Passenger strips naked at airport
There was a minor commotion at McCarran International Airport Nevada, on Saturday after a male passenger got naked while boarding a Spirit Airlines flight scheduled to depart Las Vegas.
French actress Jeanne Moreau dies aged 89: agent
French actress Jeanne Moreau, who shot to fame in “Jules et Jim” and starred in some of the most critically-acclaimed films of the 20th century, has died aged 89, her agent said Monday.
Biafra is not possible, says Orji Uzor Kalu
Former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has said that the agitation for Biafra country by the Igbos cannot be made possible now, calling on the Igbo to rather channeled their energy for Igbo to become President of Nigeria.
De Grasse says time come to leave Bolt’s shadow
Jamaican legend Usain Bolt is determined to bid a golden farewell to his lustrous track career at the World Athletics Championships in London but Canada’s Andre de Grasse is eager to gatecrash the party.
Ignore the ringworms, cure the leprosy: Open letter to FG
We cannot exacerbate the situation by watering down moral values in schools
New law in Iran could spare 5,000 drug smugglers from being executed
A bill making its way through the Iranian parliament could spare 5,000 convicted drug smugglers from the death penalty, the ILNA news agency reported on Monday.
Abu Sayyaf behead 7 men for allegedly destroying leader’s plantation – Police
Police said suspected Abu Sayyaf militants on Monday beheaded seven men who allegedly destroyed a rubber plantation owned by their leader in the southern Philippines.
New hotline for university students of sexual assault opens in Australia
A new hotline service for student victims of sexual assault began operation on Monday, with the hope of providing much-needed support for university students all around Australia.
35 die in auto accidents in Ogun in 2 months
Cdr. Seni Ogunyemi, the Chief Executive/Corps Commander, Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), says 35 persons have lost their lives in motor accidents in the state in the last two months.
Leprosy victims in Ebonyi decry stigmatisation by relatives, friends
Leprosy victims in Ebonyi have decried the increasing rate of stigmatisation they faced from friends and relatives, stressing that the development was affecting their re-integration into the society, after treatment.
Oil hits $53 approximately on tighter U.S market
Oil prices hit a two-month high on Monday lifted by a tightening US crude market and the threat of sanctions against OPEC-member Venezuela.
South Africa’s credit growth falls to 6.16 per cent in June
South Africa’s private sector credit demand growth fell to 6.16 per cent in June from 6.69 per cent in May, central bank data showed on Monday.
Canadian heavy oil plugs gap left by OPEC, Latam
Canada’s struggling oil market has found something of a lifeline as traders scramble for heavy crude due to OPEC production cuts and sinking Latin American output.
FG to support talented Art youths with start-up loan of N300m- Lai Mohammed
The Federal Government on Sunday night unveiled plans to support talented youths in the arts sector with N300 million start-up loans.
Officials say 24 killed in fighting between AU, Al-Shabaab
Officials said 24 people were killed on Sunday in fighting between al Shabaab fighters and Somali government troops and African Union peacekeepers.
No Court of Appeal orders against me — Oye, APGA chair
National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Victor Oye, has described as a fallacy the claim by Chief Martin Agbaso that there is a Court of Appeal order against him.
