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Russia  on Monday rejected calls by the United States and the European Union to release opposition protesters detained during what it said were illegal demonstrations on Sunday. The Kremlin even accused organizers of paying teenagers to…

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been jailed for 15 days for resisting police orders during mass protests on Sunday. Mr Navalny was among several hundred people who were detained in connection with the rallies across the…

US-backed Syrian rebels say they have taken full control of a key airbase held by the Islamic State group (IS) near its stronghold, Raqqa. Its capture is seen as a significant step in the fight to drive the jihadists out of the city, which…

Vice-Chancellor, University of Ilorin, Prof. AbdulGaniyu Ambali, says the university is partnering with some entrepreneurs to begin mass production of the speed limiter at affordable prices. He made this known while featuring at the News…

There must be “no place for terrorists to hide” and intelligence services must have access to encrypted messaging services, the Britain’s Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said. It comes after it emerged that Khalid Masood was reportedly on…

A British-Iranian aid worker accused of causing the death of a young Indian boy has been acquitted on appeal. Narges Kalbasi Ashtari was convicted in 2014 and jailed for a year over the death of five-year-old Asim Jilakara, who disappeared…

Westminster attacker Khalid Masood acted alone and there is no information to suggest further attacks are planned, Scotland Yard has said. Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said: "There is a possibility we will never understand why…

President Macky Sall of Senegal has thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for his intervention in The Gambian political crisis which led to the restoration of democracy in the country. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and…

Egypt has resumed the importation of meat from Brazil, the agriculture ministry said on Saturday, two days after it said it was suspending it until the meat was confirmed safe for consumption. The ministry said in a statement that it had…

'KICKSTART' PROJECT FOR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT KICKS OFF IN 8 STATES From Chuks Collins  March 25,2017 More funds and beneficiaries have been slated to benefit in the 2017 edition of the Intafact Hero's Foundation "Kickstart" programme for the…