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210 child soldiers released by rebel groups in South Sudan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

About 210 child soldiers were released by rebel groups in South Sudan’s Pibor area, the UNICEF confirmed on Friday.

Man sentenced to 1 year imprisonment for stealing car

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Minna Magistrates’ Court, on Friday sentenced a middle aged man, Isah Abubakar, to one year imprisonment for stealing a…

Rainstorm: Nasarawa Govt. sets aside N2bn for rebuilding schools

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nasarawa State Government says it has set aside N2 billion for the rebuilding of all public schools recently destroyed…

2018 budget: Oil benchmark increment not needful, experts say

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some financial experts on Friday faulted the increase in the oil benchmark of the 2018 appropriation bill from 45 dollars…

National Housing Programme creating employment for youths – Fashola

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, says the National Housing Programme initiated by the Federal Government…

Sergei Skripal discharged from UK hospital

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, who was poisoned by a nerve agent in Britain more than two months ago,…

Gaza Protest: UN rights council members demand probe of deaths

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An investigation should be launched into the deaths and injuries among Palestinian protestors at the hands of Israeli security forces,…

EU launches measures to preserve 2015 Iran nuclear deal

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

European Commission began work on Friday on series of measures to shield European companies investing in Iran and support Tehran’s…

Buhari participates in Ramadan Tafsir

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday joined the Muslim faithful all over the world who thronged neighbourhood mosques for the Ramadan…

Pastor arrested over fake travel documents

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Police Special Fraud Unit (PSFU) on Thursday said it had arrested a cleric with his four children (names withheld)…

Photos, Video: South African robbers in dramatic daylight cash snatch

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Robbers armed with assault rifles and explosives blew up two armoured cash-carrying vans in Johannesburg on Thursday morning in a…

Ramadan: Muslims urged to pray for peace, political stability in Nigeria

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A member of the House of Representatives, Alhaji Umar Bago, on Friday urged Muslims to make use of the Ramadan…

Ebola: Congo, WHO race to prevent runaway outbreak

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Congolese and United Nations officials were racing on Thursday to prevent a runaway Ebola outbreak in Congo.

At least 15 killed during Burundi referendum campaign

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

At least 15 people were killed and six were raped during a referendum campaign in Burundi that could let President…

Kenyan university lecturers end strike over low pay

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kenya’s public university lecturers have ended their strike over low pay, after reaching an agreement with authorities, a union official…

Dangote visits IBB in Minna

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Business Mogul and President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, on Thursday visited Former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (rtd),…

Ebola: WHO, Gabon to set up safety plan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Gabonese ministry of health are to set up a safety plan to prevent…

China drops anti-dumping probe of U.S. sorghum imports

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China’s Commerce Ministry said on Friday it was halting its anti-dumping investigation into imports of sorghum from the United States,…

Court orders JOHESU to end strike, resume work within 24 hours

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Industrial Court, Abuja, on Thursday ordered striking members of Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), to suspend its on-going…

Study shows blood group A people likely to have diarrhoea caused by E. coli

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A new study published on Thursday in the Journal of Clinical Investigation showed that a kind of E. coli, associated…

Kaduna LG polls: APC wins 14, PDP 4

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission, on Thursday confirmed the results for 18 chairmanship seats out of the 23 Locall Governments…

Air Force destroys insurgents’ structures in Bama, Gobara

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said it had destroyed Boko Haram terrorists structures in Bama, Gobara, in its ongoing “Operation…

Ebola Outbreak: Congo confirms 14 cases

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo has risen from three to 14, according to the Central African country’s…

‘Denuclearise or risk overthrow’, Trump tells North Korea’s Kim

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump has told North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un to abandon nuclear weapons and be rewarded with “protections” or…

UN deputy chief says ‘cycle of violence’ in Gaza must end

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The “cycle of violence” in Gaza serves no one and it must end, the UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said…

Fashola tasks power sector investors

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN), has charged private investors in the energy sector to…

U.S. Secretary of State reaffirms Nigeria-U.S. relations

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called Nigeria’s President Muhamadu Buhari and reaffirmed the longstanding relationship between the U.S. and…

Revenue Under-Payment: NEC endorses refund by NNPC, 15 other RGAs

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The National Economic Council (NEC) has confirmed that the N526 billion and 21 billion dollars was under-paid to the federation…

Bauchi to retain retiring agric extension workers

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Bauchi State Government says it will retain some retiring agricultural extension workers, in its efforts to revitalise its agricultural…

Anglican Primate admonishes Christians to avoid divorce,

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Most Rev. Nicholas Okoh, Primate of All Nigeria (Anglican Communion), has admonished Christians to understand marriage before going into…

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