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Banks have been warned about a new means of robbing ATMs, previously seen in Europe and Mexico. The United States Secret Service issued the warning recently saying, the method – nicknamed Jackpotting – is now hitting the U.S for the first time in a coordinated...

The government must do more to curbing Lassa fever syndromeWith the recent outbreak of Lassa Fever and its exponential rise, Doctors healing these dying patients must be cautious when exercising their Hippocratic oath of saving lives. To this end, professionalism...

The UN special envoy to Syria, Staffan de Mistura, will attend a Russian-sponsored peace conference boycotted by the official Syrian opposition at which over 1,000 delegates are expected to endorse a statement urging the west to lift sanctions and start...

The Business Schools being undertaken by the Aliko Dangote Foundation, according to the President of Dangote Group is part of the efforts to build entrepreneurship in the sub-consciousness of Nigerians through education at the highest level. In his avowed...

Pop singer, Shakira marked an historical feat at the Grammys on Sunday, when she became the first artist to win Best Latin Pop Album twice. The Columbian native won the award category for her album ‘Eldorado’ following her 2001 win in the same award category...

Kabul reacted in despair and fear on Sunday, a day after a suicide bomb killed more than 100 people and wounded at least 235 in the worst attack seen in the Afghan capital in months. There was a mix of helpless anger at the seemingly endless wave of attacks...

President Donald Trump of the United States has sent a letter to African leaders, saying he “deeply respects” the people of Africa He also says Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make an “extended visit” to the continent in March, his first in that...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is currently enmeshed in a massive scandal after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) uncovered an alleged N2.5billion fraud in the operations of the organisation. The scandal was perpetrated...

There is pandemonium in the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the camp of President Muhammadu Buhari over the disposition of some stalwarts of the party to the fortune of the party ahead of next year’s polls. Senate President BukolaSaraki; House of...

The government should act swiftly in feeding the blank slatesAn array of theories and thoughts have been theorized by philosophers of worth from the medieval period down to the renaissance cum contemporary. These were ideals I do regard as medieval, too...

Equatorial Guinea’s President Teodoro Obiang Nguema has said he will “protect” former Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh who has been living in exile in the central African country after being forced to quit power last year, adding that the African Union also...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, Lagos State chapter, has debunked the information flying around in the state that voter’s registration would end on January 31, 2018. In a statement on Friday by the Head of Publicity, INEC, Lagos State,...

No doubt music star, Davido, is one of the most influential and sought-after artistes on the continent but things were not always rosy for him. During a chat with MTV Base, the leader of the 30billion gang said that his father was not happy with his career...

The Bayelsa State Government has assured residents of 24-hour uninterrupted power supply as from September 2018. The government, which blamed recent power outage on cable theft and vandalism, also said that all the local government areas in the state...

Whether the present harsh socioeconomic condition, insecurity, wanton poverty and burgeoning unemployment were occasioned by President Muhammad Buhari or aggravated by his lacklustre policies, the most salient resounding point is that we are still in...

Whether for married couples or people merely cohabiting, one of the activities that seem central to both is sex. However, they would be doing it for different reasons. While it is more of an obligation in marriage, it seems more of pleasure for cohabiting...

The Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State, has recalled 250 staff sacked by the former management of the institution. The Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Armaya’u Bichi, disclosed this to journalists at a pre-convocation press briefing...

The Syrian rebel commander stared at photographs of his fighters on the hilly frontline at the Kurdish enclave of Afrin, their pickup trucks stalled in the mud after a torrential downpour of rain. “It’s going to be a tough battle, maybe five or six months,”...

The Yoruba Council of Elders has described as sad and unfortunate the distribution of President Muhammadu Buhari 2019 re-election campaign materials by the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, during the Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting...

The Federal Capital Territory Administration ( FCTA ) disclosed that it has not yet recorded any case of Lassa fever in the territory. The FCT’s Director of Public Health, Dr Humphrey Okoroukwu made this known in an interview with reporters in Abuja on...

The Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Commerce, Deji Tinubu, is dead. It was gathered that Deji, who was the former Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission, died late on Thursday during a novelty match in the Epe area of Lagos State. Lagos...

Against the backdrop of ideological leanings which has been the driving force of human history, the concept of capitalism has been a belief system with antagonistic premises within the realm of Marxism. Evidently, capitalism was regarded as an evil ideology...

The Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Sports, Mr Deji Tinubu, died suddenly this (Thursday) evening. He is the younger brother of Wale Tinubu, Oando CEO. He slumped while taking part in football at the ongoing retreat/meeting organised by...

Rochas Okorocha, the Imo State governor, has warned residents to stop drinking ‘raw garri’ as three persons were confirmed dead in the state as a result of Lassa fever, Premium Times reports.The killer disease is rapidly spreading across many parts of...

Despite the mixed reactions trailing former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter to President Muhammadu Buhari, traders in Kano thursday vowed to support the president for second term. Addressing journalists at the Kano National Union of Journalists (NUJ)...