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Fire outbreak: Senator donates N1m to victims

Sen. Tayo Alasoadura, on Thursday donated the sum of N1 million to victims of the recent fire outbreak at Post…
Children benefiting from Home Growth School Feeding Programme of the Buhari administration

School feeding: Taraba to refund over N22m unclaimed funds

The Social Investment Programme (SIP) in Taraba is to refund over N22.25 million unclaimed funds from the school feeding programme…

Nigerian Govt urged to focus on renewable technology

Dr Samuel Adjogbe, Executive Director of Projects, Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has called on the federal government and states…
Nigeria Customs Service (NCS)

Customs confiscates 870 cartons of Tramadol

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU) Zone ‘C’, Owerri says it seized Tramadol and other goods with…

Technology: Osinbajo calls for deeper relations with China

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday called for strengthening mutual trust and deepening cooperation with China on Information and Communication…
President Trump prepares for 'important' meeting with Putin in Alaska

Trump-Putin summit to hold July 16

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet on July 16 in Helsinki, the Kremlin and the…

Film production: Nigeria, France to formalise bilateral arrangement

Dr Chidia Maduekwe, Managing Director of Nigerian Film Corporation(NFC), says Nigeria and France will soon formalise a bilateral arrangement on…

Man remanded over alleged possession of locally-made pistol

A 32-year-old man, Kabiru Jimoh, was on Thursday remanded in prison by an Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State for…

Romania criticised for adopting amendments to rule of law

Twelve countries on Thursday criticised the Romanian authorities for adopting amendments to the country’s Criminal and Criminal Procedure Codes, the…

My brother not immune from prosecution – President Kenyatta

President Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya said on Thursday his brother Muhoho, a director in a company that has been accused…

Govt shuts popular Bodija market in Ibadan

The Oyo State government has shut down the popular Bodija market in Ibadan following the burning down of a police…
Oyo Govt to honour Fuji legend, Sikiru Ayinde Barrister with posthumous award at the maiden edition of its Egungun (Masquerade) Festival

Monarch calls on govt to declare Aug. 20 traditional day

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

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

All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has advised rice farmers to double their production because of the Federal Government’s plans…
President Trump prepares for 'important' meeting with Putin in Alaska

China welcomes upcoming Putin-Trump summit

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

ASUP gives Nasarawa Govt. 14 days ultimatum

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

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

Members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have resolved to meet with security chiefs to evolve a holistic solution to…
Turkish police detain 30 suspects over links to failed coup

Police raid opposition news website office

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sultan urges Nigerians to utilise NYSC

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has challenged Nigerians to utilise the advantages of the National Youth Service (NYSC)…
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JAMB: Buhari approves N133m for acquisition of CBT facility

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

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

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth feeling ‘under the weather’

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