The Zambian government has conducted a census on goats in the country. At the end of the census which was conducted in 2017, it was discovered that Zambia’s total goat population stands at 3, 476,790, reports  Lusaka Times. The census was conducted in 2017 by the Central Statistical Office in collaboration with the Ministry of […]

Arsenal manager Unai Emery will keep faith with goalkeeper Petr Cech for his return to Chelsea on Saturday. Cech, 36, struggled with Emery’s orders to play out from the back in the Spanish coach’s first game in charge as the Gunners lost 2-0 to Premier League champions Manchester City last weekend. READ ALSO: Man tells court […]

A 25-year-old Bolivian woman hanged her three children after making them record goodbye messages to their father on video, police reported Thursday. The woman hanged her one-year old baby, and her two other children aged four and seven, late Tuesday after a series of arguments with her husband, state prosecutor Oscar Vera told Los Tiempos […]

It was a dramatic moment on Thursday morning in Alausa area of Lagos State as an illegal taxi operator stripped naked and solicited the interventions of other drivers and passers-by. According to the official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority who arrested him for breach of traffic law, the man had parked at the […]

Nigeria’s Under-20 Women’s team have crashed out of the ongoing Women’s World Cup in France. The Spanish team beat the falconets, 2-1 to advance to the semi-final stage of the competition.

The Commissioner of Police in Gombe State, Mr Shina Olukolu, on Thursday said the police have arrested four suspected drug barons in Gombe. Olukolu, who said this in a statement issued in Gombe state , said the suspects were arrested with large quantities of assorted hard drugs. He said the drugs were sold mainly to […]

In a dramatic twist to what had hitherto been a drama of the absurd, a Colorado man has confessed to killing his pregnant wife and their two daughters. Pregnant 34-year-old Shannan Watts and her two daughters were first reported missing on Monday, FoxNews says, and her husband, Chris, had appeared innocent and distraught, begging anyone […]

Olusola Fabiyi, Abuja The Department of State Services has announced the appointment of Mr. Nnochirionye Afunanya as its spokesperson. The appointment was contained in a statement issued by the Public Relations Department of the agency in Abuja on Thursday. Acting Director General of the agency, Mr. Matthew Seiyefa, had, at his maiden press briefing at […]

The Federal High Court Abuja on Thursday suspended hearing in the contempt suit against the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, pending the hearing of an appeal in respect of the suit. Justice Stephen Pam, in a short ruling at the resumed hearing, said that he was adjourning the matter in view of […]

The Police Command in Anambra state has arrested a 50-year-old man, Nonyelum Okakwu, and two boys in Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state, for alleged child theft. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Garba Umar who disclosed this at a news conference at the command’s headquarters, Amawbia near Awka, said the children were aged […]

A Lewes Crown Court on Thursday sentenced a French man to 10 months in prison for lying that there was a bomb on board a plane. Librarian Jacob Abdellak, who was running late for his flight from London to Los Angeles tried to delay it by calling police to say there was a bomb on […]

A Facebook user, Hermeisha Robinson, on her wall shared an email rejecting her for a job vacancy because her name sounded “ghetto.” Robinson, who lives in Missouri, US shared her experience with Mantality Health in Chesterfield in an all-caps post: “I have a public service announcement, I am very upset because today I received an […]

The Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Solomon Dalung, on Thursday in Abuja said Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has not endorsed the Amaju Pinnick-led faction of the Nigeria Football Federation. Dalung, in a statement released by Nneka Ikem-Anibeze, his Special Assistant on Media, said media reports to that effect were incorrect. The reports had claimed […]

The Enugu State Government has said that none of the people under surveillance of the Lassa fever has symptoms of the disease. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Fintan Echochin, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria  in Enugu on Thursday. “The people who had primary and secondary contact with the […]

The Emir of Zazzau, Dr Shehu Idris on Thursday canvassed more support for the girl-child education, saying it is necessary for societal development. The monarch made the remark when an NGO, Arewa Youth Trust Foundation, paid him a courtesy visit in his palace in Zaria, Kaduna State. The Emir said: “it is, of course, true, […]

La Liga’s organising body announced on Thursday that it plans to hold regular season Spanish top flight games in the United States in the future. “LaLiga, Spain’s top-flight soccer competition, and Relevent, a multinational media, sports and entertainment group, today announced a first-of-a-kind 15-year, equal joint venture to promote soccer in the U.S. and Canada,” […]

Air France-KLM was tipped to name Canada’s Ben Smith as its new chief executive on Thursday, whose mooted nomination has run into immediate resistance from the group’s powerful unions. It was “inconceivable that the Air France company, French since 1933, falls into the hands of a foreign executive whose candidacy is being promoted by a […]

