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Okorocha secures NUC recognition for 3 new universities in Imo

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Tuesday received a letter of recognition from the National Universities Commission (NUC) for the…

IMF chief says US-China tensions ‘threat’ to world economy

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

The head of the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that fresh trade tensions between the United States and China were…

N5.045m paid to secure my release – kidnapped OAU lecturer

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Prof. Olayinka Adegbehingbe, an orthopedic surgeon at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, who was kidnapped on Sunday, said that…

Ambode charges Muslims to avail themselves of benefits of Ramadan

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday evening congratulated Muslim Community in the State on the successful commencement of…

15 million Nigerians have Asthma

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Nigerian Thoracic Society (NTS) on Tuesday in Abuja said that no fewer than 15 million people have Asthma in…

Wildfire kills 54 people in South Sudan

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

No fewer than 54 people were killed while 18 others were injured when a wildfire raged through a village in…

Canada Immigration Seminar to Hold in Port Harcourt, Lagos, Abuja

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

By Ademola Adegbamigbe For those who wish to travel to Canada to work or live or a combination of both,…

MTN Nigeria successfully registers shares with SEC

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

MTN Nigeria Communications Plc (MTN) on Tuesday announced that it had successfully completed the registration of 20,354,513,050 ordinary shares of…

NDLEA arrests 9,824 drug suspects, seizes 316,365.47kg illicit drugs

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it arrested 9,824 suspected drug offenders and recovered 316,365.47 kilogrammes of illicit…

Cancer: Fayemi admonishes women on regular examination

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Wife of the Ekiti State Governor, Erelu Bisi Fayemi, has appealed to women in the state to take advantage…

Nigeria’s airlines record 7,926 delayed flights in 1st quarter of 2019 – NCAA

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Domestic airlines operating in Nigeria recorded 7,926 cases of delayed flights between January and March 2019.

Sri Lankan attacks: All terrorists arrested or killed – Police Chief

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Sri Lankan Acting Police Chief, Chandana Wickramaratne, said in a special statement on Tuesday that security forces have arrested all…

500 days after: 2 Reuters reporters freed in Myanmar

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets Act walked free from a…

Auto crash: 3 killed, 68 injured in Philippines

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Three people were killed and almost 70 others injured when a tour bus collided with a truck in the Philippines,…

Taiwan protests exclusion from WHO annual conference

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Taiwan on Tuesday protested against not being invited to the World Health Organisation’s annual conference in Geneva this month following…

Baru, others receive Press Freedom Awards

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Dr Maikanti Baru, the Group Managing Director, Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and Mr Adedayo Thomas, Executive Director of National…

Ijaw elders decry looting of Amnesty Training Centre in Bayelsa

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Elders of the Ijaw community in the Niger Delta, have condemned the recent vandalisation of property at the Presidential…

Produce qualified seafarers, Amaechi charges Maritime Academy Mgt.

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, has charged management of Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN) to produce qualified seafarers.…

Rwanda inaugurates water treatment plants

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Rwandan government on Monday inaugurated new water treatment plants to ease access to clean water for residents of the…

Ramadan: Gov. Sani-Bello urges Muslims to pray for peace, unity

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Gov. Abubakar Sani-Bello of Niger has urged the Muslim Ummah to pray for peace, unity and security for meaningful development…

Taxpayers in Nigeria hit 45m soon – FIRS

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says the country’s taxpayers will soon increase to 45 million. Mr Wahab Gbadamosi, the…

Iran to announce partial withdrawal from nuclear deal — Reports

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani plans to declare his country’s “partial termination” of the nuclear deal with major powers on Wednesday,…

Ramadan: Abia APC governorship candidate urges prayers for unity

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Dr Uchechukwu Ogah, APC governorship candidate in Abia in the recently concluded general elections, has urged Muslims to pray for…

Communal crisis: Ebonyi SEMA receives refugees from Cross River community

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Ebonyi State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) on Monday received indigenes of the state displaced from Ekajiok in Ogoja Local…

Fani-Kayode to Buhari: Leave Senator Adeleke alone

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to leave Senator Ademola Adeleke alone.

Photos: Drama as bride flees wedding after discovering that groom lied to her

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

It was drama galore as a Nigerian bride fled fled the wedding ceremony in the church after discovering that the…

UNGA President arrives Nigeria, meets Buhari over insecurity

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

Ms Maria Espinosa, President of the United Nations General Assembly arrived Abuja on Monday on a working visit to Nigeria,…

Liberia’s George Weah suspends Minister for fuelling ethnic tensions

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

Liberian President George Weah on Monday suspended his junior press minister for stoking ethnic tensions in a country ravaged by…

2019 General Elections: The Army staged a coup against Rivers state, says Gov. Wike

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has stated that the Nigerian Army staged a coup against Rivers State during the…

Tanzania Govt. reinstates over 4,000 sacked public servants – Official

Michael Adesina

7 years ago

A senior Tanzanian government official told the parliament on Monday that 4,160 public servants out of 9,900 who the government…

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