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Buhari swears in seven permanent secretaries

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore-in the remaining seven permanent Secretaries out of the 22 appointed earlier in the year.

Turkey bans New Year’s Eve celebrations in Istanbul’s Taksim square

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Turkish security forces have issued a ban on New Year’s Eve celebrations in Istanbul’s iconic Taksim Square, citing security concerns,…

Man gets 5 strokes of cane for stealing chicken

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

A Kubwa Grade I Area Court on Wednesday ordered that one Austine Odu‎ be given five strokes of the cane…

Corruption: Judge orders Shell, Eni to stand trial

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

An Italian judge has ordered oil majors Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) and Eni (ENI.MI) to stand trial over alleged corruption…

Private investors to build 1,000 MW geothermal power plants in Ethiopia

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ethiopia has signed an agreement to build two geothermal power plants at a combined cost of four billion dollars to…

Imo state records 68% drop in immunisation rate -WHO

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

Immunisation rate in Imo State has dropped by 68 percent, a report by the World Health Organisation has indicated. Dr…

Myanmar blocks UN rights investigator’s visit

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Myanmar has told the UN independent investigator into human rights in the country that it will not cooperate with her…

Daura LG pensioners praise government on payment

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Daura Local Government chapter of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners has lauded the Katsina State Government for its regular…

Probe of 2 Reuters journalists almost finished, says Myanmar

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A spokesman for Myanmar leader Aung-San Suu-Kyi said on Wednesday he had been informed that the police had almost completed…

U.S. Cardinal, Bernard Law dies at 86

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

U.S. Cardinal Bernard Law, who was at the centre of a huge paedophile priest scandal that rocked the US Catholic…

Peace Corps Bill: National Commandant seeks presidential assent

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Peace Corps of Nigeria (PCN) on Wednesday urged President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Nigerian Peace Corps Bill…

FRSC records 14 deaths on Jos-hawan kibo-forest road

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday said it had recorded 14 deaths in 34 crashes that occurred on…

Good News: Oil prices rise to $63 a barrel

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Oil prices inched up on Wednesday supported by expectations of a fall in U.S. crude inventories and by the ongoing…

Trump to visit Britain in February – Daily Mail

PM NEWS Live

8 years ago

President Donald Trump plans to visit Britain in February to open the new U.S. embassy in London but will not…

EU laws don’t cover sharia divorce, bloc’s top court rules

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The EU has no say over the validity of private divorces settled under Islamic law, or sharia, the European Court…

EU envoy decries migration crisis as time bomb

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Migration crisis is a time bomb, planted under the EU, which is undermining the bloc’s standard of living, Russia’s Permanent…

Labour confers Friend of Workers’ award on Gov. Umahi

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Organised labour in Ebonyi said on Wednesday in Abakaliki, that it was not prodded to confer Gov. Dave Umahi with…

Senate tackles Adeosun over plan to pass 2018 budget in January

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Senate on Tuesday challenged the Minister of Finance kemi Adeosun, on Federal Government’s insistence on passing the 2018 Budget…

Enugu residents to have blissful Christmas as foodstuff prices drop

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Barely one week to Christmas festivities, prices of foodstuff, especially local rice, have decreased considerably in some markets in Enugu…

Yuletide: Ogun residents urged to report strange gatherings

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The police in Ogun have advised the public to report any strange gathering in their neighbourhoods and locations to the…

FAAN boss inspects Enugu airport runway repairs

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Saleh Dunoma, Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has carried out an on-the-spot assessment of the ongoing…

DRC’s ‘mega-crisis’ most neglected in 2017 – Survey

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was the most neglected crisis in 2017, according to a survey of aid agencies.

UNHCR steps up support to Cameroonians fleeing to Nigeria

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) is stepping up its presence in south-eastern Nigeria, to provide life-saving support to…

Nigeria begins 48-hour visa issuance at New York Consulate

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Consulate in New York has said that applicants for the Nigeria visa can now get it in 48…

UN envoy praises Nigerian peacekeepers in Liberia

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Farid Zarif, has praised the Nigerian peacekeepers for their long service in the…

Amnesty: 12 released from Kirikiri for Xmas

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

A total of 12 lucky inmates of Kirikiri Maximum Prison in Lagos were set free on Tuesday to spend Christmas…

Ekiti Assembly passes “budget of accomplishments” into law.

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Ekiti State House of Assembly has passed the 2018 appropriation bill of N98.6billion tagged: “budget of accomplishments” into law.

Labour Ministry to partner anti-graft agencies to combat corruption

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Ministry of Labour and Employment says it will partner with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission…

Gov. defends approval of $1bn to fight insurgency

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa on Tuesday explained that the Governors’ Forum’s decision to grant Federal Government permission to utilize…

Parents urged to double efforts in support girl-child education

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

8 years ago

The Emir of Bungudu in Zamfara State, Alhaji Hassan Attahiru has called on parents to support and promote girl-child education…

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