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Pope Francis discharged from hospital

Italy, Catholic Church partner to assist 600 refugees

Italy has accepted to take in 600 asylum seekers currently living in Ethiopia, Niger and Jordan, who will be looked…
Late Tanzanian President, John Magufuli.

Tanzanian Police kill hardcore armed robber in Northwest region

Tanzanian Police on Friday at dawn killed a suspected hardcore armed bandit in the country’s Northwest district of Tarime in…

NUT condemns killings, abduction of members in Zamfara

The Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has condemned the incessant killings and abduction of school its officials by armed bandits…

Sri Lanka: Dengue virus kills 15, puts 15,000 on danger list

At least 15 people have died and over 15,000 have been infected by the dengue virus across Sri Lanka in…

Govt. relaxes curfew in some areas of Gombe

Gombe State Government has relaxed curfew from 12 midnight to 6 a.m. daily in some areas of the metropolis. Mr…

Be more devoted and generous in Ramadan, Cleric advises Muslims

The Chief Imam of Area 10 Garki Jumma’at Mosque, Sheikh Yahya Al-Yolawi, has advised Muslims to increase devotion, generosity and…

NAS offers medical outreach to FCT community

The National Association of Seadogs (NAS), Pirates Confraternity, on Friday offered medical outreach to residents of Dakibiyu community to reduce…
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey Court rejects freedom plea from 2 prominent journalists

Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Friday rejected the appeals for freedom from Ahmet Altan and Nazli Ilicak, two prominent journalists, who…
Pelumi Adebayo, a staff of Nigeria Correctional Centre, suspected to be killer of one Ayo Aiyepekun, a journalist in Kogi has been found dead

More young people, especially girls attempting suicide – Study

A new study that shows adolescents are attempting suicide by overdose at increasing rates is further evidence that the pervasive…

US universities honour two Nigerian scholars

The University of Wisconsin, Madison has announced the appointment of Tejumola Olaniyan as its first The Wole Soyinka Professor of…
Police said they are investigating certificate forgery allegations against four contestants in the NUJ election for the FCT.

Media organisations need adequate funding – NUJ

    The Niger chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Friday decried poor funding of public and…

Gowon, Obaseki, Okowa, others bid Ejoor farewell

Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon on Friday said the unity of Nigeria was a collective responsibility of everyone.…

Over 100 illegal schools shut down in Plateau

The Plateau State Government has shut down more than 100 illegal schools across 17 Local Government Areas (LGA) Mr Jude…

New Emir of Lafia tasks parents on proper upbringing of children

The newly installed Emir of Lafia, Justice Sidi Muhammad I, has tasked parents to pay more attention to the upbringing…

Incredible! Doctor infects 65 children, 25 others with HIV

At least 90 people, including 65 children, are believed to have been infected with the HIV virus in Pakistan by…

Akeredolu docked for $300 internet fraud

A graduate of Insurance from The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Akeredolu Oluwafemi Temidayo, alias Susan Henderson, was on Friday arraigned before Justice…

Congo Ebola death toll nears 1,000 – WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday said it feared continued “intense transmission’’ of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic…
Polio: Jigawa targets 1.7m children for immunisation

Polio: LASG to immunise children aged 0-5

In response to the discovery of environmental Polio Virus strains in Lagos State, the Lagos State Government will embark on…
NAFDAC, PCN seals off 1,321 medicine stores in Kano

NAFDAC to continue clamp-down on substandard products

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says it will intensify its clamp-down on fake and substandard…

YESSO programme: Cross River govt. engages 5,000 youths

The Cross River Government has engaged another 5,000 Cross River indigenes under the Youth Employment and Social Support Operations (YESSO)…
Court orders fines Zenith Bank Plc N85m for freezing an account of its customer identified as Abhulimen & Co based on an invalid court order.

Zenith Bank Debuts *966*911# Account Control Code

Zenith Bank Plc has become the first Nigerian Bank to successfully launch its Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) account control…

World Press Day: JAP tasks FG to support journalists

Mr Wale Elekolusi, the Coordinator, Journalists Against Poverty (JAP), has called for the continued support of the Federal Government to…

Iran’s underage execution: UN rights chief ‘appalled’

Iran has violated the global ban on child executions by putting two 17-year-old convicts to death, UN Rights Chief, Michelle…

Former Aso Rock Chaplain loses wife

The family of Rev. William Okoye, the General Overseer of All Christians Fellowship Mission, has announced the death of his…

Local elections: May’s Conservatives lose hundreds of seats

Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives have lost hundreds of seats in local elections, with the pressure on May expected to…

Saraki commiserates with Melaye over mother’s death

The President of the Senate Dr Bukola Saraki has commiserated with his colleague and friend Senator Dino Melaye over the…

Press Freedom: Lawyers call for protection for journalists

Some lawyers in Lagos on Friday called on governments to shield journalists from all forms of oppression to ensure smooth…

Nasarawa varsity matriculates 6,000 new students

The Vice-Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Prof. Suleiman Bala-Mohammed, on Friday warned new students of the institution against engaging…
MTN

MTN appoints South Africa’s ex-deputy minister chairman-designate

MTN Group has appointed South Africa’s former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas as Chairman-designate in a board shake-up, the telecommunications…

Merkel visits EU security training mission in Niger

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited an EU training mission for security forces in Niamey on the last day of her…