AGF challenges attempt to scuttle trial of judges
The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), on Tuesday, raised questions on Mr Olukoya Ogungbeje’s legal attempt to stop the prosecution of five judges accused of fraud.
Wofai Samuel to host West African Power Industry Awards
Organisers of Cape Town, South Africa based awards ceremony,West African Power Industry Awards has unveiled one of Nigeria’s ace broadcaster Wofai Samuel, as the host of the show.
Criminals, stay away from South East during yuletide, Army’s 82 Division warns
The 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu has warned criminals to steer clear of its territory in the South East during the yuletide.
Enugu govt gives marching orders against trading on major roads
The Enugu State Government has issued a last warning to traders who had converted some major roads and streets in the State into shops.
100 missing in Med Sea after migrant boat capsized
Around 100 people were missing, feared drowned, in the Mediterranean after a migrant dinghy capsized off Libya on Tuesday, according to NGO rescue teams helping with the search for survivors.
Colombian President Santos to US for cancer tests
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos will travel to the United States Wednesday for medical exams after follow-up tests for a 2012 case of prostate cancer came back abnormal, he said.
Canada’s Prime Minister, Trudeau appoints SA on lesbian, gay, bisexual; Moves to repeal ‘discriminatory’ sodomy law
Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau has, Tuesday, appointed a special advisor on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues, MP Randy Boissonnault. The country has also begun moves to repeal ‘discriminatory’ gay sodomy laws.
FC Ifeanyi Ubah shifts FA Cup victory, trophy tour to Nov 23
Newly crowned 2016 Federation Cup winner, FC Ifeanyi Ubah, Tuesday, said it has postponed the Federation Cup victory and trophy tour which was earlier billed to hold on Wednesday, November 16, 2016.
Pinnick lauds FIFA as DTMS workshop begins in Abuja
Amaju Pinnick, the President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Tuesday, expressed appreciation to world football-governing body, FIFA for organising the Domestic Transfer Matching System (DTMS) workshop in Abuja.
UN says 75,000 children in Nigeria risk dying in ‘months’
Fourteen million people in northeast Nigeria urgently need humanitarian assistance and 75,000 children risk dying in “a few months”, the United Nations warned Tuesday.
Putin fires economy minister over bribe charges
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday fired Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev, who had been charged with taking a massive bribe, news agencies quoted Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov as saying.
