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Bukola Saraki mourns Ghanaian Ex-President Jerry Rawlings. Ghana Mourns: Ghana Ex-President Jerry Rawlings dies from coronavirus. Court orders Toke Makinwa to pay Ex-Lover, Maje Ayida N1m for defamation. Housing Projects: Babatunde Fashola says FG owes 3,504 contractors about N69.9bn. EFCC arraigns former banker, Philip Orumade for allegedly stealing N18m through […]

Federal Government reinstates Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG). Federal Government allegedly victimising sponsors of #EndSARS protests – Concerned Professionals. Court order on freezing #EndSARS protesters account is flawed, says Muiz Banire. Nigerian Military kicks-off manhunt for Boko Haram leader Shekau and Others. #EndSARS: […]

Ex-Mali President, Amadou Toumani Toure Dies at 72. Acting INEC Chairman, Ahmed Muazu met with other political chairmen over postponed Bye-Elections. Army redeploys 55 soldiers from battlefield after serving in the operation Lafiya Dole for five years. Sanwo-Olu plans to scrap pension and other entitlements for former Governors and Deputies. […]

Saeb Erekat: Prominent Palestinian negotiator dies of Covid-19. Armenia, Azerbaijan and Russia sign peace deal to end Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Barcelona and Cambrils attacks: Three men on trial over deadly jihadist attacks. Scooby-Doo co-creator and Tv producer Ken Spears dies aged 82. COVID-19: Researchers develop a lipopeptide which prevents the transmission […]

Covid vaccine: First ‘milestone’ vaccine offers 90% protection against contracting the coronavirus infection. Ben Carson tests positive to COVID-19 as he is being treated with therapeutics. Former Bolivian President, Evo Morales returns from exile after a year. Coronavirus: Hungary and Portugal in partial lockdown as second wave of the infection […]

NYSC mobilises 66,000 eligible graduates to participate in the 2020 Batch B service year and mandate Corp Members to take COVID-19 Test. DJ Cuppy, Rema and Fireboy nominated for the Future Awards Africa 2020. Senate President Ahmed Lawan warns the government of another EndSARS Protest Loom if “Youth Unemployment is […]

France terror attacks: Emmanuel Macron calls for EU free movement reform. Tigray crisis: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vows to continue military offensive. Kosovo leader Hashim Thaci resigns over war crimes charges. UN rebukes Israel for ‘biggest demolition of Palestinian homes in years’.

Equip the State House Clinic to Stop President Muhammadu Buhari from making medical trips abroad – Senate Committee. Soldiers kill 22 insurgents, five bandits but loses one soldier in the operation. Petitioner demands whereabouts of his Son since 2011 as Edo Judicial Panel of Inquiry commence sitting. U.S. Elections: Past […]

US Election 2020: Tension as United States election winner remains unclear. Vienna shooting: Slovak police reveals that “suspects from Austria” tried to buy bullets. Climate change: United States formally withdraws from Paris climate agreement. Tigray crisis: Ethiopia Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed has ordered military response to ‘attack’. Arnab Goswami: One […]

2023 Election: The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announces resumption of Voter Registration. NSCIA petitions IG, DSS, demands Rev. Fr. Godfrey Igwebuike Onah interrogation for inciting sermons. US Election: Joe Biden leads Donald Trump in electoral college votes. President Donald Trump says he will dispute election count at supreme court. […]

Trump or Biden? United States presidential race reaches its climax. Vienna shooting: 14 arrests have been made after Vienna attacked by ‘freed jihadist’. Coronavirus: Sweden brings in rule of eight per table for diners amid the rise in infections. Bobi Wine: Uganda arrests at least 50 people as pop star […]

#EndSARS: Egyptian authorities to deport seven protesters for lack of resident permits and visas – NIDCOM. The Chairman, Board of Trustees of TETfund plans to construct 2000-bed facilities in Nigerian varsities. Soldiers detained for allegedly flogging a lady over ‘indecent’ dressing and shaving youths in Beere community, Ibadan. President Muhammadu Buhari […]

Kabul University Attack: At least 22 people killed, more wounded as gunmen stormed campus. Vladimir Marugov murder: Russian ‘Sausage King’ murdered in sauna with a crossbow. US actor Eddie Hassell dies aged 30 after being shot in Texas. Brazil Amazon Fires: Year-on-year numbers doubled in October. COVID: Germany restricts social […]

