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Church must not be ‘choked’ by its sins – Pope

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Catholic Church must not be “choked or crushed’’ by its “own shortcomings, mistakes and sins,’’ Pope Francis said as…

TRACE embarks on 24 hours Patrol of Sango-Abeokuta Expressway

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ogun Traffic Compliance And Enforcement Corps (TRACE) has directed its operatives to embark on 24 hours patrol of Sango-Abeokuta…

Oil prices rise towards $90 as Iran sanctions loom

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Oil traded above 85 dollars a barrel on Wednesday, supported by expectations that U.S. sanctions on Iran will tighten supply…

Zuma fired me for rejecting Gupta deals – Finance minister

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South African Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene on Wednesday told an inquiry former President Jacob Zuma axed him from his cabinet…

Italy to tone down deficit plans after EU criticism

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Italian government is planning to moderate its deficit plans after coming under fire from the European Union and financial…

Australia to join race for Africa

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Australia is seeking to join China, UK and Europe in the race to increase business footprints in Africa. The country’s…

I told Saudi King he won’t last without U.S. – Trump brags

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

President Donald Trump made an undiplomatic remark about close ally Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, saying he warned Saudi Arabia’s King…

Prof. Odoh rejects APC Ebonyi governorship primary result

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Prof. Bernard Odoh, an All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant for the 2019 election in Ebonyi, has rejected the outcome…

Osinbajo announces slash in business name registration fees

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has announced approval of a 90-day special window to register businesses at a reduced rate of…

Woman sues Facebook for enabling sex trafficking

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Texas woman, claiming that she was raped, beaten and sex trafficked at the age of 15 by a pimp…

Australia could be first to eliminate cervical cancer – Study

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Australia could be the first country in the world to effectively eradicate cervical cancer if current vaccination and screening rates…

Australia to axe ‘tampon tax’ from January 1

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Australia on Wednesday announced plans to scrap a 10-per-cent tax on tampons and sanitary products from 2019, bowing to campaigners…

Defence minister urges security agencies to end Plateau crisis

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of Interior, retired Lt.- Gen.Abdulrahman Dambazau, has directed the Police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps…

PDP Primary: Sen. Nwaoboshi picks Delta North senatorial ticket

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi on Tuesday picked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial ticket for the Delta North Senatorial District for…

33 million cases pending in Indian courts

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

There were an estimated 33 million cases pending in Indian courts as at January 2018, according to the National Judicial…

Justice Ranjan Gogoi sworn in as Chief Justice of India

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Wednesday was sworn in as the new Chief Justice of India, Officials said.

Former immigration boss picks PDP Plateau Central senatorial ticket

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr David Paradang, former Comptroller-General of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has picked the PDP ticket to contest for the Plateau…

PDP Primaries: Enugu East senatorial election declared inconclusive

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Abdulrahman Yunusa, the Returning Officer for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary in Enugu East Senatorial Zone has declared…

3 Abia PDP senators clinch party’s ticket for 2019

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Three Abia senators on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday clinched the tickets of the party…

Senate leader Lawan clinches APC Yobe North ticket

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Senate Leader Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to contest the Yobe North senatorial election.…

APC suspends Imo governorship primary indefinitely

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee(NWC) on Tuesday in Abuja suspended the Imo governorship primaries indefinitely.

Former Taraba acting governor wins APC governorship primary election

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former Taraba Acting Governor, Mr Sani Danladi, has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) party primaries, defeating nine other aspirants…

Saudi Arabia approves $200m grant to Yemen to stem riyal’s slide

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Saudi Arabia will grant 200 million dollars to Yemen’s Central Bank to stem the riyal’s slide, local media reported on…

Governorship Primary: Ogun APC blasts party’s NWC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ogun chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday complained about the “frustrating and unsatisfactory treatment” meted out…

Kano PDP rejects governorship primary election

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State has rejected the governorship primary election conducted on Monday by the Electoral…

Atiku condemns renewed violence in Jos

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday condemned the renewed violence that led to lost of lives and property in some…

Liberia central bank denies it lost $100 million

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Liberia’s central bank did not lose more than 100 million dollars in newly printed notes, its governor said on Tuesday.

Nigerian Govt cuts cost of business registration to N5,000

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday announced the Federal Government’s approval of a 90-day special window to register businesses at…

First woman Physics Nobel winner in 55 years

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to a woman for the first time in 55 years. Donna Strickland,…

PDP accepts Murray-Bruce’s withdrawal from Senatorial race

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has accepted the withdrawal of Senator Ben Murray-Bruce from the Bayelsa East Senatorial District.

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