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(Nigeria) The Nigerian Union of Teachers, NUT, Edo State wing has described as false the insinuations that Governor  Adams Oshiomhole of the state was unlawfully deducts local government council funds to pay the salaries of Primary School teachers.

(Nigeria) Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State on Sunday announced the sack of Miss Medline Tador, General Manager of the State's Radio Station, Radio Rivers.

The Consumer Protection Council, CPC, has commenced investigation into the operations of the Digital Satellite Television, DStv, operated by Multichoice Nigeria Limited, based on complaints of alleged consumer rights violations, in line with its mandate to provide redress for consumer abuse.

(Nigeria) The Nigerian Army said on Sunday that it had taken over the security of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC pipelines in the Lagos area, along with the Nigerian Navy, and craved the maximum cooperation of host communities.

No fewer than 42 people have been killed in violence across Syria, including 20 rebel fighters battling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group in a suburb of the northern city of Aleppo, a monitoring group said.

(Nigeria) The Emir of Bauchi, Alhaji Rilwan Sulaiman, has prayed for the quick release of the Chibok girls.

(Nigeria) Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has dragged state governments and the Federal Government to International Labour Organisation, ILO, “requesting its Governing Body to on its own and in its own capacity, establish without delay a Commission of Inquiry to examine systematic and egregious non-observance of Convention No 29 on Forced Labour and other international standards on the right of workers to timely payment of salaries.”

One person was killed and another got injured in the night shelling of the Petrov district in Ukraine’s Donetsk, the city administration’s press service reported on Sunday.

Hundreds of worshippers on Sunday filled the African-American church in the United States city of Charleston, South Carolina, where nine people were shot dead by a white gunman.

Nearly a year after a devastating war, Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers appear to have formed an unspoken alliance in a common battle against the shared threat of jihadis aligned with the Islamic State group.

Afghan troops retook control of the north-eastern district of Yamgan Sunday after three weeks of clashes with Taliban rebels.

Fighting intensified in Yemen on Saturday following the failure of United Nations -brokered peace talks in Geneva. Warplanes operated by the Saudi-led coalition pounded the positions of Iran-backed Shiite Houthi rebels in Sana'a, near the capital's main airport. Plumes of smoke were seen billowing from the facility and from other outposts of the Houthis in different parts of the city, residents said. According to dpa, the Saudi-led alliance also bombarded Houthi positions in the oil-rich province of Mareb, in eastern Yemen. Local tribesmen reported unspecified casualties among the rebels. The violence intensified on the rebel front too, with at least three people killed in an attack on a Shiite mosque in Sana'a. The attack, which was claimed by the Islamic State, saw a car bomb explode outside the Qobat al-Mahdi mosque, which is frequented by the Houthi followers in the old quarter of Sana'a. Islamic State, which is a radical Sunni group, said in a Twitter message

At the Saudi Embassy in Tehran, diplomats talked about airing the grievances of disenchanted local youth using Facebook and Twitter. At the embassy in Khartoum, they reported anxiously on Iran's military aid to Sudan. Meanwhile the Saudi mission in Geneva was stuck dealing with a multi-million dollar limo bill racked up by a Saudi princess and her entourage. According to AP, the diplomatic documents published by WikiLeaks Friday are only the first batch of what the transparency group says will be a much larger release, but they've already provided an unusual level of insight into the day-to-day of Saudi diplomacy — giving a snapshot of the lavish spending habits of senior royals and the political intrigue percolating across the Middle East. WikiLeaks has so far published roughly 60,000 documents, of which The Associated Press has only been able to authenticate a handful. But the organization has a long track record of hosting large leaks of government material and insists th

Russian President Vladimir Putin has pledged Russia would defend its property in France and Belgium by legal tools, via court procedures. Russia not conducting aggressive policy or claiming superpower status, says Putin "We cannot but react [to the arrest of Russian property], we will defend our interests," Putin said late on Friday at a meeting with top executives of world news agencies. According to Tass, he said Russia would resort to "court procedures as it was in the case with Switzerland’s NOGA claims."  "We had a years-long litigation with NOGA and finally all the problems were solved," Putin said. "I think in this case we will work by the same pattern. And you’d better ask our lawyers what they exactly they are going to do. I don’t think there will any secrets here." Putin stressed that Moscow’s position was that "The Hague Court is competent to decide on such cases only in respect of those countries that are signatories of the

Ukraine’s authorities have forced Russia to suspend economic cooperation between the two countries, Valentina Matviyenko, the speaker of the Federation Council, or upper house of the Russian parliament, said on Friday. According to Tass, "They embarked on a path forcing us to take measure to substitute imports [from Ukraine], to begin to manufacture domestically those components that used to be manufactured within the framework of cooperation," she told the Rossiya-24 television channel. "We did not want it but we forced to do that." She said that cooperation with Russia had sustained Ukraine’s economy, helped to create new jobs and develop the industrial sector. At the same time, she stressed that import substitution measures were yielding good results. "The Russian government adopted 19 import substitution programmes in various sectors. It means more than 2,000 projects and they really work," Matviyenko underscored, adding that while visiting Russian

(Nigeria) Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State on Saturday announced a 50 per cent cut in the salaries and allowances of all political officer holders in the state. Ganduje made the announcement in Kano during the swearing in ceremony of 13 new commissioners for the state. ``I hereby announce that the salaries and allowances of all political office holders are reduced by 50 per cent. We shall pursue an aggressive internal revenue generation in view of the dwindling oil revenue from the federation account as business will no longer be as usual,'' he said. The governor disclosed that the new administration had also introduced new reforms including reduction in the number of ministries from 19 to 14, to cut cost of governance. He said that the commissioners were selected on merit and urged them to deploy their expertise to the service of the state. Ganduje added that they must discharge their responsibilities with utmost sense of accountability, transparency and fear of A

(Nigeria) The Police headquarters in Abuja on Thursday, said it received a letter from the British High Commission that Senator Buruji Kashamu was indeed arrested and tried in a United Kingdom before criminal court.

