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Pope accepts resignations of 2 US bishops over sex abuse cover-up
Vatican City (AFP) – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of two US bishops accused of failing to respond appropriately…
Nigerians task Buhari on export promotion, foreign investment
Some Abuja residents have urged the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to pursue a foreign policy that would ensure that Nigeria’s…
Ambode calls for collective efforts to battle cancer
Governor Akinwumi Ambode of Lagos State on Sunday urged corporate organisations, NGOs and individuals to invest in cancer awareness, diagnosis,…
Bomb blast on police, intelligence offices in Chad kills many
N’DJAMENA, June 15 (Reuters) – At least one suicide bomber attacked police and intelligence offices in Chad’s capital N’Djamena on…
Child sacrifice for wealth, power, expected to rise in Uganda
Luweero (Uganda) (AFP) – Kanani and Sylvia, brother and sister aged nine and eight, were grazing the family cattle in…
Police arrest 30 suspected in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Ogun State Police Command has in the last one week arrested 30 suspected cultists at various locations in…
Sexual Offences Bill: Falana backs Soyinka, says bill was illegally adjusted
Femi Falana, Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist has backed Prof. Wole Soyinka’s position on the Sexual Offences Bill, noting…
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Sexual Offences Bill: Open Letter To Prof. Wole Soyinka By Sen. Chris Anyawu
I have read your open letter published on PM NEWS and re-published on BELLA NAIJA, Premiumtimesnig.com and a number of…
Looming danger over HND/B.Sc discrimination in paramilitary agencies
President Muhammadu Buhari should please urgently end this certificate discrimination between HND and BSc. holders in Federal Ministry of Interior…
Pressurise South Africa to transfer al-Bashir to ICC, SERAP tells AU
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has called on the leadership of the African Union, including Nigeria…
Game 5: GSW beat Cavs, one win from title
The Warriors took a 3-2 series lead in the NBA finals on Sunday night with a 104-91 victory over the…
Bush ready to join presidential campaign
Washington (AFP) – The campaign logo is ready, so is the big speech, and his message is taking shape: Jeb…
Africa bedevilled by terrorism, insecurity, poverty, says Buhari
President Muhammdu Buhari has stated that the African continent is bedevilled by terrorism, insecurity and poverty, noting that urgent steps…
Oyo CP to residents: Report criminal activities to police
The Oyo State Commissioner of Police, Mr Muhammed Katsina, has called on the people of the state to report any…
Nigeria fully committed to AU’s 2063 Agenda, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday pledged Nigeria’s commitment to the ideals and aspirations of the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Buhari…
CAN chairman congratulates Dogara over election as speaker
Rev. Shuiabu Byal, Chairman, North East chapter of the Christian Association of Niagara (CAN) has congratulated Mr Yakubu Dogara, (APC),…
Muslim group donates over 500 pints of blood
The Lagos State Majlis Khudamul Ahmadiyya group on Sunday said that it had donated nit less than 500 pints of…
Navy begins Direct Short Service Commission recruitment
The Nigerian Navy has announced the commencement of another Direct Short Service Commission enlistment exercise for the selection of suitably…
We will break Zaria water project jinx, says El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State on Sunday said that his administration would break the jinx stalling the Zaria-water project…
Family loses 3 children to fire disaster in Lagos
Three children of the same parents on Saturday night died in an inferno that destroyed their three-room-self-contain apartment in Egbeda-Akowonjo…
El-Rufai appoints new Head of Service
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has announced the appointment of Mrs Alisabatu Dada-Onazi as the new Head of Service…
Mobile money transactions now stand at N5bn annually – CBN
Dipo Fatokun, Director, Banking Supervision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Sunday said that the nation’s transactions in…
Boko Haram: Buhari orders release of $21m to MNJTF
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered the release of $21 million out of the $100 million pledged by Nigeria to…
PICTURES: Elegant Aisha Buhari host stunning women, youths
Photos By Sunday Aghaeze/Abuja Wife of the President, Aisha Muhammadu Buhari hosts women and youths in Abuja on Saturday, 13…
Buhari will fix Nigeria, says Okoye
An APC chieftain in South Africa, Chief Chuks Okoye, on Sunday said President Muhammadu Buhari has the potentials to make…
Hajj: Kano to airlift 5,537 pilgrims directly to Medina
The Kano State Government has assured its 5, 537 intending pilgrims for the 2015 Hajj that they would be airlifted…
UNAIDS sensitises medical practitioners on new HIV treatment
The joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) is sensitising medical doctors from a range of specialisations on the new…
UPN elects new national leaders
The Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) has ratified the election of its new national leadership, the party’s National Secretary, Alhaji…
Place your country above self, Buhari tells South Sudan, Burundi leaders
President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday urged African leaders to place the interests of their countries above narrow personal interests. He…
Aisha Buhari tells husband, governors to appoint more women
The wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has appealed to governments at all levels to ensure fair representation of…