The United States (U.S.) has said that the 2019 general elections in Nigeria remained a major priority of the Donald Trump administration in view of the country’s strategic position in Africa. The US Department of State disclosed this during a…
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BUHARI TO DEPART FOR GHANA’S 61ST INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
President Muhammadu Buhari will Monday depart for Accra, Ghana to attend the country’s 61st Independence Anniversary celebrations holding at the Independence Square on Tuesday. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said this in…
U.S WHITE HOUSE PLACED ON LOCKDOWN
The White House was placed on lockdown and the surrounding area cordoned off by emergency personnel Saturday after an apparent gunshot was heard. The US Secret Service said on Twitter that it was responding “to reports of a person who…
PUTIN WARNS WEST AS HE SHOWS OFF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Vladimir Putin used his state-of-the-nation speech to deliver a stern warning to the U.S. that Russia has a series of new high-technology nuclear weapons that he said can overcome any defenses. “Efforts to contain Russia have failed, face it,” Putin said…
NOISE POLLUTION: RWANDA CLOSES DOWN 700 CHURCHES AND A MOSQUE
About 700 churches have been closed down in Rwanda for failing to comply with building regulations and for noise pollution. Most of them are small Pentecostal churches. One mosque was also closed. A government official told the BBC that some…
SAUDI ARABIA PERMITS THE ENLISTMENT OF WOMEN IN THE ARMY
In the deliberate policy to give more freedom to women, Saudi Arabia has permitted the enlistment of women in the army. The country continues to enact reforms granting females more access to a wide range of previously forbidden careers. Women…
THE SHRINKING OF LAKE CHAD HAS BECOME A GLOBAL CALAMITY- BUHARI
President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria, Cameroon, Niger and Chad Republic are threatened by the shrinking of the Lake Chad Basin. The president also said “the situation in the Lake Chad has left over 40 million people in dire need of…
YOBE SCHOOL ABDUCTION: EU SAYS IT’S AN ATTACK ON HUMANITY
Following the reported abduction of school girls in Dapchi, Yobe state, the European Union (EU), has said that the incidence is an attack on humanity. In a statement issued by the EU Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine…
FRENCH TOURIST ADMITS IMPREGNATING MORE THAN 600 WOMEN IN SIX AFRICAN COUNTRIES
A French tourist has admitted impregnating more than 600 women in six African countries within two years. Forty-year old Jean Michel made the revelation on an online news site “Africa24”. The six countries included Nigeria, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Togo, Ghana…
DANGOTE DAUGHTER’S WEDDING: BILL GATE MAY STORM NIGERIA
Alhaji Aliko Dangote, billionaire businessman and industrialist is set to give one of his daughters, Fatima, away in marriage to Jami son of former Inspector General of police, Mohammed Abubakar next month and this has caused a beautiful buzz in…