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Spain to increase minimum wage by 22 per cent in 2019 - Prime Minister
Spain is set to approve increasing the country's monthly minimum wage in 2019 by 22%, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez parliament on Wednesday.He said raising the minimum wage to 1,050 euros($1,192) is "…
Uzbekistan declared a malaria-free country by WHO
Uzbekistan has been certified a malaria-free country by the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, after a long and deadly battle with the disease which has killed nearly 40,000 people in the ca…
BREAKING: British Prime Minister Theresa May to face vote of no confidence
A vote of no confidence for British Prime Minister Theresa May is set to take on wednesday following the long political battle over her Brexit plan which has seen her lose several cabinet members.Con…
Three killed at popular French market, massive manhunt for shooter on-the-run
Three people were killed on Tuesday evening at a popular Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg with a dozen more injured. French security forces are in a hunt for the gunman, who fled aft…
Militia kills nine in eastern DR Congo
Military officials says nine civilians have been killed by suspected militiamen --believed to be members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF)-- in the town of Oicha, in the Beni region of the Democr…
Google fined by Russia over non-compliance with search results law
search giant, Google have fined 500,000 roubles ($7,530) by the Russia on Tuesday, over the tech company's failure to comply with legal requirement to remove certain entries from its search res…
Search for missing US marines in sea off Japan's coast called off
The search for five US Marines missing in the sea off Japan, following the collision of two Marine Corps aircraft has been called and the mssing crew member declared deceased on Tuesday.The accident …
Pres. Buhari makes wife, VP's wife, members of committee on drug abuse elimination
The wives of the president, Aisha Buhari, and vice president, Dolapo Osinbajo, have been appointed to the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Elimination of Drug Abuse by president Muhammadu Buhar…
EFCC's N1.4 billion fraud case against NBA president in Lagos adjourned
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has ajourned the arraignment of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr Paul Usoro, on allegations of fraud brought against by the Economic and …
Taxi driver sets himself on fire in protest over proposed carpooling service
A 57-year-old South Korean taxi driver died on Monday of self-immolation in protest against a carpooling service about to introduced in the country by the country's largest and most popular mobile ch…
DAPPMAN gives FG 5 more days to pay debts until shutdown
A directives issued on Saturday by the Depot and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) urging member depots to shutdown all loading operations in the country has been revised …
European Court rules brexit could be unilaterally withdrawn by UK without EU's permission
Anti-Brexit campaigners have scored a small win in their fight against Brexit as the European Court of Justice ruled on Monday that the United Kingdom has the ability to unilaterally revoke it'…
Weekend of heavy snow storm leaves 310,000+ without power in US
More than 130,000 persons have been left without power, after a powerful snow storm hit the Southeastern parts of the United States over the weekend.On Sunday, hundreds of flight was cancelled due to…
Buhari refuses to assent to amended Electoral Act Bill, AGAIN!
President Muhammadu Buhari has again withheld his assent to the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018, his Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, has just di…
Crude oil prices up by 5 percent as OPEC draws closer to cutting production
Crude oil prices on Friday went up by 5 percent, as more Middle Eastern producers agree with OPEC's decision to cut oil production inorder to drain global fuel inventories and support the market.Bren…
Kidnapped Osun college workers regain freedom
Four members of staff of the Osun State College of Technology, Esa-Oke, who were kidnapped on December 4 have been released.Eight worker were initially abducted, after gunmen blocked the Esa-Oke Road…
International Criminal Court examining farmers-herdsmen crisis
Lead prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) have disclosed that the ongoing farmers-herders crisis in Nigeria is being examined to by the court determine whether there was reasona…
Evacuation at CNN's New York office over another bomb threat
The New York office of a major US broadcasting network, CNN, was on Thursday night evacuated over bomb threats drawing parallels to October's evacuation in which an explosive device was found.However…
New Global Terrorism Index ranks Nigeria as 3rd most terrorised nation worldwide
A newly released Global Terrorism Index for 2018 has named Nigeria as the third most terrorised nation in the world following several of fighting terrorist group, Boko Haram, which it says claimed 1,…
BREAKING: June 12 approved as new date for Democracy Day celebration
Lawmakers of the House of Representatives on Thursday, approved the replacement of May 29 as the date of the country's Democracy Day celebration with June 12.Their approval of the came following cons…