Man dies after setting himself on fire to protest jail time
A man died after setting himself on fire to protest a prison sentence in Hanoi, Vietnam. 68-year-old Bui Huu Tuan died on Thursday after he...
Sen. Hunkuyi, Shehu Sani, others dump APC in Kaduna
#MTNshortz3sixtyworld Members of Akida and Restoration groups of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kaduna State on Friday announced their withdrawal from the party. The...
World Cup: No positive doping tests yet
#MTNshortz3sixtyworld FIFA has announced that there have been no positive doping tests during the World Cup, while also confirming that disciplinary proceedings have started against...
4-years after, court jails one of the kidnappers of 276 Chibok schoolgirls for 20 years
#MTNshortz3sixtyworld Banzana Yusuf, from the northern state of Kano State has been jailed for his part in the mass kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls...
Cameroon president Biya announces re-election bid
#MTNshortz3sixtyworld Cameroon’s 85-year-old president, Paul Biya, announced Friday that he plans to run for a seventh consecutive term in office in the October election. “I...
Buhari, Osinbajo, Saraki, governors meet inside Aso Rock
#MTNshortz3sixtyworld President Muhammadu Buhari, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, on Thursday, met behind closed doors inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja....
Killings: State-of-emergency long overdue in Zamfara–Senator
#MTNshortz3sixtyworld A former member of the National Assembly, Sen. Saidu Dansadau, has urged the Federal Government to declare a state-of-emergency in Zamfara over incessant killings...
Plans to amend UBE Act thickens
#MTNshortz3sixtyworld A Bill to amend the free and compulsory Universal Basic Education (UBE) Act passed second reading on Thursday at the House of Representatives. Sponsor...
Davido, Carnival troupe up for Afreximbank
#MTNshortz3sixtyworld The 25th anniversary of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) in Abuja on Thursday night witnessed splendour as Nigerian singer Davido and the Cape Verde’s Mindelo...