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Teacher charged for allegedly defiling 3-year-old girl

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 26-year-old teacher, Muhammad Suleiman, who allegedly defiled a three-year-old girl, on Thursday appeared before a Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court.

10 UN aid workers missing in South Sudan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ten aid workers have gone missing in South Sudan’s Yei town in unclear circumstances, a UN official said on Thursday,…

Somali Electoral Commission vows to embark on boundary delimitation exercise

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Somalia’s electoral officials wrapped up their three-day training in Nairobi on Thursday vowing to embark on the electoral boundary delimitation…

Lagos Attracts $43bn Investment Proposals In Three Years

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government on Thursday said it attracted investment proposals approximately worth $43 billion in the last three years…

Kaduna Govt commences direct vaccine delivery to 255 wards

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kaduna State Government, said on Thursday it would commence direct vaccine delivery to health facilities in all the 255…

20-year-old man stole cell phone to pay for WASC examination

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 20-year-old man, James Egbe, on Thursday, told a Kubwa Grade 1 Area Court that he stole a cell phone…

Windrush scandal: British interior minister Amber Rudd faces calls to resign

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

British Interior Minister, Amber Rudd, faced calls to resign on Thursday after a scandal in which Caribbean immigrants, who have…

Gwagwalada Area Council boss urged to provide infrastructure

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Usman Sabo, District Head of Gurupata community, Gwagwalada Area Council, has appealed to the council’s authorities to provide basic…

HIV: NACA to check high prevalence among key populations

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA), on Thursday, is to begin work with stakeholders to check the…

Pakistan foreign minister Khawaja Asif disqualified from parliament

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Pakistani court disqualified Foreign Minister, Khawaja Asif, from parliament on Thursday, dealing a blow to the ruling Pakistan Muslim…

DPP to hold primaries for Ekiti governorship election, May 10

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Chairman of the Democratic Peoples’ Party (DPP), Mr Garshon Benson, said on Thursday that the party would on…

Royal wedding: William is Harry’s best man

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Prince Harry has asked his brother Prince William to be his best man at his wedding to Meghan Markle, Kensington…

Farmers/Herdsmen: NSCDC resolves 11 disputes in Edo

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Edo Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) says it has resolved about 11 disputes between…

Lagosians lament poor power supply, outrageous bills

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The epileptic nature of electricity supply in Nigeria has generated a lot of public outcry in the past 2 decades.…

Minister restates commitment to checkmate illegal mining

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government has restated its commitment to checkmate the activities of illegal miners in the country.

36-year-old guard remanded in prison over alleged homosexuality

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 36-year-old guard, Usman Mohammed, was on Thursday remanded in prison by a Sokoto Magistrates’ Court over alleged homosexual act…

FIRS Generates N1.7trn In First Quarter Of 2018

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) generated N1.17 trillion in the first quarter of 2018 from the collection of different…

24 injured in cylinder explosion, Indian police say

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Police said 24 people have been injured in a cylinder explosion at a crowded labour colony in the northern Indian…

India: 13 children, driver killed after bus collide with train

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Police said 13 children were killed after their school van collided with a train at an unmanned railway crossing in…

Why there is peace in Ogun – Police Commissioner

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Ogun State Commissioner of Police Ahmed Iliyasu has revealed that collaboration between the state government, police and communities is responsible…

Gov. Umahi orders arrest of policeman over alleged killing of Okada rider

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has ordered the immediate arrest of the policeman attached to the Anti Kidnap Squad (AK)…

Nigerian Govt makes N90 billion from bonds in April auction

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government allotted N90 billion in its April auction, the Debt Management Office (DMO) said on Wednesday.

Nigeria, Sub-Saharan Africa tasked over increased malaria cases

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

UNCEF has tasked Nigeria and other Sub-Saharan African countries on the increasing cases of malaria in these countries.

Amnesty urges Turkey to stop using state of emergency to ‘shrink’ opposition

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Turkey needs to stop using its ongoing state of emergency as justification for locking up human rights activists, journalists and…

Nigeria calls for total elimination of nuclear weapons

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nigeria has again called on nuclear-armed States for the total elimination of their nuclear weapons, saying they are “inhumane weapons”.

Libyan commander Haftar returns home after treatment in Paris

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Khalifa Haftar, the military commander who dominates eastern Libya, will return to Benghazi on Thursday, a spokesman for his forces…

Segun Adewale Picks ADP Governorship Nomination Form,

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

An aspirant in the Ekiti gubernatorial election under the platform of the Action Democratic Party (ADP) Segun Adewale has promised…

Iran’s supreme leader Khamenei calls on Muslim nations to unite against U.S

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Iran’s supreme leader called on Muslim nations to unite against the U.S., state television reported on Thursday, saying Tehran would…

Kwara health workers to commence indefinite strike, May 2

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kwara State Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) says it will commence an indefinite strike on May…

Namibia faces challenges in alleviating youth unemployment

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Insufficient resources and poor infrastructure are some of the challenges facing Namibia in alleviating youth unemployment, a Namibian official said.

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