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2019: Electorates advised to vote credible candidates not parties

Bayelsa chapter of Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) has advised the electorate to vote credible candidates not political parties in the…

Zimbabwe: 11 Mugabe allies fired from parliament

Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party has fired 11 parliamentarians, friends of former leader Robert Mugabe, as President Emmerson Mnangagwa continues a…

New Zealand Prime Minister expecting her first child

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday that she was pregnant with her first child, prompting an outpouring…

Islamic based banking on the rise in Germany

Banks that conform to Islamic financial practice are on the rise among Germany’s Muslim population of around five million, a…

UN issues 48-hour ultimatum to armed groups in Central African Republic

The UN Mission in the troubled Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has given armed groups in the north of the country…

Sri Lanka restores ban on selling alcohol to women

A ban on selling alcohol to women will remain in place in Sri Lanka, after the finance minister reversed his…

73 Jigawa fire victims receive N3m cash assistance

The Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (JISEMA) on Friday disbursed over N3 million cash assistance to 73 victims of fire…
Gov. Badaru Abubakar dissolves cabinet

Jigawa employs 330 secondary school teachers

The Jigawa Government has presented letters of appointment to 330 newly-recruited Senior Secondary School teachers in the state.

Bayelsa’s reforms not to sack teachers – Dickson

Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has assured that the State Government would not sack any teacher as a result of…

FCTA to immunise 700,000 children against measles

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Development Board says over 700,000 children will be immunised against measles in…

700,000 South Sudanese uprooted by conflict, hunger – UN

About 700,000 people were forced to flee South Sudan in 2017 as refugees to neighbouring countries due to conflict, hunger…
Kano Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, expresses happiness over turnout for ongoing polio immunization across the state.

Polio immunisation campaign to begin in Kaduna

The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) on Thursday said it would commence its first round of polio…

Trump threatens China with big ‘fine’ over intellectual property theft

President Donald Trump said the United States was considering a big “fine” as part of a probe into China’s alleged…

Presidency says 67% of Nigerians live below poverty line

Mrs Maryam Uwais, the Special Advisor to the President, Social Protection, says about 67 per cent of Nigerian population live…

Gov. Ugwuanyi urged to focus on youth empowerment

Chief Martins Okolie, a chieftain of Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), has advised Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to focus more on youth…

State of emergency in Turkey extended for sixth time

Turkey’s lawmakers voted on Thursday to extend the country’s state of emergency, put in place days after the July 15,…

Zimbabwe opposition leader killed in helicopter crash

Key Zimbabwean opposition leader Roy Bennett died in a helicopter crash in a remote part of the U.S. state of…

The Economist disowns publication on Buhari – Presidency

The Economist, a London-based newsmagazine, has disowned a publication which claimed that Nigerians had shown an unprecedented level of patience…

NASENI’s solar powered electronic voting system ready — Onu

Minister for Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has said solar powered electronic voting system produced by National Agency for…

UNILAG thanks President Buhari for approving TV station

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving a TV licence for the institution, UNILAG TV.

UI clocks 70

The Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, UI, Professor Abel Idowu Olayinka has declared that officially the Premier University is 70…
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Abuja indigenes laud court’s decision on ministerial representation

Some FCT indigenes had expressed delight over Court of Appeal’s Jan. 15 judgment that entitled them to ministerial representation in…
House of Representatives hits back at Senate, ignore bills for concurrence

Housing sector: Reps give committee 8 weeks to investigate anormalities

The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Housing to conduct an investigative public hearing on alleged fraudulent practices…

Weah’s inauguration: Buhari, other African leaders to attend

President Muhammadu Buhari is among African leaders that have indicated interest to attend the inauguration of Liberia’s President-elect, George Weah,…

Olusola Oke defects to APC

Mr Olusola Oke, the 2015 gubernatorial candidate of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in Ondo State, has finally returned to…
First Lady Aisha thanks Nigerians for supporting her husband, Muhammadu Buhari, wishes incoming government of Tinubu peaceful tenure

Aisha Buhari seeks collaboration with US based NGO

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has assured a United States’ based NGO of her readiness to collaborate…

NNPC disowns fake NETCO recruitment advert

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday disowned advertisements on social media seeking for applications to fill phantom positions…

Why Samsung can’t establish plant in Nigeria

Samsung Electronics has said that one of the reasons for not establishing a manufacturing plant in Nigeria is because its…

Alex Ekwueme to be laid to rest on February 2

The burial committee set up to plan a state burial for Late Alex Ekwueme says the former Vice President will…

Edo PDP challenges LG electoral law amendment

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Edo State chapter Thursday resolved to challenge the recent amendment of the Edo State Local…