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14-year-old girl abducted in Katsina

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Unknown gunmen have abducted a 14-year-old girl in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State.

Research shows toothpaste ingredient could fight malaria

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Research carried out in part by an Artificially-Intelligent (AI)‘robot scientist’ has found that a common ingredient of toothpaste could be…

Ban on Bollywood movie Padmaavat overturned

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

India’s Supreme Court Thursday overturned a ban on a Bollywood film imposed by four states ahead of its country-wide release…

Russia rejects U.S attempts of pressure to improve bilateral dialogue

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Russia rejects the efforts by the United States to exert pressure and responds to unfriendly actions, but is willing to…

52 killed in bus fire

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A bus fire in north-western Kazakhstan killed 52 Uzbek citizens on a route used by migrant workers heading to Russia,…

INEC registers 95,434 voters in Niger, deploys 742 personnel

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Niger on Thursday said it deployed 742 personnel to political wards across the…

Britain tackles ‘sad reality’ of loneliness

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Britain on Wednesday launched its first campaign to combat loneliness and social isolation, promising “practical and emotional support” on the…

China doubts credibility of U.S. report on fake products

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Beijing on Thursday expressed doubts over “the objectivity and credibility” of a U.S. report that listed China as one of…

UN warns of ‘breaking point’ humanitarian situation in DR Congo

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The UN has decried the dire humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) saying the world could…

FRSC to reduce road accidents by 50% in 2018

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Corps Marshal Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Mr Boboye Oyeyemi says the corps will reduce by 50 per cent…

Lassa Fever: Ebonyi Govt. closes schools to check spread

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ebonyi Government on Thursday ordered closure of all public and private schools in the state to check the spread…

Hungary to tax organizations assisting migrants

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Hungary’s rightist Government says it plans to put forward a law against foreign-funded organizations assisting migrants, Interior Minister Sandor Pinter…

Four foreign nationals kidnapped in Kaduna

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of four foreign nationals on Kwoi-Jere road in Kagarko local government area…

UN seeks $1.6bn to protect 5.4m Somalis from drought

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The UN office in Somalia has launched the 2018 humanitarian response plan, which called for 1.6 billion dollars to protect…

Eritrean diplomat told to leave the Netherlands

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Dutch government has told an Eritrean diplomat in the Netherlands to leave the country, minister of Foreign Affairs Halbe…

Peace Corps not proscribed, says PRO

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) says the corps is not proscribed by the Federal Government.

Elections to hold in 4 to 5 months time – Mnangagwa

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Zimbabwe will hold elections in four to five months, a newspaper on Thursday quoted President Emmerson Mnangagwa as saying.

Trump release winners ‘Fake News’ award, CNN, NYT top list

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday night announced the winners of his highly anticipated ‘Fake News Awards’ with CNN and…

Nigerian hailed for returning N150m wrongfully posted into his account in Qatar

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora has hailed a Nigerian, Michael Asemota, for…

‘Shithole’: Trump reminded of Nigerians’ immense contributions to United States

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigerian Lawyers Association has joined numerous Nigerian groups in the U.S. to remind President Donald Trump of the immense…

NASS to urged appropriately approve Navy’s budget

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Chief of Naval Staff, (CNS), Vice Admiral Ibok Ete-Ibas, has urged the National Assembly (NASS) to appropriately approve the…

Polio: Germany donates €150m to combat disease in Nigeria

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The German government has committed 150 million Euros to ensure total eradication of polio in Nigeria, the Ministry of Foreign…

NPFL Week 2: Enyimba, Heartland share the spoils

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Enyimba International Football Club of Aba on Wednesday drew goalless with Heartland FC of Owerri in the 2017/2018 Nigeria Professional…

Petroleum tanker drivers threaten to boycott bad roads

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) on Wednesday threatened to boycott bad roads should the Federal Government fail to repairs important roads…

Customs rolls out improved pre-arrival assessment report for optimum delivery

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Comptroller-General of Customs, retired Col. Hameed Ali, on Wednesday launched an improved Pre- Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) to enhance…

Senate set to tackle alleged corrupt practices in Hajj Commission

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Senate says it is poised to unraveling alleged extortion and imposition of charges, among other hardships inflicted on pilgrims…

NAPTIP renews cooperation with Edo Govt

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has pledged a more robust cooperation with the Edo…

India donates $3.5m capacity building assistance for Nigeria

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Indian Government says it is providing 3.5 million dollars as capacity building assistance to train Nigerian government officials under…

Fayose orders arrest of Tiv man who killed Fulani herdsman

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on Wednesday ordered the arrest and prosecution of a Tiv man who allegedly killed…

VAIDS: Experts Warn Against Non-Declaration

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Tax experts have warned against non-compliance with the Voluntary Assets and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS), a tax amnesty programme of…

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