Nine Women abducted by suspected terrorists and 11 dead in Takulashi village of Chibok town in Borno state. ASUU to FG: ‘We cannot go back to the classrooms hungry’ as they insist on UTAS to be adopted as an alternative to IPPIS. COVID-19: Federal Government approves N5bn bailout funds for […]

How I Spent 22 Days In SARS Custody, Lost Two Pregnancies – Victim narrates her ordeal to Lagos Judicial Panel. Police recover looted items in Kaduna and Arrest 93 Suspects. Aggrieved Nurses and Midwives in the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Ebonyi withdraw from the association. Lagos […]

Sean Connery: Scottish actor James Bond actor dies aged 90. Lyon attack: Greek Orthodox priest seriously wounded in shooting. Niger: United States special forces rescue American hostage in Niger. Oregon to become the first to discriminate hard drugs in US. Typhoon Goni: Philippines evacuate their homes as they brace this […]

China’s military rise poses the greatest foreign policy challenge to the next United States President. New Zealand euthanasia: Assisted dying to be legalised for terminally ill people. Coronavirus: Paris records traffic as second French lockdown begins. Mexico: At least 59 bodies belonging mostly to young people found in unmarked graves. […]

Buhari commiserates with the former Director General of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) over the killing of his son Aminu Mohammed. President Muhammadu Buhari speaks on EndSARS violence as he reveals his plans for the Youths. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu approves N40,000 monthly stipends to 4,000 unemployed […]

Nigeria to engage relevant stakeholders to ensure Okonjo-Iweala leads World Trade Organization (WTO) – FG. United States objection delays Okonjo-Iweala’s emergence as World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General. Fallout Of EndSARS Protests: National Economic Council (NEC) to set up committee to engage Nigerian Youths. WTO: Nigeria Must Reach Out to US […]

Nice ‘terrorist attack’: Two people beheaded in church and third person dead says Mayor. Al-Qaeda still ‘heavily embedded’ within Taliban in Afghanistan says United Nations official. US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad meets with Taliban deputy leader Abdul Ghani Baradar in Doha, discusses increase in violence. Pakistan Chief of Army Staff […]

Charlie Hebdo: Turkey vows legal and diplomatic actions over Erdogan cartoon. Poland near-total ban on abortion ruling sparks ‘women’s strike’. COVID: Germany and France decide on new lockdowns measures. Argentina Dirty War: Eighteen people goes on trial for torture and baby theft charges. Opposition presidential candidate in Zanzibar says candidate […]

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala emerges Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Federal Government declares Thursday, 29th October as Public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-el-Maulud celebration in commemoration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad. Oyo State Government approve N9.3bn to purchase 106 Mass Transit Buses in the State. #EndSARS: Amnesty International […]

India signs defensive and security agreement with United States following Himalayan standoff with China. China to impose sanctions on Boeing and Lockheed Martin over Taiwan arms sales. Hong Kong activist, Tony Chung detained near the US consulate in Hong Kong. Peshawar bombing: At least seven people have been killed and […]

“Only 2 deaths were recorded from the Lekki Shooting” say Sanwo-Olu during an interview with CNN Journalist, Becky Anderson. Oyo State Government to employ 5,000 Youths and allocates N500m For MSMEs. Lagos State Government approves full resumption of food and non-food markets. Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike urges council […]

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urges French goods boycott amid Islam row. United States Vice-President Mike Pence to miss Donald Trump’s Supreme Court vote. Syria war: ‘Russian air strikes in northern Syria kill dozens’ in Idlib. Covid: Belgian doctors with coronavirus asked to keep working amid a surge in cases […]

The acting Director-General of the NBC, Prof. Armstrong Idachaba fines Channels TV, Arise, AIT over #EndSARS coverage. Human rights lawyer, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN) faults Fashola’s ‘discovery’ of camera at Lekki tollgate. Lekki Shootings: Human Rights Activist, Femi Falana (SAN), says Soldiers’ barracks have been identified. All Progressives Congress Chieftain, Buba […]

