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AfDB President, Adesina buries father

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Late Chief Roland Folorunso Adesina, father of Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, President, African Development Bank (AfDB) has been buried on Friday…

Gov. Bagudu survives law suit seeking his removal

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday, dismissed a suit seeking to remove Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi.

Audu Katagum confirmed as Bauchi Deputy Governor

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Bauchi State House of Assembly on Friday screened and confirmed Alhaji Audu Katagum as Deputy Governor of the state.

Ondo PDP Chairman, DG arraigned for laundering N500m

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Chairman of the People's Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State, Clement Faboyede and the Director General of PDP Campaign…

Woman sentenced to 5 years for kidnapping 2-year-old girl

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, sitting on Friday in Lagos, sentenced a 35-year-old woman, Jumoke Adesida to five years…

Migrants: Reception centres to be opened on voluntary basis

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Controlled reception centres for migrants in Europe, which were agreed by EU leaders during their recent summit in Brussels, will…

Governments advised on fire prevention facilities

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Rasak Dawudu, the Managing Director, Fire Inhibitors and Safety Limited, on Friday called on the three tiers of government…

South Sudan’s Salva Kiir declares permanent ceasefire

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Salva Kiir of South Sudan has ordered implementation of the permanent ceasefire signed recently with rebel leader Riek Machar…

Plateau Govt gazettes Gender Equal Opportunity Law

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Plateau State government has gazetted the Gender Equal Opportunity Law(GEO) passed since 2015 in the State , making it…

Lagos ports receive 13 ships with petrol, other products

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than 13 ships carrying various products are at Apapa and Tin-Can Island ports waiting to berth, the Nigerian…

Buhari receives Togolese President in Katsina

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting behind closed doors with visiting Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe Eyadema at the Presidential, Lodge…

Igbinedion University appoints Prof. Ezimonye as new VC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Prof. Lawrence Ezimonye has been appointed as the new Vice Chancellor (VC) of Igbinedion University in Okada, Ovia North-East Local…

Bali shuts airport after volcano eruption

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ash from a volcanic eruption on the Indonesian resort island of Bali forced the closure of its international airport and…

WHO finally ratify tobacco control framework

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The 194 Member States of the World Health Organisation (WHO) have finally ratified the framework on tobacco control.

Boeing unveils concept for hypersonic passenger jet

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U.S. aerospace leader Boeing has unveiled its plans for what could be the world’s first hypersonic airliner, capable of flying…

U.S-North Korea talks: Uneasy Japan reassured of its interest

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U.S. Defence Secretary Jim Mattis sought to reassure Japan on Friday that Washington was mindful of its interests in talks…

100 migrants feared to have drowned off coast of Libya

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Libyan coastguard said 100 people are feared to have drowned from a migrant boat off Libya’s western coast, a coastguard…

Study: Prostate cancer may be treatable with single dose of radiotherapy

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The results of an advanced clinical trial suggest that prostate cancer could be treated with single dose radiotherapy, rather than…

Law Enforcement Agency arrests 60 drug traffickers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Kogi on Friday said it had arrested 60 suspected drug traffickers and…

UN gives cautious welcome to EU migrants deal

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The UN gave a cautious welcome on Friday to a migration deal reached by European Union leaders, while urging member…

Bank of Agriculture to partner EFCC to recover Anchor Borrowers loan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Bank of Agriculture (BOA) says it will partner with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to recover anchor-borrowers…

Ex-Ghanaian Vice President Amissah-Arthur is dead

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former Vice President of Ghana Kwesi Amissah-Arthur is dead, local media reported early Friday.

Insurgency: Adamawa returnees commend Victim Support Fund

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Returnees affected by insurgency in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa have lauded the Victim Support Fund (VSF) for providing…

EU migrant deal: UNICEF raises question of child safety

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

UNICEF on Friday, raised the question of child safety after EU deal on migrant camps.

New study shows that human beings now have longer lifespan

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A new study of Italian centenarians published Thursday concluded that human longevity is slowly increasing and that contrary to past…

Migration: EU pledges to strengthen external borders

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

European leaders struggled to overcome deep divisions on migration at a tense EU summit that dragged into the early morning…

Nigeria to reconsider 500% tariff on local beverages

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government would reconsider the 500 per cent tariff on local beverages, Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and…

Bulgarian govt survives parliamentary vote of no confidence

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Bulgarian government survived a parliamentary vote of no confidence on Friday brought by the opposition Socialists, who said the…

Yobe IDPs resettle 24 hrs after closure of last camp

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Barely 24 hours after the closure of the last Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp at Pompomari in Damaturu, Yobe, the…

Putin-Trump summit: Experts expect limited impact on Russia-U.S. ties

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Experts on Friday said little could be expected from the Putin-Trump meeting, as the two sides are unlikely to end…

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