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NHIS scribe: KOWA Party calls for restraint
The National Secretary, KOWA Party, Mr Mark Adebayo, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to delay the reinstatement of Prof.…
Suspected thieves open cargo hold of Air Peace aircraft
Suspected thieves on Thursday night opened the cargo hold of an Air Peace aircraft scheduled for departure at the runway…
MI Abaga releases 7th solo project
Nigerian rapper, Jude Abaga a.k.a MI, has released his seventh project titled “Rendezvous- The Playlist.” The song was released after…
MAUTECH Riot: Students call for reopening of Varsity
The Students of Modibbo Adama University of Technology (MAUTECH), Yola, have called for the speedy reopening of the university which…
Fans celebrate late Bob Marley at 73
It was a beehive of activity at the Bob Marley Museum, in Jamaica, as thousands packed the venue for the…
Tsvangirai critically ill in South Africa
Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, is critically ill in a South African hospital and his supporters should “brace for…
Africa wrestling championship: Nine countries arrive Port Harcourt
No fewer than nine countries have arrived Port Harcourt, Rivers for the Africa Wrestling Championship slated for Feb. 7 to…
Zuma summons ministers to cabinet meeting
South African President Jacob Zuma summoned cabinet ministers to a meeting in Cape Town on Tuesday, eNCA television reported, as…
Okitipupa in Ondo State records first rain
Residents of Okitipupa Local Government Area, in Ondo State, on Wednesday witnessed the first rain of the year. The rain…
Africa Championships: Nigeria’s female wrestlers win 10 medals
Nigeria’s female wrestlers have begun to prove their dominance in wrestling having won 10 medals at the ongoing Africa Wrestling…
Somaliland bans female genital mutilation
Somaliland has issued a “fatwa”, or religious edict, banning Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), paving the way for the breakaway region…
Youth Olympic: Nigeria’s Rowing & Sailing body holds trials
The Nigeria Rowing, Canoe and Sailing Federation on Thursday said the body would hold four-day trials to select athletes for…
Libyan human traffickers have links to security services – UN
UN says most armed groups involved in human trafficking in Libya have links to the country’s official security institutions. UN…
EFCC nabs fake U.S. Army colonel
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested two men for “impersonating” its operatives to obtain $10,000…
End-game looms for Zuma
Efforts by South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) to unseat President Jacob Zuma tilted towards the end game on…
LASU land : LASG promises not increase trespassers hardship
The Lagos State Government says its regularisation directive to trespassers on the Lagos State University (LASU) land is not to…
BUA Group set to reduce medical tourism
Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, Chief Executive Officer, BUA Group has disclosed its plan to build a N7.5 billion ultra-modern specialist hospital…
Police vow to nab abductors of DELSU lecturer
The Police Command in Delta has vowed to apprehend and prosecute the abductors of Dr Boniface Anyanwu and Mr Nnamdi…
Job creation: Bankers’ Committee to support FG’s plan
The Bankers’ Committee says it has agreed to support Federal Government’s plan to conduct a focus-lab on three selected areas…
Lagos firstlady seeks policy to eradicate FGM
The Wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs Bolanle Ambode, has urged government at all levels to formulate the right policy…
Police nab ritualists attempting to day-old baby
The Police in Bwari, Abuja, on Tuesday arrested two suspects while attempting to steal a day-old-baby from the mother. The…
2030: 86m girls to undergo genital mutilation – Midwives
Eighty-six million young girls may experience Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) globally by 2030, if actions are not taking to prevent…
Imo lacks resources to sustain quality tertiary institution – Don
An academic, Prof. Nnadozie Inyama, says that Imo lacks the resources to run quality tertiary institutions. Inyama, a retired professor…
Namibia issues malaria alert
Namibia has issued a malaria alert for its residents and travellers to the northern regions of the country, the Health…
Polio: Kano approves N344m for immunisation
Kano State Government has approved N344 million as counterpart fund for the conduct of 2018 Polio Immunization in the state.…
Buhari inaugurates international market in Nasarawa
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday inaugurated an international market built by the Nasarawa State Government and named after him in…
UN chief calls for end to female genital mutilation
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday called for an end to the practice of female genital mutilation, which he said…
NPA generates N299.5bn revenue in 2017
The Nigerian Ports Authority has generated N299.5 billion revenue in 2017, General Manager, Corporate and Strategic Communications, Alhaji Abdullahi Goje,…
Zambia denies witchcraft research plans
The Zambian government on Tuesday denied media reports that it intends to consider research on witchcraft as a science. Witchcraft…
Niger Assembly minority whip defects to APC
Alhaji Shuaibu Iyah (PDP-Suleja state constituency) on Tuesday announced his defection to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). In a…