23 killed, 101 wounded in suicide bombings on Chad police
Twenty-three people were killed on Monday in suicide bombings targeting police in the Chadian capital that the government said was the work of Boko Haram militants.
Inferno from candle light consumes 3 siblings in Lagos
A two-year-old girl, identified as Uzoma, and her two siblings, Ufoma, 9, and Emeka, 7, have been burnt to death after fire gutted a three-room boys quarter at Egbeda in Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State.
al-Bashir will return after AU summit, Sudan insists
Sudan insisted President Omar al-Bashir’s visit to Johannesburg for a summit was proceeding normally and he would return after its main meeting, despite a court order Sunday banning him from leaving South Africa.
The South African court issued the temporary ban after the International Criminal Court called for the arrest of Bashir, who is wanted over alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in the Darfur conflict.
Why states can’t pay workers’ salaries
Huge expenditures on capital projects and sundry overhead have been identified as part of the reasons many state governments in Nigeria are unable to pay their workers’ salaries for many months now, Vanguard investigations have revealed.
Declare your assets, Lagos PDP tells Ambode
The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has issued a 14 days ultimatum to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State to publicly declare his assets upon assuming office. The party, which gave the governor till Monday, 29th June, also tasked the governor to make public in the media, the details of the handover notes and assets of his predecessor, Mr Raji Fashola.
Confab report not for dustbin, Kukah tells Buhari
CATHOLIC Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Dr. Matthew Kukah, has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari against jettisoning the report of the national conference, saying it contains some recommendations that could solve some national puzzles.
