FOR THE RECORD: Catholic Schools, Fayose In Face-Off Over Education Tax

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose

The new education levy introduced by the Ekiti State Government is setting it against the Catholic Church, which has vowed to take the matter to court.

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Extreme Heat Wave Kills 300 Across South Asia With Hottest Month Still Ahead

© Mukesh Gupta / Reuters 

South Asia has been setting temperature records: A roasting heat wave has been ripping through much of the region since early April. Hundreds of people suffered severe heat strokes in Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam, while the death toll in India exceeded 300.

Egyptian Scholars Counsel Nigerian Counterparts On Violence

From right: Visiting Arabian Islamic Scholars from Egypt, Dr. Rabic Jumi’a Muhammad, Dr. Ashraf Saeed and Dr. Ala’a during a meeting with Nigerian Christian and Muslim scholars at Jama’atu Nasril Islamic Headquarters in Kaduna

In their effort to promote peaceful coexistence among Muslims and Christians in the world, a team of Islamic scholars from Egypt yesterday counseled adherents of the two major faiths in Nigeria on the need to live in peace and harmony.

Police Confirm 7 Dead In Building Collapse In Kenyan Capital

Kenyan National Youth Servicemen work at the site of a building collapse in Nairobi, Kenya, Saturday, April 30, 2016. A six-story residential building in a low income area of the Kenyan capital collapsed Friday under heavy rain and flooding, trapping an unknown number of people in the rubble, Kenyan officials said.(AP Photo/Sayyid Abdul Azim)

Seven people were killed and at least 121 others were injured in the collapse of a residential building in Nairobi during heavy rains, Kenyan officials said Saturday.

Why We Demanded New Minimum Wage In Spite Of Cash Crunch — NLC, TUC

Nigeria Labour Congress president addressing labour union members

Organized labour led by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) said yesterday that the failure of some states in the country to pay salaries of workers will not stop them from demanding a review of the national minimum wage.

₦23bn Bribe: EFCC To Arrest More INEC Officers, Bankers

EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is set to arrest more officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission and election monitors that received various bribes in the N23bn funds from a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke.

Parasitic Worms May Hold Key To Cutting Spread Of HIV — Researchers

Schistosomiasis

A parasitic worm which affects millions of the world's poorest people may hold an important but little-known key to cutting the spread of HIV, researchers said ahead of a conference on the issue in London.

Mambilla Hydro Power Project Stalls

Mambilla hydro-electric power project to generate 3050MW

The state of the Mambilla hydro-electric power project is still where it was since the contract was awarded to two Chinese firms in May 28, 2007, Daily Trust reports.

President Buhari Orders CDS, IGP To Go After Killer Herders

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday ordered the Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Abayomi Olonishakin and the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, to go after the herdsmen who are killing people in several parts of the country.

South Korea Unveils Mosquito-Repellent Rio Olympics Kit

The South Korean team uniforms for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games

South Korean athletes at the Rio Olympics will wear long-sleeved training kits impregnated with mosquito repellant to protect them from the Zika virus, the national Olympic committee said Thursday.

Anger Spreads Over Killings By Herdsmen

Vignettes from suspected herdsmen’s killings in Enugu community Image source: The Punch

*Governor in tears*Reps, Emir of Ilorin, Bishop, others outraged

There is anger across the country over killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen. The latest is the Monday night attack on an Enugu community where no fewer than 48 people are believed to have been killed.

Côte d'Ivoire Counts On Schools To Cut Child Labour In Cocoa Sector

Pupils at school in the village of Goboue, in the southwest of Côte d'Ivoire ©Issouf Sanogo (AFP)

"At five years old, I went to work in the fields with my dad. Today, my children go to school," said Peter, a cocoa farmer in Bonikro in the centre of Côte d'Ivoire.

2016 Budget: Buhari, National Assembly Leaders Meet, Resolve Differences As Multiple Protests Rock National Assembly

President Buhari met separately with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, before an enlarged meeting involving the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, and other principal officers followed

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday night held a closed-door meeting with the leadership of the National Assembly to find solution to the 2016 budget impasse. 

Arms Scandal: US$15bn, Not US$2.1bn Stolen, Says EFCC

EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Magu

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission made staggering discoveries in the process of investigating the alleged fraud relating to the diversion of US$2.1bn meant for prosecution of the war against Boko Haram.

South African Inventor Wins Case Against Vodacom

The free message service started in 2001 AFP

South Africa’s Constitutional Court has ordered mobile phone giant Vodacom to pay the man who came up with a callback service idea, reports the Sowetan.

Six Ekiti Doctors, Driver Perish In Auto Crash; Lack Of Immediate Proper Medical Attention Responsible For Death Of Medical Doctors

Six members of the Ekiti State branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, including their driver, on Sunday lost their lives in a road traffic accident along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway.

FG Okays 5-Year Expiry Date For Driver’s Licence

Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi

The Federal Government has approved the production of another driving licence that will have a five-year expiry period, the Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps, Mr. Boboye Oyeyemi, has said.

I’m Not Bothered By My Death Rumour, Says IBB

Former head of state and military president Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida

Former military President Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida is unperturbed by last week’s rumour of his death.

Despite FG’s Bailout, States Still Owe Salaries As Adesina Says Buhari Won’t Rush To Sign Budget

President Muhammadu Buhari speaking during the recently concluded NEC Economic Retreat at which the 36 states of the federation were represented. 

Despite a massive bailout by the Federal Government last year, dozens of states still cannot pay their workers for many months.