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50,000 athletes to participate in 2017 Lagos City Marathon
Kazeem Ugbodaga Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday said no fewer than 50,000 athletes from across the world are…
20 killed in Libya over monkey attack on girl
Ethnic fighting has left at least 20 people dead in the south Libyan town of Sabha after an incident with…
BREAKING: Donald Trump ‘could meet Queen in 2017’
The British government is considering whether to invite President-elect Donald Trump to the UK for a state visit in 2017,…
NGO trains 25 health workers on HIV/AIDS
An NGO, the Global Fund, has commenced a five-day residential training for 25 health workers on HIV/AIDS counselling and testing…
Insecurity hindering Nigerian varsities- LASU VC
The Vice-Chancellor of the Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. Olanrewaju Fagbohun, has identified insecurity as a major factor discouraging foreigners…
Hundreds walk against domestic, sexual violence in Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga Hundreds of journalists and gender-based activists on Monday staged a walk against domestic and sexual violence in Lagos,…
Vietnam plans more rice exportation to Nigeria
Mr Ngo Hoan, Deputy Director-General at the Vietnam Ministry of Industry and Trade, on Monday announced the Vietnamese government’s plan…
Polytechnic to inaugurate projects worth N464m — Rector
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State would on Saturday inaugurate projects worth N464 million executed by the Federal Polytechnic, Birnin…
2 Commercial drivers get bail for stealing tricycle
Two commercial drivers, Adeleye Taiwo, 60 and Micheal Akinode, 22, who allegedly stole a tricycle valued at N600, 000 were…
Internet will not affect profitability of films- Movie producer
A Movie Director and Producer, Raphael Uche, says the emergence of the internet has not in any way affected the…
Just In: Mimiko meets Buhari again in Aso Rock
Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State is presently holding a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa. Mimiko’s…
LASU plans holiday coaching for secondary school students
The Lagos State University (LASU) says it plans to deploy its volunteer students to teach final-year secondary school students during…
Association urges FG to initiate life insurance policy
The Professional Insurance Ladies’ Association (PILA) on Monday urged the Federal Government to initiate a bill seeking to compel men…
Breaking: PDP supporters protest in Ondo, seek 2 weeks shift of gov election
Just as Governor Olusegun Mimiko of Ondo State arrived the Presidential Villa Abuja to meet President Muhammadu Buhari on the…
Katsina Government to revive state owned moribund industries
Katsina State Government says all the moribund government owned industries in the state will soon be revived in collaboration with…
International Passport validity extended by 10 years
Muhammad Babandede, the Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has said that the President Buhari administration is considering extending validity…
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Breaking: Suicide bomber kills 27 in Kabul mosque
A suicide bomber has killed at least 27 people in a suicide attack inside a Shia Muslim mosque in the…
Be wary of quackery in lab services -expert
A Medical Laboratory Scientist, Mr Chinenye Nwekpe, on Monday warned Nigerians against patronising quack laboratory services. Nwekpe, who is the…
Saudi shuts down 908 private health institutions
Saudi Health Ministry on Monday shut down 908 private health institutions for various violations in the last six months, a…
Breaking: Supreme Court Justice Sylvester Ngwuta docked over corruption
Justice Sylvester Ngwuta of the Supreme Court on Monday appeared before a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged money…
Sarkozy out of France’s Republican presidential race
France’s first Republican presidential primary has ended in a surprising runoff between two former prime ministers and halted a political…
Kebbi Govt urges farmers to repay agric loans
The Kebbi State Government has called on the farmers who benefited from the CBN Anchor Borrowers’ agricultural loan programme to…
Between the Holy Spirit and Google
In this days when everything has gone ‘E’, Google appears to be getting more attention than it deserves. When you…
NATA strike: Niger govt urges suspension, calls for dialogue
The Niger government has called on the state chapter of Nigeria Automobile Technicians Association (NATA), to suspend its two day…
Obama: I can’t guarantee Trump won’t pursue campaign rhetoric
Outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama says he can not guarantee that president-elect Donald Trump will not pursue some of his…
APGA chieftain invokes CKC spirit
Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka, a chieftain of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), has called for divine intervention in the feud between…
India train derailment: death toll rise to 140
One survivor said he was sleeping around 3 a.m. Sunday as the train traveled through northern India. “All of a…
Enugu govt to inaugurate 4 completed road projects
Enugu State Government says it has earmarked four completed road projects for inauguration in December as part of efforts to…
Merkel announces bid for fourth term in “difficult times”
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced late on Sunday that she will run for a fourth term in office in general…
Andy Murray is World’s No. 1, beats Djokovich 6-3 6-4
After a season in which he had already reached dizzy heights, Andy Murray saved the best to last by outclassing…