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Makinde swears in new commissioner
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, swore in Ayansiju Lawal as Commissioner for Establishment and Training.
New Kano speaker, Ibrahim-Chidari denies defection rumour
Mr Hamisu Ibrahim-Chidari, the new Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly has denied speculations that some lawmakers were planning…
Ethiopia reopens Tigray regional airspace
The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority has reopened the airspace in the troubled Tigray region in the north of the country.
Zamfara doctors suspend strike
The Zamfara chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has suspended the one-week strike it embarked upon to protest the…
Germany to vaccinate 60% of population by late summer
German Health Minister Jens Spahn is aiming to have around 60 per cent of the country’s population vaccinated against the…
Man jailed 3 years for impersonation
An Ota Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Tuesday, sentenced a 38-year-old man, Olaniyi Oni, to three years in a…
Botswana to compensate farmers for animal-caused damage
The Botswanan government will spend millions of pula to compensate farmers that have lost crops due to wild animals, the…
Niger recruits 31 doctors, 250 midwives
Dr Maikudi Muhammad, Niger State Health Commissioner has said that the Niger State Government has recruited 250 midwives for its…
Why COVID-19 will not be last pandemic
A new UN report published on Tuesday has said that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the latest crisis facing the world,…
12 bandits, collaborators apprehended in Zamfara
The Defence Headquarters said the troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, have apprehended seven suspected bandits and five of their collaborators…
Ekiti raises alarm over fake loan packages
Ekiti State government on Monday cautioned residents against engaging in business transactions with unverified loan givers to avoid being scammed.
Ohanaeze pageantry will promote Igbo culture, values – CEO
The Bee Modelling Agency (BMA), said on Sunday that its Face of Ohanaeze Beauty Pageant has been designed to promote…
Nigerian customs intercept guns concealed in rice bags
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 73 locally manufactured guns and 891 cartridges at Yauri, Zamare waterside in Kebbi.
Alleged N3.3m fraud: 3 Sokoto medical workers jailed
Justice Bello Duwale of the Sokoto State High Court, sitting in Sokoto on 11 December 2020, convicted and sentenced three…
Must read: Top 3 lotto winners
Normally, most people are septic when it comes to the lottery; for years it has been a common thing to…
Ajax star Quincy Promes arrested for stabbing
Netherlands international winger and Ajax football star, Quincy Promes has been arrested in connection with a stabbing at a family…
New Zealand to re-open to Australia, Cook Islands next year
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that New Zealand is working to establish two-way “travel bubbles” with…
APC radically different from PDP – Forum DG
Alhaji Salihu Lukman, Director General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF) has said the All Progressives Congress (APC) is radically…
Ethiopia PM Abiy visits troubled Tigray region
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has arrived in Mekelle, the regional capital of the troubled Tigray region, a senior Cabinet…
COVID-19: Algerian President to return from Germany after recovery
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has announced that he “will soon return home” from his recovery process in Germany following contracting…
COVID-19: I’m not scheduled to be vaccinated – Trump
Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday night said he was not scheduled to be vaccinated against the Coronavirus (COVID-19)…
UNICEF demands unconditional release of abducted students
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for the unconditional release of all the children abducted by gunmen at…
Troops neutralize 3 bandits, apprehend 4 in Benue
The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, on Saturday, eliminated three bandits and apprehended four others during raids…
FCT Minister mourns Nda-Isaiah
The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, has expressed sadness over the death of the Chairman of Leadership Newspaper Group, Sam…
Kankara abduction: Protest rocks Katsina
There was a protest staged in Kastina State on Sunday was over the abduction of schoolboys from the Government Science…
Lagos establishes LACE centre to boost fish production
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says the State Government is to establish the Lagos Aquaculture Centre of Excellence (L.A.C.E) in…
Kenya grants citizenship to Zimbabwean missionaries
Kenya is to grant citizenship to 1,600 stateless people from the Shona community who came to Kenya as missionaries.
Institute decries cement price hike
The Nigerian Institute of Building (NIOB) raised the alarm on Sunday that the hike in cement prices from N2,600 for…
South Africa’s Motjeka Madisha killed in car crash
Leading South African footballer, Motjeka Madisha, was killed in a horrific vehicle accident in the early hours of Sunday.
First Bank joins SME Finance Forum
First Bank has advocated for efforts to promote financial inclusion for Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) to grow the economy…