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Educationist blames social media for decline in reading
An educationist, Mrs Victoria Oladunni , has identified the advent of the social media as a major cause in the…
Buhari wants vp who can hold Nigeria together
Tunde Bakare, serving overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, has revealed that Pres. Buhari chose him as running mate in…
MTN group expects loss due to 1bn fine
MTN Group expects to report a full-year loss due to a one billion dollars regulatory fine in Nigeria and for…
Workers begin 72-hour strike
Workers at Canadian Natural Resources’ (CNR) Baobab and Espoir oil and gas fields in Ivory Coast launched a 72-hour strike…
Al Shabaab kill 4 in hotel attack
Somalia’s al Shabaab militants stormed a hotel in the capital of the semi-autonomous Puntland region, Bosasso, on Wednesday, killing four…
Zuma authorises deployment of 400 soldiers
President Jacob Zuma of South Africa on Wednesday authorised no fewer than 400 soldiers to join the security team at…
IBB university begins production of cashew juice
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai in Niger State has commenced production of Cashew Juice, an official of the institution said…
Lalong loses appeal against sacked councillors
The Court of Appeal in Jos, on Wednesday threw out an appeal filed by Gov Simon Lalong of Plateau, against…
NAFDAC seizes N 2.5m fruit juices
The National Agency For Food And Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has seized assorted imported fruit juices, codeine-containing substances and…
Navy nabs 8 suspects trafficking hemp
The Nigerian Navy on Tuesday handed over three suspects arrested with a boat conveying 559 kilogrammes of cannabis to the…
CJ pardons 28 awaiting trial inmates
The Chief Judge of Sokoto State, Justice Bello Abbas, has granted pardon to 28 awaiting trial inmates in the Sokoto…
Somali lawmakers begin voting for president
Somali lawmakers gathered behind the blast walls of the capital’s airport on Wednesday to elect their president, after months of…
Minister advocates legislation to check hate speeches
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said that for Nigeria to achieve a just and egalitarian…
115,000 child soldiers released – UN
No fewer than 115,000 children recruited by armies and militia groups as child soldiers have been released in the past…
Wrong time to leave ICC now, UN envoy tells Africa
The UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, Adama Dieng, has warned African countries that withdrawing from the International…
Shocking Confession! Boko Haram paid me N200 – Suicide Bomber
An 18-year-old Boko Haram suicide bomber, Amina, who was intercepted by men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC)…
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Boko Haram is broke, UN envoy tells Security Council
The destructive Boko Haram insurgency group is currently plagued by financial difficulties, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman,…
Edo APC in crisis over suspension of members
Crisis is brewing in the Edo State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) over suspension of about 30 state…
FG expresses concern over killing of Nigerians in South Africa
The Federal Government has expressed concern over spate of extra-judicial killings of Nigerians in South Africa, and demanded speedy action…
Grant quits as Black Stars manager
Avram Grant has quit his job as Ghana’s head coach after more than two years in charge of the Black…
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Dogara queries N2.7 trillion Spent on power without commiserate results
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has queried the utilisation of N2.74 trillion spent on the power sector…
Lagos moves to curb fraud in public service
The Lagos State Government is currently moving to checkmate fraud and corruption in the public service by engaging 200 workers…
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ICPC seizes 62 houses from female civil servant
The Chairman Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offenses Commission (ICPC), Mr Ekpo Nta, has disclosed that the commission in…
Mimiko trying to run away, APC alleges
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State says it has discovered a plot by the outgoing Gov Olusegun Mimiko…
Nigeria to stop fuel importation by 2019 – Kachikwu
Nigeria will stop importing refined petroleum products by 2019, Mr Ibe Kachikwu, the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, said…
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We want more doctors, drugs in Lagos public hospitals, senior citizens cry out
Some senior citizens in Lagos State on Tuesday called on Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to employ more doctors and increase drugs…
NYSC posts 700 graduates to Plateau
The NYSC Coordinator in Plateau, Mrs Olufunmilayo Akin, says 700 corps members, who are graduates of agriculture and allied courses,…
Jigawa provides uniforms to 860 pupils
The Hadejia Local Education Authority on Tuesday said it had distributed uniforms to 860 pupils of Shardaku Nomadic School in…
Visionary leadership and Institutional Effectiveness
By Akintola Benson Oke The term leadership is a concept that is as old as when man woke up to…
10 killed in Plateau clash
Ten people have been killed in a clash involving two groups of illegal miners at Gero village in Gyel District…