Two people were killed and 20 others injured late Wednesday after a train crashed into a rig truck near the northern Italian city of Turin and derailed, Italian media said […]
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AfDB commends Nigeria’s buy local product initiative
The African Development Bank (AfDB) on Thursday commended Nigeria’s initiative on “Buy Made-in-Nigeria” products and South Africa’s efforts on “Buy Africa” campaign to shape the countries’ consumer preferences. AfDB in […]
Court resumes trial of man for stabbing female dockworker
An Apapa Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday resumed the trial of a 28-year-old man, Obinna Ezenwanne who was arraigned by the Police for allegedly stabbing a female dockworker […]
Reps summon Minister over killing of Nigerians in South Africa
By Omotilewa Quadri The House of Representatives on Wednesday summoned the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, and the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, […]
IMO approves Bering Strait shipping routes proposal
Russia’s Transport Ministry on Wednesday disclosed that the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has granted approval to a joint US-Russia proposal on regulating shipping in the Bering Strait. The proposal was approved by […]
Coast Guard searches for man missing from Carnival Paradise
A search operation has been launched following reports that a 50-year-old male went missing from the cruise ship Carnival Paradise some 85 miles west of Fort Myers, Florida, on Tuesday. United […]
Pirate attacks spike in South America, Caribbean – Report
A report by Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) has shown that pirate attacks around South American and Caribbean waters are growing, and violence is increasingly being used during robberies committed on […]
Migrants: Envoy denies existence of 30,000 Nigerians in Germany
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Germany, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar has debunked claims by Germany that there are 30,000 illegal Nigerian migrants awaiting repatriation. Tuggar made the disclosure in an interview with journalists […]
Presidency yet to receive passed budget – Udoma
The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Udo Udoma, has debunked a media report credited to him that President Muhammadu Buhari would not sign the budget. Udoma, described the report […]
Gelegele Seaport: Ijaw group demands implementation of peace agreement
Ijaws of Edo State Emancipation Movement (IESEM), on Tuesday, issued the Edo State Government a 21-day ultimatum to implement a peace agreement on the Gelegele (Gelegele-Gbene) Seaport project. The group […]
Bonny Light crude still under force majeure, says Shell
Royal Dutch Shell has said a force majeure remains in place on shipments of Bonny Light crude oil, while exports at the Forcados shipping hub were running as normal. […]
Ogoni clean-up: Buhari directs NNPC, IOCs to release funds
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and International Oil Companies (IOC), to release fund within a very short period for the clean-up of […]