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Onanuga tasks media practitioners on human trafficking

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday called on the media to effectively play…

Federal, State Govts urged to engage healthcare workers on Child mortality

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Dr Mathew Ashikeni, the Acting Executive Secretary, FCT Primary Health Care Development Board, has urged Federal and State Governments to…

Congolese refugees besiege UN office in Rwanda, protest food cuts

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Anti-riot police in western Rwanda on Wednesday surrounded at least 3,000 Congolese refugees, who had camped at the UN Refugee…

Anambra state set to regulate gaming industry

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Anambra House of Assembly is set to look into the gaming industry with a view to making it healthier…

Health Workers’ strike halts services at Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Activities at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Enugu has been grounded following an industrial action by the Joint Health Sector…

Osun Assembly rejects constitution Amendment input

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Osun State House of Assembly has unanimously rejected the proposed constitutional amendment to allow for independent candidature during elections…

Farmers/herdsmen clash as a result of climate change

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Mr Chido Onumah, Coordinator, Africa Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL), has attributed the farmers/herdsmen crisis in Benue to…

Edo Govt. accused of diversion of rice meant for IDPs

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo on Wednesday accused the Edo Government of diverting 4,721 bags of rice donated…

Turkey concludes plan to recriminalise adultery

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Turkish government conclude plans towards recriminalising adultery Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Wednesday.

Fuel Scarcity: Charlyboy leads protest to NNPC headquarters

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Charles Oputa, a.k.a Charlyboy, on Wednesday led the `Ourmumudondo’ group, on a peaceful protest to the headquarters of the Nigerian…

Billy Graham: Trump says ‘There was nobody like him’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump is mourning Billy Graham as “a very special man,” after the famed preacher’s death at 99.

Lagos Sexual Offences Court jails man for 60-year for defiling 12-year-old

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Wednesday sentenced Obinna Iziejen, a 58-year-old paedophile, to 60 years imprisonment…

Mugabe turns 94 with no lavish celebrations

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe, who ruled Zimbabwe with an iron fist for decades, turned 94 on Wednesday, with no…

Lassa fever: Edo records 521 suspected cases

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Dr Osamuwonyi Irowa, the Director of Disease Control, Edo, says the state has recorded 521 suspected cases of Lassa fever…

My wife is pregnant with another man’s child – Husband

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Barely four years into his marriage, a Lagos businessman, Ismaila Ola, wants a customary court to dissolve the union, accusing…

South Africa to increase VAT for first time in 25 years

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South Africa will increase value added tax (VAT) for the first time in over two decades, the Treasury said on…

Lassa-fever: Bushmeat consumption increases in Enugu despite warning

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The consumption of bush meat by some residents in Enugu State have continued in spite of warnings by health experts…

Sokoto Assembly passes Contributory Healthcare Bill

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Sokoto State House of Assembly, on Wednesday passed into law the State Contributory Healthcare Management Scheme Bill.

Lagos ports receive 8 ships with petrol, other commodities

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

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

Egyptian President al-Sissi defends controversial gas deal with Israel

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sissi has said a plan to import gas from Israel will help make Egypt a regional hub for…

EU appoints woman as Head of Commission’s Cabinet for 1st time

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday appointed a woman for the first time as his Head of Cabinet.

Nigerian Govt urged to conduct animal census to develop livestock sector

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Ibrahim Ahmadu, Chief Executive Officer, Sponge Analytics Nigeria, has advised the Federal Government to conduct an animal census so…

My wife is serial divorcee, 5th husband tells court

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 47-year-old businessman, Rufus Otegbola, on Wednesday told an Igando Customary Court, Lagos, that his wife, Funmilayo, is a serial…

Aviation: Nigerian Govt puts measures in place to enhance safety, security

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government has put measures in place to continuously enhance safety and security in the aviation industry, the Minister…

30 IDPs secure admission to tertiary institutions

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than 30 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the North-East, camped in the International Christian Centre for Missions (ICCM),…

Niger Govt generates N5.5 billion revenue in 2017

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Niger State Government generated N5.5 billion internal revenue in 2017, Alhaji Jibrin Habibu, chairman of its board of internal…

Teacher flogs student to death in Zamfara

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A teacher at Government Day Secondary School Sankalawa in Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara has allegedly flogged a student…

Zambia’s central bank cuts lending rate

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Zambia’s Central Bank has cut its benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points to 9.75 per cent on Wednesday, citing…

Electricity theft: Jos Disco promises handsome reward for whistle blowers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Worried by incessant by-pass of its meters and massive illegal connections, the Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC), has promised handsome…

Kwara First Lady promises to assist 173 juvenile children

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mrs Omolewa Ahmed, wife of Kwara Governor, has pledged to offer necessary spiritual and physical assistance to 173 children of…

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