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Millions tuning in and calling in to express their anger at their leaders. The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on Thursday announced the launch of its Hausa Radio Service. This announcement was contained in a statement by its spokesman, Emma Powerful....

The Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, has released telephone numbers for the people of the state to call in case they sight herdsmen moving around. The governor had two days ago met with hunters in the state, with a charge to them to prevent herdsmen...

A Phnom Penh court on Friday sentenced a woman to one year in jail for Facebook comments in which she accused Cambodian Prime Minster, Hun Sen, of masterminding the murder of government critic, Kem Ley. “Hun Sen’s family are the killers. Each family member...

Spanish morgue workers were frightened when a prisoner who had been declared dead after an apparent suicide attempt woke up just as they prepared to perform an autopsy, authorities said Wednesday. In jail near Oviedo in northern Spain, the man, whom Spain’s...

One person has died and more than 200 people have been arrested in two nights of widespread and violent protests across Tunisia, orchestrated by anger over steep price rises resulting from austerity measures. Police and army forces were deployed in several...

A Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Friday ordered that five strokes of the cane be given to a 25-year-old man, Mustapha Abubakar, for attempting to steal a jeep tyre cover. The judge, Mr Mohammed Marafa, also urged Abubakar to desist from committing...

Son of Nigeria's former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, Aminu Atiku today lost custody of his two kids to his ex wife, Fatima Bolori. A Magistrate Court in Lagos granted Mrs Bolori full custody of their children which hopefully will put an end to their...

The 30 trainees out of 100 shoemakers/ shoe cobblers sponsored by Abia state government - have landed safely in China. The trainees are in the Asian country for a 30 day automated shoe training programme in a bid to promote made in Aba products. The shoemakers...

Two persons were killed when aggrieved members of a cult in Umutogume, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, invaded the village to avenge their colleague, who died during a festival at the weekend. Among the victims were an octogenarian, Priscilla...

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps ( NSCDC ) in Borno said it had arrested a 27 year-old spinster, Zainab Abdullahi, over alleged theft of N12, 000 at a wedding ceremony in Maiduguri. Abdullahi said that the suspect was usually dressing in...

The Katsina State Police Command says it recorded 210 cases of rape and unnatural acts in the state in 2017. The command’s spokesman, DSP Isa Gambo, said on Tuesday in Katsina that 275 persons allegedly involved in the various rape cases were arrested...

Nigeria's electoral commission, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the 2019 general elections timetable and schedule of activities today, 9th January 2018. According to the timetable, the Presidential and National Assembly primaries...

A man was fined £85,000 bill from Sky after his iPad was used to stream Anthony Joshua’s championship fight on Facebook Live by a ‘drunk friend.’ Dad-of-one Craig Foster, 34, was watching Joshua’s fight against Wladimir Kiltschko on his TV in April and...

Ivorian football Legend and host of 2017 Aiteo/CAF Awards Didier Drogba has had his phone stolen. The African football legend Drogba co-hosted CAF Award gala night with South African broadcaster, Carol Tshabalala at the State House Banquet Hall in Accra,...

John Young, the astronaut who walked on the moon has died at age 87. In a statement, the agency, Nasa tweeted: “We’re saddened by the loss of astronaut John Young, who was 87. “Young flew twice to the Moon, walked on its surface & flew the first Space...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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 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...

Management of the Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Uselu in Egor local government area on Wednesday refused 10 reinstated staff of the hospital to resume duties. The 10 staff who stormed the hospital at about 9:20am and armed with the letter reinstating...

The Nigeria Police has arrested and paraded 16 suspected armed robbers and kidnappers terrorizing Abuja-Kaduna and Abuja-Suleja-Minna Highways. A statement from the Force Public Relations Officers, CSP Jimoh Moshood on Tuesday said the gang members were...