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3 men sentenced for stealing church property

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced three men to nine months imprisonment for stealing church properties.

HIV prevention pills PrEP highly effective – Researchers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) drugs, taken to prevent HIV infection works when taken as a one-off immediately before and after a…

Nasarawa Assembly passes Reproductive Health, Safe Maternity Bill

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nasarawa House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the Reproductive Health and Safe Maternity Services Bill at its plenary session in…

Defection: PDP is buried in Nasarawa – Speaker

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, says the exit of Mr John Mamman, a retired Permanent…

China to invest $14.7bn in South Africa

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China would invest 14.7 billion dollars in South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday after talks between the two…

2019: Jonathan cautions godfathers against imposition of candidates

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ahead 2019 general elections, former President Goodluck Jonathan has called on politicians not to yield to any form of negative…

Tobacco control: Nigerian Govt to collaborate with Film Board

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government says it will collaborate with the National Film and Video Censorship Board for effective control of the…

Oil theft: Operation Delta Safe seizes 24 ships

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A joint military taskforce tagged ‘Operation Delta Safe’ says it seized 24 ships allegedly engaged in the evacuation of illegal…

Cholera claims 186 lives in 6 months – NCDC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says Cholera has claimed 186 lives across the country in the last six…

National Tobacco Control Act: Nigeria explains delay in implementation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Dr Nnenna Ezeigwe, the National Coordinator, Non-Communicable Disease Control Division, Federal Ministry of Health, said the need to regulate some…

Businessman remanded for allegedly threatening to kill 63-year-old man

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Tuesday remanded a 22-year-old businessman, Felix Okon in prison for allegedly threatening…

Trevor Noah faces backlash in Australia over ‘sexist and racist’ joke

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Comedian Trevor Noah is facing calls for a boycott of his “Tour Down Under” over an offensive joke he told…

Photo News: Saraki outwits policemen blocking his residence

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

With a number of policemen and vehicles blocking his residence, Senate President Bukola Saraki was still able to evade police…

Oyo Speaker assures pensioners of speedy passage of law

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Olagunju Ojo, Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, has assured pensioners in the state of passage of laws that…

Wildfire kills 50, injures many in Greece

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A wildfire killed at least 50 people and injured scores more as it swept through a small resort town near…

Scientists set to unveil helmet to enhance brain functions

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Chinese scientists are developing a helmet to enhance brain function through monitoring and regulating brain waves and combining artificial intelligence…

Ghana’s Akufo-Addo names new head of election body

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday named a lawyer and governance specialist Jean Mensa as the new head of the…

Swine fever: Bulgaria begins building border fence to Romania

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Bulgaria has begun constructing a fence on its northern border to Romania in an effort to keep out the African…

Zimbabwe poll: Reports of voter intimidation, coercion – UN

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Voter intimidation, threats of violence and coercion including people forced to attend political rallies are being increasingly reported ahead of…

Thai cave rescue: Australia honours bravery of divers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Australia on Tuesday gave state honours to nine people who helped rescue most of a Thai boys’ soccer team trapped…

2 explosions hit Afghan capital Kabul

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Two explosions hit the Afghan capital Kabul minutes apart on Tuesday, the first caused by a rocket that landed in…

At least 100 missing after Laos dam collapse

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

At least 100 people are missing after a hydropower dam in Laos collapsed, local media reported on Tuesday.

Yobe entices workers with land, farm inputs to embrace agriculture

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Yobe State Government says it has procured 1,000 hectares of land and loaned it out along with other farm…

AEPB set to overhaul enabling Act

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) says it is will soon overhaul its enabling Act to streamline it in line…

3 brothers remanded over alleged conspiracy, trespass in Sokoto

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

A Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded three brothers, Murtala Bello, 28, Dauda Bello, 27 and Maccido Bello, 20…

NAPTIP investigates alleged trafficking of Nigerian minors to Russia

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has launched investigations into the alleged trafficking of Nigerian minors…

Global airfares, hotel rates to rise in 2019 – industry forecast

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Strong global economy and rising oil prices are expected to push up the cost of air travel and hotel rates…

3 armed robbery suspects arrested in Niger state

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Police Command in Niger state has arrested three suspected armed robbers who have been terrorising the people of Wushishi…

NIWA completes Baro port, others

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Danladi Ibrahim, the Acting Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), said the Baro port, Niger, had been…

Exam malpractice: Proprietor advocates closure of special centers

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Mr Godwin Oyekanmi, a school proprietor, has called on government at all levels to close down “special centres’’ used for…

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