Qatar has called on the United States and Iran to engage in “positive” discussions as negotiators are set to begin a fourth and potentially decisive round of indirect talks to try to revive the Iran nuclear deal. In an interview [...]
The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing has explained that it plans to unveil a dedicated web portal for the sale of buildings to Nigerians in the next few weeks. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, who spoke at [...]
The House of Representatives Committee on Petroleum (Upstream) has given the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) 14 days ultimatum to appear before it. Should the NNPC fail to appear, the committee said, it will summon the Minister of Petroleum, President Muhammadu Buhari. [...]
Founder of The Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Dr. Daniel Olukoya, has reacted to the death of Pastor Dare Adeboye, son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye, who died on [...]
Unknown gunmen early hours of Thursday invaded Obiozara police station in Ohaozara local government area of Ebonyi state and killed one inspector on duty. The gunmen were said to have invaded the station at about 3am, burnt offices of the [...]
According to Mali’s government, a Malian woman has given birth to nine babies, joining a small group of mothers of nonuplets. The pregnancy of Halima Cisse, 25, fascinated the country and attracted the attention of its leaders. When doctors in [...]
Social media has been his weapon of choice for battling Republican dissidents, but Donald Trump is seeking to tighten his iron grip on the party even after a ruling Wednesday extending his ban on Facebook. Despite losing the presidency to [...]
Hours after the release of the 27 forestry school students abducted by bandits in Kaduna, security operatives have rescued another 13 abductees from bandits in Gwagwada, Chikun local government area of Kaduna, an official has said. Hopefornigeriaonline reported the release of [...]
The 27 students abducted by bandits from Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna State, have been released. One of the persons who received the students said the release was facilitated by the Sheikh Ahmad Gumi dialogue committee with support [...]
About this time last year, President Muhammadu Buhari unveiled his new Chief of Staff, after the sad passage of the occupant of the office, Mallam Abba Kyari. The new Chief of the Presidential Villa was none other than respected academic [...]
At least 30 people were killed by gunmen in eastern Burkina Faso as rebels burned down villagers’ homes and shot them as they tried to escape. The attack occurred in Kodyel village in the Komandjari province on Monday near the [...]
Indonesia’s economy shrank for the fourth consecutive quarter in January-March, data showed Wednesday, as the country’s leaders struggle to overcome a recession wrought by the coronavirus pandemic. The 0.74 percent on-year contraction was a big improvement on the 2.19 percent [...]
The Kaduna State Government said suspected bandits killed two and injured six residents in separate attacks in Chikun and Kajuru Local Government Areas of the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the incident in [...]
Nigeria’s armed forces have dismissed suggestions that they should take over from President Muhammadu Buhari, who is facing mounting pressure over the country’s worsening insecurity. It was not the first time Nigeria’s armed forces have issued a statement backing Buhari, [...]
The Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Kogi State, Wakili Damina, has been abducted by unknown gunmen. The state secretary of MACBAN, Adamu Abubakar, told reporters in Lokoja on Tuesday that Mr Damina was [...]
The future of transportation appears to be electric. More and more people across the globe are opting for electric vehicles and the industry is undeniably on a positive trajectory. According to the International Energy Agency, the number of electric cars, [...]
The Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA) has said global warming and climatic factors must be considered before designing buildings to enable their sustainability for a minimum of 50 years. The NIA chairman, Lagos State chapter, David Majekodunmi, who spoke during [...]
Gallant troops of the Nigerian Army 112 Battalion deployed at Ajiri in Borno State on Sunday successful repelled a deadly Boko Haram attack on their location. Military insiders familiar with the matter said the terrorists descended on the location held by Company [...]
A group, the Association of Cross River Online Journalists, has urged the Federal Government and the Cross River State Government to drop all charges against journalists standing trial for doing their job. The union of online journalists practising in Cross [...]
A Nigerian journalist, Jaafar Jaafar, has fled the country to the United Kingdom over alleged threats to his life. Mr Jaafar, who spoke with Hopefornigeriaonline in a telephone interview on Sunday, said he has relocated with his family and will [...]
The military council that took power in Chad last month after the shock death of veteran leader Idriss Deby has named a transitional government, the army spokesman said. Deby’s 37-year-old son Mahamat, who took the helm of the so-called “Transitional [...]
Authorities said that an overcrowded smuggling boat capsized Sunday off the California coast after crashing into the shoreline, killing three people and leaving 27 people hospitalized with a range of injuries. The accident happened Sunday morning off San Diego, with [...]
On the day Nigeria announced a travel ban on three countries experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases, the country continued its trend of recording low infection and casualty figure from the virus. There were no fatalities recorded from COVID-19 in [...]
The Nigerian Army has said that “callous and cowardly enemies of Nigeria’s peace and unity” are the ones peddling that it deployed soldiers along ethnic and religious lines to get killed in the line of duty. The Army stated this [...]
Daily Trust on Sunday has learnt that policemen posted to the South East are seeking redeployment following the spate of killings of security operatives in the region. Tens of policemen have lost their lives in several attacks on police formations [...]
The Federal Government has insisted that Nigerians should brace up for an increment in the pump price of petrol, in the light of the current economic situation in the country. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, [...]
A record 29 million people in six countries of the unrest-hit Sahel region are in need of humanitarian assistance in the face of “unparalleled” insecurity and growing hunger, the United Nations and NGOs have warned. In a statement released on [...]
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, said the myriad of challenges confronting Nigeria would not consume the country. Obasanjo, at the 108th edition of Nigeria Baptist Convention held at Baptist International Conference Centre, Lufuwape town, along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, expressed optimism [...]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has queried the Board of the First Bank of Nigeria Plc for removing Dr Adesola Adeduntan, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, without regulatory approval. The query is contained in a letter dated April 28, 2021, signed [...]
The President of the United States, Joe Biden, has increased the minimum wage of those working on federal contracts to $15 per hour which corresponds with N6,750 at the parallel market exchange rate of N450 per dollar. Biden made the [...]
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