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Corruption probe: Israel’s Netanyahu questioned for the 12th time

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Israeli police questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the 12th time on Friday in connection with a long-running corruption investigation,…

38 year-old man jailed for trafficking ephedrine

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Federal High Court in Lagos, on Friday, sentenced a 38 year-old man, Toriola Ayodele, three years imprisonment for trafficking…

Indonesia earthquake: Bodies of mother clutching baby found in debris

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Bodies of Ichsan Hidayat’s sister and her 43-day-old daughter were found under a sea of mud and debris, the mother…

How i want to be remembered – David Mark

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former Senate President David Mark says wants to serve and be remembered as the agent that brought peace, unity and…

Afghanistan rejects proposals to privatise war

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Afghan officials on Friday reacted angrily to speculation that foreign military contractors could take over training and advising the Afghan…

APC primaries: Gov. Bindow’s supporters raise alarm over fake membership cards

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ahead of Adamawa rescheduled governorship primaries for All Progressives Congress (APC), Gov. Muhammadu Bindow Campaign Organization has raised alarm over…

Primary: Anambra Assembly speaker loses APGA nomination

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mrs Rita Mmaduagu, the Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly lost her bid for renomination by her party,…

Man in trouble for allegedly assaulting police officer

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 57-year-old man, Mark Ijesha, who allegedly assaulted a police officer on lawful duty, on Friday appeared before an Ikeja…

Maternal mortality: University to establish institute for health professionals

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Igbinedion University Okada in Edo, said it would establish a patient safety institute to train health professionals to proactively identify…

IBM, Kaduna Govt. to train 1m residents on digital skills

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An American Multinational Information Technology Company, IBM on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kaduna State Government to…

Two soldiers sentenced to 5-years for abduction

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Army General Court Martial sitting in Maiduguri has sentenced two soldiers, Sgt. Aliyu Hassan and Cpl. Bello Nasiru,…

South Africa train collision injures 320 people

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than 320 people were injured when packed train travelling from South Africa’s business hub Johannesburg to Pretoria crashed…

Corruption: Former South Korean President jailed for 15-years

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Seoul court on Friday jailed former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak for 15 years for corruption, making him the…

U.S. plans to rewrite rules that impede self-driving cars

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is moving ahead with plans to revise safety rules that bar fully…

Iran vows to overcome U.S. economic sanctions

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday vowed Iran will overcome U.S. economic sanctions against the country.

2019 Elections: APC clears 24 governorship candidates

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared 24 governorship aspirants as its candidates to…

Former Benue Deputy Governor picks APC Senatorial ticket

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former Benue Deputy Governor, Steven Lawani, has picked the Benue South Senatorial ticket to contest the 2019 election on the…

Federal Poly Nekede emerges best polytechnic in Nigeria

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Imo , has emerged the best polytechnic in the country, according to the National Board for…

Primaries: APC will come out stronger from challenges – Governors

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the aegis of the Progressives Governors Forum, on Thursday said the party…

Direct Primaries in FCT not negotiable – Oshiomhole

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress(APC), has said that conducting direct primaries to pick the party’s…

Cross River PDP House of Reps primary put on hold

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives Primaries for of Calabar South, Bakassi and Akpabuyo federal constituency has been…

UN chief calls for peaceful, credible elections in Cameroon

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for peaceful, credible and inclusive elections in Cameroon, ahead of the country’s presidential election…

Flood disaster: WHO steps up disease prevention efforts

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is stepping up efforts to provide life-saving assistance, especially basic medical care to…

Lagos APC primaries: Air force takes over voting centres as thugs invade venues

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Men of the Nigerian Air Force took over voting centres in Badagry West Local Community Development Area in Lagos State…

Lagos PDP primary: Agbaje confident of winning governorship ticket

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Jimi Agbaje on Thursday said he believed he would emerge the candidate of the party. Agbaje expressed the belief…

NSE: Investors move 151.346m shares worth N1.51bn

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A total of 151.346 million shares valued at N1.51 billion were traded in 2,356 deals on the Nigerian Stock Exchange…

FIRS recovers N3.63bn from Illicit Financial Flows in one year

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) said it recovered about N3.63 billion by curbing Illicit Financial Flows between January 2017…

Naira appreciates against dollar at investors’ window

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Naira on Thursday appreciated marginally against the dollar at the Investors’ Window (I & E), exchanging at N363. 57,…

Our refineries will be fully functional before 2019 ending – Kachikwu

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Minster of State for Petroleum, Dr Ibe kachikwu, has said that it would be sad if the nation’s refineries…

Ahmed wins PDP Kwara South Senatorial ticket

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Gov. Abdulfattah Ahmed of Kwara was on Thursday in Omu-Aran, affirmed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s delegates as the…

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