Saraki Seeks Foreign Support To Rebuild Northeast
By Nuel Suji, Abuja.
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, again on Tuesday took his quest for the urgent rehabilitation and reconstruction of the North-East...
Norway’s Pension Fund To Phase Out Holdings In Oil Production Firms
Norway’s rich sovereign wealth fund will phase out its holdings in firms solely involved in oil production and exploration, the Norwegian Finance...
G20 Backs OPEC+, But Deal In Jeopardy As Mexico Refuses Cuts
News Investigators/ In an historic effort to power the oil and gas industry out of its worst tailspin in its 100-year history,...
UN Urges Somalia To Set Timelines To Deliver Set Priorities By 2020
The UN senior envoy in Somalia has called on the government to set clear objectives and timelines with the goal of delivering...
UK PM Johnson To Unveil ‘Final Brexit Offer’ to EU
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Wednesday unveil his final Brexit offer to the EU and say that, if Brussels does not...
MFM Church Disowns Nine Nigerian Drug Traffickers Sentenced In Cambodia
"...we do not know them," branch pastor
By Dipo Awojobi - Nine Nigerian nationals and a Cambodian woman are to spend between 5 and 13...
Buhari Campaign Spokesman Blasts U.S. Amb., Accuses Foreign Envoys Of Making “Unguarded Statements”
Festus Keyamo
By Sadiq Umar - The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign organization has criticized the United...
7 Separatists Killed In Cameroon’s Troubled Anglophone Region
Cameroonian President
(News Investigators)/ Seven armed separatists were killed in fresh clashes with government forces early Thursday in...
New 41 Allegations of Peacekeeper Sex Abuse Undisclosed By UN
The New York, United States of America-based AIDS-Free World has revealed that it has received leaked information that 41 additional cases of sexual violence by peacekeepers...
74 Million Risk Contracting Covid-19 -UN
News Investigators/ Around 74 million in the water-scarce Arab region are at risk of contracting COVID-19 due to lack of access to...
FG Blames Poor Communication For Escalation Of Tension Between China – Africans
News Investigators/ The Federal Government says poor communication between the Chinese authorities and African consulates in Guangzhou, China, is responsible for the...
US Condemns Jos Massacre, Tasks Buhari On Lasting Solution To Killings
By (News Investigators) - The United States (US) has condemned the killings in Plateau State, Nigeria, which left over 100 people dead.
Washington’s condemnation is...
Niger: Junta Re-opens Borders With Neighbours, Excludes Nigeria, Benin Rep.
(News investigators) The land and air borders with Algeria, Burkina Faso, Mali, Libya and Chad are re-opened from August 1, 2023,” a junta...
ISIS Not In Nigeria -FG, Says Civilian JTF Arrested Two Teenagers On Suicide Mission
By Sadiq Umar, Abuja.
The Director-General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and Coordinator of the National Information Centre, Mr. Mike Omeri, has allayed fears...
Indonesia Executes 2 Nigerians, 1 Senegalese
Indonesian authorities have executed four convicted drug offenders, CNN affiliate, CNN Indonesia reported Friday. Those executed were two Nigerians, one Senegalese and one Indonesian.
Three...
COVID-19: Group Accuses US Of Anti-Chinese Propaganda, Says It’s Hurting Africa-China Friendship
News Investigators/ The Chinese investors Association for Development and Promotion in Nigeria has expressed concern over what it described as United States'...
PRESS RELEASE: Financial Expert Eugene Ludwig Discusses Regulatory Regimes and International Banking At Capital...
Promontory CEO explains what tough regulatory expectations mean for the region and the world
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – April 21, 2015 – (ME NewsWire...
Nigeria, China Sign Currency Exchange Deal To Ease Business Transaction
By Nuel Suji - The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Peoples Bank of China (PBoC), have signed a bilateral currency exchange deal...
U.S. Inflation Drops To 7.7% In October
(News investigators) U.S. inflation eased to 7.7% in October, raising hopes that high prices have begun to slow downConsumer price increases eased...
Nigerian Surgeon Who Operated On Unborn Baby Tells His Story
By Dipo Awojobi - Nigeria shone brightly on the global stage as the news broke early in the week of a successful surgery a...
UN Climate Panel To Issue Report On Future Of Land Use, Food Security
Effect of climate change
(News Investigators)/ The risks that climate change poses for the world’s fertile land and...
UN: Terrorism Is African’s Major Challenge -Aminu Wali
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Aminu Wali, has said that challenges of terrorism is the main threat for some countries in Africa even...
