BREAKING: British Prime Minister To Resign
By Dipo Awojobi - The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has announced its plan to step down after Britain voted to leave the European Union...
BREAKING: Former UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, Is Dead.
(News Investigators) /Former Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), Kofi Annan, is dead.
Aged 80, Mr. Anna, a Nobel Peace Laureate, died on Saturday after...
U.S. Says Will Not Be ‘Constrained’ By WHO-Linked Vaccine Effort
News Investigators/ The White House said on Tuesday that the U.S. would not join a global effort aimed at providing equitable worldwide...
Kenyan, Chinese Banks Launch Initiative To Boost Sino-Africa Trade
Kenya’s Stanbic
Bank and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) launched an
initiative in Kenya on Wednesday to boost China-Africa trade.
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...
Sudan’s Removal From U.S. Terrorism List Not Linked To ‘Any Other Case,’ Says FM
News Investigators/ Sudanese Foreign Minister, Omar al-Din said the removal of his country from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism...
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...
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...
Turkey To Buy 10m Doses Of Chinese COVID-19 Vaccine December
News Investigators/ Turkey will sign a contract in the coming days to purchase 10 million doses of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine from...
30,000 Nigerians Benefit From Commonwealth Scholarships In 62 Years –Minister
News Investigators/ No fewer than 30,000 Nigerians have benefited from the Commonwealth Scholarship awards since its inception in 1959, according to Adamu...
Kenyatta Must Attend Trial -says ICC
THE International Criminal Court has reversed a ruling that allowed Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta to attend only parts of his trial, saying the African...
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,...
Trump Attacks Ford Motor For Not Backing Fuel Economy Rollback
(NEWS INVESTIGATORS) U.S. President Donald Trump stepped up a series of attacks on automakers on Wednesday for not backing his administration’s plan...
China Africa Relations: Scholars Examine Vaccinations, Post Covid Economic Recovery, Climate Change
Cross section of participants at the China Africa International Conference
By Idowu John Bakare/ Participants of the China...
Chinese Tourist Loses Wallet, Ends Up In Refugee Camp
A Chinese visitor to Germany who tried to report a lost wallet ended up in a refugee camp for two weeks in the country’s...
WTO Post: Expert Urges FG To Intensify Diplomatic Lobbying
News Investigators/ A trade expert, Dr Olumuyiwa Alaba, has called on the Nigerian government to intensify diplomatic lobbying that will ensure that...
Oil Price Falls Amid US, China Tensions
(News Investigators)/ Oil prices fell for a second day on Thursday after official data showed U.S. crude and gasoline stocks rose and...
Liverpool Fined Or Fielding Ineligible Player
Liverpool were fined 200,000 pounds for fielding an ineligible player in their League Cup third-round victory over MK Dons last week.
Mali And Burkina Faso Release Joint Statement In Support Of Nigerien Coup
Any military intervention in Niger to restore deposed President Mohamed Bazoum would be considered a "declaration of war against Burkina Faso and...
Seek Facts Before Making Hasty Pronouncement, Buhari Tells International Community
News Investigators/ President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday took a swoop on the International Community, urging them to seek to know all the facts...
Trump Makes Victory Speech With Pledge In US Presidential Election
By Dipo Awojobi - The United States President elect, Donald Trump has pledged to unite America after his unexpected election as President.
“Now it’s time for America...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Iranian Jet Crashes Into Suburb After Take Off
A civilian airliner crashed on take-off near Tehran’s Mehrabad airport, Iranian news agencies said, with state television reporting that more than 40 people were...
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...
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...
Retired Pope Makes Rare Outing
Former Pope Benedict XVI has made a rare foray outside of his secluded Vatican residence, the Vatican confirmed on Friday.
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...
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...
Chinese President Discusses With Merkel, Macron As China-EU Investment Deal Looms
News Investigators/ Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday had a discussion with European leaders as a landmark investment agreement between China and...
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...
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...
U.S. Near Removing Chinese Firms From Wall Street
News Investigators/ The U.S. government is just one step away from enacting a law that could ‘kick’ several Chinese firms off Wall...
FEC Approves $1Billion Chinese Loan
President Muhammadu Buhari and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping
(News Investigators)/The Federal Executive Council (FEC), has approved...
Trump Did Call Africa ‘Shithole,’ Former White House Adviser Writes Buhari
By News Investigators - Former White House Adviser, Omarosa Manigault Newman on Monday confirmed to President Muhmmadu Buhari that U.S. President Donald Trump did...
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...
China’s August Crude Imports Jump 13% One Year As Delayed Cargoes Clear Customs
News Investigators/ China’s crude oil imports in August climbed 13 per cent from a year earlier.
The imports are...
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...
Experts Crack Serial Killer’s Code 51 Years After Being Sent To U.S. Paper
News Investigators/ A coded message sent by the Zodiac Killer to The San Francisco Chronicle in 1969 has finally been cracked, the...
