Thursday, 2 February 2017

Tuface vows to proceed with planned protest against FG

Popular Nigerian singer Tuface Idibia, has vowed to proceed with his planned nationwide protest against the Federal Government on Feb. 5 in spite of mixed reactions by some Nigerians.

UN condemns killing of 3 Nigerians, UN contractor

The UN on Wednesday strongly condemned an attack against a UN monitoring team near the Nigeria-Cameroon border that resulted in the death of five persons, including three Nigerians.

UN Chief: Africa has remarkable success stories than crises

Mr Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, has called for better narratives about Africa, saying there are better things about the continent than crises.

Butcher, 25, remanded over alleged rape of minor

A Gombe Magistrates’ Court on Thursday ordered the remand of a 25-year-old butcher, Shamsudeen Musa, over alleged rape of a 13-year-old girl.

Pop superstar Beyonce pregnant with twins

Pop superstar Beyonce announced on Wednesday that she and her husband, rap star and entrepreneur Jay Z, were expecting twins, sending social media into a meltdown.

No Sri Lankans stranded at U.S. airports – Govt.


Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday said that there have been no reports of Sri Lankan nationals stranded in the U.S. airports following a travel ban issued by President Donald Trump on seven countries.

Wife, 30, seeks court’s dissolution of 10-year-old marriage

A housewife, Mrs Aina Idowu, 30,  on Thursday approached an Ado-Ekiti, Customary Court to seek the dissolution of her 10-year-old marriage to her husband, Sodiq Idowu.