Relocation Of Afrijapan-AfricAsia Agency Hqtrs To Nigeria Will Enhance Business -FG
PM Shinzo Abe
(News Investigators)/ The Federal Government says the relocation of the Afrijapan-AfricAsia International Cooperation’s headquarter to...
US Secretary Of State, Rex Tillerson Arrives Abuja Monday
(News Investigators)/The U.S. Secretary of State, Mr. Rex Tillerson, will arrive in Abuja on Monday in continuation of his visit to some African countries.
The...
OPEC+ Close To Ending Oil Price War, Awaits G20 Meeting
News Investigators/ In a move to save the oil industry — facing the biggest crisis in its history — OPEC and Russia...
Expect Rapid Cultural Exchange Between China And Nigeria, Says Cultural Counselor, Yan Xiangdong
By Idowu John Bakare - President Muhammadu Buhari’s forthcoming visit to China in April, is expected to bring about more frequent exchanges and closer...
Rotary Announces $96.5 Million For Polio Eradication, Nigeria Gets $16.1 Million
By Idowu John Bakare - Rotary has announced nearly US$100 million in grants to support the global effort to end polio, a vaccine-preventable disease...
Airport Closure: Lufthansa Quits Abuja Route, German Biggest Carrier Declines Kaduna Option
By Nuel Suji - Deutsche Lufthansa AG became the first airline to announce that it will suspend flights serving the Nigerian capital Abuja while...
Foreign Observers Thumb Down Nigeria’s 2019 Elections, Say “It Fell Short” Of 2015 Standard
Foreign Monitoring Delegates
By Sadiq Umar - The International Election Observation Mission of the National Democratic Institute...
Lesson From Abroad: 3 Behaviours To Improve Road Safety In 2016
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Sunday, January 3rd 2016
3 behaviour improvements of UAE’s motorists can tackle most of the top killers on our...
India Replaces USA As Largest Importer Of Nigeria’s Crude
By Funmi Emmanuel, Abuja.
India has replaced the United States of America, USA as the largest importer of Nigeria’s crude with China and Malaysia following...
Nigeria Turns Down Saudi’s Offer To Join Islamic States’ Coalition Against Terror
By Dipo Awojobi - Nigeria has told the Saudi Government that it will not join the Islamic States’ coalition against terror.
President Mohammadu Buhari conveyed...
AfCFTA: Traders Association Wants Ghanaian Govt. To Tackle Insecurity, Review Trade Laws
Ghanaian President
(News Investigators)/ The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) has urged Ghanaian government to review its...
Buhari To Visit White House July 20, Boko Haram On Agenda
By Nuel Suji, Abuja.
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday, July 20 visit the United States President Barak Obama at the White House in Washington...
IIMSAM Appoints Mutaz Ghandour As Goodwill Ambassador For UN SDG, To Fight Malnutrition
By Nuel Suji - The Intergovernmenttal Institution for the use of Micro-Algae Spirulina Against Malnutrition (IIMSAM), has appointed Mutaz Ghandour, Chairman and CEO of...
Russian Military Plane Disappears From Radar With Dozens On Board
A Russian Defence Ministry flight carrying dozens of people has vanished from the radar screens after departing from the resort city of Sochi, Russian...
Russia Raises Alarm, Says US Engaging In ‘Biological Espionage’ In Nigeria Under The Guise...
News Investigators/ The US is exploiting Africa as a testing ground and is relocating “unfinished” biological weapons projects from Ukraine to the...
Bill Clinton Succumbs To “Blackmail”, Cancels Visit To Nigeria, Says It Could Be Misinterpreted
Mr. Bill Clinton
By Sadiq Umar - Former US President Bill Clinton, on Monday, cancelled his much...
How ISIS Execute 250 Women In Mosul For Refusing To Become Sex Slaves
ISIS has executed 250 women in Mosul for refusing to become sex slaves under the group’s ‘sexual jihad‘.
The victims had all been ordered to...
Hague Court Postpones Kenyatta Trial
The International Court Of Justice ICC sitting in Hague has postponed till February 5, the trial of Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta, for crimes against...
China Urges Developed Nations To Honour $100bn Climate Financing Commitment
Agency Report/ China hopes that the developed countries will fulfill their pledge of providing 100 billion U.S. dollars for poorer countries to...
France Admits Ownership Of Seized Russian Plane, Says It’s Covered By Diplomatic Clearance
The France government on Sunday admitted ownership of the cargo plane that was impounded by military authorities at the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano...
Government Agrees To Arrest Putin If He Attends BRICS Summit In South Africa
(News investigators) The government has agreed to execute the International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin if he...
