Aftermath of petition to Buhari: Buratai promises to pay outstanding allowances of soldiers

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 6th November 2017

  NIGERIA’S Chief of Army Staff, General Tukur Buratai, says the two months’ allowances owed soldiers involved in Operation Lafiya Dole, would be paid this week. In a statement issued on his behalf by to…

Saudi Prince, other officials killed in helicopter crash

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 6th November 2017

A Saudi Arabian Prince, Mansour bin Muqrin, has been killed along with several other officials in a helicopter crash the near the country’s border with Yemen, local media reported. A helicopter, with a group of…

Saudi Arabia in post-oil era transformation policy clean up

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 5th November 2017

Saudi Arabia pursued a sweeping purge of the kingdom’s upper ranks on Sunday, saying it would freeze the accounts of dozens of princes, ministers and a tycoon arrested as the crown prince cements his hold…

Multiple victims in Texas church shooting

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 5th November 2017

Local news outlets report that several people have been shot at a Baptist Church in South Texas. Television stations KSAT and KENS report that there are multiple victims and that there is a large police…

Protests in Seoul ahead of Trump’s South Korea visit

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 5th November 2017

Demonstrators march toward the U.S. Embassy during a protest ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit in Seoul, South Korea, on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017. (Photo: Seong Joon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images) In South Korea, President…

FG:We can’t disclose how states spent N388.3bn Paris club refund

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 5th November 2017

Ahmed Idris, accountant general of the federation, says N388.304 billion spending of London Paris club loan refunds by 35 states “is protected by professional privilege, and therefore confidential.” Idris said this in response to a…

Strike Tension grips varsities as ASUU meets to review FG’s implementation of MoA

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 5th November 2017

Palpable Strike Tension is now rocking University Campuses as the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) holds its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting this week. The NEC, which is the highest decision making body of…

250 Nigerians die of snakebite in three weeks

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 5th November 2017

Two hundred and fifty victims of snake bite have died in the last three weeks in Plateau and Gombe states, following an acute scarcity of snake anti-venom drugs in the country. The figure represents the…

$6 million for Ebola fight stolen through fraud – Red Cross

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 5th November 2017

Fraud by Red Cross workers and others wasted at least $6 million meant to fight the deadly Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the organization confirmed Saturday. The revelations follow an internal investigation of how the…

CCII begins Ibadan Mega City project, inaugurate committees

Posted by ayodelecaleb - 5th November 2017

As part of efforts to reposition and make Ibadan a mega city by 2040, Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) has inaugurated 20 committees towards the realization of the project. Mr Yemi Soladoye, the President-General…