Bandits demand N200m to free 19 people kidnapped from Niger village
A group of bandits who abducted 19 persons from Kutunku village in Wushishi LGA of Niger state have reportedly demanded the sum of ...
Service Chiefs meet Makinde as Yoruba leaders set for security forum
The Nigerian Military Service Chiefs are currently in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital for a meeting with among other scheduled programmes. The Street Journal ...
Royal family not racists, says Prince William
The Duke of Cambridge has defended the royal family against accusations of racism made by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, insisting that the royal family isn’t ...
Africa: Will Africa Claim the 21st Century?
[This Day] Francis E. Ogbimi argues that Africa will only claim the century if the continent mobilises its citizens for learning and industrialisation
Africa: New Global Breast Cancer Initiative Highlights Renewed Commitment to Improve Survival
[WHO] A major new collaborative effort, the Global Breast Cancer Initiative, is being introduced today by the World Health Organization, with the objective ...
Africa: Transparent and Open Food Commodity Markets Are Vital for Food Security and Nutrition
[FAO] Rome — Director-General QU Dongyu highlights the importance of keeping supply chains functioning amid COVID-19 pandemic in his address to FAO Committee ...
Africa: Humanity’s Penchant to Waste Food Is Trashing the Planet
[UNEP] The next time you pour expired milk down the drain or throw away wilted vegetables, consider how this waste could have been ...
BREAKING: Gunmen abduct students, lecturer in Edo State
On Wednesday night, gunmen invaded the National Institute of Construction Technology, Uromi, Esan Northeast Local Government Area of Edo State, kidnapping two students ...
Five police officers charged with manslaughter over shooting of 15-year-old armed robbery suspect
Five Oklahoma police officers were charged with manslaughter Wednesday,10 March, in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old armed robbery suspect last year. In ...
Denmark suspends AstraZeneca vaccine over blood clot fears
Denmark on Thursday, 11 March, suspended use of the Covid-19 vaccine made by AstraZeneca after several cases of blood clots among people inoculated ...
