At least two passengers on a South African Airways flight headed to Hong Kong from Johannesburg alleged that they were robbed of money and other valuables while on board. Cabin crew were told by some passengers during the flight on…
India’s government cut fuel duties on Thursday in an attempt to quell public anger and opposition pressure ahead of elections due in 2019. Following sharp rises in recent months due to a higher oil price and a record low rupee,…
An Abu Dhabi man has sued his former wife, over allegations that she was insulting him on Facebook. The woman is facing charges of defamation and violating cyber laws at the Abu Dhabi Misdemeanour Court in Saudi Arabia. The man…
The Election Petition Tribunal constituted to hear the petitions arising from the Osun State governorship election has granted an ex parte order to Senator Ademola Adeleke, restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission from altering election results as well as information…
The chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum, Rochas Okorocha, on Thursday said the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress must do the right thing and allow everybody to participate in its ongoing nationwide primaries. Okorocha, who is the Imo…
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari is currently having a closed-door meeting with nine governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This was disclosed by Buhari’s assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, on Thursday afternoon. “President Muhammadu Buhari holds a closed-door…
Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has admitted defeat in the state’s gubernatorial primary, ending weeks of intrigues amid failure by the presidency to stave off the incumbent’s fate. The governor’s press conference on Sunday where he dismissed his challenger as…
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Hajiya Khadija Ibrahim, defeated her stepson, Mohammed Ibrahim, to clinch the All Progressives Congress ticket for Damaturu/Gulani/Gujba/Tarmuwa, Yobe federal constituency. Professor Abba Gambo, the returning officer of the election, announced on Wednesday that Khadijah…
Ahead of Saturday’s national convention, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has concluded plans to commit all its presidential aspirants in the 2019 general elections to a bond, in what appears a move to stem possible post-convention crisis. The bond, expected to…
A 35-year-old man, Friday Moses, has been arrested by the Police in Benin, Edo State capital, for impregnating his 13-year-old daughter. Moses was among the 76 suspected criminals paraded by the state Police Commissioner, Johnson Kokum, in Benin yesterday, for…
