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China offers food to North Korea
China on Friday said it would offer food aid to North Korea which has declared one of its worst droughts…
We don’t earn jumbo pay, Dogara tells Nigerians
The Speaker of the House of the Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Friday, said he was not aware of the jumbo…
Chad to arrest foreigners following Boko Haram attacks
Chadian Prime Minister, Kalzeube Deubet, on Friday, said that following the recent Boko Haram attack in two suicide blasts in…
Ambode abolishes Rural Ministry, PMO, scrap others
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state has abolished the Ministry of Rural Development and the Parastatal Monitoring Office,…
Dakuku condemns abduction of Prof. Osahagolu, describes kidnapping as an ill-wind
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate in the April election in Rivers state has condemned in very…
NNPC restates commitment to global safety practices
The Managing Director of NNPC Retail Ltd, Mr Chris Osarumwense, on Friday implored all its retail outlets and owners of…
100th Birthday: Buhari lauds Madam Ibilola Williams
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Mama Eunice Ibilola Williams as she celebrates her 100th birthday tomorrow, Saturday, June 20,…
Stowaway found alive on Johannesburg-London flight
London (AFP) – A suspected stowaway is being treated in a London hospital after being found unconscious on Thursday on…
Couple docked for assaulting 2 men with cutlass in Ondo
A couple — Olamigoke and Kewe Fadayomi — who allegedly assaulted a man and a woman with cutlass, were on…
US spends N1.2 trillion on humanitarian assistance in 2014
The United States Secretary of State, Mr John Kerry, on Friday said that his government spent over N1.2 trillion ($6…
Buhari never said he was too old to govern, Nigerian Union in S.Africa
The Nigerian Union in South Africa on Friday described as false reports in the social media purportedly quoting President Muhammadu…
Ikechukwu Uche, Gignac join Mexican side, Tigres
MEXICO CITY, (Reuters) – UANL Tigres, determined to become the first Mexican team to win South America’s Libertadores Cup, have…
Why I took N10 billion loan – Wike
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has explained why he has applied for a N10 billion loan less than a…
Ignatius Ajuru Varsity VC Kidnapped
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Vice Chancellor of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, southern Nigeria, Professor Rosamund…
Wike goes after Amaechi full scale, sets up Judicial Commission
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Governor Nyesom Wike has gone for the jugular of former governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers state…
Benin airport to be shut down for maintenance
Jethro Ibileke/Benin There are indications that the Benin Airport may be shut down to air passengers for about four weeks…
Wike sends policemen to invade, raid Ibim Semenitari’s property
The immediate past Commissioner of Information in Rivers state, Ibim Semenitari, has raised alarm over the unlawful invasion of her…
Zamfara, USAID join forces to combat malaria
The Zamfara Government on Thursday renewed its commitment to fight malaria in the state. The Permanent Secretary in the state’s…
Ogun police bust ritualist den, find remains of 20-year old girl
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun state police operatives attached to Ishara division of Ogun State Command on Monday busted a den of…
Election petition tribunal upholds APC’s Akpatason’s election
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Edo State Election Petition Tribunal on Thursday dismissed the petition filled by the state chapter of the…
US House of Reps grants Obama power to negotiate trade deals
The United States House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill granting President Barack Obama wide-ranging authority to negotiate trade…
NSE transactions maintain negative trend
Trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday remained on downward trend for the third consecutive days as a…
El-Rufai condemns killings in Kaduna State
Governor Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State has condemned the recent killings in Katsak and Ungwan Danborno villages of Jema’a and…
Lagos government provides toll free line to report flooding
The Lagos State government on Thursdsy, provided a free phone line for residents to report outbreak of flooding in their…
Thailand confirms first MERS case
Thailand’s Public Health Ministry on Thursday confirmed the country’s first case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). Public Health…
Kashamu arrested, tried in UK – Police
The police, on Thursday, said the British High Commission in Nigeria confirmed that Buruji Kashamu (senator-elect), was arrested and tried…
EFCC arrests Ohakim, quizzes Lamido over corruption allegations
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, said it had arrested former Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State.…
Merkel urges fair distribution of refugees in Europe
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday called on all EU member states to show solidarity over migration issue and participate…
Aregbesola can’t stop me from giving money to Osun workers – Murray-Bruce
Senator Ben Murray-Bruce representing Bayelsa East in the red chambers has stated categorically that Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun state…
Ogun Police rescue man, 97, from kidnappers, arrest ritualists at den
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Pa Iposiola Samaye, 97, who was kidnapped last Thursday at Isire village in Ijebu East local government has…