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South Africa: Fuel prices to increase in May

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The retail price of petrol in South Africa will rise by 3.4 per cent from May 2, while the price…

INEC registers 176,000 new voters in Niger State

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Niger on Thursday said it had registered 176,000 in its ongoing continuous voters…

Lagos ports receive 10 ships with petrol, other commodity

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than eleven ships laden with various products, including petrol, are at the Lagos ports waiting to berth, the…

EFCC ordered to pay N5m compensation to Bala Mohammed for rights violation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An FCT High Court on Thursday ordered Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ) to pay five million compensation to…

Study reveals daily dose of baking soda could reduce rheumatoid arthritis pain

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A new study revealed that a daily dose of baking soda may help reduce the destructive inflammation of autoimmune diseases…

Rivers APC chieftain appeals to govt. to secure coastal waterways

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Christian Don-Pedro, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, has appealed to the states and the…

Trader remanded for allegedly defiling teenage girl

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State has remanded a 36-year-old trader, Ibrahim Adeshina, in prison for allegedly raping 12-year-old…

Apo Killings: Nigerian Govt compensates families of victims with N135m

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government on Thursday in Abuja, presented a cheque of N135 million to victims and family members of the…

LASU introduces international students’ identity card

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Lagos State University (LASU) says it has introduced an International Student Identity Card (ISIC) to serve as a valid proof…

Herdsmen/farmers conflicts: Buhari wants implementation of ECOWAS protocols

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday blamed the non-implementation of two ECOWAS protocols on free movement of persons, goods and services…

ID4Africa 2019 to hold in Johannesburg – Chairman

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The ID4Africa 2018 came to a successful conclusion in Abuja, Nigeria, on Thursday with Johannesburg, South Africa nominated to host…

Union says Nigerians detained in South Africa not due to drug-related offences

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Union in South Africa clarified on Thursday that the 14 Nigerians being held in detention in Rustenburg, South…

NCCT Coordinator says 14,529 households in Oyo receive N5,000 monthly

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than 14,529 households in Oyo State are receiving N5, 000 monthly under the National Conditional Cash Transfer Programme,…

Uganda welcomes law to have single regional currency

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Uganda welcomed a new law passed by the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) to pave the way for the formation…

Teacher charged for allegedly defiling 3-year-old girl

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 26-year-old teacher, Muhammad Suleiman, who allegedly defiled a three-year-old girl, on Thursday appeared before a Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court.

10 UN aid workers missing in South Sudan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ten aid workers have gone missing in South Sudan’s Yei town in unclear circumstances, a UN official said on Thursday,…

Somali Electoral Commission vows to embark on boundary delimitation exercise

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Somalia’s electoral officials wrapped up their three-day training in Nairobi on Thursday vowing to embark on the electoral boundary delimitation…

Lagos Attracts $43bn Investment Proposals In Three Years

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it attracted investment proposals approximately worth $43 billion in the last three years…

Kaduna Govt commences direct vaccine delivery to 255 wards

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kaduna State Government, said on Thursday it would commence direct vaccine delivery to health facilities in all the 255…

20-year-old man stole cell phone to pay for WASC examination

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 20-year-old man, James Egbe, on Thursday, told a Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court that he stole a cell phone…

Windrush scandal: British interior minister Amber Rudd faces calls to resign

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

British Interior Minister, Amber Rudd, faced calls to resign on Thursday after a scandal in which Caribbean immigrants, who have…

Gwagwalada Area Council boss urged to provide infrastructure

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Usman Sabo, District Head of Gurupata community, Gwagwalada Area Council, has appealed to the council’s authorities to provide basic…

HIV: NACA to check high prevalence among key populations

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), on Thursday, is to begin work with stakeholders to check the…

Pakistan foreign minister Khawaja Asif disqualified from parliament

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Pakistani court disqualified Foreign Minister, Khawaja Asif, from parliament on Thursday, dealing a blow to the ruling Pakistan Muslim…

DPP to hold primaries for Ekiti governorship election, May 10

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Chairman of the Democratic Peoples’ Party (DPP), Mr Garshon Benson, said on Thursday that the party would on…

Royal wedding: William is Harry’s best man

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Prince Harry has asked his brother Prince William to be his best man at his wedding to Meghan Markle, Kensington…

Farmers/Herdsmen: NSCDC resolves 11 disputes in Edo

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Edo Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) says it has resolved about 11 disputes between…

Lagosians lament poor power supply, outrageous bills

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The epileptic nature of electricity supply in Nigeria has generated a lot of public outcry in the past 2 decades.…

Minister restates commitment to checkmate illegal mining

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government has restated its commitment to checkmate the activities of illegal miners in the country.

36-year-old guard remanded in prison over alleged homosexuality

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 36-year-old guard, Usman Mohammed, was on Thursday remanded in prison by a Sokoto Magistrates’ Court over alleged homosexual act…

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