Former BBC Host Bill Turnbull Dies At 66
The presenter died peacefully at his home in Suffolk surrounded by his family on Wednesday, statement says…. The former BBC Breakfast host Bill Turnbull has died at the age of…
Isreal – Palestinian Prisoners Threaten Hunger Strike
About 1,000 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel are to go on hunger strike in protest at their conditions, Palestinian media say. The mass action comes after Israel tightened restrictions in…
NSCDC Intercepts Truck Loaded With Defunct NITEL Mast in Niger
Niger state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp NSCDC has intercepted a truck fully loaded with scraps believed to be defunct NITEL mast and other items suspected…
Customs Intercepts Cannabis, Other Contrabands Worth Over N61M In Kebbi
Nigerian Customs Service, Kebbi area command has seized 389 laptop size wraps of cannabis sativa and other contraband worth over Sixty one point five million naira during anti-smuggling operations. The…
ICPC Partner IPAC To Eradicate Corruption
The Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC says it will collaborate with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, ICPC to ensure that persons with questionable characters were not…
Reps Sets Up Status Inquiry On MDAs’ Revenue
House of Representatives Committee on Finance has resolved to set up a committee on status enquiry for some agencies to get more details of their revenue generation and expenditure for…
Maritime Bank To Take Off In 90 Days – Minister
The Minister of Transportation, Muazu Sambo, has expressed the hope that within 90 days the Ministry will be able to secure accommodation to enable the take off of the Regional…
Emirates Resumes Flight Operations
Emirates Airlines has announced the resumption of its flight operations to Lagos. The airline stated this to customers via email. “We are pleased to inform you that effective from 11th…
Wife Of Former Malaysian PM Najib Jailed For Corruption
The wife of ex-Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been sentenced to ten years in prison on each of three bribery charges. Rosmah Mansor was found guilty on three charges…
Okada Ban: Police Begins Enforcement In Lagos
Police in Lagos has warned residents that the ban on commercial motorcycles will be strictly enforced in the additional four Local Government Areas starting from Thursday. To this end, the…