Thai customs seize African elephant tusks worth $6 mn
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Patronage of foreign contractors has led to rising unemployment, say engineers
Nigerian Engineers are desirous of deepening partnerships with stakeholders across the broad spectrum in the country, says President, Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), MR. ADEMOLA OLORUNFEMI
Woman, 24, arraigned for assaulting landlord
A tenant, Doris Okafor, 24, was on Monday charged before a Tinubu Magistrates' Court in Lagos for allegedly assaulting her landlord.
Sinai bomb claimed by IS kills three Egypt soldiers
A roadside bomb claimed by the Islamic State group killed three Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai Peninsula on Monday, medical and security officials said.
China to launch three new free-trade zones
China will launch three new free-trade zones on Tuesday, official media said Monday, building on a project that began in Shanghai to much fanfare but has so far undershot expectations.
Israel’s Rivlin gives Netanyahu extra 14 days to form govt
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Monday granted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu an extension of 14 days to form a new government.
Bomb blast on UN bus kills at least six in Somalia: police
At least six UN workers were killed in Somalia on Monday when a huge bomb placed by Shebab militants destroyed a bus in the northeastern town of Garowe, police said.
Electricity for Nigeria of our dream
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Shameful defections
SIR: The recent victory of the All Progressives Party (APC) in the last presidential and National Assembly elections has triggered a string of defections by politicians to the victorious party.