Some 31,000 turkeys were set to be slaughtered on Thursday after a dangerous strain of bird flu was discovered in north-eastern Germany. Turkeys being fattened at...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said that the Permanent Voter Card (PVC) distribution would begin in only 11 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of...
Rome’s landmark monuments, the Colosseum and the Roman Forum – were closed on Thursday, along with all schools, as authorities were expecting major disruptions from “exceptional...
Ukraine on Thursday accused Russia of continuing the latest military build-up along the border of the two countries. Spokesman Andriy Lysenko, quoting the Security Council in...
Governor Saidu Dakingari of Kebbi State has promised automatic employment for NYSC members who distinguished themselves at the end of the service year. Dakingari made the promise at...
The al-Qaeda branch in Yemen has acknowledged that two of its senior leaders were killed in a drone strike earlier this week, Yemeni media reported on...
The Israeli army committed war crimes during a raid on an aid flotilla heading to the Gaza Strip, Fatou Bensouda, the Chief Prosecutor, International Criminal Court...
A Pakistani policeman killed a man in custody after the inmate allegedly made blasphemous comments, officials said on Thursday, days after a Christian couple accused of...
A pest control firm exterminated 4,400 rats over two days at a state-run hospital in India with thousands still on the premises, its chief executive said...
Three West African Presidents brokered an agreement on a one-year political transition in Burkina Faso leading up to elections in November 2015, local media reported on...
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State on Wednesday declared November 7th as work free day for public servants in the state to enable them to collect...
Ten scientists from eight major research institutions in the U.S. on Wednesday in New York said they couldn’t obtain samples of Ebola, and this had complicated...
Beyonce is the highest paid woman in music in 2014 with estimated earnings of $115 million, more than double what she pulled in last year, Forbes...
President Goodluck Jonathan has arrived in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, for talks aimed at quickening the resolution of the current political crisis in that...
No fewer than 49 million Nigerians still defecate openly, Bisi Agberemi, a UNICEF Water Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Specialist, said. Agberemi said this at the ongoing...
Gombe State Government on Wednesday ordered the closure of all public and private schools in the state, a day after attack by suspected Boko Haram terrorists...
The prevalence of rape cases and its effect on victims has been a major global concern. Observers note that unlike other crimes that are reported willingly...
The Executive Secretary of Yobe Hospitals Management Board, Mamman Mohammed, has confirmed that 119 casualties were reported with 30 deaths in the Monday bomb attack in...
The British Broadcasting Corporation’s Media Action on Tuesday in Abuja, donated equipment to the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) to boost the quality of its...
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says more than 17,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have been registered in six camps in Yola. The agency’s Spokesperson, Alhaji Sani...
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