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China rebukes U.S. for withdrawing invitation to naval drills

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China’s Defence Ministry on Thursday rebuked the U. S. for withdrawing an invitation to Beijing to attend a major U.S.-hosted…

Ebonyi Govt. establishes zonal rice mills

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Dr Ngozi Obichukwu, the Senior Special Adviser to the Governor of Ebonyi on Sustainable Development Goals, says the state government…

What Falana wants from Nigerian Govt. at 60

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights activist, Mr Femi Falana, on Thursday thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for his…

Kidnapped UN staff member, son released in Afghanistan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A member of the UN staff working in Kabul and her son, who were kidnapped in January, have been released,…

Kebbi Govt. to provide potable water to Fulani settlements

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kebbi Government will provide potable water to four Fulani settlements to encourage enrollment of their wards into formal education, the…

Baghdad bomb blast kills at least 4, injures 15

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

At least four people were killed and 15 wounded in a suicide attack in Iraq’s capital Baghdad on Thursday, a…

Chinese man sentenced to 1 year in prison for killing rare snake

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Court in South China’s Guangdong Province on Thursday sentenced a village to one year in prison for capturing and…

Scientists develop new tool to identify mosquitoes infected with Zika virus

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Dr Maggy Sikulu-Lord, a University of Queensland researcher, on Thursday, said scientists have developed cheap tool that could rapidly identify…

EFCC set to arraign Ize-Iyamu, 4 others in Edo

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it will arraign a former PDP governorship candidate in Edo, Mr Ize-Iyamu;…

Israel to seek approval for 2,500 new settler homes in West Bank

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Israel plans to seek approval on Monday for the construction of some 2,500 new homes in Jewish settlements in the…

Atiku’s son seeks upturn of N250,000 child’s custody allowance

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Igbosere High Court in Lagos on Wednesday fixed May 24 to rule on an application by Mr Aminu Atiku,…

Uganda launches joint operations to combat kidnapping

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ugandan security agencies on Wednesday launched joint operations to combat the rising kidnap-for-ransom cases in the East African country.

Ortom gives quit notice to Public/Civil Servants eyeing partisan politics

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8 years ago

As activities for the 2019 general elections build up, Gov Samuel Ortom of Benue has served quit notice to all…

Saudi Arabia frees leading women’s rights activist

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Saudi Arabia has released veteran women’s rights activist Aisha al-Manea following her arrest on May 19 with several other activists…

AfDB hails Nigeria’s campaign on local goods

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8 years ago

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says it has provided 14 million people with improved access to transport, considerably above its…

Trump/Kim Summit: China, Germany want dialogue to continue

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China and Germany want dialogue with North Korea to continue, Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang and German Chancellor, Angela Merkel have…

Xenophobia: Reps seek stiffer action against South Africa

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The House of Representatives on Wednesday, called on the Federal Government to institute stiffer measures against South Africa over the…

Algeria to expel 105 Malians

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8 years ago

Algeria has concluded plans to expel 105 Malians for being members of the Ansar Eddine militant group, an official source…

25 year-old student remanded in prison for allegedly killing girlfriend

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A 25 year-old student, Saliu Oladapo, was on Wednesday remanded in Olokuta Prison on the orders of an Akure Chief…

Rice processing plants: AFAN tells Federal govt. to fulfill promise

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8 years ago

The Chairman, All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN), Lagos Chapter, Mr Femi Oke, has urged the Federal Government to fulfill…

Ethiopia opens telecoms sector to limited competition

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ethiopia’s state-run telecoms monopoly has agreed to allow some local firms to provide internet services through its infrastructure, a move…

South Sudan peace talks end without deal

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Talks in Ethiopia to revive South Sudan’s failed 2015 peace pact and end the country’s civil war ended without a…

FAAC: Federal government, states, LGs share N701bn

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8 years ago

The Federal Government, states and local governments shared N701 billion as revenue for the month of April, the Permanent Secretary,…

CBN uplifts Forex market with $210m

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8 years ago

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has made available 210 million dollars to meet customers’ requests in various segments of the…

Dogara tasks PCC to address injustices by security agencies

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8 years ago

Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara, has charged the newly appointed Chief Commissioner of Public Complaints Commission (PCC ),…

Groundnut production: Ikpeazu sponsors 132 trainees in Onitsha

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8 years ago

No fewer than 132 unemployed persons are currently undergoing three-day training in Onitsha, Anambra, on groundnut production, processing and packaging…

APC National Convention Committee picks June 23

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8 years ago

The National Convention Committee of All Progressives Congress (APC) has picked June 23 for the party’s convention in place of…

U.S. retaliates, expels Venezuela’s envoys

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8 years ago

The U.S. has expelled the Chargé d’Affaires of the Venezuelan Embassy in Washington DC and the Deputy Consul-General of the…

Nigerians protest racial bias against Lolade to Yale University

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8 years ago

The Nigerian community in the U.S. has protested against the racial bias incident against a Nigerian, Ms Lolade Siyonbola, a…

Trump lawyer denies partnering indicted ‘taxi king’

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8 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump’s long-serving lawyer said on Wednesday he never partnered with a man, who has agreed to cooperate…

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