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Forbidden in China, but Trump tweets about Beijing trip

U.S. President Donald Trump went around and over the “Great Firewall” of China in a late-night tweet in Beijing as…

INEC registers 104,805 new voters in Bayelsa

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Thursday it had so far registered 104,805 voters in the on-going Continuous…

Trump presses China on North Korea and trade

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday pressed China to do more on the North Korean nuclear issue and said bilateral…

Taiwan workers protest work-hour bill

More than 1,000 workers on Thursday protested outside the Cabinet office in Taipei as it approved a draft bill aimed…
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)

Customs intercepts 365 bags of smuggled rice in Sokoto

Mr Nasiru Ahmad, the Controller of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) in Sokoto/Kebbi/Zamfara Area Command, said the command had intercepted two…

Sex slavery: South Korea dismisses Japan’s protest

South Korea’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday dismissed Japan’s protest against the presence of one of the victims of Japan’s World…

Strange illness: Buhari calls Jigawa Governor, orders investigation

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday directed the Minister of Heath, Prof. Isaac Adewole, to investigate reports of an ‘unknown disease’…

Britain to start latest round of EU talks

Negotiators from Britain and the European Union are meeting again on Thursday to determine the terms of Britain’s departure from…

Bangladeshi man gets life sentence for raping Indian nun

A court in India has sentenced a Bangladeshi man to life in prison for raping an elderly nun, lawyers associated…

6 arrested in Tokyo over possession of dangerous drugs

Six people were arrested on suspicion of possessing quantities of what the Health Ministry has described as “dangerous drugs’’ authorities…

NHRC lacks capacity to perform – Ex A-G

Immediate past Attorney-General of Ekiti State, Mr Olawale Fapohunda, has called on the Federal Government to strengthen the National Human…

Gbaramatu monarch frowns at pipeline vandalism

The monarch of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta, Pere Williams Ogoba, Oboro II has ordered…

Boko Haram: Nigeria Govt. concludes first phase of suspects prosecution

The Federal Government yesterday said it has completed the first phase of prosecution of Boko Haram suspects in its custody,…

Planners institute charges Govt on political will to enhance urban planning

The Nigeria Institute of Town Planning has called on government at all levels to demonstrate the political will to enhance…

Chinese companies agree to develop LNG in Alaska

China’s top state oil major, Sinopec, one of
the country’s top banks and its sovereign wealth fund have agreed
to help develop…

PTAID to verify 24,000 federal pensioners in Kogi

The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) has commenced verification of about 24,000 Federal Civil Service pensioners in Kogi as part…

Better economy if Nigerians work together – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria’s impressive ranking in the latest World Bank Doing Business report is a proof that…

Bayelsa Deputy Gov. gives vote of confidence on Nigerian Engineers

The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa, Rear Admiral John Jonah (rtd), has expressed confidence in the capacity of Nigerian engineers to…
Kogi State Gov, Yahaya Bello

Kogi LG administrators tenure extended by 6 months

The Kogi House of Assembly on Wednesday approved a six-months tenure extension to local government administrators in the state.
UTME

2018 UTME: Pens, wristwatches banned from centres

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), organiser of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), has banned the use of…
Massive PVC collection in Ondo: 55,859 cards distributed in record-breaking five-day period

INEC staff urged to earn public trust ahead of 2019 elections

Mr Mike Igini, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Akwa Ibom, has advised staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission…

Yobe state approves N1.4bn for basic amenities projects

The Yobe Executive Council has approved the sum of N1.4 billion for the execution of irrigation, health, electricity and education…

Vice principal finally suspended for impregnating student

The Niger State Ministry of Education has suspended Malam Mohammed Mohammed, a Vice Principal who impregnated a female student, Miss…

Nigerian Army destroys 46 oil bunker sites in Niger Delta

The Nigerian Army said it had destroyed 46 illegal bunker sites in Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa and Rivers at the just-concluded…

Innoson Group Denies Arrest Warrant Against Its Chairman

Nigeria’s first indigenous vehicle-manufacturing company, Innoson Group has said that there is presently no application by the Inspector General of…

School Reacts To Death of  7-Month Old Baby in Lagos Creche

The management of Easy Lander Children School in Lagos has reacted to the death of one of the children in…

EFCC recovered N738.9bn in 2 years, says Magu

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday in Austria said it recovered loots totalling N738.9 billion or $2.9…
Aliko Dangote

Market Fire: Dangote Donates N.5 billion to Distraught Kano Traders

Succour came the way of the over a thousand hitherto dejected traders affected by the Kano Market fire disasters few…

Abuja taxi drivers dissociate members from protest, police arrest suspects

Commercial taxi drivers under Painted Abuja Taxis (PATs) on Wednesday dissociated its members from the protest that paralyzed social and…

Senate postpones investigating hearing on corruption allegations against IG-P

The Senate Ad hoc Committee investigating allegations of corruption and misconduct levelled against the Inspector General of Police(IG-P), Mr Ibrahim…