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Benue Assembly approves Gov. Ortom’s N3.5bn loan request

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Benue House of Assembly has approved the sum of N3.5 billion loan request by Gov. Samuel Ortom.

Zimbabwe’s Opposition lawmakers walk out on Mnangagwa address

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Zimbabwean Opposition Lawmakers on Tuesday walked out on President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s State of the Nation address to parliament.

House of Reps member support Buhari re-election with 100 cars

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Rep. Umar Bago (APC-Chanchaga) says he will support the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari and Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger…

Farmer allegedly rapes 9-year-old girl

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 20-year-old farmer, Muhammad Adamu, was on Tuesday arraigned in a Pantami Magistrates’ Court, Gombe, for allegedly raping a 9-year-old…

Syria welcomes Russia-Turkey agreement on rebel-held Idlib

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Syria has welcomed an agreement between Russia and Turkey to create a demilitarised buffer zone by the middle of October…

Labourer remanded for allegedly raping 13-year-old girl

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano, on Tuesday ordered the remand of a 25-year-old labourer, Jibril Salisu, in prison for…

Bangladesh approves $500bn for electronic voting machines

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Bangladesh’s highest economic policy-making body has approved a project worth nearly half a billion U.S. dollars to procure 150,000 electronic…

Nigerian Govt urged to pay new minimum wage in October

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A lecturer at the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Prof. Rose Onah, has urged the Federal Government to expedite action and…

Man killed, 3 injured as gunmen attack family in Plateau

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Police Command in Plateau said gunmen had killed a 62-year-old man, John Atu, and injured three members of his…

Gender-based violence: Nepal holds National-level meeting

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A three-day meeting at the National level on “Multi-Sectoral Services to Respond to Gender-Based Violence in Nepal’’ kicked off in…

Kano Assembly confirms Gawuna as new Deputy Governor

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday confirmed Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna as the new Deputy Governor of the state.

NEMA advises residents of flood-prone areas to relocate

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Emergency Management Agency (NAN) has advised residents in seven flood-prone communities in Ohaji/Egbema and Oguta Local Government Areas…

Epe youths canvass support for Ambode’s re-election

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some youths from Epe division of Lagos State on Tuesday rallied on major streets in the community to canvass and…

1 dead, 9 injured as bus collides with train

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Austrian bus driver was killed and nine people were injured when her vehicle collided on Tuesday with a train…

Tambuwal promises to accept outcome of PDP presidential primary

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Sokoto State governor and PDP presidential aspirant, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, said on Tuesday that he would accept the outcome of…

Inter-Korean Summit: Kim hopes for ‘big outcome’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un said he wanted to produce a “big outcome’’ as he began three days of…

Rivers Govt. advised to shun propaganda for political campaigns

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Founder of Integrity Group (TIG), Livingstone Wechie, on Monday alleged that the Rivers Government was misleading the people and…

South Africa decriminalises private use of marijuana

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South Africa’s Constitutional Court decriminalised the private use of marijuana on Tuesday.

Association calls for construction of rail routes to link landlocked countries

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The International Africa Ports and Harbour (IAPH), on Tuesday, called for the construction of rail routes to link Nigeria with…

Air Peace, Dana Air commended for fleet expansion

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A group of aviation professionals, the Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ART), on Tuesday commended Nigerian carriers, Air Peace and…

Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Section 1 hits 57% completion – Official

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing said section one of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway is currently at 57 per…

Kebbi releases N1.3 billion gratuity to state, LG retirees

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kebbi Government has released N1.3 billion for payment of outstanding liability of gratuity owed to state and local government…

12 dead babies found in cardboard boxes after Hospital ‘sting’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A surprise visit by Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko, to a hospital in the Kenyan Capital on Monday led to the…

Driver sentenced to 25 years for defiling neighbour’s sister

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Lagos High Court, sitting in Igbosere, on Monday sentenced 58-year-old driver, Emmanuel Egejuru, to 25 years imprisonment for defiling…

Gov. Bello updates Buhari on Kogi flood disaster

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Yahaha Bello of Kogi on Monday in Abuja updated President Muhammadu Buhari on the flood disaster that submerged more…

Buhari approves dualisation of Ikot Ekpene-Aba road

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the dualisation of the road linking Ikot Ekpene in Akwa Ibom State and Aba in…

Adeosun’s Resignation: Patriotism, integrity under scrutiny

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The resignation of Mrs Olukemi Adeosun as Minister of Finance on Friday, Sept. 14, for forgery has raised questions over…

Plateau killings: Buratai charges troops to be aggressive against bandits

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai has charged troops of `Operation Safe Haven’ to be aggressive and decisive…

NSCDC officers trained in Alternative Dispute Resolution

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have commenced the training of officers of the…

3 seriously injured as fire breaks out in Prison

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A fire broke out in a closed cell in a Prison in the Western German City of Kleve, leaving an…

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