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2,835 graduates jostle for NDDC foreign scholarships

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has picked 2,835 candidates out of over 4,000 applicants, who applied for the commission’s…

Zamfara Deputy Governor disagrees over APC governorship candidate

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

In spite of the endorsement of Alhaji Muktar Idris as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in…

Sonic attacks: U.S. has no evidence of Cuba’s alleged involvement – Ambassador

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The United States has no evidence of Cuba’s involvement in so-called sonic attacks on U.S. diplomats, Cuban Ambassador to Russia…

Flood ravages 400 houses in Kano

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Flood ravaged no fewer than 400 houses in Bar’kwari community in Dawakin Kudu Local Government Area of Kano State on…

Rwanda launches campaign to eliminate mother-to-child HIV transmission

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Rwanda on Monday launched a national campaign to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of new HIV infections and keeping mothers alive.

Federal Housing Authority digitises operations

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Prof. Mohammed Al-Amin, Managing Director, Federal Housing Authority (FHA) on Monday said the authority had digitised its operations as part…

Trump shuts Washington’s Palestinian Mission

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The United States has decided to close the Palestinian mission in Washington in the latest move against them by President…

Russia, Facebook dialogue on domestic product sales via Instagram

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Russia is engaged in negotiations with Facebook on the promotion and sale of Russian-made products, including fashion industry good, through…

Osun Guber: Minister commends APC candidate free medical care

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Prof. Isaac Adewole, the Minister of Health, on Monday commended the Gubernatorial Candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun,…

Give loans to real farmers not political farmers, Baale tells Buhari

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Sulaimon Adebayo Before the impending disbursement of loans to farmers nationwide, Baale of Omotedo Sanni-Oke-Afa in Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area…

2 businessmen remanded over alleged possession of deadly weapons

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court in Sokoto State on Monday remanded two businessmen and three others, now at large, for…

2019: Gov. Yari declares intention to run for senate

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Abdul’aziz Yari has declared his intention to contest for Zamfara West senatorial seat ahead of the 2019 general elections.

17-year-old sent to correctional home for stealing phones

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Sokoto has ordered a 17-year-old boy, Musa Kabiru, to serve two months at a correctional…

Apapa gridlock: NUPENG expresses worry over deployment of military taskforce

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Lagos State Zonal Council, has expressed worry over the government’s…

Plateau: Flood displaces over 200 households

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

About 200 households have been displaced by flood in Rikkos community of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau, following…

Xi stresses social norms of respecting teachers, valuing education

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Xi Jinping of China has called on the Communist Party of China (CPC) and society to promote the social…

Oil prices climb towards $80

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Oil prices rose on Monday as U.S. drilling for new production stalled and as the market eyed tighter conditions once…

Zamfara PDP adopts ex-Reps member as Governorship candidate

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has adopted a former member of the House of Representives, Alhaji Bello Matawallen-Maradun as its…

Buhari’s official visit to China already yielding results – APC UK

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The United Kingdom chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has said that President Muhamnadu Buhari’s recent official visit to…

2019: Uwazuruike endorses Bianca for senate

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, Leader of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), has endorsed Mrs…

Gunmen attack Libya’s oil corporation headquarters

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Several armed men attacked the headquarters of the National Oil Corporation (NOC) in the Libyan capital on Monday and several…

Ebonyi Govt to pay corps members N10,000 allowances

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ebonyi Government says it will from September this year pay each member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)…

Train crushes 52 cattle to death in Kaduna – Police

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kaduna State Police Command on Sunday said no fewer than 52 cattle were crushed to death by a train…

Uzbek imam sacked after urging president to allow hijabs, beards

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Uzbek imam has been sacked after urging President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to lift a ban on personal religious symbols such…

Indian state recommends release of 7 killers of ex-PM Rajiv Gandhi

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu has recommended the release of seven convicted killers of the country’s former Prime Minister…

Uganda’s Museveni warns against foreign interference

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has warned against foreign interference in the country’s politics days after an opposition urged the…

Egyptian death sentences ‘gross miscarriage of justice’ – UN

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms Michelle Bachelet, has condemned an Egyptian court’s confirmation of death sentences on…

Somalia: Suicide car bomb rams local govt building

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A suicide car bomb rammed into a local government office in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday causing casualties, a police…

India govt under fire over fuel prices

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nationwide protests against record high petrol and diesel prices shut down businesses, government offices and schools in many parts of…

Islamic New Year: Kano Govt. declares Tuesday public holiday

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kano State Government has declared Tuesday Sept. 11 as public holiday to mark the new Islamic year 1440‎ After…

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