German Unemployment To Rise Beyond 3m In 2020 –Research
News Investigators/ German unemployment is set to rise by around 520,000 and exceed 3 million this year, the IAB labour market research...
Nigeria, China Signs $5.1Billion Rail Contract
By Nuel Suji - The Federal Government has signed two contracts valued at $5.1bn with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation for the construction...
ECOWAS Imposes More Sanctions On Niger
(News investigators) The Economic Community Of West Africa States has imposed fresh sanctions over the coup in Niger Republic.
The...
Saudi Arabia Prince Executed For Murder
By Dipo Awojobi - A Prince from the Saudi royal family was executed on Tuesday for killing a man during a brawl in the...
Chinese Yuan Strengthens To 7.0998 Against Dollar
News Investigators/ The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the Yuan strengthened 104 pips to 7.0998 against the dollar...
Jonathan Congratulates Malala, Satyarthi Over Nobel Peace Prize
President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the joint-recipients of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Pakistani girl-child education activist, Malala Yousafzai and Indian children’s rights campaigner,...
Over Half Of U.S. Adults Unhappy With Health Care System -Report
News Investigators/ Public satisfaction with the U.S. health care system was remarkably low, with more than half of Americans unsatisfied with it,...
Covid-19: Crystal Palace Chefs To Cook 900 Meals A Week
News Investigators/ Crystal Palace’s chefs will cook 900 meals a week for frontline healthcare workers and vulnerable families in South London during...
Rights Advocacy Body Condemns Cameroon’s Travel Ban In Anglophones Regions
(News Investigators) /The Center for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa (CHRDA), has condemned in strong terms the decision by the government Cameroon to...
For The Record: Remarks By FIFA President Sepp Blatter On His Resignation
I have been reflecting deeply about my presidency and about the forty years in which my life has been inextricably bound to FIFA and...
184 Injured, 65 Dead As Crane Collapse At Grand Mosque In Mecca
About 65 people were killed and more than 184 injured when a crane crashed through the ceiling of the Grand Mosque of Mecca amid...
Buhari Orders Reduction In Nigerian Missions Abroad
... Vows To Deal With Illegal Holders Of Diplomatic, Official Passport
By Sadiq Umar, Abuja - President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Ministry of Foreign...
Chinese Cultural Counselor, Yan Xiandong, Urges For Greater Cultural Ties Between China, Nigeria
By Idowu John Bakare - The Chinese Cultural Counselor in Nigeria, Mr. Yan Xiandong has said that there is the need for a more...
Presidency Faults World Bank Claims On 100 Million Destitute In Nigeria
The Presidency has blasted the World Bank over its reports on poverty rate in Nigeria questioning its claims that Nigeria has 100 million destitute.
Chief...
US, France Earmark N11bn For Women And Children Hospital In Abuja
The American Hospital Limited, Abuja, General Electric (GE) Health-care (USA) and Edifice Capital of France have earmarked a sum of $73 million (N11 billion)...
Chinese Celebrate Festival, Award Scholarships To 63 Nigerians
News Investigators/ The Chinese community in Nigeria on Friday celebrated its 2022 Mid-Autumn Festival, the upcoming Chinese National Day and Nigeria’s Independence...
Russia Resumes Ukraine Grain Export Deal
News Investigators/ Russia has ended its suspension of an agreement allowing the export of grain via Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, the Defence...
Queen’s 90th Birthday: I Take My Duty Seriously -Prince William
By Dipo Awojobi - A member of British Royal family, Prince William has answered criticism of his commitment to royal duties, saying he is willing to...
Nigeria, China Trade Hits $6.2bn In Second Quarter
The Project Manager, Brightway International Exhibition Ltd, Mr. David Zhao, has said that the trade volume between Nigeria and China has increased to a...
Town Hall Parley: Dabiri-Erewa Canvasses Stronger US, Nigeria Economic Ties
The three million-strong Nigeria- American diaspora in the US has been urged to help kickstart strong economic ties between the two countries.
Speaking at a...
Gambia Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Taiwan
(AFP) – Gambia has severed its 18 years diplomatic relations with Taiwan, a decision the Taiwan President received with “shock and regret.”
President Yahya Jammeh’s...
AP Journalist Behind The Report Of A Russian Missile In Poland Has Been Fired
(News Investigators) When The Associated Press wrote last week that Russia had struck a village in Poland with a missile, fears quickly...
Niger Coup: Russia Warns Ecowas Not To Take Military Action
(News investigators) Russia has warned that military intervention in Niger would lead to a "protracted confrontation" after regional bloc Ecowas said it...
