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 Sani Usman, army spokesman, Buratai said the release of funds by the ministry of defence would facilitate the payment. He
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 officials on an inspection trip, crashed in the Asir Region in the country’s southwest, reports said. The prince was
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 on power. Prominent billionaire Al-Waleed bin Talal was among the princes arrested late Saturday, a government source told AFP, immediately
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 presence at the church in Sutherland Springs, which is 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of San Antonio. KSAT reports that
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 Donald Trump — unlike many of his predecessors — will not travel to the Demilitarized Zone dividing the Korean peninsula.
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 suit filed by Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). The federal government released N388.304 billion of the N522.74 billion to
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 the academic union is to review Federal government implementation of the Memorandum of Action (MoA) it signed with the union
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 number of confirmed deaths from three snake treatment centres – General Hospital, Kaltungo, Ali Mega Pharmacy, Gombe and Comprehensive Medical
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 organization handled more than $124 million during the 2014-2016 epidemic that killed more than 11,000 people in Sierra Leone, Liberia
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 of the association made the disclosure in Ibadan n Sunday during the inauguration of 20 committees to drive the Ibadan