Makarfi decries Rann attack
Former governor of Kaduna State and ex-chairman of the National Caretaker Committee (NCC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi has expressed shock over the terrorist attack in Rann by suspected Boko Haram extremists, which led to the loss of many, including officials of the Red Cross and the International Organization for Migration.
Neymar’s golden foot to go under the knife
Brazil and Paris Saint-Germain superstar Neymar was to undergo surgery for a broken right foot Saturday, putting the planet’s most expensive footballer out of action until the eve of the World Cup.
Student kills Dad, Mom in ‘family-type domestic issue’
A university student who fatally shot his parents on his school campus in the US state of Michigan was arrested without incident after an hours-long manhunt, officials said early Saturday.
Cameroon bans nighttime driving in restive southwest
Drivers in one of Cameroon’s restive English-speaking provinces have been banned from driving at night for a month, as tensions run high between government forces and separatists.
1,000 youth pilgrims to learn Israeli agric technology in July – NCPC
THE Executive Secretary, Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Tor Uja, yesterday, said the Federal Government had concluded plans to sponsor 1,000 youths on special pilgrimage to Israel in July.
Censors Board seizes films worth N300m, prosecutes 5 suspects
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) said it seized uncensored, unclassified and pirated films worth over N300 million and prosecuted five suspected pirates in 2017.
Aruna Quadri one step to ITTF Africa’s final
Nigeria’s Aruna Quadri and female compatriot Offiong Edem are into the semi finals of the 2018 ITTF-Africa Top 16 Cup, being decided in Nairobi.
Anderson, Del Potro battle in Acapulco final
South Africa’s Kevin Anderson moved one step closer to capturing his second consecutive title with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 victory over American qualifier Jared Donaldson at Acapulco’s ATP Mexican Open.
Dapchi Update: You’ve failed, PDP tells Buhari’s FG
The Federal Government yesterday said the search for the missing 110 Dapchi schoolgirls, who were abducted from the Government Girls’ Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe State, had been extended to the neighbouring countries,
US to give Africans affordable power, internet
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced that more than 600,000 people would have access to affordable power and the internet under the U.S. Power Africa Initiative.
Apprehend, prosecute Rann attackers – UN chief tasks FG
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the Federal Government to apprehend and prosecute those who carried out the attack on Rann town, in Borno.
