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Herdsmen invade Soyinka’s house again

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Friday revealed that herdsmen have again invaded his home in Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria.

12 Lawmakers Accused Of Money Laundering

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Indian authorities on Friday booked 12 lawmakers of the eastern state of West Bengal’s ruling All Trinamool Congress Party (AITC)…

Boy Kills Sister, Calls It An Accident

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A United States teenager shot his 13-year-old sister in the back of the head after she gave him a birthday…

German Chancellor To Seek Pardon For Jailed Blogger

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The wife of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi, whose imprisonment and public lashing provoked an international outcry, has called on German…

South African plots to kill 19 politicians, businessmen

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A South African man on Friday appeared in court for allegedly planning to assassinate 19 government officials and high-ranking businessmen.

Suspended lawmaker storms court with supporters

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Former chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin on Friday arrived an Abuja Federal High Court…

Workers’ Day: Govt declares Monday public holiday

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Federal Government has declared Monday, 1 May, 2017 as Public Holiday to commemorate the 2017 Workers’ Day Celebration.

British police foils another terrorist attack

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

British police on Friday thwarted an active terrorism plot after a woman was shot during an armed raid on a…

Brazil faces nationwide strike

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Brazilian unions called nationwide strikes on Friday to protest President Michel Temer’s efforts to reduce social security benefits and weaken…

Experts seek removal of import duty on malaria drugs

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Some experts have urged the Federal Government to remove the import duty placed on the importation of malaria drugs in…

Pope Francis to begin Egypt trip promoting peace

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Pope Francis begins a two-day visit to Egypt on Friday as he embarks on a peace-focused journey to the North…

UN agencies move to introduce girls to ICT careers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

UN agencies have introduced thousands of girls and women to careers in coding and robotics as part of its annual…

Nigeria must restructure to get governance right – Former VP

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says Nigeria will continue to grapple with the crisis of severe and debilitating socio-economic problems unless…

Ibadan to host 21km international half-marathon race

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Efforts are in top gear to host a 21-kilometre international half-marathon race in Ibadan, Abayomi Oke, the State Commissioner for…

AEDC presents N1.5m relief materials to IDPs camp

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) on Thursday presented relief materials worth N1.5 million to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in…

Enugu FA Cup: Rangers Int’l FC beats FC Star Plus 3-1 to reach final

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Rangers Int’l FC of Enugu will be facing Coal City Youths FC at the ongoing State Federation Cup after beating…

DFID urges Govt. to access prosperity fund

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The United Kingdom (UK) Department for International Development (DFID) on Thursday urged the Lagos State Government to access its new…

NUGA Games: UNIPORT, ABU top Judo medals table

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) and Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, are leading the Judo medals table at the ongoing…

INEC may extend CVR to grassroots – Chairman

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it may expand its Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) closer to the grassroots for…

FG is committed towards empowering corps members – DG

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Brig-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, Director-General, National Youth service Corps (NYSC) said on Thursday that the Federal Government was committed to empowering…

Commission seeks investors to develop modular refineries

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Mr Nsima Ekere, the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), says the commission would partner investors to…

Oba Akiolu denies snubbing Ooni of Ife

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Oba Rilwan Akiolu of Lagos has responded to the video which went viral in the social media of him allegedly…

Lagos rescues 237 abandoned babies from streets

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it rescued 237 abandoned babies from the streets of Lagos in the last…

Lagos charges workers to upscale skills for productivity

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government has charged workers under its employ to upscale their skills in order to be more efficient…

Court fixes June 19 for judgment in Tompolo’s suit against IGP, EFCC

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday fixed June 19 to deliver judgment in a suit filed by Chief…

We’ve attracted more FDI to Lagos than in past 15 years-LASG

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government says the current administration of Akinwunmi Ambode has attracted more Foreign Direct Investments, FDI to the…

USA-based businessman to float $2bn modular refinery in Edo

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A United States of America-based Nigerian businessman, Charles Ihaza, has proposed a $2 billion modular refinery in Eghudu in Ovia…

Edo Prisons hold musical carnival for inmates

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Authorities of Oko Medium Prisons in Benin, Edo State Tuesday organised a talent hunt concert, as part of rehabilitation and…

Modu-Sheriff pulls out of Jonathan’s reconciliation move on PDP crisis

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Senator Ali Modu Sheriff said he was pulling out of the reconciliation move…

Residents jubilate over first rainfall

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Residents of Zaria and its environs in Kaduna State on Thursday jubilated over the first rainfall in 2017.

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