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Gianluigi Buffon now WFP ‘s Goodwill Ambassador

Italian and Juventus footballer Gianluigi Buffon has  been appointed Goodwill Ambassador of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the…

Oil Pipeline vandalism rises 115% , NNPC alarmed

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has raised an alarm on the increasing menace of oil pipeline vandalism which hit…

Senate begins debate on 2020 Appropriation Bill

The Senate has begun debate on the general principles of the 2020 Appropriation Bill of N10.33 trillion.

67-year-old man caught with 7.2 kg cannabis in Gombe

A 67-year-old man, Maisaje Bappa of Latatar village in Shongom Local Government Area, Gombe State has been arrested by the…

Female banker Jailed for fraud 

A 51 year-old female banker, Yetunde Iyabo Adewunmi has been sentenced to one year imprisonment for conspiracy, aiding and abetting…
defilement

9-year-old pupil says policeman defiled her ‘uncountable times’

A nine-year-old pupil (name withheld) on Wednesday narrated before an Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Lagos how…
Ahmad Lawan, Senate President

Senate mulls five-year jail term for sexual predators in schools

The Senate on Wednesday revisited the sexual harassment bill which was sponsored by Senator Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta Central) and…

Sanwo-Olu opens up on Lagos Health Insurance Scheme

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, made a passionate call to all residents of the State to register…
World Food Prize Foundation appoints outgoing President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina to its Council of Advisors.

Malawi: AfDB approves $13.2m for sustainable fisheries, others

The African Development Bank Group, AfDB, has approved a $13.2 million financing package from the African Development Fund for a…
President Salva Kiir

South Sudan to auction licenses of 8 oilfields

South Sudan will kick-start an auction of licenses to develop eight oilfields around the country later this month.

Senate knocks NCC, confirms Adewolu as Commissioner

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Adeleke Adewolu as Executive Commissioner on the Governing Board of the Nigerian…

Protest erupts in Abuja over kidnapping

Some residents of Pegi community in Kuje Area Council of Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory( FCT) on Wednesday staged a peaceful…

Photos: Buhari meets with EAC members

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja met behind closed doors with members of the recently constituted Economic Advisory Council…

Buhari meets with his 1984-1985 ministers

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received some of the Ministers who served with him as military head of state between…

Boeing 737 MAX flights cancelled until Jan. 16

American Airlines Group Inc said on Wednesday it was extending cancellation of Boeing 737 MAX flights to Jan. 15 as…