Missing American climber found dead in Pakistan
2021-01-19
An American climber who went missing near K2, world’s second-highest peak, found dead in northern Pakistan, officials say.Continue Reading
Truck crushes 15 workers sleeping on roadside
2021-01-19
Truck crushes at least 15 labourers to death in India early Tuesday while they were sleeping on roadside, police say.Continue Reading
Gunmen abduct don, kill son in Zaria
2021-01-19
Gunmen kidnap Prof. Aliyu Mohammed of Department of Agriculture, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, kill his son, Abdulaziz.Continue Reading
Oil prices fall on demand concerns
2021-01-18
Oil prices edge lower as climbing Coronavirus cases and tighter restrictions in Europe and China, cause worries over slower recovery in fuel demand.Continue Reading
Buhari to inaugurate National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre Jan. 21 – DPR
2021-01-18
President Muhammadu Buhari to virtually inaugurate National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC), Lagos, on Jan. 21, to boost operations of nation’s petroleum sector.Continue Reading
Japan PM vows to press ahead with Olympics amid virus surge
2021-01-18
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga vows to forge ahead with preparations to hold Tokyo Olympics this summer, in face of growing public opposition as Japan battles surge in coronavirus infections.Continue Reading
VFD Group mulls banking licence, seeks N13.5bn capital
2021-01-18
VFD Group, financial service-focused proprietary investment company in Lagos, perfects arrangements for national banking licence.Continue Reading
Indonesians overseas infected with COVID-19 rise to 2,820
2021-01-18
Number of Indonesians overseas infected with COVID-19 rises to 2,820, as four more new cases were registered within the past 24 hours.Continue Reading
Schools in India’s capital partially reopen after 10 months
2021-01-18
Authorities in India’s capital of New Delhi, reopens schools for first time since March 2019, officials say.Continue Reading
Again court sentences Samsung heir to 2½ years imprisonment
2021-01-18
A Seoul High Court sentences heir to Samsung’s corporate empire, Lee Jae-yong, to two and a half years imprisonment in reopened corruption trial.Continue Reading