Security, Trade Top Agenda For Buhari’s US Visit
By Sadiq Umar, Abuja.
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday said his scheduled meeting with United States President Barack Obama next week will centre on security, war...
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,...
Nigeria’s Crude Export Threatens As China Launches Fastest-Charging Electric Bus
...fully charged in 10 seconds
By Sadiq Umar
Nigeria's crude oil export may be further threatened as the world's fastest charging electric buses, with a battery...
Was There A Cover-up In Bin Laden’s Killing?
CNN)Seymour Hersh is one of the giants of investigative journalism. Early in his career he broke the story of the My Lai massacre during...
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...
France Pledges Support For Nigeria To Tackle Terrorism
By Sadiq Umar - The French Government has elicited Nigeria’s cooperation in her effort to build coalition against terrorism, even as it pledged support...
2011 Post-Election Violence Would Not Be Repeated, Buhari Assures ICC In Hague
By Sadiq Umar - President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday assured the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Hague, Netherlands that the tragic incidence of electoral...
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...
Pompeo Urges Biden To Recognise Taiwan As Sovereign Country
News Investigators/ Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has urged the Biden administration to diplomatically recognise Taiwan as a free and...
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...
Saudi Arabia Women’s Rights Reforms May Still Be Thwarted By Custom
(News Investigators)/ Saudi officials have hailed as historic new rights granted to women in Saudi Arabia that further dismantle its heavily criticised...
Niger Coup Leaders Appoint New Governors
Niger Coup Leaders Appoints new Governors for the 8 regions
They are; Agadez - Brigade General Ibro Boulama
Al Jazeera Journalist Peter Greste Regains Freedom, Unites With Family
(Reuters) - Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste was released from a Cairo jail on Sunday and left Egypt after 400 days in prison on...
Trump Recognizes Jerusalem As Israel’s Capital, Directs Relocation Of Embassy
News Investigators/US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that his country has now recognized Jerusalem as the Israel’s capital, directing the relocation of its...
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...
Covid-19: Buhari Urges Global Efforts To Mitigate Effect
News Investigators/ President Muhammadu Buhari says only a collective international approach will mitigate the devastating effect of COVID-19.
Mr....
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...
Nigeria Police, INTERPOL Arrest 3 Suspects Over Cybercrime
News Investigators/ Operatives of the Nigeria Police Cybercrime Unit and the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja have arrested three suspects over...
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...
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...
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,...
China’s Commerce Minister Pledges Better Service For Foreign Enterprises
News Investigators/ China’s Minister of Commerce, Wang Wentao, has pledged to enhance communication with foreign enterprises and chambers of commerce and provide...
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...
Nigeria Is Rich, But Nigerians Are Poor, EU Tells Buhari
By Nuel Suji
The European Union (EU) on Saturday asked the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari to ensure that Nigerians enjoyed the dividends of democracy.
The EU...
U.S. Condemns Dikwa Attacks On IDPs By Boko Haram
By Sadiq Umar - The United States (U.S.) has condemned the Tuesday suicide attacks at the Internally Displaced Persons camp in Dikwa, Borno State...
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...
US, EU Express Worry Over Onnoghen Suspension
US, EU flags
(News Investigators) /The International Communities have expressed concern over the suspension of the Chief Justice...
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,...
News From Abroad: From Africa, An Unexpected Lesson In How To Topple Terrorists
...The Nigerian terror group Boko Haram is losing territory. In the broader fight against terrorism, that's an 'essential first step.'
WASHINGTON — After the self-proclaimed...
Donald Trump’s Presidential Acceptance Speech
Donald Trump gave a relatively low-key acceptance speech at the New York Hilton in Midtown early Wednesday morning, shortly after multiple outlets called the...
What Does China’s One Belt One Road Strategy Mean For NigComSat -1R
China’s partnership with Nigeria in satellite technology is yielding dividends, but can Nigeria leverage President Xi’s One Belt One Road Initiative to further consolidate...
Twitter Axes Trump, Bans Account Permanently
News Investigators/ Twitter on Friday evening wielded the big stick against outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump, suspending his account permanently.
EU Wants To Help Africa, Others Fight Covid-19 With €15Billion
News Investigators/ The European Union is set to give 15 billion euros’ (16.3 billion dollars’) worth of support to Africa and other...
Islamic State Claims Brussels Blasts
By Dipo Awojobi - Islamic State claimed responsibility for two bomb attacks that killed at least 30 people in Brussels on Tuesday, a news...
£3000 Visa Bond Cancellation: Nigerians In UK Hails Britain
The Nigerian High Commissioner to the UK Dr. Dalhatu Tafida, has commended the British Government for cancelling the 3000 pounds visa bond policy intended...
Buhari Felicitates With China As Communist Party Convenes 19th National Congress
By Idowu John Bakare - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said the Chinese development model remains an inspiration to developing countries and the whole world,...
