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FCT Task Force arrests 4,627 offenders in 2017

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Capital Territory Ministerial Joint Task Force on Thursday said that it arrested 4,627 offenders for various offences in…

New Zealand increases testing for cattle disease spread

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A testing and tracing regime for the bacterial infection Mycoplasma bovis found in New Zealand’s cattle, Officials said.

Army seeks community cooperation to crush insurgency

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Maj.-Gen. Rogers Nicholas, the Theatre Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, has called on people to support the military to fast track…

Trump insists on border wall, says Mexico will pay ‘directly or indirectly’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday insisted that his position on the border wall with Mexico has not changed, and…

Sokoto govt. procures 833 trucks of fertilizer for dry season farming

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Alhaji Umaru Nagwari, the Sokoto State Commissioner for Agriculture says that the state government has procured 833 trucks of fertilizer…

Kano Varsity to establish Faculties of Medicine, Pharmaceutical, Veterinary Sciences

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Prof. Shehu Alhaji-Musa, Vice Chancellor, Kano State University of Science and Technology (KUST), Wudil, said on Thursday that the institution…

Libya returnees appeal to Obaseki to fulfill pledge of N100m

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Some returnees from Libya have appealed to Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo to fulfill his pledge and release the grant…

Kaduna bans child fostering, adoption

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kaduna State Government has banned fostering and adoption of children due to abuses by orphanage homes in the state, the…

President Mnangagwa says Zimbabwe ‘open for business’, safe for foreign investment

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Zimbabwe is “open for business” and foreign investment in the southern African country is safe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on…

Nasarawa records 3 suspected cases of Lassa fever

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Dr Giyan Joshua-Ndom, the Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Keffi, Nasarawa State, says the hospital is currently handling…

Zimbabwe ‘open for business’ – President Mnangagwa

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Zimbabwe is “open for business” and foreign investment in the southern African country is safe, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on…

Nigeria needs to invest in innovation for economy development, stability – Don

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Prof. James Fabunmi, the Chief Executive Officer, American Heritage Defence Corporation, USA, says there is need for governments to allocate…

Gunmen kill mother, daughter anti-polio team in Pakistan

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Gunmen shot and killed a mother and her daughter who were part of an anti-polio campaign in Pakistan, the latest…

Amnesty office empowers 21,805 Niger Delta ex-militants

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Presidential Amnesty Office, on Wednesday, said it has empowered 21,805 ex-militants out of the 30,000 granted amnesty by the…

14-year-old girl abducted in Katsina

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Unknown gunmen have abducted a 14-year-old girl in Kankia Local Government Area of Katsina State.

Research shows toothpaste ingredient could fight malaria

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Research carried out in part by an Artificially-Intelligent (AI)‘robot scientist’ has found that a common ingredient of toothpaste could be…

Ban on Bollywood movie Padmaavat overturned

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

India’s Supreme Court Thursday overturned a ban on a Bollywood film imposed by four states ahead of its country-wide release…

Russia rejects U.S attempts of pressure to improve bilateral dialogue

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Russia rejects the efforts by the United States to exert pressure and responds to unfriendly actions, but is willing to…

52 killed in bus fire

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A bus fire in north-western Kazakhstan killed 52 Uzbek citizens on a route used by migrant workers heading to Russia,…

INEC registers 95,434 voters in Niger, deploys 742 personnel

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Niger on Thursday said it deployed 742 personnel to political wards across the…

Britain tackles ‘sad reality’ of loneliness

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Britain on Wednesday launched its first campaign to combat loneliness and social isolation, promising “practical and emotional support” on the…

China doubts credibility of U.S. report on fake products

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Beijing on Thursday expressed doubts over “the objectivity and credibility” of a U.S. report that listed China as one of…

UN warns of ‘breaking point’ humanitarian situation in DR Congo

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The UN has decried the dire humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) saying the world could…

FRSC to reduce road accidents by 50% in 2018

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Corps Marshal Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Mr Boboye Oyeyemi says the corps will reduce by 50 per cent…

Lassa Fever: Ebonyi Govt. closes schools to check spread

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ebonyi Government on Thursday ordered closure of all public and private schools in the state to check the spread…

Hungary to tax organizations assisting migrants

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Hungary’s rightist Government says it plans to put forward a law against foreign-funded organizations assisting migrants, Interior Minister Sandor Pinter…

Four foreign nationals kidnapped in Kaduna

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kaduna State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of four foreign nationals on Kwoi-Jere road in Kagarko local government area…

UN seeks $1.6bn to protect 5.4m Somalis from drought

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The UN office in Somalia has launched the 2018 humanitarian response plan, which called for 1.6 billion dollars to protect…

Eritrean diplomat told to leave the Netherlands

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Dutch government has told an Eritrean diplomat in the Netherlands to leave the country, minister of Foreign Affairs Halbe…

Peace Corps not proscribed, says PRO

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) says the corps is not proscribed by the Federal Government.

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