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Blasphemy: I will sign death warrant if necessary- Gov. Ganduje

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, Kano, State News Friday, August 28th, 2020

Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State says he will sign the execution warrant of a 30-year-old man, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, sentenced to death by hanging by an Upper Shari’a Court in the state. Aminu was sentenced to death by the Court after his conviction of blasphemous remarks against Prophet Muhammad, under Section 382 (b) of the […]

Pastor Adeboye reacts to CAMA 2020

Posted by admin Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Headlines, Religion Wednesday, August 26th, 2020

By Muhaimin Olowoporoku General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Enoch Adejare Adeboye, has reacted to the Companies and Allied Matters Act, CAMA, recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari. The RCCG head joined the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, (PFN) in their position and rejected […]

Over a 100 Nigerians, most of them students, killed in Northern Cyprus, a non-UN recognized country

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, National Politics, Top Stories Wednesday, August 26th, 2020

By Ifeanyi Nwoko Over 100 Nigerians, most of them students have been killed in mysterious circumstances in Northern Cyprus, a country not recognised by the United Nations. Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIODCOM) made this known on Monday and warned Nigerian parents against sending their children to universities in the […]

Jonathan led mediation with Mali Military Junta ends in stalement

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, ECOWAS, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, Presidency Tuesday, August 25th, 2020

Talks between West African mediators and Mali’s military coup leaders ended on Monday after three days of discussions without any decision on the make-up of a transitional government, a junta spokesman said. West Africa’s regional bloc dispatched negotiators to Mali at the weekend in a bid to reverse President Ibrahim Keita’s removal from power last week. But […]

Aisha Buhari escapes near plane mishap on her return flight from Dubai

Posted by admin First Ladies, Hajiha Aisha Buhari, Headlines Monday, August 24th, 2020

First Lady Aisha Buhari has revealed a near plane mishap on her return to Nigeria from the United Arab Emirates, where she went for medical treatment. In her own own words she said, the Nigeria Air Force plane bringing her home encountered a violent clear air turbulence. But after the storm, came the calm. She […]

Berlin says ‘fairly likely’ Navalny was poisoned

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, August 24th, 2020

(FILES) This file photo taken on February 29, 2020 shows Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (C) taking part in a march in memory of murdered Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov in downtown Moscow. – Navalny is unconscious and in intensive care in hospital after apparently being poisoned, his spokeswoman said on August 20, 2020. (Photo by […]

Mali junta wants three-year military rule, agrees to free president

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, ECOWAS, Headlines Monday, August 24th, 2020

President of the CNSP (National Committee for the Salvation of the People) Assimi Goita (C) prepares for a meeting between Malian military leaders and an ECOWAS delegation headed by former Nigerian president on August 22, 2020, in an aim to restore order after the military coup in Bamako. West African envoys held talks with Mali’s […]

U.S. indicts 5 Nigerians in $300m fraud, Akintomide extradited from Canada

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Canadian Politics, Headlines Monday, August 24th, 2020

Five Nigerians, one of them extradited from Canada and three Americans have been indicted by the U.S. Justice Department for their role in a fraudulent “sweepstakes” or lotto scam with an intended loss in excess of $300 million. The Nigerian extradited from Canada on Thursday is known as Harry Cole and he has several aliases, […]

Inside story: Genesis of the bloody IPOB-police, DSS clash in Enugu

Posted by admin Biafra, Enugu, Headlines, State News Monday, August 24th, 2020

By Abankula Ahmed Abdulrahman, the Police Commissioner in Enugu state has given an official account of the bloody clash between security agents and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB). But it is not all the truth as IPOB offered a different version. The clash at Emene Community Secondary School in Enugu on Sunday led […]

Nigerian woman jailed 2 years for robbing Dubai tourist

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, August 24th, 2020

An unidentified Nigerian woman who was involved in robbing an Arab tourist in Dubai has been sentenced to two years in jail. Reports from Dubai said she was sentenced today. Her trial began in late July. She was also accused of illegal imprisonment, and issuing threats to kill or inflict harm on others. She has […]