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Macron supporter says migration policy is hypocritical

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A key intellectual supporter of Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday slammed his government’s migration policy as hypocritical ahead of a planned…

Eight countries to be removed from EU tax haven blacklist

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The European Union is to remove eight countries, including Panama, the United Arab Emirates and South Korea, from its 17…

10-hectare Daje Palm Oil Farm gutted by fire in Plateau

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Fire has gutted down the 10-hectared Daje Palm Oil Farm in Sabon-Gida, Langtang South Local Government, Plateau State, licking up…

APDA urges Nigerian Govt to find lasting solution to herdsmen/farmers clashes

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Advanced People’s Democratic Alliance (APDA) has called on the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency find lasting…

Turkish association to increase electrical products in Nigeria

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Members of the Turkish Electro-Technology Exporters’ Association(TET)), a professional body representing over 7,500 member companies, on Tuesday expressed its readiness…

Sudanese protest in Khartoum over soaring living costs

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Sudanese police on Tuesday fired tear gas, struck demonstrators with batons and arrested several people at a protest against soaring…

3m women, youths to benefit from Nigerian Govt’s new job creation initiative

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Three million women and youths nationwide will benefit from an Agro-business programme of the Livelihood Improvement Family Enterprises (LIFE) scheme…

FG approves tertiary Military Hospital for Sokoto

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Governor Aminu Tambuwal has commended the Nigerian Army for the establishment of a tertiary military hospital in Sokoto that will…

Plateau LG polls: 725 candidates jostle for chairmanship, councillorship positions

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) said it had cleared 725 candidates to contest for chairmanship and councillorship positions in…

Tambuwal commends Nigerian Army for establishing tertiary military hospital in Sokoto

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has commended the Nigerian Army for its plan to site a tertiary military hospital…

Saudi Arabia condemns Qatar’s interception of UAE civilian planes

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday condemned Qatar for using fighter jets to intercept an Emirati civilian aircraft during a routine flight…

Paracetamol abuse damages liver, kidney says PSN chairman

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) has warned against indiscriminate or misuse of Paracetamol, saying such practice damages the liver and…

Israel vows to destroy all tunnels in Gaza Strip in 2018

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Liberman vowed to destroy all tunnels in the Gaza Strip within a year and proposed to…

Parents urged to monitor websites their children visit online

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Bulus Danladi, the Secretary, Local Education Authority (LEA), Kuje Area Council, FCT, has advised parents to monitor the sites…

Pakistani clerics issue fatwa against ‘un-Islamic’ suicide bombings

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than 1,800 Pakistani Muslim clerics have issued an Islamic directive, or fatwa, forbidding suicide bombings, a book due…

650 Enugu police personnel to participate in fitness exercise

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A total of 650 police personnel in Enugu State will on Saturday partake in the monthly fitness exercise in Enugu,…

Vietnam seeks to raise retirement age

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs has proposed raising retirement ages from the current 60 to 62…

Myanmar, Bangladesh plan to repatriate Rohingya refugees within 2 years

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Myanmar and Bangladesh plan to complete repatriations of Rohingya refugees, who fled a brutal military crackdown in Myanmar’s Rakhine State,…

Afghanistan needs $430m to help most vulnerable citizens in 2018

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Afghan government and the humanitarian community have appealed for 430 million dollars to help needy people in 2018, the Afghan…

Ethiopian airlines to commence direct flight to Geneva

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest carrier, has announced its plans to commence direct flight thrice weekly to Geneva, Switzerland from June…

Martin Luther King’s daughter to Trump: ‘Civilisation originated from Africa’,

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Children of the late civil rights icon, Dr Martin Luther King Jr. decried the disparaging remarks allegedly made by U.S.…

Sex abuse case against French soldiers in Africa dismissed in Paris

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

French magistrates dismissed a case brought against a group of French soldiers accused of sexually abusing children while on deployment…

Vice President Osinbajo to deliver historic ‘Africa Rising’ lecture at Harvard

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo is in the U.S. to deliver a lecture at the Harvard University, Boston, U.S. on “Africa Rising”…

Jan. 23rd fixed to hear fresh motion for forfeiture of funds linked to Former First lady

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed Jan. 23 to hear a motion seeking forfeiture of funds linked to…

Federal Govt. hurt by Trump’s “shithole” remarks

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, on Monday, summoned the U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Stuart Symington, to clarify issues…

Oyo state receives Libya returnees, expects more

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Oyo State Government on Monday in Ibadan received 11 natives of the state rescued from Libya by the Federal Government.

Apex bank injects fresh $210m into foreign exchange market

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has injected another 210 million dollars into the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market to meet…

Residents warned against illegal dumping of waste in drains, waterways

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo of Gombe State has called on the people of the state to refrain from dumping refuse in…

Kogi state appeals to doctors to end strike

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Kogi Government has appealed to striking medical doctors in the state to end their industrial action in the interest…

Access Bank dispute solution service, ombudsman upgraded for better performance

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Access Bank Plc says it has upgraded its customer service function called Ombudsman to resolve service issues between the bank…

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