The International Monetary Funds (IMF) has said that the Nigeria economy will likely shrink in 2016 as the country is performing below the projection of the IMF.
United States Ambassador James Entwistle is expected to testify before the House of Representatives panel probing the allegation of sexual misconduct against three lawmakers on Thursday
SRINAGAR: Hundreds of protesters tried to storm a military airbase in Indian-occupied Kashmir on Monday, the third day of deadly clashes between government forces and demonstrators angered by the killing of a popular young leader.
Government orders ban following reports that Peace TV may have played a role in inspiring Dhaka cafe assailants.
Bangladesh has ordered the banning of an Islamic television channel following adeadly attack on a cafe in the capital, Dhaka, following reports that the station's broadcasting may have played a role in inspiring the assailants.
Peace TV, a private channel founded by Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, was said to have inspired some of the attackers in their raid on the cafe, according to an intelligence report cited by local media.
"We will take administrative steps to ban Peace TV on Monday," Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu told journalists after a counterterrorism meeting in Dhaka on Sunday.
The attack on the Holey Artisan Cafe in an upmarket Dhaka suburb was one of the deadliest in Bangladesh, with many of the hostages being hacked to death during a 12-hour siege.
The armed group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) claimed responsibility for the attack - though Bangladeshi authorities deny this and insist that the violence was homegrown.
Local media reports said one of the five dead attackers was a follower of Naik on social media.
A multilingual broadcaster, Dubai-based Peace TV launched its Bengali service in 2011 in an effort to reach Bangla-speaking viewers around the world.
Authorities may also begin monitoring sermons given during Friday prayers to check whether any provocative lectures are delivered.
Last week, at least three people were killed, and nine others wounded when bombs were hurled near a huge Eid prayer meeting in northern Bangladesh, officials said.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for that attack.
Both al-Qaeda and ISIL have made competing claims for a series of killings in Bangladesh during the past year - but the government disputes them, insisting that domestic groups are responsible for the attacks.
Ata Ikiddeh, a former special assistant on diaspora matters to immediate past Akwa Ibom Governor, Godswill Akpabio has described the Niger Delta Avengers as the military arm of the Peoples Democratic Party.
New revelations have continued to emerge in the Ekiti election controversy as there is a fresh insight into how former Minister of Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro allegedly loaded a chartered aircraft with N1, 299, 490b for transfer to Governor Ayodele Fayose through an associate, Abiodun Agbele.
Ex-Super Eagles coach, Sunday Oliseh, is expecting the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to pay him and his assistant, Francois Loscuito their outstanding wages without litigation.
A constable was killed in the explosion aimed at the police detachment guarding the Sholakia ground at Kishoreganj, just before prayers began at the country’s largest Eid congregation.
Chinedu Nduka has some regular bills he pays including sending money to his loved ones monthly. As the firstborn and most successful child in his family, he sends a fixed amount to his parents for their upkeep every month.
One of the common conditions found worldwide affecting individuals is halitosis also known as bad breath. It is a social nuisance and indicates clear and imminent danger. Fold your two hands into a cup and breathe into it to smell if there is bad odour. If there is, then there is a problem.
In a bid to avert the planned strike by members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, the Federal Government on Wednesday summoned a meeting with the oil workers today (Thursday).
Olalekan Adetayo, Friday Olokor and Ihuoma Chiedozie
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday told militants who have continued to destroy oil installations in the Niger Delta that the unity of the country remained non-negotiable.
Zimbabweans have staged protest against what they tag ‘failed economy’ in the country with various groups on social media calling all citizens of the country to come out in their numbers for the protest
Alhaji Shinkafi died on Wednesday in London at about 4:07 pm Nigerian time. A top source who spoke in confidence said the late Marafan Sokoto had initially received treatment at both St. Nicholas Hospital and Reddington Hospital, Ikeja in Lagos before he was flown abroad in January after a health relapse,The Nation reports:
An unnamed woman in her 40s was so fed up with her marriage that she held up a plane, its entire passengers and crew for seven hours because she wanted an immediate divorce and wanted to get off the airplane immediately. According to reports, shortly after she boarded the flight along with several hundred passengers flying from Moscow to Vladivostok, Russia, she told the crew she needed to get off in order to get a divorce.
President Buhari pictured getting his nails manicured by his cute granddaughters, at the State House, Abuja, today July 6th. Another photo after the cut...
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has declared that President Mohammadu Buhari was using an equally corrupt Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stamp out corruption in Nigeria, insisting that the President must start the corruption fight from his party and immediate aides since charity begins from home.The governor said:
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Police in Pakistan have arrested Amina Bibi, a mother suspected of
killing her pregnant daughter for marrying against the wishes of her
family, the latest in a series of so-called "honor killings" in the
conservative Muslim country.
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Ata Ikiddeh, a former special assistant on diaspora matters to immediate past Akwa Ibom Governor, Godswill Akpabio has described the Niger Delta Avengers as the military arm of the Peoples Democratic Party.
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