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China reports outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

China’s Ministry of Agriculture reported on Thursday, an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in a herd of cows that was transported…

‘We must increase our revenues’

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Sen. Udoma Udo Udoma, has emphasised the need for the country to increase…

Court didn’t bar us from sending Delta candidates’ list to INEC – APC

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State has denied reports that a Federal High Court sitting in Asaba, has…

Kwara Govt. warns school administrators against unauthorised fees

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Kwara State Government has warned school administrators collecting unauthorised fees to desist from such act or be sanctioned.

Unemployed man sentenced for drug trafficking

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

For trafficking in 450g of Cannabis Sativa, a Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a 38-year-old man, Bana Lliyasu,…

Police foil bank robbery attempt , kill 2 robbers in Nasarawa

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The Nasarawa State Police Command on Thursday said it foiled a bank robbery attempt by a four-man gang, following a…

South-South group pledges support for Atiku

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

The South South Community Association of Nigeria (SOSCAN) also known as Niger Delta Community, an umbrella body for all ethnic…

2019: Atiku can’t defeat Buhari – Tony Momoh

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

A former Minister of Information, Chief Tony Momoh, on Thursday said he was confident President Muhammadu Buhari would win the…

Mad cow disease hits Scotland

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

Scottish government on Thursday confirmed at least one case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), more commonly known as the mad…

Niger Delta Towns Where Women Marry Women

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

We’ve heard about it in hush tones, on the corners of the streets, with the periphery of our ears. It…

Edo Govt to establish recreational centres for the elderly

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Edo Government says it is working out modalities to establish recreational centres for the elderly in the state.

Former Sudanese President Al-Dahab dies at 83

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Former Sudanese President Abdulrahman Al-Dahab has died in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, Saudi-owned TV channel, Al Arabiya, reported on Thursday.…

Illiteracy, hindrance to African girls’ potential – Osinbajo

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has identified illiteracy as one of the major factors hindering African girls from achieving their…

Court grants Shittu’s application to serve NYSC processes

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Thursday, granted the application of the Minister of Communications, Adebayo Shittu, to serve…

2019: Yoruba Youths set agenda for Atiku

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Yoruba Council of Youths Worldwide has called on Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),…

NLC to governors: Be committed to review of minimum wage

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Pursuing labour’s plan to deliver a meaningful minimum wage to workers, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has called for commitment…

Okada rider jailed over anal sex with 6 boys

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Minna, Niger, has sentenced a 23-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Adamu Mohammed to four years imprisonment for…

Imo APC Guber Primary: Court adjourns hearing until Oct. 23

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The FCT High Court, Bwari, has adjourned hearing on a suit filed by Sen. Hope Uzodinma of All Progressives Congress…

‘We are not recruiting’

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Alhaji Sadiq Sule-Iko, the Chairman, Governing Board, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi, Nasarawa State, has advised the general public to…

Nigeria urged to enforce National Ozone Layer Regulation

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) has urged the Federal Government to enforce National Ozone Layer Regulation to address the release…

No-work-no-pay rule: Labour rebuffs Nigerian Govt’s threat

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Organised Labour says the threat by the Federal Government to activate the “no-work- no pay’’ rule clause, will be…

Nigerian Govt floats 2nd tranche Sukuk bond in December

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Ms Patience Oniha, Director-General, the Debt Management Office (DMO), on Thursday expressed optimism that the second tranche of N100 billion…

11 trapped as building collapses in Anambra

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

No fewer than 11 persons were trapped under a three storey building which collapsed in Nnewi, Anambra in the early…

Boko Haram: Nigeria galvanises global support for IDPs

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Nigeria has, again, brought the devastations, caused by the Boko Haram insurgency in the Northeast, to the attention of the…

Pound recovers after May open to longer Brexit transition

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The British pound recovered to trade flat on Thursday after Prime Minister Theresa May confirmed she was open to discussing…

Oil prices slip below $80 per barrel

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Oil slipped below $80 a barrel on Thursday as the fourth weekly increase in U.S. crude inventories suggested ample supply,…

Dollar stands tall, stocks fall after hawkish Fed minutes

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The dollar rose to a one-week high on Thursday and stocks edged lower after signs that the Federal Reserve will…

Pakistan: 116 policemen suspended over Model Town tragedy

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

No fewer than 116 police officials have been suspended from their posts for their alleged involvement in June 2014 Model…

Primaries: Borno APC constitutes reconciliation committee

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

The Borno chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has constituted an 11-man committee, to reconcile aggrieved members of the…

Ekiti Guber: Tribunal adjourns hearing till today

Adekunle Dada

7 years ago

Hearing of Election Petition filed by Prof. Olusola Kolapo, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the July 14…

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