There Is No Victory For The Poor Ukrainians – Hungary PM, Orban
(News investigators) Looking at the reality, the figures, the surroundings, the fact that NATO is not ready to send troops, it is...
PM Johnson Tests Negative For Coronavirus Disease
News Investigators/ British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested negative for COVID-19, his spokesman said on Monday.
The test...
Indonesia Criminalises Pre-marital Sex, Co-habitation Of Unmarried Couples
(News investigators) Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, cleared a sweeping overhaul of its criminal code on Tuesday, outlawing sex outside of marriage,...
One Died As Explosion Hits Ghana Oil Refinery Pipeline
One person was killed in an explosion on a pipeline linking Ghana's 45,000 barrel-per-day Tema Oil Refinery in an industrial hub near the capital...
Prince William, Kate Middleton To Visit Pakistan
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have said they are excited to visit Pakistan to meet its people and to witness and...
French President, Emmanuel Macron, Urges Youths To Participate In Politics, Says Only Nigerians Can...
(News Investigators) French President, Emmanuel Macron, has urged Nigerian youths to get involved with politics to change the narrative of the nation.
Macron, while describing...
US Vice President, Kamala Harris Calls Tinubu
(News investigators) Today, I spoke with President Tinubu of Nigeria about the strong ties between the Nigerian and American people and our...
Coronavirus: 2 Diamond Princess Passengers Die In Japan
News Investigators/ Two passengers from the Diamond Princess cruise ship have died after contracting the new coronavirus.
News
Investigators/ An...
U.S. Naval Team Visits Western Naval Command, Apapa, Lagos
The Flag Officer Commanding, Western Naval Command, Rear Adm. Oladele Daji, presenting a souvenir to the U.S delegate,...
In Japan, The Elderly Are Committing More Crimes Than Teenagers
New Japanese government data revealed for the first time that crime was higher among the country's elderly than teenage youth.
According to the Kyodo News...
Elon Musk Fires Twitter Executive, Vijaya Gadde Who Banned Trump On Twitter
(News investigators) Elon Musk has fired the Twitter executive who banned Donald Trump as speculation mounts that the former president could...
Relations On Edge, Nigeria Terminates Military Training Pact With U.S
The Nigeria government has cancelled its counter-terrorism military training programme with the United States of America.
Abuja had earlier accused the Obama administration of frustrating...
Nigerian Govt. Raises Suspicion Over Sudden Burial Of 26 Nigerian Girls In Italy
By Sadiq Umar - The Federal Government on Monday expressed “surprise and shock” over the sudden burial of the 26 African girls drowned in...
Successful Hosting Of UNESCO Week Testament That Nigeria Is Safe –Lai Mohammed
News Investigators/ The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says the successful hosting of an international event in a week marked...
American Business Council Hails U.S. Firms Performance, Says No Quitting Nigeria
News Investigators/ The American Business Council (ABC) says the footprint and performance of American companies in Nigeria are impressive in spite of...
Facebook Removes Accounts From UAE, Egypt, Nigeria, Indonesia
Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts, pages and groups from its social network platforms that the company says were involved in coordinated...
One Missile Into Russia, Hundreds Of Warheads In Return – Putin Warns
(News investigators) Russian President Vladimir Putin once again drew international attention when he warned that if even one missile enters Russian territory,...
Kerry To Meet Buhari Over Counter Terrorism, Corruption Fight Among Others
...Also Meeting With Northern Governors on Religious Tolerance
By Nuel Suji - The U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, is expected in Nigeria next Tuesday,...
Civilians Killed In Ukraine Convoy Attack As Putin To Proclaim Rule Over Seized Land
News Investigators/ A missile attack on a convoy of cars in southern Ukraine killed a number of civilians on Friday, hours before...
Former UN Scribe, Boutros Ghali, Dies At 93
Former Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, has died.
Ghali, an Egyptian, according to agency news, died Tuesday, at a Cairo hospital,...
Boko Haram Hampers Nigeria’s Fight Against Polio – Bill Gates
Chairman of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Mr. Bill Gates, has said the unrest in some part of northern Nigeria is hampering his foundation’s...
Fear Grips Zamfara Villages Over Armed Bandits’ Attacks, As Amnesty International Says 371 Killed...
By Sadiq Umar - Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday disclosed that no less than 371 people have been killed in Zamfara state from January...
Indonesia Sends Reinforcements To West Papua To Quell Unrest
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) Indonesia is sending 1,200 police reinforcements to West Papua province as unrest triggered by the treatment of Papuan students on...