China, NAN Pledge To Foster News Exchange Relationship
News Investigators/ The government of the People’s Republic of China has agreed to foster its over 30-year- old news exchange agreement with...
Global Leadership Lacking In Fight Against Covid-19 -UN Scribe
News Investigators/UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said global leadership had been lacking in the fight against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Presidency Mourns UNFPA Executive Director, Babatunde Osotimehin
By Sadiq Umar - The Presidency has expressed shock and sadness over the sudden death of the Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)...
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...
Final Reuters Poll Says Clinton Will Beat Trump To Become US President
By Dipo Awojobi - Just hours before Americans vote on Tuesday, the final poll by Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project shows that Democrat...
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...
I Could’ve Defeated Trump, Says Obama
By Dipo Awojobi - Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama said he could have defeated Republican Donald Trump in the November 8 presidential election if...
FG Condemns Xenophobic Attacks In South Africa, It’s Shocking, Unacceptable, Says Zuma
The federal government of Nigeria has condemned the Xenophobic attacks on foreign migrants in South Africa, warning that it would not tolerated, even as...
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...
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)...
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...
Libya Shipwreck Claims 130 Lives Despite SOS Calls, Says IOM
News Investigators/ A shipwreck off the Libyan coast has claimed the lives of 130 people, despite SOS calls for help, the UN...
American Businessman Commits Suicide In Lagos Over Economic Crunch
By Dipo Awojobi - A 57 year old American businessman identified as, Charles Carlson, allegedly hung himself on the ceiling in his hotel room...
“Great Corruption Is When People Are Deprived Of Justice, Rule Of Law…More Damning A...
(News Investigators) /The United States ambassador to Nigeria, William Stuart Symington, says injustice and disregard for rule of law is worse than the stealing...
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'...
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...
Korea Ready To Share Technology, Industrial Experience With Africa, Says Moon
By News Investigators - The Republic of Korea has assured of its readiness to share its technological and industrial revolution experience with Africa.
Korean President...
Chinese Medical Team Will Not Treat Covid-19 Patients -CCECC MD Jiang
News Investigators/ The China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) says the Chinese medical team that arrived Nigeria Wednesday are not going to...
Mandela Came, Identified His Mission And Fulfilled It – NLC
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has extolled the virtue of the late South African icon Dr. Nelson Mandela who passed away last Thursday at...
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...
Arewa Youth Ultimatum: UN Calls For Tolerance, Togetherness In Nigeria
By Sadiq Umar - The United Nations has called for "tolerance and a spirit of togetherness" among different ethnic tribes and groups in Nigeria...
German Institute To Offer Scholarship To 20 Nigerian Youths
By Tom Garba, Yola - The Berlin based Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (ICD), in Germany has concluded arrangement to offer scholarship to 20 Nigerian...
Illicit Funds: Osinbajo Urges Destination Countries To Insist On Repatriation
News Investigators/ Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has urged leaders of destination countries to insist on repatriation of illicit funds and proceeds.
Pay TV in Nigeria: Chinese StarTimes battles for supremacy with main rival Dstv
Nigeria has set 2017 as its new digital switch over date, but then, can NTA-StarTimes leverage on the extension for a bigger slice of...
Nigeria Fastest Growing Economy In Africa –UK Trade Envoy
News Investigators/ The United Kingdom Trade Envoy to Nigeria, Helen Grant, has said that Nigeria was the fastest growing economy in Africa.
Nigeria Floors P&ID As UK Court Grants Relief From $10bn Fine
Nigeria has secured a landmark victory in its pursuit to overturn a $10 billion judgement awarded against it...
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...
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...
USAID Partners With Imo Govt. To Improve WASH, Boost Access To Clean Water
News Investigators/ U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is partnering with the Imo government to improve the management and delivery of water...
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,...
Chinese Who Killed Nigerian Girlfriend Bags Death Sentence
News Investigators/ A Kano High Court has sentenced one Chinese National, Frank Geng-Quangrong, to death by hanging for stabbing his Nigerian girlfriend...
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...
NCDMB Probes Illegal Expatriates In Oil, Gas Sector, Warns Of Consequences
News Investigators/ The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) says it is intensifying efforts to monitor and evaluate activities toward identifying...
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Abiodun Donates 25 Patrol Vehicles To Police, Calls For Use Of Technology To Tackle...
News Investigators/ Ogun State Government on Thursday, donated 25 patrol vehicles to the state police command just as it acquired surveillance drones...
Running From Law ‘Only Exacerbates’ Your Problem, AGF Tells Yahaya Bello
News Investigators/ The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has asked the immediate past Governor of Kogi...
Troops Capture Terrorists Stronghold In Sambisa Forest
News Investigators/ Nigerian Army troops have captured a Boko Haram/Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) stronghold in Borno State.