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Vote credible candidates in 2019, IPAC urges Nigerians

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has urged Nigerians to vote for only credible candidates in the 2019 elections.

Fuel scarcity: LCCI seeks liberalisation of downstream sector

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has urged the Federal Government to urgently liberalise the downstream petroleum sector…
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Witches not responsible for road crashes – FRSC

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has attributed most road crashes on Nigerian roads to human factors and not witchcraft…

El-Rufa’i calls for involvement of Governors Forum to address illegal migration

Gov. Nasiru El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State on Wednesday cautioned the youths against migrating illegally out of the country, saying rather,…

Six online game companies named for illegal operations in China

Chinese Authorities on Wednesday published details of six typical cases of online game Companies punished for illegal operations.

Nigerian Govt urged to review security strategies

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has urged the Federal Government to review its security strategies and prioritise…
Lassa Fever

NMA calls for yearly enlightenment to stem scourge of lassa fever

The South East caucus of the Nigeria Medical Association ( NMA) has called on State Governments in the zone to…

APC chieftain seeks support for Buhari’s 2019 re-election

Chief Austine Edeeze, member of the Board of Trustees of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has maintained that President Muhammadu…

Illegal Migration: NYSC, institute sensitise corps members

The Pan-African Institute for Global Affairs and Strategy (PAIGAS), has sensitized corps members in Katsina and Borno States on the…

Islamic State claims responsibility for Afghanistan attack

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack that hit Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad on Wednesday, according to the…

Italian PM supports Trump’s America first policies not protectionism

U.S. President Donald Trump’s desire to put “America first” is legitimate, but protectionism does not work, Italian Prime Minister Paolo…

Pope Francis condemns ‘evil’ of fake news for political gain

Pope Francis on Wednesday condemned the “evil” of fake news, saying journalists and social media users should shun and unmask…

Egypt’s president al-Sissi submits re-election bid

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sissi on Wednesday submitted to the high election commission his bid for a second term in office,…

AU summit: Over 40 African leaders, UN chief expected to attend

Heads of states of more than 40 African nations and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will attend the 30th AU summit,…
Kogi State Gov, Yahaya Bello

Kogi governor pays medical bills of 300 patients

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi says his administration has spent N100 million to offset the medical bills of no fewer…

China urged to release Hong Kong bookseller

The European Union’s ambassador to China on Wednesday joined the Swedish Foreign Ministry in calling on Beijing to release a…

NRC moved 3,360 containers from Apapa port in 2017

The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) says it moved over 3,360 containers from the Apapa port to Ebute Metta and Ijoko…

Army’s 6 Division gets new GOC

Maj.-Gen. Musa Yusuf has taken over as new General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, the division’s…

Zika virus resurfaces in Singapore

The National Environment Agency’s (NEA) on Wednesday warned that the Zika virus has resurfaced in Singapore.

Domestic Airlines: 30,214 delayed flights recorded in 2017

Domestic airlines operating in Nigeria recorded 30,214 cases of delayed flights between January and December 2017, according to figures released…

Saraki hails Nigerian for inventing cocoa pod breaking machine

Senate President Bukola Saraki on Tuesday commended a 66-year-old Germany-based Nigerian engineer, Mr Olusegun Arowolo, for inventing a cocoa pod…

South Africa’s Winnie Madikizela-Mandela in hospital for kidney infection

South African anti-apartheid veteran Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, has been hospitalised for a kidney infection but is expected to make a full…
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Joseph Kabila

Congo is becoming like a prison under Kabila, says combative cardinal

The head of Congo’s Catholic church condemned the government of President Joseph Kabila for the deadly crackdown on pro-democracy protesters,…

‘Killings of Nigerians in South Africa must stop’

The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) worldwide has warned against further killings of Nigerians in the Republic of South Africa…

Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa orders ministers, top govt officials to declare assets

President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe has given cabinet ministers and senior government officials until the end of February to declare…

Nigerians are not Shithole but ‘most educated immigrants in U.S., group tells Trump

As outrage and anger continue to trail the reported ‘shithole’ remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump’s, the Organisation for the…

Oil prices rise to $70 a barrel

Oil prices were firm on Wednesday, receiving ongoing support from healthy economic growth as well as from supply restrictions led…

Customs seizes 1150 bags of foreign rice in Kano, Jigawa

The Comptroller Federal Operations Unit Zone ‘B’ of the Nigerian Customs Service, Alhaji Usman Dakingari said his command has intercepted…
Niger NLC condoles with Dep. Gov. over wife’s death

Oyo workers begin three-day warning strike

Three Labour unions in Oyo have directed workers in the state employment to stay from their duty posts for three…

Don tasks FG on independent electricity generation

A Professor of Physics, Adenike Boyo, on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to encourage independent electricity generation through solar panels…