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Death toll in Colombia landslide hits 254

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Colombia's security forces are searching for hundreds of missing people after heavy mudslides left at least 254 dead.

CBN vows to sustain foreign exchange liquidity

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Sunday reiterated its determination to sustain the provision of foreign exchange with a…

Prince Charles to visit Italian town flattened by earthquake

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Britain’s Prince Charles is to the Italian town devastated by an earthquake in 2016 in which 299 people were killed.

Massive fire breaks out near Dubai’s largest shopping centre

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A massive fire broke out on Sunday at a construction site near Dubai Mall, one of the largest shopping centres…

Security in Jerusalem to increase ahead of Passover holiday

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Security in Jerusalem would be heightened ahead of the Jewish holiday Passover, a Senior Police Official told Army Radio on…

4 students arrested for chasing minister’s car

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Four students were arrested for chasing Indian textile Minister Smriti Irani’s car and booked for stalking, using offensive language and…

Catholic Church loses top member in auto crash

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Catholic Church on Sunday confirmed the death of Rev. Sister Christiana Umeadi, Health Coordinator, in an auto crash.

CBN releases telephone line to curb banks forex excesses

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released an emergency mobile phone line for customers denied access to foreign exchange…

400 Indian policemen fall ill after taking meals

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Officials said on Sunday that 400 paramilitary troopers of India’s Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were taken ill and…

Army chief warns GOC against terrorist attack

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has charged the GOC, 8 Task Force Division, Maj.-Gen. Ali Nani, to…

Police rescue pick pocket from hunters in Adamawa

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The timely intervention of policemen from Mayo-Belwa Division in Adamawa on Saturday saved a suspected pick pocket from being manhandled…

Folorunsho Coker to head NTDC not NFVCB – Presidency

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Presidency has clarified that Mr Folorunsho Coker is the new Director-General for Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), not the…

Police parade man, 30, over alleged murder of grandfather-in-law

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Osun State Police Command on Saturday paraded 14 suspected criminals in Osogbo over alleged murder, armed robbery and issuance…

800,000 people commit suicide worldwide annually – WHO

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The World Health Organisation, WHO, says that every year, close to 800 000 people take their own life and that…

Katsina APC Treasurer, 4,000 supporters defect to PDP

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Alhaji Nasiru Usman, Treasurer, Katsina State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party…

54 students bag first class in Osun State varsity

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Fifty-four students of the Osun State University emerged with first class honours in the 2016/2017 academic session.

JSS student found hanging in Sokoto

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A 13-year old student of Junior Secondary School (names withheld), has been found hanging in front of their house in…

Fire razes 40 shops at Baboko market Ilorin

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Goods and cash worth millions of naira were destroyed by fire on Saturday when more than 40 shops were razed…

Soviet poet Yevtushenko dies at 84

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko has died of heart failure in the United States at the age of 84. Yevtushenko…

Court sends 13 UNILAG students to Kirikiri Prison

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A Special Offences Mobile Court in Oshodi, Lagos, on Saturday remanded 13 students of the University of Lagos in Kirikiri…

Meningitis death toll hits 328 in Nigeria, as 1.3 million vaccines arrive

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

About 328 deaths associated with Meningitis have been recorded in the country since November 2016, as 1.3 million vaccines arrived…

Sokoto Ex Gov Donates N10m To Hausa Community

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, former Governor of Sokoto State has donated N10 Million to the Hausa community in Ile-Ife, Osun.

Why Naira Falls -Expert

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, the President, Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON), has blamed the recent depreciation of…

Meningitis: Lawmaker Donates Drugs To Patients

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Rep. Lawali Hassan, representing Anka/Talata-Mafara Federal Constituency in Zamfara, has donated drugs worth N 1.8 million to the victims of…

Group Urges Nigerians To Vote Out Corrupt Politicians

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A Coalition of Sokoto State Youths Associations (COYASS) has urged Nigerians to vote out corrupt politicians in 2019.

Oil Marketers Kick Against Bulk Purchase Renewal Agreement

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has condemned the introduction of bulk purchase agreement renewal as one of the…

Association Provides N2.8m Solar Borehole For Niger Community

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The FADAMA III Additional Financing (AF) in Niger has provided solar borehole worth N2.8 million for Kasakoguin community in Wushishi…

Banks, JAMB Trade Blames Over Delays In Registration

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

With Benue candidates encountering more difficulties in their bids to register for the 2017/2018 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME), banks…

Boko Haram top member surrenders

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A high ranking member of the Boko Haram terrorist group, Mr Bulama Kailani Mohammed Metele has surrendered to 145 Task…

Don’t Ask For Money Before Granting Bail -CP

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Commissioner of Police in Kano State, Mr Rabiu Yusuf, has warned officers and men against demanding for money or…

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