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NANS Threatens To Call For JAMB Scrapping

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to call for the scrapping of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board…

Balogun, Kola-Daisi, others conferred with ‘obaship’ titles

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has conferred Obaship titles on 30 out of the 32 recommended by the Akintunde…

Trump pledges rapid response as Hurricane Harvey ravages Texas

U.S. President Donald Trump has assured of rapid response to Hurricane Harvey currently ravaging Texas.

27 Killed, Dozens Missing After Boko Haram Attacks

At least 27 people were killed and dozens are still missing after terrorists belonging to Islamist group, Boko Haram, attacked…

Buhari hails successes in agriculture sector

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday hailed the successes recorded by the country in agriculture in the past two years.

Boko Haram militants kill 11 in Cameroon

Suspected Boko Haram militants killed 11 people and kidnapped eight others in an overnight raid on a village in northern…
EFCC disowns lawyer prosecuting Stella Oduah in fresh suit

Senator Oduah threatens withdrawal from Anambra governorship race

Senator Stella Oduah, an aspirant in the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra, has threatened withdrawal from the race, alleging irregularities…
Nigeria's Defense Headquarters says a Naval personnel Akila A opened fire and shot his colleague dead in Dansadua, Katsina State on Friday.

Navy releases adjusted timetable for final selection interview

The Nigerian Navy (NN) on Friday released a newly-adjusted timetable for final selection of successful candidates for the 2017 recruitment…

Google Trends: Funke Akindele’s pregnancy, JAMB dominate searches

Rumours of Funke Akindele’s pregnancy during a hosting gig and the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board(JAMB) result dominated searches on…

ASUP faults new JAMB cut-off mark

The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) says the new cut-off mark for admission into universities, polytechnics, monotechnics and colleges…

Enugu governor empowers over 600 traders

Chief Ossy Okoye, the former Chairman, Ogbete Market Traders Association (OMTA), on Friday commended Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State…

Deadly snakes discovered in Australian post

Highly poisonous snakes have been discovered in the Australian post as wildlife Officers try to uncoil a reptile-smuggling racket, it…

AGN lauded for resolving 12-year leadership rift

A don, Mr Obi Okoli, has lauded the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) for resolving the 12 years leadership rift…

Angola ruling party wins election, opposition cries foul

Angola’s ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) has convincingly won the general election, the electoral commission said…
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Trader docked for defrauding colleague animal skin

A 27-year-old trader, Usman Mohammed, who allegedly obtained 52 pieces of animal skin worth N1.1 million from his colleague under…

Britain will not pay ‘penny more’ to leave EU – Boris

Britain will pay “not a penny more, not a penny less” than what the government thinks its legal obligations are…

Man jailed for stealing cables from electric transformer

A Karu Magistrates’ Court, Abuja, on Friday sentenced 22-year-old Isiya Yusuf, of no fixed address to five months imprisonment for…

What Buhari told party leaders at closed-door meeting

President Buhari: I thank you sincerely, collectively and individually for finding time from your busy schedules to come all the…

FG to uphold nation’s sovereignty, says envoy

Nigeria’s Consul General in South Africa, Amb. Godwin Adama has urged friends of the country not to accommodate or support…

Lassa fever: SON to sanction master bakers

The Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says it will henceforth sanction any master baker caught operating in an unhygienic environment…

Anambra 2017: 450 delegates for HDP primary

No fewer than 450 delegates from the 326 wards in Anambra will participate in the governorship primary election of Hope…
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JAMB announces admission processes for 2017/2018 session

The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says the admission processes for 2017/2018 will commence on Sept.15 and close on…

SA assault: Grace Mugabe make first public appearance

Zimbabwe’s first lady, Grace Mugabe, on Friday made her first public appearance since leaving South Africa where she was charged…

Nasarawa government to employ 2,600 teachers

The Nasarawa State Government on Friday said it had concluded plans to employ 2,600 degree and National Certificate in Education…

Group Condemns Call For Removal Of Edo Speaker

A group, the Afemai People’s Movement (APM) has condemned the call for the removal of the Speaker, Edo House of…
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NSCDC impounds 71,500 litres of adulterated petroleum

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Akwa Ibom has impounded 71,500 litres of adulterated petroleum products at…

UN Pledges To Support Progress In Somalia

UN has promised to support progress in Somalia in addressing the country’s challenges including severe drought and security.

New Communications Perm Sec solicits staff cooperation

Alhaji Abdullahi Mashi, the new Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Communications, has solicited for staff cooperation. Mr. Henshaw Ogbubike, the Deputy…

Suicide Attack At Kabul Mosque Kills 14 Civilians

Officials say a suicide bomber detonated himself at the gate of a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in the Afghan capital as…
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Bribery: Samsung leader jailed 5 years

Billionaire head of South Korea’s Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee was jailed for five years for bribery on Friday in…