Oladimeji Ramon An advocacy group, Socio-Economic Rights, and Accountability Project has written to the United Nations over the arrest and detention of a reporter with online medium, Premium Times, Samuel Ogundipe, by the police Special Anti-Robbery Squad. This was as a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Chief Mike Ozekhome, condemned the arrest and detention of the […]

Spanish football heads into the post-Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta era as the 2018-19 La Liga season begins this weekend. With these two greats of the modern age having moved on, below are six new signings to watch in the coming campaign. READ ALSO: Currency swap deal’ll prevent substandard products importation — CBN THOMAS LEMAR (ATLETICO […]

The Thai government will ban imports of electronic and plastic waste following reports of massive piles of scrap electronics turning up in the country, potentially turning it into the “world’s garbage bin,” local media reported on Thursday. “We need to prioritise good environment and the health of our citizens over industrial development,” Natural Resources and […]

Scientists have found a rapid way of creating magnesite, a mineral that can absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, offering a potential solution to global warming. The research, presented recently at the Goldschmidt geochemistry conference in Boston, explained how magnesite can form at low temperatures and offered a way to dramatically accelerate its crystallisation. Magnesite […]

Migrant children sent back to their home countries from the US and Mexico often face a situation worse than that which they were originally trying to escape, UNICEF said in a report published on Thursday. “They are likely to experience an intensification of factors – violence, poverty, lack of opportunities, stigmatisation, social exclusion and internal […]

Niran Adedokun (nadedokun@gmail.com) While the remote and immediate causes for last week’s decisive sacking of Mr Lawal Daura as the Director-General of the Department of State Services remain a guess, it is unarguably the most inspiring action by the Muhammadu Buhari administration in a long while. And following it up this Tuesday with the literal […]

John Charles, Makurdi. Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, on Wednesday raised the alarm over alleged continued persecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Ortom who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, claimed that the commission had continued to ground the state government with invitation of government officials to EFCC’s office. READ ALSO: 70-year-old […]

Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The Central Bank of Nigeria on Wednesday said it was not possible for any importer to bring in substandard products into the country under the currency swap agreement recently signed with the People’s Bank of China. The apex bank said adequate measures had been put in place with all the regulatory agencies […]

A great mobile banking app does a lot more than track account balances and send text alerts. Here are 19 features that retail financial institutions should consider integrating into their mobile banking app, according to thefinancialbrand.com. Intuitive interface: The design of the interface should be both clean and intuitive. Keep each screen simple, and make […]

The predominance of the cash economy is a major factor encouraging the nefarious activities of the Boko Haram and other terrorist groups in the Lake Chad Basin region, a UN report has revealed. This was contained in the 22nd Report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team, pursuant to resolution 2368 (2017) concerning Islamic […]

The White House said Wednesday that Turkey’s tariff hikes on US products in retaliation for sanctions against Ankara were “regrettable” and again called for the immediate release of American pastor Andrew Brunson. “The tariffs from Turkey are certainly regrettable and a step in the wrong direction,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said, while stopping […]

With Major League soccer still buzzing over Wayne Rooney’s late-game exploits in DC United’s Sunday win over Orlando, the former England star said Tuesday he’s not in North America on holiday. “I understand people might get frustrated when they see players coming over maybe a bit later in their career, but that’s for me to […]

Turkey is ready to discuss its ongoing issues with the United States as long as there are no threats, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday, amid a widening dispute between the NATO allies that has sent the Turkish currency plunging. Speaking to ambassadors in Ankara, Cavusoglu also said Turkey’s relations with the European Union […]

The Social Democratic Party candidate in the Auguat 11 bye-election into Lokoja/Kogi Federal constituency, Umar Imam, has congratulated the winner of the election, Haruna Isah of the All Progressives Congress. Imam, who was also the immediate past Speaker of the Kogi House of Assembly, congratulated Isah in a statement issued in Lokoja on Wednesday. Imam, in […]

Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe Conte, has declared a state of emergency covering the region around Genoa, after a bridge collapse killed at least 39 people and severed the port city’s main land corridor with southern France. Conte, speaking at a news conference in Genoa, said he made the declaration after a request from regional authorities. […]

Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta  The Ogun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,  says it has concluded arrangements to deploy 2,205 personnel for the Eid-el Kabir celebration. This was contained in a statement released in Abeokuta on Tuesday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Dyke Ogbonnaya. He said the 2,205 personnel which would […]

Captain Lionel Messi will miss Argentina’s next four friendly matches, according to local press reports on Tuesday. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner previously retired from the national side after their 2016 Copa America final defeat by Chile before returning to help them qualify for this year’s World Cup. The two-time world champions will face Guatemala […]

Ifeanyi Onuba, Abuja The National Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday released the Consumer Price Index which measures inflation with the index dropping by 0.09 per cent points from 11.23 per cent in June to 11.14 per cent in July. The bureau in the report said this is the 18th consecutive decline in headline index. The […]