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President Buhari to head APC NEC meeting

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to chair the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting coming up on…
North Korea fires short-range missile, slams "hostile" U.S. policy

North Korea urged to abandon nuclear weapons, allow peace reign

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

North Korea must heed the call by major powers to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes and allow peace…

Presidential Amnesty Programme to train 2,000 Niger Delta ex-militants

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Brig.-Gen. Paul Boroh (Rtd) says that the programme will train 2,000 ex-militants…

Migration: AU, EU, UN pledge to enhance cooperation with Libyan authorities

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The African Union (AU), the European Union (EU), and the UN have pledged to further enhance cooperation with Libyan authorities…

Lai Mohammed commends ECOWAS for supporting security of artefacts.

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has commended ECOWAS for its support in enhancing the security of…
Police rescue of a two-year-old boy, arrest of 24 suspected kidnappers in their continued effort to tackle insecurity in Nasarawa State.

Nasarawa LG polls to hold May 26

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has fixed May 26 for the conduct of local council elections in the…

Kenya urged to advance gender equality to boost economic growth

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The UN on Monday urged Kenya to advance gender equality in order to boost economic growth.

Nigerian Govt reiterates commitment to restore dwindling Lake Chad

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday reiterated Federal Government’s unflinching commitment to support all programmes and policies to restore the…
Police bust 3 who allegedly stole N136.5m containers at Apapa Ports

Lagos ports to receive 40 ships laden with petroleum products, food items

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Forty ships laden with petroleum products, food items and other goods are expected to arrive Apapa and Tin Can Island…

Killers of neighborhood corp, 70 others arrested in clampdown against cultism

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The police in Lagos have arrested over 70 suspected cultists, including those who allegedly killed a neighborhood corps official, in…
JAMB

Candidates hail JAMB for conducting hitch-free mock examination

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some 2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) candidates in Lagos on Monday applauded the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB)…
NARTO accuses Ashaka Cement Plc, of mistreating local transporters and neglecting host communities, calling on Gombe government to intervene.

Ashaka Cement begins construction of N11 billion power plant

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ashaka Cement Company in Gombe State has begun the construction of an N11 billion power plant to generate 16…
Massive PVC collection in Ondo: 55,859 cards distributed in record-breaking five-day period

215,000 PVCs unclaimed in Ekiti – INEC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said that 215,000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were still unclaimed in Ekiti,…

Land Use Charge: Lagos Govt seeks residents’ cooperation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Lagos State Government has begun the distribution of the 2018 Land Use Charge demand notices for properties across the state,…

Zimbabwe Electoral Commission clarifies poll dates

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) on Monday clarified the time frame for elections scheduled, saying in terms of the law…

Chinese girl rides bicycle from Morocco to Lagos

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Chinese female cyclist, Huang Shuang, who rode from Morocco to Lagos, Nigeria, within five months, says she is convinced…

Sokoto gets Advisers on Infrastructure, Poultry Development, others

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has approved the appointment of Hon Umar Bature and Architect Ibrahim Al-Mustapha as Special Advisers on…
Ex President Jacob Zuma

Zuma graft charges: South African prosecutor to announce decision in 2 weeks

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

South African state prosecutors will announce in two weeks whether they will reinstate corruption charges against former president Jacob Zuma,…

Ambode Signs N1.046Tr Budget Into Law

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday signed the 2018 Appropriation Bill of the State into law with a…

Illegal migration: EU registers 10,000 cases in 2 months

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The European Union (EU), said it had recorded no fewer than 10,000 cases of irregular migration within the last two…

Parents pay extra fees for children to learn British accent

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some parents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have admitted that they pay extra fees for their children to learn…

President Buhari receives rescued Lecturers, Police Officers’ wives in Aso Rock

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday met with the rescued lecturers of the University of Maiduguri and Police Officers’ wives at…

Presidency cancels Wednesday’s FEC meeting

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Presidency says the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council, scheduled earlier for Feb. 28 will not hold.

Food Security: Expert urges Nigerians to prioritise cassava production

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The International Centre for Tropical Agriculture has urged Nigerians to give more priority to cassava production to reduce poverty and…

7.5-magnitude earthquake hits central Papua New Guinea

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea’s Southern-Highlands-province early on Monday, disrupting communications…

Dapchi Abduction: Army urged to intensify rescue effort

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Advanced People’s Democratic Alliance (APDA) has urged the Nigerian military to intensify effort at rescuing the 105 students of…

Ogun Customs Command seizes 88 packs of cannabis sativa

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Command, has seized 88 packs of Cannabis sativa also known as weeds and 42 compressed…

FRSC seeks intervention of INEC, Bauchi Assembly over indiscriminate campaign billboards

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Bauchi State Sector Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says it will seek the intervention of the State House…

Food insecurity: UN agencies warn 7m people in South Sudan at risk

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Three UN agencies on Monday warned that seven million people in South Sudan, almost two-thirds of the population, could become…

Thailand airport runway cracks, 134 flights rescheduled

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Up to 134 flights have been rescheduled as Phuket International Airport in Thailand closed a cracked runway for urgent repairs,…
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