We’ll not be satisfied until Nig becomes a food exporting country again – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in Abuja said his administration will not rest in continually reviewing and strengthening ongoing reforms in the agricultural sector until Nigeria regains its pride of place as a food exporting country.
Loyalty puts Oyegun in trouble
Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), has confirmed that his loyalty to President Muhammadu Buhari is not palatable to some party men
President refuses to sign biosafety bill into law
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda on Friday declined to sign a bill into law which allows Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) into the country, a parliament spokesperson said.
Australian PM Turnbull fined for not wearing life jacket in boat
Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, was fined 250 Australian dollars (195 dollars) for not wearing a life jacket while moving his dinghy on Sydney harbour, a local media reported on Friday.
Selebobo questions God’s existence, Christmas
Selebobo one of Nigeria’s music producers questioned the existence of God, Jesus Christ and Christmas.
IGP asks police personnel to observe constitutional roles of life protection
The Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, has enjoined officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force to rededicate themselves to their constitutional duty of protecting lives and property of Nigerians and foreigners resident in the country.
NGO to carry out trauma intervention for IDPs in Northeast in 2018
The Mandate Health Empowerment Initiative (MHEI), an NGO said on Friday it would carry out trauma intervention for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North East in 2018.
Aid groups evacuate last of critically ill from Syrian rebel’s area
The Red Cross and Syrian Red Crescent have evacuated the third and last group of critically sick people from a besieged rebel stronghold near the Syrian capital Damascus.
‘President Buhari elected by ordinary Nigerians, not elites’
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun has recounted how he survived several attempts to remove him from office as National Chairman of the governing Party.
Iranian cleric urges tough action after price protests turn political
A prominent conservative cleric in Iran on Friday called for tough action by security forces after hundreds of people took to the streets to protest against high prices and shouted anti-government slogans.
SA court rules parliament failed to hold Zuma to account over scandal
South Africa’s Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that parliament failed to hold President Jacob Zuma to account over a scandal related to state-funded upgrades to his home and must launch proceedings that could remove him from office.
