New York state passed a law on Friday banning guns from many public places, including Times Square, and requiring gun-license applicants to prove their shooting proficiency and submit their social
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday described the killing of 30 soldiers, seven mobile policemen and two civilians in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State last Wednesday by terrorists
Soldiers in about 10 trucks have moved into Shiroro local government area of Niger state purposely to dislodge terrorists who wreaked havoc in Ajata Aboki village on Wednesday during which
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike were Thursday sched⅘uled to meet any moment in France, where the APC candidate
A ceremony is being held in the Democratic Republic of Congo to bury the gold-crowned tooth of independence hero Patrice Lumumba more than 60 years after he was assassinated. It
Nigeria’s federal government has disclosed that the perennial power outages across the country was caused by continued vandalism of power infrastructure by terrorists. It expressed regrets that terrorists’ continued vandalism
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday released the Risk-Based Cybersecurity Framework and Guidelines for Other Financial Institutions (OFIs), following the recent increase in the number and sophistication of
Hinting at cracks within the ranks of Nigeria’s opposition People’s Democratic Party, the Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, expressed his dissatisfaction with the leadership of the party for
The Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mr. Mele Kyari, Tuesday lamented that none of the government-owned refineries are presently working, even as he
Donald Trump tried to grab the steering wheel of his presidential limousine on Jan. 6, 2021, when his security detail declined to take him to the U.S. Capitol where his
Finland’s President Sauli Niinisto said that Turkey has agreed to support Finland and Sweden’s joint membership of NATO, on the first day of the alliance’s summit in the Spanish capital,
Firefighters on Tuesday searched the rubble of a Ukrainian shopping mall where authorities said 36 people were missing after a Russian missile strike that killed at least 18, as a
The bodies of 46 dead migrants were discovered inside a tractor-trailer on Monday in San Antonio, Texas, city officials said, in one of the most deadly recent incidents of human
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn-in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Justice Ariwoola on Monday afternoon, took the oath of office as the acting
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad may have resigned his position. According to sources, Muhammad is resigning for health reasons. [bc_video video_id=”6308559020112″ account_id=”6116119081001″ player_id=”default” embed=”in-page” padding_top=”56%”
Following the increase in the activities of terrorists in various parts of Zamfara State in Nigeria’s troubled Northwest region, the state government has directed individuals to obtain guns to defend
Apparently bowing to pressure, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday announced an indefinite extension of the ongoing voters’ registration exercise. With this indefinite extension, eligible Nigerians who have
After a long wait, Nigeria’s federal government, through the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), on Saturday said that it was set to issue Petroleum Prospecting Licences (PPL) to successful
Former Nigeria President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday reminisced on his life and achievements both in the military and as civilian president, saying one of the mistakes he made was
Gabon and Togo joined the Commonwealth on Saturday, becoming the latest nations with no historic ties to Britain to enter the English-speaking club headed by Queen Elizabeth II. The 54-nation
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