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Direct primaries not practicable in Borno – Gov. Shettima

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima, says it will be difficult to conduct direct primaries in the state because of its…

APC governorship aspirant to boycott Kaduna indirect primaries

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Kaduna State, Jalal Falal, says he will not participate in the indirect…

Ijaw Elders call for protection of senior citizens

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ijaw Elders Forum (IEF) on Wednesday called on the government to ensure the protection of senior elder statesmen to…

Man remanded for allegedly defiling 10-year-old boy

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Kano Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of a 45-year-old man, Yusuf Usman, for alleged defilement of a…

Sokoto receives N4.5 billion UBEC intervention fund

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Sokoto State Government says it has received more than N4.56 billion for schools’ infrastructure from the Universal Basic Education Commission…

Hugo Lloris gets 20-month ban for drink-driving

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

France’s World Cup-winning Captain Hugo Lloris has been banned from driving for 20 months and fined after pleading guilty to…

Stakeholders say phone addiction dangerous to life

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Stakeholders in Lagos have decried the “frivolous things’’ done by most people addicted to cell phones, saying the addiction is…

$850m Chinese banks’ funds will enhance African trade – Afreximbank

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says the 850 million dollars donated to it by two Chinese financial institutions will enable…

Budapest Nail Bomber sentenced to life in jail

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A man who planted a Nail bomb in Budapest two years ago, wounding two Police Officers, was sentenced to life…

How to promote transparency in port operations – EFCC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has urged government agencies at the ports to intensify collaboration in order to…

Lagos Govt urged to improve food safety, regulate eateries

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN) has urged the Lagos State Government to improve food…

Price-fixing scandals: Singapore imposes heavy fines on companies

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Singapore’s anti-competition watchdog slapped 13 fresh-chicken distributors with penalties, totaling 19.5 million U.S. dollars, in one of the largest price-fixing…

2 brothers remanded for alleged robbery

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of two brothers, Musa Usman, 33 and Abdulrazaq Usman, 25, both…

EU urged to offer free trade agreement to Africa

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker on Wednesday, urged the European Union to offer a free trade agreement to the whole…

Burundi bans 3 UN experts who uncovered rights abuses

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Burundi’s government has banned three United Nations human rights experts from entering the East African state, according to a letter…

Libya’s conditions too unstable to hold elections – PM

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Conditions in Libya are too unstable to hold elections, Prime Minister Fayez Seraj was cited as saying on Wednesday, casting…

APC aspirant promises to prioritise education if elected Ebonyi governor

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Chief Austine Edeze, former Chairman, Ebonyi Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB), says he will address decay in the education sector…

Federal Fire Service promotes 616 officers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Fire Service (FFS) said it had elevated 616 of its officers to various levels in the recent promotion…

Mangu/Bokkos stakeholders, delegates endorse Mantu’s son for House of Reps

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ahead of the PDP primary election slated for next week, the party’s stakeholders and delegates in Bokkos/Mangu Federal Constituency have…

Juncker calls on EU to “flex global muscle” as U.S. retreats

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The European Union should flex its potential strength as a world power as the U. S. under President Donald Trump…

UN decries ‘shameful’ reprisals on rights activists

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The UN listed 38 “shameful” countries including China and Russia on Wednesday which it said had carried out reprisals or…

Flood: Benin residents appeal to Edo Govt. to construct drains

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Residents of the flood ravaged Technical College Road in Benin metropolis have appealed to Edo Government to construct drains in…

Libyan PM Sarraj blames ‘foreign powers’ for instability

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Foreign powers are actively working against the stabilisation of Libya, the country’s UN-backed prime minister Fayez Serraj said Wednesday.

I’ll defeat Amosun in Ogun West senatorial election – Dapo Abiodun

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta One of the leading governorship aspirants in Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun has boasted that he would defeat…

German Chancellor calls for European solidarity to tackle illegal migration

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday appealed to European Union members to show solidarity to ensure the Frontex border agency…

Gov. Ajimobi, Oyo APC move towards rancour-free primaries

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ahead of the forthcoming primaries of the party, All Progressives Congress(APC) in Oyo State has intensified efforts at ensuring a…

Jailed Pakistani ex-PM Sharif released for wife’s funeral

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been temporarily released from jail so that he can attend his wife’s funeral,…

Russia identifies 2 suspects in Skripal poisoning case – Putin

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Russian authorities have identified the two people suspected by London of poisoning Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia…

Malaysia opposition blocks effort to repeal ‘fake news’ law

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Malaysia’s opposition-led Senate blocked an effort to repeal a law against “fake news” on Wednesday, presenting the first major challenge…

North Korea doing a lot to disarm but U.S not responding – Putin

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Vladimir Putin of Russia said on Wednesday that North Korea was taking a lot of steps toward denuclearising the…

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