Foreign
Ex-diplomats warn Pompeo against cutting U.S. refugee bureau
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thirty-two former U.S. diplomats and 11 aid groups on Monday urged U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not to eliminate a…
Year: 2023
General News
NCC priotises youth empowerment through telecom tools- Danbatta
Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC) says the commission has been able to prioritise youth empowerment through the deployment…
Foreign
Almost four land activists killed per week in deadliest year on record: campaigners
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nearly four land and environmental activists were killed each week last year, murdered for opposing large-scale agriculture and mining…
General News
Trump submits plan for $200 million investment in Scottish golf resort
LONDON (Reuters) - U.S President Donald Trump’s company has submitted plans to invest another 150 million pounds ($197 million) in one of his Scottish…
Foreign
Two killed, 13 others injured in Toronto shooting
TORONTO (Xinhua) A 18-year-old female university student and a 10-year-old girl were killed, and 13 others injured when a gunman opened fire in a…
Business & Economy
Yobe State Govt. entices workers with land, farm inputs to embrace agriculture
The Yobe State Government says it has procured 1,000 hectares of land and loaned it out along with other farm inputs to civil servants…
General News
Police arrest 3 for armed robbery in Niger state
The Police Command in Niger state has arrested three suspected armed robbers who have been terrorising the people of Wushishi Local Government Area (LGA)…
Judiciary
Court remands 3 brothers over alleged conspiracy, trespass in Sokoto
A Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded three brothers, Murtala Bello, 28, Dauda Bello, 27 and Maccido Bello, 20 in prison for conspiring…
General News
2019: INEC, EU agencies to evolve instrument to tackle vote buying during elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday opened a two-day training for its legal officers on emerging electoral offences ahead of the 2019…