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Nepal parliament re-elects Bidhya Bhandari as president

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Nepal’s parliament on Tuesday re-elected Bidhya Bhandari as the country’s president, three months after parliamentary polls were held.

Nigerian Govt to negotiate release of citizens in Libya’s Slave Camps – Minister

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government says it is working with Libyan Authority to negotiate the release of all Nigerians in Libya slave…

Benue Anti-Open Grazing: 5 herdsmen sentenced to 27 months in prison

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday convicted five herdsmen on charges of criminal conspiracy and open grazing.

Enugu State to relaunch transport company in 2018

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Enugu State Transport Company (ENTRACO) says it will acquire new fleet of buses and relaunch its operations in 2018.

Kidnap kingpin, Evans sues Police, demands N1bn damages over sealed Lagos property

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, a.k.a Evans, on Tuesday filed a fresh suit at a Federal High Court in Lagos,…

Mambilla Crisis: Nigerian Govt supplies two trucks of food to victims

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government says it has supplied two trucks of assorted food to victims of the recent Mambilla plateau communal…

Gov. Masari swears-in Justice Musa Danladi as new Chief Judge

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State on Tuesday sworn-in Justice Musa Danladi as new Chief Judge (CJ) of the state.

Pakistan launches smartphone app to combat hate speech

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Pakistani government has launched a mobile phone application to enable the public to report hate speech in a bid…

Lagos Land Use Charge: Labour group says law will further impoverish people

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The United Labour Congress (ULC) has lent its voice to the cries against the new Lagos State Land Use Charge…

Kenya Red Cross receives 2,000 Ethiopian asylum seekers after shootout

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has so far received 2,000 Ethiopian asylum seekers in the northern border town of…

Sen. Sani calls on Nigerian Govt to fulfill promise of new minimum wage

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Sen. Shehu Sani, (APC- Kaduna Central) has called on the Federal Government to fulfil the third quarter promise for the…

Reps lift suspension placed on Jibrin

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The House of Representatives has lifted the suspension placed on the former Chairman, House Committee on Appropriation, Rep. Abdulmumin Jibrin…

Buhari’s visit: Niger Police command declares readiness to provide security

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Police Command in Niger says it is fully ready to provide security before, during and after President Muhammadu Buhari’s…

Herdsmen surrender 30 guns to police in Niger

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Fulani herdsmen have surrendered 30 different guns illegally acquired, to the Police Command in Niger.

Turkey-U.S. relations at breakup point because of unfulfilled promises – FM

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday that Turkey-U.S. relations was at the point of breakup, stressing that Washington…

Russia expresses readiness to cooperate with UK on poisoning case

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Russia is not involved the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal, and is ready cooperate with the UK…

Nigeria Police fined N3m for violation of fundamental right

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An FCT High Court, Maitama on Tuesday ordered the police to pay N3 million to one Kingsley Efobi, for violation…

Gov. Bagudu to seek Nigerian Govt’s intervention in farms fumigation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi says he will seek the Federal Government’s intervention in efforts to fumigate farms in the…

Modular refineries will end youth restiveness in Niger Delta – Boroh

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP),Brig-Gen. Paul Boroh, says the establishment and operations of modular refineries in the…

Photo News: Lawyers protest new Lagos Land Use Charge

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Some lawyers at the Ikeja High Court Lagos this morning protested the arbitrary increase of the Land Use Charge by…

China hopes Russia, UK will properly handle poisoning case based on facts

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Beijing hopes that Moscow and London will be able to properly handle the poisoning case of former officer of Russia’s…

Plateau Govt commends UNICEF for intervention projects

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Plateau Government has commended the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for initiating projects that strive to secure children and…

Failed Coup: Turkey seeks life imprisonment for detained U.S. pastor

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday requested life imprisonment for detained American pastor Andrew Brunson over alleged links to a failed…

Photo News: Jigawa backs PDP for 2019

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

This is the multitude of the crowds that attended the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally in Jigawa State on Monday.…

South Sudan’s Kiir fires finance minister, UN blacklisted army general

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Salva Kiir of South Sudan has fired his finance minister and a senior military official on a UN blacklist,…

School feeding: Nigerian Govt targets 400,000 pupils in Adamawa

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than 400,000 primary school pupils are to benefit from the Federal Government school feeding programme in Adamawa, an…

IGP’s Insurbordination: Gov Fayose berates Buhari

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over his statement that the Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji…

India PM Narendra Modi sets 2025 deadline to eradicate tuberculosis

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday set 2025 as the deadline year to eradicate tuberculosis from India, five years ahead…

Healthcare Services: Plateau Govt expresses readiness to join NHIS

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Plateau Government has expressed its readiness to join the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) towards improving healthcare services to…

China to establish new agency on foreign aid coordination

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

China plans to set up an international development cooperation agency to better coordinate foreign aid and promote its `Belt and…

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