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Yobe Govt. to adopt whistle blowing policy

The Yobe Government says it will adopt whistle-blowing policy to curb the activities of tree poachers and save the state…

Fire kills 4 children, 2 women in abandoned warehouse

A total of four children and two women were killed in fire that gutted an abandoned warehouse occupied by hundreds…

Ebola Outbreak: 4 new cases recorded in North-West DRC

At least four new cases of Ebola virus disease have been reported in Bikoro territory, Equateur province in northwestern Democratic…

NCWS urges Buhari to ensure release of Leah Sharibu

The National Council of Women’s Societies (NCWS) on Thursday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to do everything possible to ensure…

Russia vows to deepen ties with Iran despite U.S. sanctions

Russia is to deepen ties with Iran, in spite of the U.S. decision to boycott international nuclear deal and impose…

Abaji-Koton-Karfe Road: Residents want quick completion of project

Some residents of Koton-Karfe in Kogi Local Government Area of Kogi have called for increased pace of work for quick…
National Museum, Lagos. Photo credit: Lape Soetan

National Museum Lagos records 17,656 visitors in first quarter of 2018

The Lagos office of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments said on Thursday that it hosted 17,656 visitors in…

Riek Machar will not return to South Sudan without peace deal – Rebel group

South Sudan’s main rebel group, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement in Opposition ( SPLM-IO), said its leader Riek Machar will…

Oyinlola dumps APC, resigns as NIMC Chairman

A former governor of Osun, Mr Olagunsoye Oyinlola, has resigned his appointment as the Chairman of National Identity Management Commission…

200 principals trained on drug abuse prevention in schools

The Federal Ministry of Education has trained 200 schools principals in Kebbi have been trained on drug abuse prevention in…

Italian President, Mattarella gives parties more time to form a government

Italian President Sergio Mattarella will give more time to the League and 5-Star Movement to strike a government pact aimed…

Britain condemns Iran’s attack on Israeli army bases

Britain on Thursday condemned Iran’s attacks on Israel and calls on Russia to use its influence in Syria to stop…

Water Corporation deploys 17,000 pre-paid meters to houses

The Lagos State Water Corporation (LSWC) has deployed over 17,000 prepaid meters in its first phase of installing water meters…

Ibadan Disco warns customers against paying cash to enumerators

Mr Asaju Kolawole, the Regional Head of Communication of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), Ilorin zone, has warned customers…

Gov. Okowa calls for private sector partnership

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has urged players in the private sector in the country to partner the state government…
Buhari condoles with Sen. Wamakko over wife’s death

Sen. Wammakko donates N500,000 to Sokoto NUJ

Sen. Aliyu Wamakko (APC/Sokoto North) has donated N500,000 to the Sokoto State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ),…
Nuclear test

U.S. won’t stop funding IAEA inspections in Iran – Official

The United States will not stop funding intense International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections in Iran, in spite its pullout…
The Israeli air force has again attacked a command centre of the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas in the Gaza Strip, IDF says

Israeli jets strike Iranian military targets in Syria

Israeli fighter jets struck dozens of Iranian military targets in Syria early Thursday in response to a rocket attack on…

Congo Ebola outbreak: WHO says first suspected deaths came in January

Cases of hemorrhagic fever were reported in an area of Congo that is facing an Ebola epidemic as far back…

Man sentenced to prison for anti-state Facebook posts

A Ho Chi Minh City court has sentenced a man to four and half years in prison for writing anti-state…
European Union (EU)

EU to continue partnership with Nigeria to promote democratic governance

The European Union (EU) Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, has pledged to continue to partner with Nigeria through multidimensional engagement,…

Photonews: Titbits from 2018 Lagos Bridal Fashion Week (LBFW)

The Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, over the weekend played host to the most talked about event, the Lagos…

N650m Laundering: Court dismisses Akinjide ‘s co-defendant application to travel abroad 

A Federal High Court, Lagos on Wednesday dismissed the application of Mrs Olarewaju Otiti, a co-defendant in a criminal charge…

Iraqi army, police forces vote in parliamentary elections

Iraqi army and police troops on Thursday began voting in parliamentary elections, the country’s first since Baghdad declared that it…

President Trump thanks North Korea’s Kim Jong Un for releasing 3 American prisoners

President Donald Trump welcomed three former U.S. prisoners at a military base near Washington on Thursday, thanking North Korean leader…

Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: 58 percent completed, creates 4,500 jobs – Contractors

The on-going Lagos-Ibadan highway construction project has reached 58 per cent completion and created over 4,500 direct and indirect jobs.

Iranian forces launch rocket attack on Israeli army bases

Iranian forces in Syria launched a rocket attack on Israeli army bases in the Golan Heights early on Thursday, Israel…

Lagos-Ibadan Expressway: Nigerians anxious to see speedy completion – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says that Nigerians are anxious to see speedy completion of the…

Afghan security forces retake Bilchiragh district

Afghan security forces have succeeded in retaking control of the restive Bilchiragh district in the northern Faryab province, after one…

Turkey urged to end state-of-emergency

A UN top human rights official, Zeid al-Hussein, has called on Turkey’s government to lift the state-of-emergency in the country…