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2 nurses in trouble over alleged illegal abortion

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Two nurses, Motunrayo Badmus, 23, and Victory Okon, 27, on Tuesday appeared before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court for allegedly…

2 men remanded over alleged kidnapping, robbery

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Senior Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano on Tuesday remanded two men: Usman Abubakar, 29, and Suleiman Suleiman, 30, in…

Primaries: Yobe APC investigates alleged vote-buying by governorship aspirant

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Yobe, says it is investigating allegation of vote-buying by a governorship aspirant ahead of…

Osun governorship election, re-run and expectations

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

After a testy two-horse race in which the leading contenders ran neck-to-neck, the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun…

EU lawmakers can keep spending details private – court

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Members of the European Parliament are not obliged to disclose how they spend their allowances, the General Court of the…

Gospel artist allegedly defrauds friend of N1.5m

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 34-year-old gospel artist, Rotachukwu Ugwueze, on Tuesday appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly defrauding his…

2019: Nigerians decry National Assembly resumption postponement

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some Nigerians have decried the latest postponement of the resumption date for the National Assembly from Sept. 25 to Oct.…

Former top-ranked sumo wrestler resigns following scandal

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former sumo wrestler Takanohana, who held the top rank of ‘yokozuna’, handed his resignation to the Japan Sumo Association (JSA)…

Federal Character Commission gets new boss

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Abayomi Sheba, a Commissioner representing Ondo State at the Federal Character Commission (FCC), has been appointed as Acting Executive…

EU battery cell production ‘extremely important’ – Merkel

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

It is extremely important that the European Union develops its own battery cell production to secure its role in the…

Swedish Prime Minister Lofven voted out by parliament

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on Tuesday lost a no-confidence vote in parliament and will step down after four years…

Niger APC embarks on house-to-house campaigns

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger has commenced house-to-house and town hall campaigns to promote the programmes of the…

U.S. threats: ‘Humanity cries for justice’ – ICC President

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, President of the International Criminal Court (ICC) says “humanity cries for justice” and that “no country can…

Police foil another kidnap attempt of APC Chairman’s son

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Police Command in Borno on Tuesday said it had foiled another attempted kidnap of Ibrahim Ahmed, an eight years-old son…

Cross River Govt promises to fix potholes before Christmas

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Cross River Government has appealed to the general public to be patient over the sudden emergence of potholes on…

Paris Club refund: Bayelsa to offset outstanding salaries, pensions

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Bayelsa Government on Tuesday announced plans to offset two months outstanding salary and pension with N8 billion from the…

2019: My re-election will end political godfatherism – Adamawa Governor

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa on Tuesday said his re-election for second term would end “the politics of godfatherism in…

Edo APC nullifies expulsion of Reps’ Deputy Chief Whip

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Edo State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday in Benin described the purported expulsion of the Deputy…

Yoruba Ronu stands with Gov. Ambode for 2nd term

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Yoruba Ronu Leadership Forum says it stands with Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State over his second term ambition.

Criminal charges: Court declines to bar politicians from contesting polls

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday declined to bar politicians facing criminal cases from contesting elections, saying it did…

Air Force inaugurates Forensic Laboratory

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in Lagos on Monday inaugurated a forensic laboratory as it partnered with the United kingdom…

FRSC screens 300,000 applicants for 4,000 jobs

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has begun recruitment and physical screening for about 324,000 applicants who applied for 4,000…

Kano Govt. to repair 30 dilapidated township roads

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kano State Road Maintenance Agency (KARMA) has selected 30 dilapidated roads in Kano metropolis for immediate rehabilitation.

Britain-Zimbabwe ties improving – President Mnangagwa

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa says he is happy with the gradual improvement of relations between Zimbabwe, Britain and other western…

Instagram co-founders resign from Facebook owned photo-sharing app

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Instagram said co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have resigned as chief executive officer and chief technical officer of the…

APC expels Reps’ Deputy Chief Whip

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Deputy Chief Whip of the House of Representatives, Mr Pally Iriase, has been expelled from the All Progressives Congress…

Workers demand removal of trade minister

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Workers on Monday paralysed the activities at the Abuja headquarters of the ministry as they protested and called for the…

Naira weakens against dollar at investors’ window

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Naira on Monday weakened against the dollar at the investor’s (I&E) window, exchanging at N364.28, weaker than N363.68 traded…

Zambia signs deal to establish regional SDGs office

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Zambia has signed an agreement with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Centre for Africa for the establishment of a southern…

Gov. Ortom orders direct disbursement of N14.9bn Paris fund to workers, retirees

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has ordered the direct disbursement of the N14.9 billion Paris Club refund to beneficiaries.

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