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You must apologise to Africans, AU tells Donald Trump

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

African Union ambassadors to the UN have demanded an apology from U.S. President Donald Trump for his racist remark on…

Yobe Govt. reunites 29 Libyan deportees with families

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Yobe State government on Saturday reunited 29 indigenes of the state repatriated from Libya to Nigeria with their families.

Man, 40, electrocuted in Jigawa while cutting firewood – Police

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A 40-year old man, Sale Mamman, electrocuted, while cutting firewood from a fallen tree branch on an electric high tension…

Road accidents claims 210 lives in Ogun

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun said on Saturday that 210 persons lost their lives with several others…

Low voter turnout recorded in Anambra Central re-run poll

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Low voter turnout characterised early voting in the Anambra Central Senatorial District re-run election organised by the INEC.

DPR seals 6 filling stations in Anambra

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has seal off 6 fuel stations in Anambra for allegedly hoarding and selling petrol above…

Army chief warns officers to steer clear of politics

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, has issued a stern warning to all officers and soldiers…

Anambra rerun: Transporters, Corps members abandon INEC duties

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Some transporters engaged to move materials for Anambra Central re-run election in Idemili North Local Government Area, abandoned the assignment…

Nigerian narrates how he met his wife on facebook

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A Nigerian, Sochi Infiniti, has recounted how he met his lovely wife and did his introduction on the same day.

Suspects who allegedly killed Jumia dispatch rider docked

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The two suspected killers of Eleje Chukwuma, a dispatch rider whose body was found in a septic tank last year,…

Ambode calls for reflection to prevent war, unrest

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos has urged Nigerians to reflect deeply on the causes of wars, unrest and agitation in order…

Red Cross harps on benefits of First Aid training, services

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigeria Red Cross Society (NRCS) has advised organisations, employees and individuals to provide First Aid training and services at…

State govts urged to provide standard rehabilitation for returnees

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has advised state governments taking their indigenes among returnees…

Dentist recommends oral hygiene against tooth ailments

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Dr Sunny Akhigbe, the Head of Dental Surgery, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital (ATBU-TH), has recommended that improved oral hygiene…

Minister agitates for patronisation of home-grown produce

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, on Friday called on Nigerians to patronise home grown foods…

2018 Budget: Rivers state indigenes cant be fooled again – Princewill

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Prince Tonye Princewill, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, said on Friday that Gov. Nyesom Wike…

Buhari thanks well wishers as son leaves hospital

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed appreciation to all men and women of goodwill for their prayers and best wishes which…

Ambassador moves to protect Nigerians in South Africa

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Mr Godwin Adama, Nigeria`s Consul General in South Africa, says the mission is on top of the situation in the…

CBN pumps another $262.5m to Forex market

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Friday intervened in the inter-bank Foreign Exchange Market with 262.5 million dollars.

Congolese police fire teargas on churchgoers

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Congolese police fired teargas on Friday to disperse dozens of churchgoers, who had gathered in the capital Kinshasa to mourn…

Navy announces new appointments, re-appointments of officers

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Nigerian Navy (NN) has announced new appointments and re-appointments of officers for effective and efficient service delivery.

Student seals octogenarian’s mouth with super glue, steals car

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A 23-year-old National Diploma Civil Engineering student of Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Kingsley Orion, has been arrested by operatives of Edo…

Lawyer drags National Theatre, Director to court over unpaid fees

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A Lagos lawyer, Mohammed Adamu has dragged the National Theatre and the National Troupe of Nigerian board and its Artistic…

Governors defend Buhari’s re-election bid

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Seven governors, including Gov. Nasiru el-Rufa’i of Kaduna State, on Friday met with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa,…

Over 112, 225 new voters registered in Bayelsa – INEC

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it registered no fewer than 112, 225 new eligible voters at the end…

Court upholds order on Patience Jonathan’s $5.7m

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Court of Appeal in Lagos on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan,…

Union advocates for inclusion of non-teaching staff in reconciliation committee

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) on Friday urged the Federal Government to include non-academics in any committee…

Volleyball league season to begin in March

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Maikano Adamu, the Secretary-General of Nigeria Volleyball Federation (NVBF), on Friday in Abuja said the federation’s league season would begin…

3 arrested for attempted kidnap of motorcyclist in Osun

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Osun Command, says it has arrested three men in Ilesha, Osun, for…

Trump ‘got message’ he’s not welcome here, London mayor says

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump “got the message” on the strength of opposition to his planned visit to Britain, London mayor…

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