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INEC fixes Aug. 18 for Taraba Assembly bye-election

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Aug. 18 for bye election into Takum 1 Taraba House of Assembly…

Armed protesters shut down Mali’s Timbuktu days before vote

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Armed protesters from Mali’s Arab community fired shots into the air, burned tyres and torched vehicles in Timbuktu on Wednesday,…

2 men sentenced to death by hanging for murdering cleric

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Justice Aondover Kakaan of a Makurdi High Court on Wednesday, convicted and sentenced Suleiman Goma and Haruna Idi to death…

How citizens can use FOI Act to curb corruption in health, education, water sectors – SERAP

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has launched its latest report on how citizens can use the Freedom of…

Waste managers lament inability to access dump sites

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAM) has decried the inability of its members to access the dump sites…

DPR to establish training centres for filling stations’ personnel

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) , says it will establish training centres in all the zones across the country…

Pakistan elections: Voting ends, counting underway – Election Commission

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The voting process in Pakistan’s parliamentary elections concluded Wednesday evening and counting of ballots has started, Secretary of the Election…

SGF Boss Mustapha commends Nigerians in Diaspora

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has lauded the contributions of Nigerians in Diaspora to…

Lagos ports expect 32 ships with petrol, other goods

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) on Wednesday said it was expecting 32 ships with petroleum products and others at the…

Security guard sentenced to 2 years for impersonating a medical doctor

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a 28- year-old security guard, Salisu Usman, to two years in…

Ambode urges Nigerian Govt to make other seaports functional

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to ensure that seaports in other parts of…

African politicians advised against hate speech

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Prof. Nana Amfo of the University of Legon, Ghana on Wednesday urged African politicians to stop the use of hate…

Manufacturers urge CBN to reduce interest rate

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), has urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to reduce its Monetary Policy Rate…

2 women allegedly fake abduction to get ransom

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Two women, Dorcas Adilewa and Ifeoluwa Olubanjo were on Wednesday brought before a Yaba Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly…

Rising temperatures could increase suicide rates in U.S., Mexico – Study

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Unmitigated climate change and temperature rise could lead to thousands of additional suicides in the U.S. and Mexico by 2050,…

Tainted shawarma causes food poisoning outbreak

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

More than 180 people have sought medical attention in recent days after eating tainted chicken shawarma in Russia’s eastern Siberian…

Businessman remanded for allegedly defiling 9-year-old boy

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Wednesday ordered the remand of a businessman, Balarabe Habibu, in prison over alleged defilement…

Electrocution: Edo Assembly wants Benin Disco to compensate family

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Edo House of Assembly has called on the Benin Electricity Distribution Company (BEDC) to compensate the family of one…

Shagari declares intention to contest Sokoto governorship election

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Alhaji Mukhtari Shagari, former Deputy Governor of Sokoto State, on Wednesday declared intention to contest the Sokoto State governorship seat…

Why Benue Speaker was Impeached

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Members of the Benue House of Assembly, who impeached their Speaker, Mr Terkimbi Ikyange, on Tuesday, have claimed that they…

Kano Assembly debunks defection of APC members to PDP

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Majority Leader, Kano State House of Assembly, Alhaji Muhammad Bello Butu-butu has debunked the rumour circulating on the social…

Nigerian Govt committed to digital economy – Minister

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of Communication, Dr Adebayo Shittu, says the Federal Government is committed to the digital economy to bridge the…

BRICS opposes protectionism, unilateral actions

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, jointly opposed any protectionist policies and unilateral actions and is instead actively promoting…

2 drivers remanded over passenger’s death

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Two commercial bus drivers, who allegedly caused the death of a male passenger, have been remanded in Kirikiri Prisons by…

Arsenal deny chief executive Gazidis resignation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Arsenal FC of England has denied reports that its chief executive, Ivan Gazidis, has accepted an offer that would see…

Trump accuses China of targeting American farmers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday accused China of targeting American farmers in a “vicious” way and using them as…

2019: Lawmakers’ defection won’t affect our chances – APC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Dr Matthew Achigbe, Chairman, All Progressives Congress in Cross River, has said that the defection of APC Senators and House…

Katsina refinery to be completed in 3 years – Kachikwu

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr Ibe Kachikwu says the approved private sector driven Refinery in Mashi, Katsina…

Chinese police bust $1.5bn online pyramid scheme

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Chinese police have cracked down on an online pyramid scheme involving 10.2 billion yuan (1.5 billion U.S. dollars) and over…

Bayelsa Govt. spends N70 billion on Education

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Bayelsa Government, on Wednesday, said it had spent more than N70 billion to provide qualitative education through the introduction…

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