UK bid to blacklist Hezbollah suffers setback
A British attempt to blacklist the military wing of Hezbollah has run into opposition at the European Union, in part because of the mystery that continues to shroud a key investigation linking the...
View ArticleTen-year-old fights off robbers at home
Two would-be robbers met their match on Monday evening when they encountered a brave 10-year-old, Associated Press reports. It all began around 5:30pm. when the suspects, dressed in disguise, knocked...
View ArticleNATO to send experts to Libya to assess security
NATO said on Tuesday it will send experts to Libya to see how it can help improve security in the country struggling to contain militias and the growing presence of al Qaeda-linked fighters in the...
View ArticleDNA reveals baby was given to wrong parents
Paul Fronczak is having an identity crisis. The Nevada man, who back in 1964 was determined to be the kidnapped baby of Chester and Dora Fronczak, has learned he’s not, in fact, their biological son,...
View ArticleNEMA alerts on imminent disaster in West Africa
THE Director -General of the National Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Muhammad Sani-Sidi, has alerted West African countries to the increasing incidences of disaster across the zone and advised...
View ArticleAmerican tourist gang-raped in northern India – Police
An American tourist was gang-raped by a group of men in a hill resort in northern India, police said on Tuesday, in what is the latest in a series of rapes . The attack has once again thrown the...
View ArticleIran sanctions: US considers waiver extension for India, China
United States Secretary of State John Kerry is likely to renew waivers on Iran oil sanctions for India, China and several other countries as soon as Wednesday, in exchange for their reducing purchases...
View ArticleSurvey finds worldwide split over attitudes toward gays
A survey on Tuesday shows a world divided over the acceptance of gays, with countries in Africa and the Middle East strongly opposed even as tolerance grows in Europe, the United States, Canada and...
View ArticleSuicide bomber botches attack in Mali
A suspected Islamist suicide bomber blew himself up but caused no other casualties in an attack in the northern Malian town of Kidal, the bastion of Tuareg separatist MNLA rebels, witnesses said on...
View ArticleSomali pirates face death penalty for killing Americans
The trial of three alleged Somali pirates charged with the 2011 murder of four Americans aboard a yacht off the coast of East Africa is set to begin, BBC reports. Ahmed Muse Salad, Abukar Osman Beyle...
View ArticleAmazon, a destroyer of bookshops –French minister
France’s culture minister has branded Amazon a “destroyer of bookshops”, accusing the online retailer of undercutting traditional sellers to create a “quasi-monopoly.” “Today, everyone has had enough...
View ArticleDPR to address product adulteration with trucking policy
The Department of Petroleum Resources has started the implementation of Trucking Policy to curb product adulteration being perpetrated through tanker trucks in the country. A DPR document made...
View ArticleUS issues fresh travel alert on Nigeria
The United States has issued fresh travel alert on Nigeria, warning its citizens not to travel to North and nine other states in South. The US predicated the alert on the emergency rule in Yobe,...
View ArticlePresidency, PDP hijacking youth council –ACN
The Action Congress of Nigeria has accused the Peoples Democratic Party and the Presidency of hijacking the National Youth Council of Nigeria. The ACN alleged that the Presidency had imposed a PDP...
View ArticleOrubebe flays reported suspension
Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe, on Wednesday described those behind his reported suspension from the Peoples Democratic Party in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State as a...
View ArticleObi donates N220m to churches in two days
Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has within the last two days handed over cheques totalling N220m to churches in the state to run their schools and hospitals. The governor on Wednesday gave a cheque...
View ArticleMPs call for revisions to Mesothelioma Bill
WASHINGTON: Six Labour MPs have called for the immediate withdrawal of part of the Mesothelioma Bill on the grounds that it would exclude 50per cent of asbestos victims, www.insurancetimes.co.uk...
View ArticleGetting the right workers for your small business
Experts are of the opinion that many small-scale enterprises fail to employ people that can add value to their companies. SIMON EJEMBI writes on how that can be avoided After putting in a lot of effort...
View Article11,000 Bayelsa youths renounce cultism
Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday said over 11,000 youths from the eight local governments of the state had renounced their membership of cult groups. Dickson, who spoke at the...
View ArticleLagos govt transformer tears community apart
A transformer donated by the Lagos State Government is now a source of disagreement in Emily Akinola, Obayan and Iyiola Lawale streets in Akoka area of the state. It was learnt that the disagreement...
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