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The Nigerian Army on Saturday disclosed that 1,050 insurgents had surrendered to troops in Lake Chad and Monguno general area of operations, as it also warned that many of them were on the run. Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the Deputy Director, Army Public Relations,...

A groundbreaking event ensued on December 26th, 2017, in Liberia as the first African Footballer to win Ballon D'or, FIFA player of the year, George Weah, was elected as the President of Liberia in a run-off election, defeating the major contender, Outgoing...

The number of pupils penalised for cheating during GCSE and A-level exams rose sharply last year, mostly as a result of mobile phones being smuggled into exam halls. Ofqual, the exam regulator for England, said the most common category of malpractice...

Michael Jordan’s oldest son Jeffrey, 29, has proposed to his long-time girlfriend Radina Aneva. Radina showed off her massive diamond ring on Instagram. Clearly delighted, she added the caption: ‘I said YES! #engaged I love you!! @heirjordan13.’ Although...

Nigerian musician and Kokomaster, Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo aka Dbanj, has been conferred with a chieftaincy title in Imo State. The veteran artist who famously sang about being conferred with a chieftaincy title everywhere he visits was conferred with...

The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency ( NDLEA ), retired Col. Mustapha Abdullah, says one of its officers in Kano command has been killed by some suspected drug traffickers. The chairman said that two other...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been sanctioned for misconduct after the club’s 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion in the English Premier League last Sunday. The Frenchman was on Friday handed a three-match touchline ban and a fine of 40,000 pounds....

'Would I supervise your spiritual life and also supervise your sexual life? Sexuality in marriage does not contaminate spirituality. Bro Solo why have you not touched your wife? I am your pastor and I have been sleeping with my wife for more than 20 years...

US authorities have arrested an Indian man after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her as she slept in the seat next to him on a US flight. Prabhu Ramamoorthy, 34, was sitting between his own wife and the alleged victim, officials say. The woman...

A 90-year-old tourist was killed and another tourist left on life-support when crocodiles attacked them as they paddled an inflatable boat in Zimbabwe’s Matopos National Park, a parks official said on Friday. John Bowman, 90, and Rosemary Mitchell, 65,...

Saudi Arabia says it has intercepted a ballistic missile fired towards the country by Yemen's Houthi rebels. The Saudi statement came just hours after the Yemeni group claimed to have launched the attack. State-owned TV channel Al Ekhbariya reported on...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un could be laying a trap for the US and the South with his apparent olive branches towards Seoul, analysts say, warning that Pyongyang’s ultimate goal is to divide their 70-year alliance. In his New Year speech, Kim said...

A North Korean Hwasong-12 missile test that failed in flight crashed and caused considerable damage to a complex in the city of Tokchon in April of last year. An online magazine The Diplomat said though the failure of the launch was reported at the time,...

The Federal Government may increase the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol to a minimum price of N180 and above anytime soon. Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu who dropped the hint in Abuja on Thursday,...

Amid the growing controversies over Mercy Aigbe’s birthday, the event was lit, particularly with the celebrity couple dance between Saidi Balogun and ex-wife Faithia Williams. Source: TheNation

The United States imposed sanctions Thursday on five Iranian companies it alleges are working on part of the Islamic republic’s illegal ballistic missile program. “These sanctions target key entities involved in Iran’s ballistic missile program, which...

Boxing’s heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, was on ‘Daddy’s duty’ this week when he stepped out with his secret son, Joseph. In his Twitter post, where he posted the pictures, he wrote, “Family time is the main priority”. Joshua, dressed in a khaki...

Nobody should be allowed to exercise domineering tendency over the state and its affairs, save the people want to die in conundrum and unwarranted shanties. Against this backdrop, it is particularly compelling for Ugandans to rise against sit-tight Museveni...

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake on Thursday rocked Merowe area in northern Sudan, some 350 km north of the capital Khartoum, according to the Public Authority for Geological Research of Sudan’s Minerals Ministry. “Earthquakes have occurred in Merowe area since...

The Minister of Communications, Alhaji Adebayo Shittu, said on Wednesday that although President Muhammadu Buhari had not made up his mind on the 2019 presidential election, he deserved re-election. The minister said persons he described as the President’s...

Scientists have embarked on a research in recreating the way the human body makes sperm, which could one day mean creating artificial sperm and eggs for infertility treatment. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge’s Gurdon Institute, are thought...

The Nigerian Ambassador to France, Dr. Modupe Irele, said on Thursday that about 30,000 Nigerians are currently living in France. Irele said in Lagos that the number included Nigerians living in France as business owners, as well as those studying in...

Members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY) Abeokuta Chapter, on Wednesday suspended their strike, which is now over three months old. The suspension was announced by the chapter’s Chairman, Mr Kola Abiola,...

Poised with the overall significance and resultant effects of peace in humanity society as also upheld in goal 16 of Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, the humanitarian cum communitarian organization Conflict Free Nation, CFN, write to convey to the...

With criticism yet to settle in some quarters over what has been dubbed out of shape statue for great footballers like Cristiano Ronaldo and Diego Maradona, a sculptor has unveiled a statue of Michael Essien which has been described as the worst of them...