Ukrainians Retaking Territory Occupied By Russia In 2014 -British Report
News Investigators/ The Ukrainian weeks-old counteroffensive has advanced into territory occupied by Russian troops since 2014, according to the daily British intelligence...
Coronation Of King Charles III In Pictures
(News investigators) Britain's King Charles III and Queen Camilla appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony with various members of the royal family...
Lesson From Abroad: France To Create 2,680 Anti-terror Posts, Says Prime Minister
...3,000 People Requiring Surveillance
France is to create 2,680 new jobs and boost spending by €425m (£325m; $490m) to bolster counter-terrorism efforts, Prime Minister Manuel...
Cyril Ramaphosa: South Africa Leader Won’t Resign, Says Spokesman
(News investigators) South President Cyril Ramaphosa will not resign despite a scandal over money stolen from his farm, his spokesman says.The row...
Scotland Says ‘NO’ To Separation From UK
Scotland has voted to remain in the United Kingdom after its people rejected a referendum seeking to grant her autonomous status.
With 30 out of...
Assassination Attempt Made On Russian President, Vladmir Putin
(News investigators) The Kremlin was struck by Ukrainian drones early on Wednesday morning, officials in Moscow claimed, adding it was an attempt...
UN Suspends Humanitarian Aid To Borno After Attack On Aid Workers…Army Repels Attack
By Sadiq Umar - The United Nations has suspended aid deliveries in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, after an attack on a humanitarian convoy.
The...
Russian’s Wagner Leader, Prigozhin, Killed In Plane Crash
News Investigators/ Founder of the Russian's Mercenary Group, Wagner Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board the passenger plane which crashed in Russia, killing...
80 Year Old American Woman Kidnapped In Kogi
By Sadiq Umar, Abuja.
An 80-year old American Missionary, Phyllis Sortor, has been kidnapped in Kogi state, northcentral Nigeria.
Phyllis, a missionary with Free Methodist Church...
Joe Biden Falls Off Stage At U.S Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony (Video)
President Joe Biden took a dramatic spill while passing out diplomas after giving the commencement address at the Air Force Academy in...
DEVELOPING: Trump Says U.S. Will Not Tolerate Killing Of Christians, As Buhari Assures Tackling...
By News Investigators - Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari says resolving the problem of the rampaging herdsmen would take a longer time to abate, even...
Trump Sacks Tillerson, Appoints CIA Chief, Pompeo
By News Investigators/Less than 12 hours after he departed Nigeria on his round trip to Africa, President Donald Trump has sacked Secretary of State...
Two Passenger Trains Derail In Eastern India. 280 Dead, 900 Injured
(News investigators) Rescuers waded through piles of debris and wreckage to pull out bodies and free people on Saturday after two passenger...
Cultural Diplomacy: China, Nigeria Hold Ceramic, Art Exhibition
By John Bakare - The China’s Cultural Centre in Nigeria has held a culture and art exchange aimed at deepening further bilateral friendship between...
Israeli Tourists Freed In Cyprus After Withdrawal Of Rape Allegation
Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman on Monday confirmed that Seven young Israeli tourists arrested on suspicion of raping a 19-year-old British woman in Cyprus have been freed and returned to Israel.
WHO Reviews COVID-19 To ‘Very High’ At Global Level
News Investigators/ The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it has increased its assessment of the risk of spread and risk of impact...
21-Year Old Nigerian Emerges 3rd In Chinese Language Competition
(News Investigators)/ A 21 year old Nigerian, Anthony Ekwensi has emerged third position in the 17th Chinese Bridge Language Competition.
Mr. Ekwensi who is a...
Boko Haram: Jordan Donates 200 Armoured Vehicles To Nigeria
By Sadiq Umar - President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in New York disclosed that Nigeria received a donation of 200 armoured vehicle from the Jordanian...
Nigeria’s Christian Body Condemns John Kerry’s Meetings, Says It’s Discriminatory, Personal, Divisive
By Sadiq Umar - The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has condemned the meetings of the United States’ Secretary of State, John Kerry with...
Putin Warns Russia’s Coronavirus Situation Getting Worse
News Investigators/ Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Monday that the coronavirus epidemic in the country was “not getting better,” according to...
Lawyer Faults Buhari’s Address To ICC, Says “He’s Potentially A Person Of Interest”
By Sadiq Umar - A Washington-based legal firm, US Nigeria Law Group has faulted President Muhammadu Buhari’s address the International Criminal Court in Hague,...
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News Investigators/ The All Progressives Congress (APC), has presented flags to its Chairmanship...