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Kwara governor calls for greater media freedom

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kwara Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, has described media as strong instrument of change in attitude, perception and governance, saying they…

Nigerian Govt urged to address shortage of teachers in schools

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) has called on the Federal Government to employ qualified teachers to address the shortage…

France seeks removal of EU sanctions on Zimbabwe

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

France says it wants sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe by the EU to be lifted and the new government assisted by…

China meets 2020 carbon intensity target ahead of schedule

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China met its 2020 carbon intensity target three years ahead of schedule last year, the official Media agency reported on…

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa saves 16 inmates on death row

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has save the lives of 16 inmates who were on death row, Zimbabwe Prisons and…

Catalan pro-independence group blocks roads to protest ex-leader’s arrest

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Committee for the Defence of the Republic (CDR), a Catalan pro-independence group, blocked several roads on Tuesday to protest…

Australia likely to boycott Russia 2018 over nerve agent attack – Foreign Minister

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Australia would likely boycott the 2018 World Cup in Russia in response to a nerve agent attack on a former…

Mubi to get approval for free trade zone soon – Gov. Bindow

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa said Mubi would soon be granted approval by the Federal Government to establish a Free…

PDP’s admittance of past mistakes healthy for Nigeria’s democracy – IPAC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Yobe, Alhaji Umar Kukuri, on Tuesday said the admittance of past mistakes by…

Report reveals restricting migration after Brexit likely to slow growth

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Restricting migration into Britain will very likely lead to lower output and employment growth, an interim report commissioned by the…

Congo militia chief, policeman arrested for murder of UN researchers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Congolese militia leader and a policeman have been arrested for the murder of two UN researchers in troubled Kasai…

Elephant seen ‘smoking’ in Indian forest baffles wildlife experts

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A video of a wild elephant in India exhaling ashes has stumped experts worldwide as it is the first document…

Oil prices rise on Middle East tension

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Oil prices rose up on Tuesday, supported by concerns that tensions in the Middle East could lead to supply disruptions.

NUT calls on parents to monitor children’s performance through home assignment

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) says home assignments given to children from schools provide parents the opportunity to assess…

Enugu Police Command to withdraw personnel from VIPs, politicians by April

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Enugu Police Command said on Tuesday that it would withdraw its personnel attached to some Very Important Personalities (VIPs)…

Indian court orders caste councils to stop interfering in marriages

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

India’s self-appointed caste councils do not have the right to stop marriage between consenting adults, the country’s top court declared…

Facebook’s response to data scandal has ‘diminished’ trust – EU

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Facebook must do more to address allegations of large-scale data mining, the EU has said, warning that the recent Cambridge…

Bangladesh pledges to partner with Nigeria to boost trade, economic cooperation – envoy

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The People’s Republic of Bangladesh, on Tuesday pledged to partner with Nigeria to boost trade and economic cooperation.

Niger debunks reports of presence of opposition fighters in Libya

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Niger’s Ambassador to Libya, Hussein Melloul, on Tuesday denied presence of any Nigerien opposition fighters on Libyan territory. The ambassador…

Wild tiger kills woman, injures 2 men in Nepal

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A wild tiger killed a 41-year-old woman who was collecting fodder for her cattle outside her home in south-eastern Nepal,…

Rohingya Refugees: Bangladesh not expecting much help from foreign donors

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Bangladesh is not expecting much help from foreign donors as it forges ahead with plans to relocate 100,000 Rohingya refugees…

UK, U.S planned Russian diplomats expulsion in advance – Envoy

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The U.S. and the UK ‘most likely” planned the expulsion of Russian diplomats in advance and the poisoning of former…

Israeli PM Netanyahu accused of jeopardising country’s future

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Six former Israeli spymasters accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday of jeopardising the country’s future as it prepares to…

Federal Govt. commended for inaugurating food security council

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Some stakeholders on Tuesday commended the Federal Government for inaugurating the National Food Security Council with a call for the…

Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi coasts towards victory as Egyptians continue voting

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Egypt began the second of a three-day presidential election on Tuesday with President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi set for an easy victory,…

Putin vows to bring down people responsible for tragic mall fire in Kemerovo

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

President Vladimir Putin of Russia said on Tuesday vowed that all those responsible for the tragic fire in a shopping…

Rivers State launches Tax Management, identification number system

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Monday launched Rivers State Tax Management [ RIVTAMIS] and issuance of Rivers State Tax…

Moscow to come down hard on U.S. decision to expel diplomats

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Russia will not leave the decision of the U.S. to expel 60 Russian diplomats unanswered, but is still willing to…

Scientists study medical potentials of cockroaches

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Chinese scientists are taking a close look at cockroaches to explore their potential in medical treatment. The research is led…

‘We have no knowledge of Kim’s visit’ – Chinese Foreign Ministry

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday she had “no knowledge” of a rumoured visit by North Korean leader Kim…

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