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Govt shuts popular Bodija market in Ibadan

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Oyo State government has shut down the popular Bodija market in Ibadan following the burning down of a police…

Monarch calls on govt to declare Aug. 20 traditional day

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Traditional Ruler, Oba Kamila Isiba, has urged the Federal Government to declare Aug. 20 annually traditional festival day to…

Migration challenges: Make-or-break for EU – Merkel

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The European Union’s fate rests on its ability to rise to the challenges of migration, a passionate Chancellor, Angela Merkel,…

Border closure: Rice farmers urged to increase production

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has advised rice farmers to double their production because of the Federal Government’s plans…

China welcomes upcoming Putin-Trump summit

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China welcomes the upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

ASUP gives Nasarawa Govt. 14 days ultimatum

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP), Nasarawa State Polytechnic, Lafia Chapter, has given the state government 14 days notice…

U.S calls for international watch over Iran’s actions

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The international community should be wary of Iran and closely watch Tehran’s actions, as it continues to pose the international…

Killings: Governors to meet with security chiefs

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have resolved to meet with security chiefs to evolve a holistic solution to…

Police raid opposition news website office

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Turkish Police raided the office of a left-wing opposition news website on Thursday, breaking into the office and searching the…

Army neutralises 6 Boko Haram terrorists, rescue 33

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Troops on clearance operations have neutralised six Boko Haram terrorists in Damboa and Bama Local Government Areas of Borno.

South, North Korea agree to modernise cross-border

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South and North Koreas have agreed to modernise cross-border roads between the cities of the North Korean border city of…

Rainstorm: Katsina spends N60m on relief materials

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Katsina State Government says it has spent N60 million to provide relief materials to victims of windstorm and torrential…

Migration: Finland ready to cooperate with Germany bilaterally

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Finland is ready to cooperate with Germany bilaterally on the issue of migration, the country’s Prime Minister Juha Sipila, said…

Trader slashes landlady with razor blade

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 30 -year-old trader, Mariam Amos, was on Thursday brought before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly inflicting life threatening…

Pope accepts 2 more Chilean bishops’ resignations

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Pope Francis on Thursday accepted the resignation of two more Chilean bishops caught up in the country’s sexual abuse scandal,…

Britain’s population passes 66 million mark

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Britain’s population has officially passed the 66 million mark, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said Thursday.

Sultan urges Nigerians to utilise NYSC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has challenged Nigerians to utilise the advantages of the National Youth Service (NYSC)…

JAMB: Buhari approves N133m for acquisition of CBT facility

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday approved N133 million for the purchase of…

Pakistan placed on terror financing watch list

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Pakistan has been placed on a terror financing watchlist by a global money-laundering watchdog, a move likely to mean even…

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth feeling ‘under the weather’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, 92, is feeling unwell and will not attend a special service on Thursday at St Paul’s Cathedral,…

Kaduna fixes June 29 deadline for 2018 Hajj payment

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kaduna State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board on Thursday said it had fixed Friday, June 29, as the final date for…

India plane crash kills five

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Police said five people were killed after a plane chartered by a state government crashed in India’s Mumbai on Thursday.

Benghazi attack organiser sentenced to 22 years in prison

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A court in the U.S. has sentenced Ahmed Khatallah, the organiser of the deadly Sept. 11, 2012, attack on diplomatic…

South Korea, U.S. agree to continue peace measures

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Defence chiefs of South Korea and the United States agreed on Thursday to continue peace measures as long as talks…

Australia set to stamp out ‘modern slavery’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Australia is set to halt modern slavery by forcing 3,000 businesses to report what they are doing to avoid using…

Naira hedges against dollar at parallel market

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Naira on Wednesday exchanged at N359.80 to the dollar at the parallel market in Lagos gaining 20 kobo from…

ECOWAS committed to 60% electricity access by 2020

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

ECOWAS says it is committed to enhancing access to electricity in the sub-region by 60 per cent in line with…

2nd Niger bridge: Nigerian Govt committed to early completion – Minister

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says Federal Government is committed to early completion of the ongoing…

Workers drag Energy Commission DG to EFCC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Staff members of the Energy Commission (ECN) of Nigeria have petitioned the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over alleged…

ECA expects West Africa to grow by 3.3 per cent

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) says the West African States are expected to grow by 3.3 per…

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