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Herdsmen Attacks: Gov. Ortom urges support for security personnel

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has called for massive support to the security personnel to enable them put an end…

Trade war: Australian Central Bank governor warns of economy “damage”

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Serious escalation of international trade tensions would “damage” the Australian economy, the country’s top central banker warned on Wednesday amid…

Xi remarks spark surge as Oil price rises more than 3% racing to $80

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Oil prices rose over 3 per cent, on Tuesday as investors grew more confident that a brewing trade dispute between…

Dispute leaves Afghan family of 6 dead

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Long family dispute has resulted in the death of six members of a family in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Nangarhar,…

Home-made alcohol kills 82 in Indonesia – Police

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Police on Wednesday said 82 people died on Indonesia’s Java island after drinking home-made alcohol.

Southern African governors task AfDB on Africa’s economic development

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Southern African Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have called on the bank to lead the way to…

Non-Germans to start receiving assistance from food bank after public outcry

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

A German food bank started handing provisions to new foreign clients again on Wednesday, three months after stopping handouts to…

We are not fazed by Buhari’s declaration – Atiku Group

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A political group, Atiku Abubarkar Grassroots Ambassadors of Nigeria, has said there was nothing unusual about the decision of President…

Buhari commended for declaring to seek re-election

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Niger Delta Peoples Movement (NDPM) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for declaring interest to seek a second term in…

Biologists create powerful compound to battle cancerous cells

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Biologists from St. Petersburg have created a compound that causes cancer cells to repair their DNA or self-destruct after fatal…

Luiz da Silva denied privileges in prison, except for TV

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

A Brazilian judge has denied former president Luiz da Silva the right to receive a visit from nine regional governors…

Israeli forces strike Hamas targets in Gaza following border bombings

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Israeli army said it targeted a number of Hamas structures in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday in response to…

President Buhari approves 23 new federal appointments

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Chief Executive Officers of Agencies in the Federal Ministries of Health, Information…

Rainstorm wreaks havoc in Ilorin

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Rainstorm has destroyed more than 40 electricity poles and other property worth millions of naira in some parts of the…

4 dead, 10 injured in multiple auto crashes

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Four persons have died and 10 persons were seriously injured in multiple car crashes which occurred along the Abakaliki-Enugu Federal…

Nigerian Army nabs Boko-Haram bomb expert in Gombe

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it had arrested one Adamu Hassan, a ‘Boko Haram’ insurgent who specialises in making…

2 Inspectors, 3 Sergeants nabbed over robbery attempt

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of five serving policemen over the alleged robbery attempt on one…

Why Civil Service Managers must acquire leadership skills – Ambode

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Tuesday emphasized the need for the state civil service managers to acquire leadership…

Nigerian Govt. to create additional 14 rice mills to meet local demands

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Federal Government says it will establish no fewer than 14 additional rice mills in the country to meet increasing…

Newly-elected NASIEC members not from APC – Nasarawa govt

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nasarawa Government says the newly appointed members of the State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) are not card-carrying members of…

IGP assures Nigerians of adequate Police protection

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris, has given assurance that the police will do everything possible to provide…

Legendary Nigerian singer ‘Tuface’ mulls political office

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Multiple music award winner, Mr Innocent Idibia, AKA Tuface Idibia is set to swell the ranks of entertainers seeking political…

Yellow fever: Nigerian Govt. appeals for more vaccines to eliminate disease

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, has appealed to the World Health Organisation (WHO) for a reference laboratory and…

Wheat farmers receive N70m threshers to aid production

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Dangote Flour Mills and other flour millers on Tuesday donated 50 units of multi-crop thresher machine worth N70 million to…

Buhari to declare open 61st UNWTO/CAF meeting

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari is to declare open the 61st Meeting of the United Nations World Tourism Organization/Commission for Africa (UNWTO/CAF),…

Danbatta reaffirms NCC commitment to ensure pervasive broadband service

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Prof. Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says the commission is committed to leading the…

Council extends mandate of United Nations support mission in Haiti

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Security Council on Tuesday decided to extend the mandate of the UN Mission for Justice Support in Haiti (MINUJUSTH)…

Trump cancels Latin America trip, shifts focus to Syria

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

U.S President Donald Trump on Tuesday cancelled a visit to Peru and Colombia this week to oversee the U.S. response…

Anambra residents urged to embrace smart prepaid meters

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) on Tuesday blamed the rejection of smart prepaid meters by some customers on ignorance.…

Africa urged to hasten decentralisation to achieve SDGs

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Jean Pierre Elong Mbassi, Secretary General of United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) of Africa, told Xinhua that decentralisation and…

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