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Polls shift: Jonathan sues for peace, urges voters to resist vote buying

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday tasked Nigerians to embrace peace and shun violence ahead of the rescheduled general…

Suspected arsonists set 5 houses on fire in Osun

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Suspected arsonists on Sunday night set five houses on fire at Igangan in Atakumosa East Local Government Area of Osun.

Honda to close UK car plant, drop 3,500 jobs

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Japanese car maker Honda is set to announce the closure of its only British car plant in 2022 with the…

Election postponement: Nigeria equity market loses N196bn

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday reacted negatively to sudden election postponement, dropping by N196 billion as predicted by…

Gunmen kill Osaze Odewingie’s hotel manager

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Gunmen have killed the manager of a hotel belonging to Nigeria’s ex-Nigeria international footballer, Osaze Odewingie, located at Erediauwa Street,…

Elections: Johnson-Sirleaf departs Nigeria, returns Thursday

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The ECOWAS Head of Election Observer Mission, former Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Monday returned to her country following the…

Measles kill 136 in the Philippines

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The latest data from the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said 8,443 cases of measles were reported and…

APC to renew campaigns ahead of rescheduled elections – Oshiomhole

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Adams Oshiomhole, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, has said that the embargo placed on campaigns by the Independent…

Indian Hemp peddler in Ibadan to spend 5 years in jail

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek of the Federal High Court Ibadan, on Monday sentenced one Saheed Mudashiru to five years in prison…

Lagos sets to establish social register for poor, vulnerable

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Lagos State Commissioner of Economic Planning & Budget (MEPB), Mr. Olusegun Banjo has inaugurated the State Operations Cooperating Unit…

Mob burns suspected robber to death in Aba

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

An angry mob lynched and burnt to death a suspected armed robber who was among a gang of seven that…

2019 Polls: Aero, Arik slash fares to encourage voters

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

Nigerian carriers, Aero Contractors and Arik Air, have introduced promo fares to help Nigerians who wish to travel to go…

Academic activities resume at UI after ASUU strike

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

Students of University of Ibadan (UI) on Monday resumed academic activities after staying three months at home following suspension of…

Police arrest man in Sokoto State for alleged possession of ballot paper specimens

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

The police in Sokoto State has arrested one Shehu Maidamma for allegedly being in possession of ballot paper specimens produced…

LASPOTECH students sensitize voters

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

By Harrison Iyoha With the general elections just few days away, Film students of Mass Communication department of the Lagos…

2019: Senator Abubakar Sodangi tips Buhari to win

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

Senator Abubakar Sodangi, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa state, has tipped President Muhammadu Buhari to…

Staff arraigned for allegedly stealing N4m from LCDA Chairman

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

Adebayo Akinbola, a staff of Mosan-Okunola Local Council Development Area (LCDA), was on Monday docked before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court,…

Election: Beware of social media results – INEC

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kebbi state, has urged politicians to be wary of social media posts after…

Saraki did not make me minister – Lai Mohammed

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has debunked a statement by Doyin Okupe, crediting Senate President Bukola…

Brazil dam disaster death toll rises to 169

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The official death toll from a dam burst in the Brazilian town of Brumadinho rose to 169, authorities in the…

Police begin investigation into killing of Okowa’s aide

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Police Commissioner (CP) in Delta, Yinka Adeleke, has said that the command has commenced full scale investigation into the…

NDLEA tasks Air Peace crew on checking drug peddlers

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has urged Air Peace crew to consider their role in exposing drug couriers…

Zambia arrested 5,241 over drug-related offences

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Anti-drug authorities in Zambia arrested 5,241 people in 2018 over drug-related offences, a government spokesperson said on Monday. The arrests…

Polls: Beware of social media results – INEC

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kebbi state, has urged politicians to be wary of social media posts after…

Russian debt collectors take woman’s baby as collateral

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

A pair of Russian debt collectors are accused of taking a woman’s baby as collateral after she failed to pay…

Anthrax outbreak in southern Tanzania under control – Official

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

An outbreak of anthrax in Tanzania’s Southern highlands region of Songwe that killed four people in January is now under…

Foreign government behind cyber attack on our lawmakers – Australian PM

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday said a cyber attack on Australian lawmakers that breached the networks of major political…

Facebook ‘knowingly’ violated data privacy laws- British lawmakers

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

British lawmakers on Monday accused Facebook of “intentionally and knowingly” violating data privacy and anti-competition laws as they called for…

Dollar weakens against peers

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The dollar fell versus a basket of its peers on Monday as rising expectations of a U.S.-Sino trade deal led…

Child abandonment: Woman writes petition against ex-international footballer

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

A woman, Ms Esther Emiola, has petitioned the Director-General of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons…

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