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RIFAN lauds Buhari for loan revolving scheme

Alhaji Ramaham Abubakar, the Chairman of Rice Farmers  Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Nasarawa  State,  has commended President Muhammadu Buhari…

UK Police identifies truck victims to be Chinese

The 39 suspected migrants found dead in a trailer shipped from Belgium to Britain are all Chinese nationals, reports on…

Nigeria drops on FIFA Ranking

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have dropped by one spot in the FIFA World ranking for the month of October to now…

Fear grips civil servants as IPPIS deadline approaches

Hundreds of workers at Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday, waited for…

Interswitch  completes N23bn bond placement

Following the registration of a N30 billion debt issuance programme with the Securities and Exchange Commission of Nigeria (SEC), Interswitch…

37-year-old accountant in court for stealing N1.4m

An account officer, Michael Thadius, 37, on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates Court, for allegedly stealing N1.4 million and…

ASUU poised for showdown with FG

The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities were on the warpath on Wednesday over a presidential directive…

Vice-Chancellors gear up for first ‘Varsity Fair’

Mr Ephraim Okon, Director of Skylandscape Media & Events Limited says the Committee of Vice-Chancellors of Nigerian Universities (CVC) says…

Police nab criminals disguising with hijab

The Police in Niger have arrested five suspects for alleged kidnapping and armed robbery in Rafi and Mariga local government…

South China Sea: Chinese ship finally leaves Vietnam’s waters

A Chinese oil survey vessel that has been embroiled in a tense standoff with Vietnamese vessels in the South China…

Tomato farmers lament wastage

Some tomato farmers in Benue have called on the state government to mop up surplus tomatoes in markets across the…

Remains of former Spanish dictator to be exhumed

Spanish authorities finalised preparations on Thursday morning to remove General Francisco Franco’s remains from a state mausoleum, seeking to exorcise…

Rivers announces restrictions for sanitation tomorrow

Rivers government said the monthly Sanitation exercise will hold on Saturday, October 26, across the 23 Local Government Areas of…

UK leaves the EU with Johnson’s Brexit deal

The United Kingdom will ultimately leave the European Union on the terms of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal even…

Wendy Williams drags Nicki Minaj’s marriage to Kenneth Petty

Wendy Williams shaded the newly married bride Nicky Minaj and her husband Kenneth Petty on her show while congratulating them.

Nigeriens groan as Nigeria’s border closure hits hard

Along with Benin, Niger, which shares a 1,500-kilometre (900-mile) border with Nigeria, has been badly hit by the closure of…

Pakistani opposition raises alarm over health of detained ex-PM

Pakistan’s main opposition party said on Thursday the health of its leader, jailed former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, is deteriorating…

Bangladesh sentences 16 to death for killing teenager

The principal of a religious school in Bangladesh was among 16 people sentenced to death on Thursday for the murder…

South Korean retailer suspends flavoured liquid e-cigarettes

South Korea’s top convenience store chain suspended the sale of flavoured liquid e-cigarettes made by U.S. company Juul Labs on…

5 Filling stations sealed in Anambra

The Department of Petroleum Resource (DPR) has shutdown five filling stations and put 11 pumps out of use for violating…

Nigerian women should emulate Queen Idia – Otunba Runsewe

The Director-General of National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, on Wednesday urged Nigerian women to emulate…

NAHCON presents N1.07bn budget for year 2020

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has presented a proposed expenditure of N1.07 billion for its 2020 fiscal year…

Sokoto killings: NAF condoles with government, victims’ families

The Nigeria Air Force delegation has visited Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto and the family of the victims allegedly killed…

Obaseki replaces Oshiomhole’s LG chairman

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has sworn-in Mr. Imonofi Osumah Inusa as the Chairman of Etsako West Local…
fayose in court

Fayose’s N1.2bn was transported with 2 aircraft – Banker

A former head of Zenith Bank branch in Akure, Ondo State, Sunday Alade, told the Federal High Court in Lagos…

Police rescue 15 from another torture centre

The police in Adamawa State have rescued 13 adults and two teenagers in an illegal rehabilitation home in Adamawa state.

Buhari appoints new NCAA Director-General

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Captain Musa Nuhu as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation…

Liverpool condemn ‘racist’ Origi banner

Liverpool have condemned a graphic “racist” banner unfurled by fans before the start of their Champions League Group E clash…

Olayinka scores own goal as Messi makes UCL history

FC Barcelona have won in Prague to go into a commanding position at the halfway stage of Champions League Group…

RRS trained on rescue of cardiac arrest victims

Honorable Oladipo Afolabi has honoured RRS Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Tunji Disu, with a 3-day workshop on basic…