T.A.H Awards 2016: Adedoyin Ashiru Baggs Ambassadorship Award

Adedoyin Ashiru,the executive owner of Singlelink Magazine and DAC has Bag another Ambassadorship Award in T.A.H Awards 2016. In 2012, PR Awards crowned her  AMBASSADOR FOR YOUTHS. This year edition of T.A.H Awards has also crowned her  AMBASSADOR FOR GOODWILL AND LEADERSHIP. The Award was received on her behalf by her childhood friend Yewande Ogunsanya who…

Iran, Saudi tensions worsen over hajj stampede

Iranian-Saudi tensions intensified Wednesday as Tehran threatened a “fierce” response over delays in repatriating hajj stampede victims and the Saudi- led coalition said it had seized an Iranian boat carrying arms for Yemeni rebels. At least 239 Iranians died in last week’s tragedy near the Muslim holy city of Mecca and another 241 are listed…

English priest stole from the living and the dead

A Church of England priest who failed to appear in court on the day he was convicted of pocketing around 24,000 pounds ($37,000) of church funds has gone missing. Police were searching Friday for 50-year-old Simon Reynolds, who was absent from the court in Sheffield a day earlier as a jury returned a verdict of…

Full text of President’s article on Washington post

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that he will not be appointing ministers until September. Buhari also expressed his resolve to instil good governance in Nigeria and tackle the scourge of corruption that has held the country back for too long. The President disclosed this through an opinion piece published on The Washington Post on July…

Earthquake struck off Solomon Islands

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Solomon Islands on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, but the threat of a Pacific tsunami in the tremor-prone region was thought to have mostly passed. The shallow tremor was centred about 78 kilometres (48 miles) west-northwest of Lata in the Solomon Islands and about 583…

Brazil Ex-President investigate for corruption

Federal prosecutors in Brazil have opened a formal inquiry into possible “influence peddling” by former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. The investigation will look into whether Lula improperly used his connections overseas to benefit Latin America’s largest engineering firm, Odebrecht. In May, prosecutors in the capital Brasilia said they had opened a preliminary investigation…

Islamist rebel handed over to Uganda from Tanzania

Kampala – A Ugandan Islamist rebel leader accused of heading a group that has killed hundreds of people has been handed over to Uganda after being extradited from Tanzania, an army spokesperson said. Jamil Mukulu has been described as head of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), an organisation accused of a string of attacks in…