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Police train 147 officers to counter terrorism

The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, said on Friday that 147 officers of the Nigeria Police Force and sister…

Kaduna NUT says sacked teachers must reapply

The Kaduna State Wing of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) says the 21,780 primary school teachers sacked by Gov.…

Corps members give birth at Oyo camp

Two pregnant women transferred from Kwara NYSC to Oyo State camp in Iseyin, delivered baby girls at the ongoing orientation…

Non-implementation of government’s order on local content worries manufacturers

The Nigerian Textile Manufacturers Association (NTMA), has decried the non-implementation of the Federal Government’s Executive Order on patronage of Made-in-Nigeria…

Lagos Govt urged to rid streets, highways of refuse

An environmentalist, Mr John Ekoko, on Friday, urged the Lagos State Government to rid the streets of Lagos and highways…

All schools in New Delhi to be equipped with CCTV cameras

The city government in New Delhi plans to install CCTV cameras in every classroom in the city to enable parents…

How Nigerian Banker gave birth inside plane en-route New York

A Nigerian banker, Toyin Ogundipe, 41, has been delivered of a baby boy mid-air about 35,000 feet above sea level…

Turkey rejects any option other than full EU membership

Turkey would reject any offer of partnership with the EU that falls short of membership, Ankara’s minister for EU affairs…

Police arrest 3 suspects for alleged child theft in Nasarawa

The Police Command in Nassarawa State has arrested three suspects for allegedly stealing a three-year-old boy in Angwan Masachin, Jam’a…

Kaduna teachers call off strike, support recruitment of quality teachers

The Kaduna State chapter of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has called off the indefinite strike it embarked upon on…

2019: Electorates advised to vote credible candidates not parties

Bayelsa chapter of Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) has advised the electorate to vote credible candidates not political parties in the…

Zimbabwe: 11 Mugabe allies fired from parliament

Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party has fired 11 parliamentarians, friends of former leader Robert Mugabe, as President Emmerson Mnangagwa continues a…

New Zealand Prime Minister expecting her first child

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday that she was pregnant with her first child, prompting an outpouring…

Islamic based banking on the rise in Germany

Banks that conform to Islamic financial practice are on the rise among Germany’s Muslim population of around five million, a…

UN issues 48-hour ultimatum to armed groups in Central African Republic

The UN Mission in the troubled Central African Republic (MINUSCA) has given armed groups in the north of the country…

Sri Lanka restores ban on selling alcohol to women

A ban on selling alcohol to women will remain in place in Sri Lanka, after the finance minister reversed his…

73 Jigawa fire victims receive N3m cash assistance

The Jigawa State Emergency Management Agency (JISEMA) on Friday disbursed over N3 million cash assistance to 73 victims of fire…
Gov. Badaru Abubakar dissolves cabinet

Jigawa employs 330 secondary school teachers

The Jigawa Government has presented letters of appointment to 330 newly-recruited Senior Secondary School teachers in the state.

Bayelsa’s reforms not to sack teachers – Dickson

Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has assured that the State Government would not sack any teacher as a result of…

FCTA to immunise 700,000 children against measles

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Primary Health Care Development Board says over 700,000 children will be immunised against measles in…

700,000 South Sudanese uprooted by conflict, hunger – UN

About 700,000 people were forced to flee South Sudan in 2017 as refugees to neighbouring countries due to conflict, hunger…
Kano Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf, expresses happiness over turnout for ongoing polio immunization across the state.

Polio immunisation campaign to begin in Kaduna

The Kaduna State Primary Health Care Development Agency (SPHCDA) on Thursday said it would commence its first round of polio…

Trump threatens China with big ‘fine’ over intellectual property theft

President Donald Trump said the United States was considering a big “fine” as part of a probe into China’s alleged…

Presidency says 67% of Nigerians live below poverty line

Mrs Maryam Uwais, the Special Advisor to the President, Social Protection, says about 67 per cent of Nigerian population live…

Gov. Ugwuanyi urged to focus on youth empowerment

Chief Martins Okolie, a chieftain of Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA), has advised Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to focus more on youth…

State of emergency in Turkey extended for sixth time

Turkey’s lawmakers voted on Thursday to extend the country’s state of emergency, put in place days after the July 15,…

Zimbabwe opposition leader killed in helicopter crash

Key Zimbabwean opposition leader Roy Bennett died in a helicopter crash in a remote part of the U.S. state of…

The Economist disowns publication on Buhari – Presidency

The Economist, a London-based newsmagazine, has disowned a publication which claimed that Nigerians had shown an unprecedented level of patience…

NASENI’s solar powered electronic voting system ready — Onu

Minister for Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, has said solar powered electronic voting system produced by National Agency for…

UNILAG thanks President Buhari for approving TV station

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for approving a TV licence for the institution, UNILAG TV.