Month: February 2018
Human Rights : Voluntary Principles Initiative Delegation (VPI) Arrives Nigeria
A delegation of the Steering Committee of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights Initiative (VPI) led by the current Chair, Mr. Ronald Roosdorp of the Netherlands Government will arrive in Nigeria on Sunday, February 11, 2018 for a
… Continue ReadingDangote Refinery Promises to End Nigeria’s Woes of Fuel Scarcity
LAGOS, Nigeria, February 11, 2018 – Returnee indigenous India trained Graduate engineers of the Dangote Refinery have promised to deploy the knowledge and skills acquired during the training to ensure Nigeria is saved the embarrassment of fuel scarcity when the … Continue Reading
Kylie Jenner Spotted For The First Time Since Giving Birth
After hiding her pregnancy and giving birth just 10 days ago, Kylie Jenner has returned to her public life.
Kylie Jenner has been spotted for the first time, inL.A, since giving birth to her and Travis Scott‘s daughter Stormi … Continue Reading
Russia: Plane crashes shortly after takeoff, killing all 71 on board in Moscow
A Russian passenger jet crashed shortly after taking off from one of Moscow’s major airports Sunday, killing all 71 people aboard reports local media.
The ill-fated plane, an Antonov 148 passenger airliner operated by Saratov Airlines, was carrying 65 passengers … Continue Reading
DR Congo: Call for an International Donor Conference As Population Starve
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, February 9, 2018 – The political conundrum of the elections has blinded us all. the emergency in DR Congo is political as much as it is human and humanitarian. Of course, everything must be done … Continue Reading
The Ecobank Foundation commits US$ 750,000 to help eradicate malaria in Mozambique
The financial contribution will support a net distribution campaign, while also providing life-saving testing and treatments
LOME, Togo, February 9, 2018 – As part of its partnership with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the Ecobank Foundation … Continue Reading
Boko Haram Releases Kidnapped University Lecturers, Policewomen (Breaking)
Nigeria’s Department of State Security Services, SSS, on Saturday informed President Muhammadu Buhari that three University of Maiduguri, UNIMAID, lecturers abducted by Boko Haram terrorists in Magumeri, Borno State, have been released according, reports local media.
Also released were … Continue Reading
Mystery Snake Swallows 166,000 Dollars From Nigeria’s University Admission Board (JAMB)
A mystery snake is said to have sneaked into the accounts office of Nigeria’s admission board office, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, in Makurdi, the Benue State capital and made away with N36 million cash.
Before now, JAMB … Continue Reading
Cameroon: Train Accident Leaves 53 Dead and 300 Injured
Fifty-three people were killed and nearly 300 injured on Friday when a packed passenger train travelling between Cameroon’s two largest cities derailed and overturned, according to the country’s minister of transportation.
Speaking on state radio, Edgar Alain Mebe Ngo’o said … Continue Reading
South African Pastor Who Sprays Insecticide Found Guilty of Assault
A South African self-styled prophet who sprayed his followers with the insecticide, Doom, has been found guilty of assault, according to media reports.
Lethebo Rabalago – widely known as the Doom Pastor – was also found guilty of contravening the … Continue Reading