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Fayemi to focus on people-oriented policies – Campaign DG

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Opeyemi Bamidele, the Director-General, Kayode Fayemi Governorship Campaign Organisation, said on Thursday that the governor-elect would implement people-oriented policies…

Apartheid champion Pik Botha dies at 86

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Roelof Frederik “Pik” Botha, South Africa’s apartheid-era ex-Foreign Affairs Minister, has died at the age of 86. Botha was known…

Asaba Airport targets international flights

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Austine Ayemidejor, the Project Manager of Asaba Airport, has said that it has fully resumed operations after its downgrade…

Incredible! Two men rape 9-month-old baby

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Two men from Tennessee, U.S., accused of raping a 9-month-old girl and filming the attack were indicted Tuesday on multiple…

Civil Defence arrests 3 suspected vandals

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger says it has arrested three suspects for allegedly vandalising Federal…

Sterling slips before EU summit next week

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Sterling edged lower on Friday as investors booked profits after a rally, although the British currency is poised for a…

North Korea means to abolish all nuclear weapons – Moon

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un means to abolish all nuclear weapons, materials and facilities to achieve “complete” denuclearisation, South…

Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter to marry at Windsor Castle

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Princess Eugenie, the granddaughter of British Queen Elizabeth II, will marry long-term boyfriend, Jack Brooksbank, on Friday, the same royal…

China defends $318m airport project after Sierra Leone halts construction

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Chinese government on Thursday defended 318 million-dollar airport project it financed in the West African nation of Sierra Leone…

Oil prices rebound to $81 per barrel

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Oil rose to 81 dollars per barrel on Friday, rebounding after two days of declines, though prices pared gains after…

Police arrest 4 suspects for house-breaking

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The police in Enugu State have arrested four suspects for house-breaking in Emene community near Enugu, the state capital.

Nigerians must choose from candidates with integrity – APC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The All Progressives Congress(APC) has re-emphasised its position that Nigerian electorate must have opportunity to choose from candidates that could…

South Africa recorded 1.5m household crime

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

More than 1.5 million incidences of household crime recorded in South Africa in 2017/18 period, an increase of five per…

Kogi Clashes: Commission identifies 115 persons behind killings

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Judicial Commission of Inquiry said it had identified 115 persons believed to be responsible for the bloody clashes that…

Zambia flags off export of organic honey to China

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Zambian government on Thursday officially launched the export of organic honey to China worth 34,000 dollars.

2019: Gov. Dankwambo pledges support for Atiku

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Following the emergence of Alhaji Abubakar Atiku as Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), one of the runners-up during…

Liquidation of six micro-finance banks worrisome – Bauchi Govt

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Bauchi State Government has expressed concern over the liquidation of six Micro-finance Banks by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)…

Uganda landslide: Death toll rises to 35

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The death toll in the eastern Uganda landslide disaster has reached 35, police said on Friday.

Lawmakers to aides: We’re committed to your welfare

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Members of the National Assembly on Thursday said they were committed to the welfare of their legislative aides.

Military training: NMS advises Zaria residents not to panic

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The SS2 and SS3 students of the Nigerian Military School (NMS), Zaria, on Friday began a two-day field training exercise,…

Ooni calls for Yoruba unity

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Ogunwusi, on Thursday in Ikenne-Remo, Ogun, called for unity within the Yoruba nation for other…

Gov. Lalong swears in 11 newly elected LG chairmen

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has sworn in 11 newly elected local government chairmen, few hours after the state electoral…

2019 Election: Ribadu steps down for Gov. Dankwambo

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Alhaji Muhammad Ribadu, Senatorial candidate, Gombe North Senatorial District under the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has relinquished his…

Zamfara APC primaries: There was neither election nor consensus – Marafa

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Sen. Kabir Marafa (APC/Zamfara Central), has said that there was neither election nor consensus in the botched All Progressives Congress…

Plateau LG election: 4 houses, council chamber razed down

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Irate youths protesting the outcome of the Wednesday local government elections in Plateau have burnt down four houses in Langtang…

Flight operations, business activities resume at MMA2

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Flight operations and business activities on Friday resumed at the Murtala Muhammed Airport 2 (MMA2), Lagos following the suspension of…

22-year-old farmer convicted for kidnapping

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Minna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday convicted 22-year-old farmer, Shuaibu Abdullahi, docked for kidnapping.

Flood destroys 280 hectares of rice farms in Edo

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Flood has destroyed 280 hectares of rice farm in Iguoriakhi and Iguomo in Ovia North-East and Ovia South-West local government…

Flood: NEMA declares 5 more states as ‘national disasters’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Emergency Management (NEMA), has declared five more states: Adamawa, Taraba, Kebbi, Bayelsa and Rivers as ‘National Disaster’ following…

Cholera outbreak kills 42 in Somalia

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An outbreak of cholera acute watery diarrhea (AWD) in Somalia has killed 42 people since December, a UN health agency…

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