The death toll from fierce storms battering Italy has risen to nine, civil protection authorities said Tuesday, as wild weather caused schools to close and trapped dozens of tourists in the north of the country. With ferocious storms lashing the…
Soldiers, Shiite clash again in Abuja, many feared killed (DailyTrust)
Many people are feared killed yesterday after members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), a Shiite group, clashed with soldiers again around Nyanya area in Abuja. Daily Trust reports that trouble started when security agents tried to stop the…
Jonathan mourns mentor, nationalist (Nation)
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has commiserated with the family of late chief Tony Anenih who died on Sunday at the age of 85 years. He described him as a patriot and mentor to many Nigerians. Jonathan noted that the exit…
FG to release intervention funds to 216 varsities, others (Punch)
The Federal Government has said that it will release intervention funds, through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, to 219 universities, polytechnics and colleges of education by 2019 so as to enable them to build “critical infrastructure.” The TETFund Executive Secretary,…
Alarm over Chinese “human flesh” drugs (Vanguard)
It sounds like a tale from a fictitious horror novel or movie, but unknown to millions of Nigerians they could easily be consumers of Chinese drugs made with human flesh! It would have been difficult to believe this shocking news…
EEDC berates illegal distribution of electricity in Imo (Vanguard)
Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, yesterday cried out over the illegal distribution of electricity to members of the public by unauthorised persons. The Head of Media and Communication of EEDC, Southeast zone, Emeka Eze disclosed this to newsmen in Owerri.…
Buhari receives Governor-General of Canada (Vanguard)
The Governor General Of Canada, Julie Payette, was on Monday received by President Muhammadu Buhari. Ms. Payette was received at the courtyard of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, alongside officials in her entourage. She is scheduled to address journalists after…
Minimum wage: Labour holds nationwide mass protest tomorrow (Vanguard)
Ahead of November 6 nationwide strike to compel the government to peg a new minimum wage at N30,000, organized labour will tomorrow hold mass protest across the country as part of sensitization of workers and Nigerians for the planned industrial…
Angela Merkel says she will not seek re-election as German Chancellor (CNN)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Monday that she would not seek re-election when her term expires in 2021. Merkel, who has been Chancellor since 2005, made the announcement during a news conference today in Berlin. “It is time today…