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Group calls on Nigerian Govt to remove age limit for elective offices

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Convener of Not-Too-Young-To-Run Movement, Mr Samson Itodo, has called on the Federal Government to remove age restrictions for young people…

Chief justice sacked over birth date forgery

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Nepal has sacked its controversial chief justice Gopal Parajuli following accusation that he faked his date of birth to remain…

Plateau state slams curfew on Bassa LGA

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Following the persistent attacks in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau, where people were reportedly killed, the Plateau Government has…

Bangladesh declares one day of mourning for victims of Nepal plane crash

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina has declared Thursday a day of mourning for the victims of a deadly…

Pompeo’s appointment could affect planned talks with N. Korea – Experts

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Experts say the recent appointment of CIA Director Mike Pompeo, known for his hawkish position on foreign policy, as the…

60 die in Ogun road accidents within 2 months

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Ogun said on Thursday that 60 persons died while several others were injured…

South Sudan militants deny recruiting Ugandan youths

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

South Sudan’s main rebel group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army in-Opposition (SPLA-IO), on Wednesday denied allegations that the group was…

6 killed, 14 others wounded in military helicopter crash in Senegal

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Six people have been killed and 14 others injured in a military transport helicopter crash in southwestern Senegal, the secretary-general…

Tillerson’s sack has no negative effect on US, Nigeria relations – Minister

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government says the sack of the U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, by President Donald Trump will not…

German Corporation trains 9,630 farmers in Edo

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Regional Programme Director Sustainable Smallholder Agri-business Programme (SSAP), Dr. Annemaria Matthess, has disclosed that 9,630 small holder farmers in…

Another batch of 152 Nigerians return from Libya

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday received another batch of 152 Nigerians who returned from Libya.

Lawmakers set to pass Disabilities Bill – Dogara

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has promised that the House would give expeditious passage to…

Medical doctor, mother, child, injured in Governor’s convoy accident

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A multiple accident involving a bus assigned to the press unit of Edo State Government House and three other vehicles…

Recalled lawmaker, Jibrin resumes work at House of Representatives

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Abdulmumin Jibrin, the suspended member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin, on Wednesday returned to work.

United Nations solicits for efforts to promote peace in Sudan

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The joint representative of the UN and the AU for Darfur in Sudan on Wednesday called for international efforts to…

Federer defeats Frenchman Chardy to advance at Indian Wells quarters

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

World number one Roger Federer advanced to the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open with a 7-5 6-4 victory over…

Philippines’ exit marks “beginning’’ of the end for ICC – Duterte’s spokesman

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Philippines said on Thursday its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) could be “the beginning of the end”…

304 new companies established in Ogun in 7 years

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State, has revealed that over three hundred new industries and companies have been established in…

2 students expelled for cultism, gangsterism

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Two students of the Ogun State Institute of Technology, Igbesa, have been expelled for anti- social behaviours, while a few…

LGA Polls: Rivers APC distance party from illegal practices

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers says it will not participate in the alleged illegality of the Rivers State…

Police arrest lunatic who hacked 2 pupils to death

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Ogun State Police Command has arrested the suspected lunatic who hacked to death two pupils of St. John’s Anglican…

FCTA lifts suspension on transport company

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Transportation Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has lifted the suspension placed on SECDA Nigeria limited from operating commercial…

Lagos Water Corporation presents N21.44 million to five retirees

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Lagos State Water Corporation, LWC, has presented bond certificates worth N21,443,674.54 to five retirees who qualified for the accrued…

NYSC: Zamfara state to restore corps members allowance

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Zamfara State Government said on Wednesday that it was making arrangements to restore the monthly allowances to National Youths…

Tin-Can Port Controller orders speedy resolution of operators’ dispute

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Customs Area Controller, Tin-Can Island Command, Mohammed Baba-Musa, has directed that any dispute between port operators be resolved within six…

FRSC personnel in hot mess over assault on journalist in FCT

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Personnel of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), FCT Sector Command, on Wednesday brutalised a Defence Correspondent of the News…

New SA President vows to stop illegal land grabs in South Africa

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

South Africa will not allow illegal land grabs, President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Wednesday as the country prepares to expropriate…

Fake marriages on the rise in Nigeria – Immigration

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has said that a lot of “fake marriages’’ are taking place between Nigerians and foreigners…

Market capitalisation plunges 0.54% despite corporate actions

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Activities on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) closed in red on Wednesday with a loss of 0.54 per cent in…

Finally, SSANU, NASU, NAAT suspend 3 months Nationwide strike

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Non Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities has suspended its three months strike.

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