Former Rivers State Commissioner for Information, Mrs Ibim Semenitari on Thursday, raised alarm that agents of the state government have invaded her Port Harcourt, residence and carted away her cars, which she was entitled to on leaving officer.

Chad's military said it had carried out air strikes against Boko Haram bases in Nigeria in retaliation for twin suicide bombings in Chad this week that killed at least 34 people, but the announcement was denied by Nigeria.

(Nigeria) Governor Nasir el-Rufa'i of Kaduna State has condemned the recent killings in Katsak and Ungwan Danborno villages of Jema'a and Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas of the state.

Nigeria's four refineries will resume production next month, a spokesman for Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, said Thursday, raising hope of an end to perennial petrol shortages that have plagued Africa's largest crude producer.

(Nigeria) A fresh oil spill site along Agip’s Ossiama-Ogboinbiri Pipeline in Okpotuwari community in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, has been set ablaze by unknown persons.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday, arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, nine foreigners and one vessel on a four count charge of  conspiracy and illegal oil bunkering.

(Nigeria) Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on Thursday said the court had the right to hear the case against 14 foreign nationals charged with illegal dealing in petroleum products.

(Nigeria) The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday, said it had arrested former Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State.

(Nigeria)The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has destroyed a 43- hectare cannabis plantation at the forest reserve in Oyo State.

About 40 civilians were killed between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, in attacks carried out by Boko Haram terrorist group in Niger's Far East localities of Lamana and Ingoumaoua, near the Nigerian border, reports a local private radio state.

The Ukrainian Parliament on Thursday relieved Valentyn Nalyvaychenko of his post as head of the Ukrainian Security Service, the parliament press service said.

(Nigeria) The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for Lagos State, Mr. Jimi Agbaje, has called on Nigerian Muslims to exploit the period of the Ramadan fast to pray for the restoration of peace through the length and breadth of the country.

A church in northern Israel believed built on the site of the Christian Feeding of the 5,000 miracle was torched Thursday, possibly by Jewish attackers, police said.

A massive manhunt was under way early Thursday in the South Carolina coastal city of Charleston for the white killer of nine worshippers at a prayer meeting in a historic African American church, media reports said.

(Nigeria) As Muslims begin the  month-long fasting period, former Vice President Abubakar has called on them to pray for the peace of the country which has been facing the grimmest challenge with the monster of terrorism disrupting social and economic life of the people.  

Africa's richest man Aliko Dangote has reiterated his desire to buy shares in the club Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, has re-iterated his hopes of one day buying Arsenal.

(Nigeria) Rivers State governor,  Mr Nyesom Wike, has assured the people of the state that he will reintroduce boarding schools with up to date facilities to improve the standard of education in the state.

(Nigeria) Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State has forwarded 22 nominees for positions of commissioners and special advisers to the State House of Assembly for consideration.

No fewer than 13 people were killed and 53 others injured in Monguno, in Borno State, when an explosive device detonated, a health official and vigilantes helping the military against Boko Haram said Wednesday.

(Nigeria) A middle-aged man, Ekene Nweke, was on Wednesday sentenced to three years imprisonment with hard labour for raping a 20-year old girl by Ebonyi State High Court sitting in Abakaliki.

(Nigeria) The Chief Judge, CJ of Lagos State, Justice Oluwafunmilayo Atilade, on Wednesday released 21 inmates from the Kirikiri Medium Prisons of the state.

An airstrike by a Saudi-led alliance killed at least 23 civilians fleeing fighting in Yemen's southern city of Aden, Yemeni media reported Wednesday, despite ongoing United Nations-brokered peace talks.

Four Russian S-300 missile systems will be stationed by the end of this year in Belarus, while the issue of delivering S-400 missile systems to Belarus from Russia is being discussed, Belarusian Defense Minister Gen. Lt. Andrey Ravkov said in an exclusive interview on Wednesday.

Russia undertakes no actions that can arise West’s security concerns, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Wednesday.

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg criticized Russia on Tuesday for its decision to add at least 40 new intercontinental ballistic missiles to its nuclear arsenal this year - a move that Moscow has blamed on the military alliance.

No fewer than 33 people have died in retaliatory attacks by the Syrian army and rebels in areas near and inside the capital, Damascus, state media and activists reported on Wednesday.

(Nigeria) Two persons lost their lives in a boat mishap at Malale village in Borgu Local Government Area of Niger State, said  Alhaji Garba Salihu of the state Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, on Wednesday in Minna.

Russian President Vladimir Putin suggested the money Ukraine is receiving from the West be called a "bribe" after Kiev used this term to describe Russia’s loan to Ukraine.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he sees no real threat in the West’s statements about possible deployment of weapons in Europe, since the missile defense system deployment is a bigger threat.

(Nigeria) Justice Mohammed Yunusa of a Federal High Court, Lagos on Tuesday ordered First Bank of Nigeria Plc., to disclose details of a loan facility it granted to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, over alleged purchase of some bullet proof cars.

(Nigeria) The Imo State Government has denied owing its workforce 11 months’ salary arrears. A statement from the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Sam Onwuemeodo, on Tuesday in Owerri said that the denial followed reports in some national dailies that the government was owing its workers 11 months’ salary arrears.

(Nigeria) The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, on Tuesday ordered Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, AEDC, to make refunds to all customers given over-estimated bills.

(Nigeria) An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates' Court, Lagos, on Tuesday remanded a 21-year-old, Olalekan Aweda, in prison for allegedly stabbing a man to death with a dagger.