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Man remanded for allegedly raping daughter to death

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

An Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 57-year-old man, ‎Daramola Kehinde, in prison for allegedly raping his 16-year-old…

Somali novelist, Nuruddin Farah headlines Ake Festival

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Somali novelist and playwright, Nuruddin Farah, has been announced as the headliner of the sixth edition of the Ake Arts…

Ambode, COWLSO charge women to embrace unity of purpose, action

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode and the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Officials, COWLSO on Tuesday charged women in the…

Buhari’s statement at handing-over of Seme-Krake Joint Border

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE HANDING-OVER CEREMONY OF THE SÈMÈ-KRAKÉ…

China confirms imported Zika virus

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Chinese Customs Authorities reported on Tuesday they had detected the first case of imported Zika virus in 2018 in a…

Nigeria, Benin open new Seme-Krake Joint Border Post

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Nigeria and Republic of Benin on Tuesday strengthened their bi-lateral relationship with the formal opening of the new Economic Community…

Kaduna Crisis: CAN scribe advises against hasty review of curfew

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Secretary, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna state chapter, Rev. Sunday Ibrahim, has advised the state government against hasty review…

Bus conductor snatches N30,000 phone at knifepoint

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

A 32-year-old bus conductor, Amos Arimoro, charged with dispossessing man of phone worth N30,000 at knifepoint, on Tuesday appeared in…

Cleric advises husbands to cuddle their wives openly

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

In a bid to promote love, Bishop Dare David, the General Overseer of Reformation Pentecostal Chapel, Ilorin, has advised husbands…

Kaduna residents get 4-hour window “to restock on essentials”

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Kaduna State Government has eased off the 24-hour curfew on Kaduna metropolis, giving residents between 1pm to 5pm “to…

Ajaokuta Steel Company will not be sold – Senator

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Sen. Ahmed Ogembe (PDP/Kogi Central), has expressed optimism that the Ajaokuta Steel Complex (ASC), would not be sold, and enjoined…

NHIS Crisis: Presidency orders due process

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

A Presidential spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, says the presidency has stepped into the crisis rocking the National Health Insurance Scheme…

2 men remanded for allegedly operating fake cooperative society

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of two men, Salako Olakunle and Akinbode Ibrahim, for allegedly operating…

Army issues militia December deadline to vacate Benue, Taraba, Nasarawa

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Authorities of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have given all militia groups terrorizing residents of Benue, Taraba and Nasarawa up to…

Jos Trade Fair records high patronage at night

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Some exhibitors at the ongoing Jos trade fair on Tuesday said they usually recorded high patronage at night.

Man remanded in prison over attempted gunpoint robbery

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

For allegedly attempting to rob a man at gunpoint, a 38-year-old, Komolafe Kayode, was on Tuesday remanded in prison on…

Farming: Libya returnees appeal to government for support

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Some Libya returnees, under the aegis of Association of Edo Libya Returnee Farmers, on Tuesday appealed to the government to…

Plateau Govt resuscitates 4 abandoned water treatment plants

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Commissioner for Water Resources and Energy in Plateau, Mr David Wuyep, on Tuesday, said the state government had resuscitated…

Computer engineer allegedly rapes woman at gunpoint

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

For allegedly raping a 21-year-old woman at a gunpoint,a 23-year-old man Emmanuel Okafor, is to spend the next 36 days…

Kebbi Govt. absorbs 40 new medical doctors

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Kebbi Government has absorbed 40 new medical doctors from the Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, Sudan and Indian universities into…

Family announces burial ceremony for late Justice Idris Kutigi

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The family of late Justice Idris Kutigi has announced his burial ceremony for October 24 and 25.

Nigeria, UAE to partner on Artificial Intelligence technology

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Federal Government on Monday said it would collaborate with United Arab Emirates (UAE) on the development of Artificial Intelligence…

Kebbi commended for investing 10% annual budget to agriculture

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Kebbi State Coordinator, Oxfam International, Mr Olumide Ojo, on Monday commended the state government for committing 10 per cent…

300 aggrieved aspirants dump APC in Kano

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

No fewer than 300 aspirants who had contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State…

India’s Apex Court refuses blanket ban on bursting crackers

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

India’s Apex Court on Tuesday refused to impose a blanket ban on bursting crackers and allowed use of firecrackers within…

Lagos ports expect 26 ships laden with petroleum products, others

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) says 26 ships are expected to bring into the country petroleum products, food and other…

European shares fall to lowest levels in nearly 2 years

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

European shares fell to their lowest levels in nearly two years on Tuesday as a new batch of third-quarter earnings…

NSCDC intercepts illegally-refined petroleum product

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Edo Command, has intercepted a truck laden with 45,000 litres of suspected…

Oil price rise, currency drop raise inflation threat in Ghana

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The combination of rising oil prices and the fall in Ghana’s currency is threatening to push up inflation, the country’s…

France avoids question on Saudi Arabia weapons sales

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

France declined to say on Monday if it might suspend weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, after Germany called on others…

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