A fresh initiative by the Federal Government to curb the growing menace of kidnapping across the country is on the way.
Sunday, February 26, 2017
Australia and Indonesia restore full military ties
Australia and Indonesia have restored full military ties less than two months after Indonesia suspended co-operation overthe offensive teaching material found at an Australian base.
Pope Francis - It's Better To Be Atheist Than To Be A Hypocritical Catholic
In improvised comments in the sermon of his private morning mass in his residence, he said: “It is a scandal to say one thing and do another. That is a double life. “There are those who say, ‘I am very Catholic, I always go to mass, I belong to this and that association’,” the head of the 1.2 billion-member Roman Catholic church said, according to a Vatican Radio transcript.
Edo Speaker escapes assassination
Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Mr Justin Okonoboh, Friday evening escaped an assassination attempt in Igueben Local Government Area of the state.
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Mexico warns US over border wall funding
Mexico has warned the US against imposing a unilateral tax on Mexican imports to finance a border wall, saying it could respond in kind.
Nigeria to save $31.4bn on crude oil production
Speaking yesterday at the 14th Annual Aret Adams Memorial Lecture, with the theme“Find More, Produce More” held in Lagos, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr.Maikanti Baru, said the Corporation’s Unit Technical Cost (UTC) has significantly dropped from above $70 per barrel in 2014, to about $27 per barrel, as at year end 2016.That gives the country a saving of $43 per barrel daily.