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Gunfire, explosion in Burkina Faso capital

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Gunfire and an explosion have been heard near the army headquarters and French embassy in the capital of Burkina Faso.

Adamawa crisis: Army hands over 7 suspects to police

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Adamawa Police Command has confirmed that seven suspects linked to the latest clash between herdsmen and farmers in Demsa…

EU warns of retaliation if U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs apply to Europe

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The European Union’s trade chief on Friday warned of possible retaliation if U.S. President Donald Trump’s plans to impose hefty…

Members of public invited to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

More than 1,000 members of the public have been invited to the grounds of Windsor Castle for Prince Harry and…

Enugu Govt. tackles water challenges in urban, rural communities

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Enugu State Government on Friday expressed determination to address water related challenges in urban and rural communities in some…

Army hands over rehabilitated borehole to community

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Army under the auspices of Operation Safe Heaven in Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State has rehabilitated,…

Russia to use 7,000 CCTV cameras during presidential election

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Almost 7,000 Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras will be operating at Moscow polling stations during the upcoming presidential election to ensure…

Electoral Act: Reps await Buhari’s response

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The House of Representatives said it had no intention of prevailing on President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Electoral…

Dapchi Schoolgirls: Armed Forces sought for media cooperation on rescue, other operations

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Armed Forces on Thursday sought for the support of the media and stakeholders in the ongoing efforts to…

Senate urges Nigerian Govt to review automotive policy

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Customs, Excise and Tariffs, Sen. Hope Uzodinma, has urged Federal Government to review its Automotive…

NNPC admits refineries not performing optimally

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) on Thursday admitted that the nation’s refineries in Warri, Kaduna and Port Harcourt are…

Why Nigerians can’t hold leaders accountable – Senator Shehu Sani

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Senator Shehu Sani, representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly has identified the reasons why Nigerians cannot hold their leaders…

South Africa’s Ramaphosa on first official visit to Angola today

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The new South Africa President and leader of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), Cyril Ramaphosa, is on first official…

BenTV boss suggests only businessmen should be involved in politics

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Founder of BEN TV, Mr Alistair Soyode, has suggested that only people who have succeeded in business should be…

Britain drafts Army to Ireland over snow storms

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Snow storms shut most of Ireland on Friday and forced Britain to call in the army to battle some of…

Venezuela postpones presidential election to late May

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Venezuela’s presidential elections have been postponed from April 22 to the second half of May, the National Electoral Council (CNE)…

Dapchi Schoolgirls: PDP commends Reps decision to probe abduction

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has commended the House of Representatives for setting up an ad hoc committee to investigate…

Medicine after death: NSCDC deploys 500 personnel to Borno schools

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Borno Command, on Friday said it had deployed 500 personnel to enhance…

Drug Abuse: Northern governors want state of emergency

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Northern governors have called on the Federal Government to declare state of emergency on drug abuse in the country as…

Measles Vaccination: Abia trains 490 health workers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The state Health Educator, Mrs Margaret Onwu, told newsmen on Thursday in Umuahia that the state Primary Health Care Development…

Anambra approves N27.4m for measles vaccination

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Anambra Government says it has approved the release of N27.4 million for the 2018 measles vaccination campaign. The Head…

Al Shabaab kill 5 police in Kenya

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Somalia’s al Shabaab group killed five police officers early on Friday in northeast Kenya, in an area where the Islamist…

2021 Elections: Zambian govt defends reason to print ballot papers locally

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Zambia will save about 7 million U.S. dollars if ballot papers for the 2021 general elections are printed locally, said…

‘Our defense capabilities remain second to none’, U.S. tells Putin

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The U.S. says its nuclear power capabilities remains second to none in spite of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that…

Chinese Foreign Minister calls for global cooperation instead of flexing muscles

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Countries all around the world should boost cooperation in the face of common threats instead of engaging in a show…

Netanyahu under investigation in telecoms corruption case

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday for the first time in a corruption case that involves the…

Kenyan university lecturers resumes strike over inadequate pay

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Kenya’s public university lecturers have resumed a nationwide strike over low pay, nearly three months after ending a similar protest.

Tillerson to visit Nigeria, 4 others next week

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson would visit Nigeria and four other African countries from March 6 to 13, the…

Ohanaeze mourns late Achuzia, says his death great loss to Ndigbo

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has described the death of its one-time Secretary-General, retired Col. Joe Achuzia as a great loss…

Fire razes 600 shops in old Bida market

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

A raging inferno on Thursday night razed over 600 shops at the old market in Bida, headquarters of Bida Local…

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