Coronavirus: France extends overnight curfew to more areas to curb the rapid spread of the Coronavirus. Samuel Paty’s killing: Seven charged over the beheading of France teacher. United States approves $1.8bn worth arms sale to Taiwan. Nagorno-Karabakh: Russian President Vladimir Putin, says “Almost 5,000 people dead in conflict between Azerbaijan […]

ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE ENDSARS PROTESTS, 22ND OCTOBER, 2020. Fellow Nigerians, It has become necessary for me to address you having heard from many concerned Nigerians and having concluded a meeting with all the Security Chiefs. […]

Nigerian Ports Authority building in Marina, Lagos under attack by hoodlums. #EndSARS: United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres calls for an end to attacks and violence on #EndSARS protesters in Nigeria. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says “Forces Beyond his Control” are responsible for shooting Lekki #EndSARS Protesters. #EndSARS: Angry […]

The United States government files lawsuit against Google accusing the company of allegedly abusing its dominance to preserve a monopoly over internet searches and online advertising. Taliban conflict: Afghan fears rise as the United States ends its longest war. Coronavirus: German Alpine region has goes into lockdown due to the […]

#EndSars Protest: 7 Protesters have been allegedly killed at Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos by Security Agents. The Lagos State Government has declared 24-Hour Curfew across the States as from 4:00 pm today, 20th October 2020. He added that “Nobody, except essential service providers and first responders, must be found […]

#EndSARS: The Lagos State Government directs all students in public and private schools to stay at home following the anti- SARS protests tension. The Edo Government has declared 24-Hour Curfew across the States from 4:00 pm, October 19, 2020, till further notice. In the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, the Police […]

China has dismissed a report of allegedly threatening to detain U.S. academics in China. The United States President, Donald Trump to remove Sudan from State Sponsors of Terrorism list. Pakistani opposition leader Muhammad Safdar released on bail after spending hours in custody following the anti-government protest. United States has charged […]

Lagos #Endsars Protesters hold a candlelight ceremony in honour of the lives lost to SARS. Two #EndSARS Protesters have been killed by unknown Gunmen in Benin, the Edo State capital. #EndSARS protesters in Alausa, Lagos reject water and drinks sent to them by Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo. […]

Coronavirus: France records more than 30,000 new Covid-19 cases. Colorado largest wildfire in state history: US State of Colorado faces a huge smoke plumes from Cameron Peak Fire. US election: US President Donald Trump and his democratic opponent Joe Biden compete with separate Q&A events.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed calls for a National Policy on the use of Social Media to curb excesses and the misuse of information dissemination. IGP, M.A Adamu warns all Police Officers across Nigeria against the use of force on peaceful protesters. The Lagos State Governor, Mr […]

The #EndSARS Protesters shows their displeasure towards the “secret meeting” between a few Nigerians, some governors and business tycoons. Tears as Thugs Attack #EndSARS Protesters around the Berger roundabout in the Federal Capital Territory, (FCT) destroying vehicles under Police Watch. Speculations that the Government might shut down the internet arise […]

The International Monetary Fund, IMF says “China growth brought limits to global economic damage from the COVID Pandemic”. Nagorno-Karabakh war has left civilians shell-shocked and bitter. Afghan-Taliban conflict: Afghan Army Helicopters carrying wounded soldiers in southern Helmand province collide causing the death of at least nine people. Thai protests: Thousands […]

IAG reveals that the British Airways boss Alex Cruz is stepping down and will be replaced by Aer Lingus chief Sean Doyle. Mount Kilimanjaro: Fire breaks out on the slope of Africa’s tallest mountain in Tanzania. Statues of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt were toppled in Portland last night on […]

EndSARS protest at Surulere, Lagos just turned bloody as protesters attack the Surulere Police Division. President Muhammadu Buhari finally Reacts to the Public Outcry on the reform of the Nigeria Police Force as he Addresses #EndSARS Protesters promising to extensively reform the Force. Ex-Director at the Department of Works, Abubakar […]

Deadliest jail clash in years: Riot breaks out in New Bilibid Philippines prison as rival gangs in an overpopulated prison attack each other with improvised knives leaving nine inmates dead. The United States Justice Department sues Yale University over discrimination against white and Asian American applicants. Ian Wagner, 38, is […]