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Nepal plane crash kills 39 – Police

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Police said 39 people died after a U.S.-Bangla Airlines passenger plane crashed at Kathmandu’s international airport on Monday.

Federal Govt. urged to halt building of fuel depots

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

An oil and gas expert, Alhaji Tokunbo Korodo, on Monday urged the Federal Government to create an enabling environment for…

Kaduna CP says community policing is most efficient strategy for security

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Commissioner of Police in Kaduna State, Mr Austin Iwar, said the police would work very closely with communities to…

Minister inaugurates Isolation Unit, other projects at FMC Keffi

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of State for Health, Dr Ehanire Osagie, has inaugurated an Isolation Unit, Electronic Personnel Record and a new…

UNILORIN professor makes scientific breakthrough in aviation fuel

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A professor of Microbiology, University of Ilorin, Albert Olayemi, has made a scientific breakthrough in the microbiological analysis of aviation…

Nasarawa commences process of converting casual workers to permanent staff

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nasarawa State Government has commenced the process of converting the casual workers in all its Ministries, Departments and Agencies…

Nigerian Govt urged to patronise registered indigenous engineers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) has urged the Federal Government to engage more indigenous engineers to execute its projects…

Illegal Migration: Edo solicits international organisations’ cooperation to curb menace

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Edo Government on Monday appealed for cooperation from the comity of nations and international organisations in tackling illegal migration…

NSCDC mobilises 1,500 operatives ahead of Buhari’s visit to Niger

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Niger says it has mobilised over 1,500 operatives to ensure a…

Smoking, drinking causes visual impairment, Optometrist warns

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Dr Ozor Ibhade, a Benin-based optometrist, has warned that excessive smoking and drinking are likely to cause visual impairment in…

Trump backtracks on raising minimum age to purchase firearms

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump has backtracked on raising the minimum age requirement from 18 to 21 for some gun purchases,…

Study reveals Brexit will cost German firms billions of Euros each year

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

German firms will lose some 9 billion Euros (11.1 billion dollars) annually after Britain leaves the European Union if trade…

Rex Tillerson cuts short Africa trip to return to Washington

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U. S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has cut short his first trip to Africa to return to Washington about…

Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition on verge of collapse over Israeli military draft law

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conservative governing coalition remains on the verge of collapse on Monday after a night of…

Peace Conference: Aisha Buhari, National Assembly, others to converge in Abuja

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, National Assembly members and other 3,000 delegates will converge at the All…

Reconstruction work on Lagos-Badagry highway compounds gridlock

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

As reconstruction and expansion work progresses on the ever-busy Lagos-Badagry expressway, motorists on the axis are complaining about the perennial…

Oil price rises towards $70

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Oil markets climbed on Monday on the back of a drop in the number of United States rigs drilling for…

Australian scientists join international coalition to combat climate change

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Australian Academy of Science has joined an international coalition of expert bodies calling for the Commonwealth of Nations to…

Group seeks media support on blood donation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Bauchi State Coordinator of MamaYe – Evidence for Action (E4A), an NGO, Mr Gideon Poki has called on journalists…

Trump-Kim Talks: South Korea solicits Russia, China support

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South Korea has sent an envoy to Beijing and Moscow to seek their support for the planned meeting between U.S.…

Tight security in Makurdi ahead of Buhari’s visit to Benue

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Benue on Monday, security has been beefed up, the News Agency of Nigeria…

Bangladesh airline crashes in Nepal’s Kathmandu airport

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Bangladesh airline passenger aircraft crashed while descending at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport on Monday, an airport official said.

Myanmar’s military accused of “land grab’ in Rakhine State

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Amnesty International on Monday accused the Myanmar military of “land grabbing” for construction of its bases in Rakhine State after…

Imam advises faith-based organisations to register with CAC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Imam of Abuja National Mosque, Dr Kabir Muhammad, has advised faith-based organisations in the country to respect constituted authorities…

Embattled Japan PM apologises over suspected cronyism scandal

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe apologized on Monday after the finance ministry acknowledged it had altered documents related to a…

Taliban captures west Afghanistan district

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Officials said 15 members of the Afghan security forces were unaccounted for on Monday after Taliban seized control of a…

Lagos targets 20,000 housing units by 2020

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Lagos State Government targets 20,000 housing units by the year 2020 as part of its multifaceted approach to confront…

Supreme Court chief justice rejects call to quit

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Philippines’ embattled Supreme Court chief justice on Monday rejected calls for her to resign ahead of an impending impeachment,…

Shinzo Abe in suspected cronyism scandal

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Japan’s finance ministry on Monday acknowledged that documents in a suspected cronyism scandal had been doctored.

Ethiopian soldiers mistakenly kill 9 civilians

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ethiopian soldiers killed nine civilians and injured 12 after mistaking them for rebels near a town along the country’s border…

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