Israel approves controversial law legalizing force-feeding of its prisoners
Israeli parliament has approved a law allowing prisoners on hunger strike facing death to be force fed. The ‘force-feeding’ law…
Nigeria spends $2.41bn on rice importation in three years, says CBN
Nigeria spent a whopping $2.41bn on rice importation just between January 2012 and May this year. This was recently made…
Obasanjo laments Yar’Adua’s reversal of sale of Refineries
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has explained that the sale of two of the nation’s oil refineries had been concluded before…
Massive shake-up in Nigerian Army
The Federal Government has carried out a massive shake-up at the top echelon of the Nigerian Army with appointment of…
British lord resigns after drug-affair with prostitutes
A British lawmaker, Lord John Sewel, has resigned from the House of Lords Tuesday after footage of him allegedly snorting…
Buhari appoints Brig. Gen. Boroh as Niger Delta Amnesty Coordinator
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Paul T. Boroh, a retired Brigadier General as the Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme for…
Tanker conveying 33,000 litres of aviation fuel tumbles at Lagos airport
An oil tanker conveying 33,000 litres of Jet A-1, otherwise called aviation fuel, on Tuesday tumbled near the access gate…
Buhari, Biya parley over Boko Haram insurgency
President Muhammadu Buhari has travelled to Yauonde, Cameroon on a two-day visit to enable him discuss with President Paul Biya…
Erosion-prone South East states get N12 billion from World Bank
Five states from the Southeast geo-political zone and nine other States are current beneficiaries of N12billion World Bank funding scheme…
Fayose approves N119m car loan for Ekiti workers
Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose on Monday approved the disbursement of N119 million as car loans to no fewer than…