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Lagos ports to receive 33 ships laden with petroleum products, food items

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A total of 33 ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and…

Early morning fire razes 22 shops in Kano

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An early morning fire outbreak on Wednesday destroyed at least, 22 shops at Yankatako market in Rijiyar Lemo in Kano.

Niger governor sets up 13-man committee to investigate Bida market fire

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Niger governor Abubakar Bello on Wednesday set up a committee to investigate the cause of the fire that gutted Bida…

Striking Zimbabwe doctors vow to continue action

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Zimbabwean doctors at public hospitals that have been on strike for the past two weeks on Wednesday vowed to continue…

Nigeria spends 4.2bn Dollars on wheat importation annually

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Olowasina Olabanji, the Executive Director, Lake Chad Research Institute (LCRI), Maiduguri, says Nigeria spends about 4.2 billion dollars on…

Rivers Govt. reiterates commitment to health insurance scheme

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Rivers State Government on Wednesday said that it was committed to implementing the Health Insurance Scheme.

Gov. Tambuwal releases N510m to address water shortage

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Sokoto State Government has released N510 million to address the problem of water shortage facing the people of the…

Britain expels 23 Russian diplomats over chemical attack on ex-spy

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Britain expels 23 Russian diplomats in response to a nerve agent attack on a Russian former double agent in southern…

Video: Ugandan MP Urges Men To Slap Their Wives

Jennifer Okundia

8 years ago

A Ugandan member of Parliament, Onesimus Twinamasiko has said beating a woman is not something he sees as wrong, especially…

Credit Card Scandal: Mauritius president rejects calls to resign

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim rejected calls for her to resign over accusations of financial misconduct and will provide evidence to…

Gov. Wike plans to upgrade Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic to university

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers says his administration plans to upgrade Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, to a University of Environment.

President Buhari arrives Maiduguri en-rout Yobe

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday arrived in Maiduguri as part of nationwide visit to trouble areas in the country.

Erdogan threatens to crush militants in northern Iraq

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Turkish President, Tayyip Erdogan, on Wednesday threatened that soon, the country would crush militants in northern Iraq.

Insubordination: Youths urge Buhari to sanction IGP Idris

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Buhari Youth Organisation (BYO), Lagos State chapter, on Wednesday called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sanction the Inspector-General of…

Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr gets contract extension

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

German airline group Lufthansa has extended the contract of its Chief Executive, Carsten Spohr, for a further five years.

6 arrested over attack on Niger governor

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The police in Niger have arrested six persons suspected to have been involved in the stoning of Gov. Abubakar Bello…

AU urged to make final push to secure justice for millions in South Sudan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

UN investigators of war atrocities in South Sudan urged the African Union (AU) to make a final push to secure…

Singapore commences parliamentary hearings to crack down fake news

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Singapore’s parliament held its first public hearing on ways to crack down on the proliferation of fake news on Wednesday.

Bakeries using banned substances discovered in Sokoto State

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Sokoto State Command of the National Agency for Food, Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has discovered some bakeries using…

UN warns against continuous violence in southern Libya

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The UN has warned against the ongoing violence in Libya’s southern city of Sabha, calling on all parties to exercise…

Researchers use diamond to improve biomedical implants

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Australian researchers on Wednesday said they are harnessing diamonds for use in biomedical implants, through a novel way that could…

Russian envoy rules out likelihood of ‘more softness’ from Pompeo

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Russian Ambassador to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov said he did not think that the approach of the next U.S.…

Discount Land Sale Scandal: Japan’s Abe denies involvement by him, wife

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday remained-steadfast that he and his wife were not involved in discount-land-sale-deal that has…

Nearly 7.88 million Ethiopians need emergency food aid

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ethiopia said on Tuesday that about 7.88 million of its citizens need emergency food aid and that climate change has…

HIV prevalence rises to 13.2% in Mozambique

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Health authorities in Mozambique on Tuesday said HIV/AIDS prevalence in the country increased from 11.5 per cent to 13.2 per…

Rex Tillerson to leave office March 31

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, who was fired by President Donald Trump on Tuesday, said he was delegating all…

Allegations of sexual misconduct against UN peacekeepers dropped in 2017 – Report

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The number of allegations of sexual misconduct committed by personnel serving with the UN dropped in 2017, according to a…

Russia to EU: We fear nothing, language of ultimatums will fail

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Moscow fears nothing, language of ultimatums will not work with it, Russian envoy to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov has…

Sierra Leone Elections: Maada Bio, Kamara for run-off March 27

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Sierra Leone’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) has announced March 27 for run-off in the country’s presidential election as no candidate…

Bali to shut down mobile internet for `Day of Silence’

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Mobile internet will be shut down across the Indonesian resort island of Bali during a local Hindu holiday when work…

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