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1,000 youths to receive N5,000 monthly allowance in Kebbi

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Suru Local Government Council in Kebbi, says it will begin to pay 1000 youths in the area N5,000 monthly…

Boko Haram: Nigeria, Niger air forces launch coordinated air strikes

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Air Task Force of Operation LAFIYA DOLE in a combined operation with the Nigerien Air Force on April 8,…

Local Govt. targets 50,117 children for polio immunisation

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Zango Local Government Area in Katsina State says it has targeted 50, 117 children aged between 0 and 49 months…

Police launch manhunt for armed suspects

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The police in Sango police division of Ogun State southwest Nigeria have launched a manhunt for suspected gunmen who allegedly…

NNPC made trading profit of N250 billion in 2016

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Group Executive Director, Finance and Account of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr Isiaka Abdulrazak said the corporation…

Plateau Govt. threatens to sanction erring waste operators

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Plateau Government has threatened to sanction private waste operators who failed to honour the terms of agreement they had…

NAFDAC to intensify monitoring of use of potassium bromide in Niger

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) in Niger, says it will intensify monitoring of use…

Syrian armed forces on alert in anticipation of foreign strikes

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Syrian army is “on full alert in all its military airports, large military bases located in the capital Damascus…

Confusion in Benin as drivers protest accident that claim 4 lives

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

There was pandemonium at Siloko Road in Benin, capital of Edo State, Tuesday morning, when commuter bus drivers mounted a…

Trump to protect U.S farmers amid trade tensions

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

U. S. farmers will be protected by the Trump administration during rising trade tensions between the U. S. and China,…

Armed groups in Libya accused of killing, torturing detainees

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The UN on Tuesday accused armed groups in Libya of killing and torturing detainees in prisons, some nominally under government…

China accuses U.S. of violating World Trade Organisation rules

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The U.S. violated World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules and its own public commitment by launching a Section 301 investigation unilaterally…

Plateau governor assures tourists of adequate security

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

April 10, 2018, Gov. Solomon Lalong of Plateau has assured local and international tourists of adequate security of lives and…

112-year-old Japanese Masazo Nonaka certified as world’s oldest living man

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Guinness World Records on Tuesday recognised Masazo Nonaka, a 112-year-old Japanese national, as the world’s oldest living man.

China to force rainfall over an area 2X Nigeria

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

China is almost set to force rainfall and snow over 1.6 million sq km (620,000 sq miles), an area roughly…

China-made brain pacemaker brings hope to Parkinson’s patients

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nearly 10,000 Chinese patients have received deep brain stimulation surgery since the first China-made brain pacemaker was implanted in a…

Malaysia fixes election date for May 9

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Malaysia will go to the polls on May 9, the country’s election commission said on Tuesday, in a contest set…

Malam Adamu inaugurates committee on foreign qualifications evaluation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, has charged committee on the accreditation and evaluation of foreign qualifications to maintain…

Buhari’s second term bid: Kano Govt welcomes declaration

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kano State Government says it welcomes with satisfaction, the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to re-contest election in 2019.

Nigerian Army reiterates commitment to free medical treatment of wounded troops

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Army has reiterated its commitment to the provision of comprehensive medical treatment of troops wounded in the course…

Buhari’s declaration has brightened our chances , Accord, PDP say

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Two political parties, Accord and the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo state are already day-dreaming about wresting political power from…

Buhari’s bid: Best thing to happen to Nigeria – A’Ibom APC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Edet Bassey, Akwa Ibom Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC), says President Buhari’s declaration of intention for 2019…

Sierra Leone: International partners, citizens contribution commended towards successful poll

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Sierra Leone’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) has expressed its gratitude to institutions and individuals within the international community, who…

Oil prices rise to $68.65

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Oil prices rose more than two per cent on Monday, supported by a rebound in the stock market as trade…

South Sudan: Ex-military chief challenges President Salva Kiir

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

South Sudan’s former military chief said he has formed an organisation to challenge President Salva Kiir, accusing him of looting…

European Union promises better relationship with Zimbabwe

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The EU says on Monday it is eager to mend relations with Zimbabwe but emphasised that the success of the…

Amb. Itegboje addresses Nigeria’s tremendous effort to eradicate water scarcity

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Amb. Samson Itegboje, Nigeria’s Ambassador/Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN, said Nigeria was making tremendous efforts to eradicate poor sanitation…

Guterres cautions against isolationism, protectionism in globalisation

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that globalisation was universal and the world should not pursue isolationism, protectionism or exclusion.…

Nerve Poisoning: Daughter of ex Russian spy discharged from hospital

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Yulia , daughter of of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal was discharged from British hospital late on Monday and is at…

Police launch man-hunt for killers of DPO in Rivers

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

The Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Mr Zaki Ahmed, has launched a manhunt for the killers of SP Kingsley Chukwuegu,…

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