled in the country. The Director of United Nations Regional Centre for Peace […]
Continue Reading…6 winners with 6 best photos will be sponsored to perform Hajj The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is pleased to announce the winners of its Ramadan photo contest “The Human Face of Ramadan” which witnessed extensive participation from individuals from the member states through the OIC social media accounts. The […]
Continue ReadingMr Ikechukwu Anyene, President, Nigeria Union in South Africa, has confirmed that two Nigerians were killed in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province. Anyene told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Port Harcourt in a telephone interview from Pretoria that the two men were killed on Friday, July 29, at different areas of Johannesburg. He […]
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