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Emir’s son declares intention to run for Kebbi governorship election

Alhaji Ibrahim Mera, son to the late emir of Argungu, has declared intention to run for governor under the All…

South Korea bans coffee in all schools

Coffee is to be banned at all South Korean schools, even for teachers, as part of a government campaign to…
Four Fulani herders die in Takum LG of Taraba State after reportedly eating a fish they picked up at the bank of a river while grazing

Zamfara Emirate to merge Fulani settlements to tackle insecurity

Anka Emirate in Zamfara says it will merge scattered Fulani settlements into single towns and villages to complement the Federal…

Orientation Agency charges lNEC to tackle vote buying

The National Orientation Agency (NOA) has charged lNEC to put measures in place to curb vote buying in the upcoming…

Ghana to give Kofi Annan state burial, body arrives 10 September

The body of Kofi Annan, the late former secretary-general of the United Nations, will arrive in Ghana on September 10,…

Estate agent allegedly defrauds accommodation seeker

A man, Franklin Eze, who allegedly defrauded a woman of N320,000 and posed as an estate agent, on Thursday appeared…

CAR: Russian media outlet shuts down after reporters slain

A Russian investigative media outlet that sent three journalists on a doomed mission to the war-torn Central African Republic (CAR)…

2018 Hajj: 2nd batch of Lagos pilgrims arrive today

The second batch of 310 Lagos pilgrims will be transported back to Nigeria from Saudi Arabia aboard Medview Airline on…

Agency spends N1.98 billion on 346 Edo community projects

A total of 346 community based projects have been executed in the last eight years under the Edo Community and…

Buhari’s elevation of ‘national interest’ above rule of law is constitutional – Civil society

Project-2019 (P2019), a civil society organisation on Thursday said that President Muhammadu Buhari‘s statement on national interest and the rule…

Early Sexual Exposure Increases HIV Vulnerability – Agency

The Nasarawa State AIDS Control Agency (NASACA) has identified early sex initiation as one of the factors increasing vulnerability of…

Why Buhari declined assent to PIGB – Presidency

The Presidency on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari declined assent to the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill for several reasons, including…
FILE PHOTO: National Population Commission officials from the 2006 Census exercise.

Nigerian Govt set to determine health status of citizens

The Federal Government has expressed its resolve to determine the health status of Nigerians through the 2018 National Health Demographic…

10 killed in South Africa bus crash

At least ten people died after a bus traveling from South Africa’s Cape Town to the Eastern Cape overturned in…

Migration row: EU Foreign Minister calls for ‘more responsibility’

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini called Thursday on member states to take “more responsibility” for migrants rescued in the…

German police seek 3 suspects over migrant attack

German police on Thursday said they seeking for three people who attacked and badly beat a 20-year old migrant in…

8 Malaysian ex-spies under probe for corruption

A group of former agents from Malaysia’s foreign intelligence agency, including its chief, are being investigated for alleged misappropriation of…

Mad cow disease: South Korea strengthens inspection on U.S. beef

South Korea’s agriculture ministry said on Thursday that it had strengthened inspections on U.S. beef imports after a mad cow…

Army committed to safe return of IDPs – Acting Commander

The Nigerian Army says it is committed to working with the United Nations and other humanitarian organisations to ensure safe…
NYSC corps members

Niger Corps members to take orientation in Kaduna

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Niger says its 2018 Batch B stream II members will take their orientation…

Lagos State retains highest foreign debt portfolio – DMO

Lagos State, the commercial nerve-center of Nigeria, has retained its position as the state with the highest foreign debt in…
FRSC vows to prosecute drunk drivers

FRSC assures Ogun residents of safer roads

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has assured the people of Ogun of its commitment to ensure safer roads to…

Former police officer sentenced to 15 years for killing teenager

Texas jurors sentenced former police officer Roy Oliver to 15 years of jail for murdering a black teenager, local media…

Russia has no hidden agenda in Syria – Foreign Ministry

Russia has no hidden agenda in Syria, Russian Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday.
2023 elections: Lamido expresses concern

PDP primaries: If I don’t win, I will support whoever emerges – Lamido

Alhaji Sule Lamido, a former Governor of Jigawa and Presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),…

Zimbabwe likely to face drought in 2018/19 farming season

Zimbabwe is likely to experience an El Nino phase, which will result in erratic rainfall during the 2018/19 farming season,…

48,000 jostle for 2,000 jobs in Ekiti – Head of Service

No fewer than 48,000 unemployed youths have so far obtained employment forms and sat for the ongoing recruitment exercise advertised…

Lagos lawmaker disburses N20m interest-free loans

Mr Sanai Agunbiade, the Majority leader, Lagos State House of Assembly (LSHA), on Wednesday disbursed N20 million to market women,…

German police brace up for new anti-migrant rally

German police on Thursday brace up for fresh anti-immigrant rally in the eastern city of Chemnitz after two similar protests…

May’s Visit: Nigeria’s business community expresses optimism

The business community in Lagos says the visit of British Prime Minister, Theresa May, will deepen existing bilateral relationship between…