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Typhoon Yutu batters Philippines

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Typhoon causing devastation in some Western Pacific islands made landfall in Philippines on Tuesday, bringing strong winds and risk of…

Nigerian Govt has no plan to review pump price – NNPC

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has no plan to review pump prices of petroleum products, especially Premium…

Taraba senator, Bwacha donates N22m court complex

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Senator Representing Southern Taraba, Emmanuel Bwacha, has inaugurated a N22 million Court Complex to ease accommodation problems of judicial…

Apple to unveil iPads with facial recognition

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Tuesday is expected to unveil updates to its Mac computers and iPads that include facial recognition…

Meghan defeats Harry in New Zealand gumboot toss

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, threw rubber gumboots on Tuesday as children cheered in a competition in New…

Shi’ite protest: Only 3 died at Kugbo/Karu – Army

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Nigerian Army said three members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) or Shi’ite sect, died on Monday at…

Israel holds elections for mayors and city council members

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Israel is holding nationwide elections for mayors and city council members on Tuesday with a number of elections touching on…

LG spends N 75m on conference hall

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Rafi Local Government in Niger says it has spent about N75 million on the construction of a 500-capacity conference…

Ex-male nurse on trial for mass murder of 100 patients

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The trial on a former male nurse accuse of killing 100 patients begins in Germany on Tuesday.

South Korea to expand renewable energy production

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

South Korean President Moon Jae-in says his country will expand renewable energy production as it is a clean energy to…

Woman charged with death of infant son in floodwaters

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

A North Carolina woman whose 0ne-year-old son was swept away and drowned in floodwaters from Hurricane Florence has been criminally…

UNICEF begins Yellow Fever sensitisation campaign Nov. 22

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF) is set to begin Yellow Fever Preventive Mass Vaccination Sensitisation Campaign on Nov.…

African swine fever: China to investigate illegal activity at slaughterhouses

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

China’s agriculture ministry said on Tuesday it will launch a three-month investigation into illegal activity by slaughterhouses to combat the…

Traders call for inclusion in govt. health, housing schemes

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The National Association of Nigerian Traders (NANTS) has appealed to the government to include its members in the health insurance,…

Study reveals dogs could detect malaria by sniffing

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Sniff dogs could be trained to detect malaria in people infected with the disease even if they are not showing…

Plane’s black boxes: Indonesia deploys divers, ‘pinger locators’

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Indonesia on Tuesday deployed divers, ‘pinger locators’ in hunt for doomed plane’s cockpit recorders to uncover why an almost-new plane…

Governor General of Canada arrives Lagos

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Governor General of Canada, Ms Julie Payette, on Tuesday arrived in Lagos for an official visit to the state…

“3 out of 4 Africans are living in better governed countries today”

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Mo Ibrahim, the chair of Mo Ibrahim Foundation, has said that three out of four Africans are living in better…

Anenih: A charismatic elder statesman – IBB

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Former Military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, has mourned late Chief Tony Anenih, describing him as a charismatic elder…

President Buhari gives scorecard

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday in Lagos said that his administration would continue its drive to develop mechanised farming to…

Osinbajo identifies values for nation building

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says teaching and imbibing of cherished values, integrity are veritable measures to build and rebuild a…

Libyan parliament approves law to increase teachers’ wages

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Libya’s House of Representatives has approved a law to increase teachers’ wages following threats by the teachers’ union to launch…

Certificate: PDP’s court option absolutely disgraceful – Presidency

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Presidency has described as absolute disgraceful and diversionary, attempts by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to challenge the authenticity of…

El-Zakzakky: Mararaba-Nyanya residents decry hardship over gridlock

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Residents of Mararaba/Nyanya and environs, were subjected to hardship following protest by members of Shi’ite Movement.

Africa Index: Nigeria ranks 4th in workplace gender equality

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Nigeria ranked 4th out of 54 African countries in workplace gender equality scoring 50, with a growth rate of 25…

Bangladesh court doubles ex-prime minister’s jail term

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

A Bangladeshi court has doubled former prime minister Khaleda Zia’s prison sentence for misappropriating funds meant for orphans from five…

Merkel to step down as German chancellor in 2021

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday that she would not run for another term as chancellor in 2021 when…

40,000 Ebonyi traders get N10,000 each trader moni

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

No fewer than 40,000 petty traders in Ebonyi are to receive N10, 000 soft loan each under the Federal Government…

Mice vaccine: New hope for secondary stroke victims

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

Japanese researchers have tested a vaccine in mice that may protect people who had a stroke against blood clots for…

2019: PDP on the rampage, Presidency alerts

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

The Presidency warned Monday that the Peoples Democratic Party,(PDP) facing an imminent defeat in the February polls, has embarked on…

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