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Bush sisters write Obama daughters

Daughters of former U.S. President George W. Bush, Barbara Bush and Jenna Bush Hager, have written a letter to daughters…

Unemployment to increase in the world- ILO

The UN International Labour Organisation (ILO), said economic growth trends was lagging behind employment needs and predicts both rising unemployment…

Nigerian soldiers arrest fleeing Boko Haram terrorists with 100 motorcycles

Nigerian soldiers have arrested four fleeing members of the Boko Haram sect with 100 motorcycles. Army spokesman, Brig.-Gen Sani Usman…

Reps threaten I-G’s arrest over alleged diversion of N1.2bn for armoured cars

The House of Representatives on Thursday threatened to issue a bench warrant for the arrest of the Inspector General of…

Nigerian Army denies planning to attack The Gambia

The Nigerian Army has denied an online report that it is planning to attack The Gambia, in order to remove…

Southwest APC leaders meet to strategise

Leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the South West led by the former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola…

Kudirat’s murder: Supreme Court says LASG can appeal Al-Mustapha’s acquittal

The Supreme Court on Thursday granted Lagos State leave to appeal against acquittal of Major Hamza Al-Mustapha of the murder…

Abuja Runway Repair: Senate invites Fashola, Sirika, Julius Berger

The Senate has directed Minister of State for Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, to return on Tuesday to give further detail…

Ooni visits Lagos assembly, watches proceedings in Yoruba

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on Thursday visited the Lagos State House of Assembly to watch the plenary…
German court sentences Bai L. a guard of Gambian President Yahya Jammeh to life in prison for murder and attempted murder

Trending: Nigeria mobilises troops to flush out Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh

The Nigerian Army has raised an army battalion that would be deployed in troubled Gambia to forcefully remove President Yahya…

Breaking: Ex-England manager, Taylor dies at 72

Former England manager Graham Taylor has died at the age of 72. As a club manager, he led Watford from…

Buhari drops Mamora, Oguntade from list of ambassadorial nominees

President Muhammadu Buhari resubmitted names of non-career ambassadorial nominees to the Senate on Thursday, two months after the legislature rejected…

Failure is never the end in science

Scientific history has a lot of eureka moments—from Archimedes’ bath to Newton’s apple—but the scientific process entails a lot of…

8,482 arrested for street begging in Kano

The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested 8,482 beggars for allegedly violating the law banning street begging along the major…

Adeboye’s retirement dominates Google trend

Septuagenarian General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church (RCCG) of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye’s recent retirement announcement was top on…

Sahara Reporters publisher’s arrest condemned

A lawyer and rights activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa on Thursday described the arrest of Mr Omoyele Sowore, Publisher of Sahara Reporters,…

Breaking: Spy chief ‘denounced’ Russian hack claims – Trump

Donald Trump says the top US spy called him to “denounce” allegations that Russian intelligence have compromising information about the…

Philippines’ Duterte gives free contraceptives to women

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered government agencies to provide free contraceptives and other reproductive health services to 6 million…

Key drivers of change (II): Education Reform

The Nigerian education system has churned out skills and competences for many years without any significant change in development profile……
Omoyele Sowore

Police’s arrest of Sowore reminiscent of dark days of Military rule

The Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership, CACOL (formerly Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders) has condemned the arrest of Omoyele Sowore,…
Vice President Kashim Shettima

Borno bans prostitution, sale of alcohol

As part of its efforts to curtail criminality and social vices, the Borno government has announced the ban on the…

Plateau LGs pay allowances arrears to workers

The Local Governments in Plateau, have begun the payment of arrears of leave and transport allowances to workers. Mr Reuben…

Ilorin CAN applauds FRC’s scribe sack

The Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Ilorin Chapter, Prof. Timothy Popoola has applauded the sack of the Executive Secretary…

Kaduna Poly: ASUP demands full payment to end strike

The Kaduna Polytechnic Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has threatened to continue with its ongoing strike…

Sterling Bank partners health Ministry to revitalise primary healthcare centres

Sterling Bank Plc on Thursday said it was collaborating with the Federal Ministry of Health to revitalise the Primary Healthcare…

Bayelsa NSCDC honours 5 outstanding officers

The Bayelsa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) on Thursday honoured five of its officers who…

Man docked for biting off wife’s ear

A 33-year-old man, Abubakar Ali, was on Thursday docked at a Kano Magistrates’ court for allegedly cutting off his wife’s…

EIA, a must for projects in Lagos-Adejare

The Lagos State Government has restated that Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report is a must for projects in the state.…

Gabon Shell workers to begin indefinite strike Thursday

Royal Dutch Shell workers in Gabon on Thursday began an “indefinite” strike on all operations in the Central African OPEC…
Price of kerosene shoots up to N1,769.86 per litre in July - NBS

Kerosene scarcity hits Nsukka

Some residents of Nsukka in Enugu have decried the scarcity of kerosene in the town which has resulted in the…