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Election: Lagos NUJ inaugurates credentials committee

The Lagos Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Saturday inaugurated a five-member credentials committee to conduct the…

Osun by-election: APC, PDP chieftains confident of victory

Chieftains of the APC and PDP, the two leading parties contesting in the Osun West by-election, have expressed confidence that…

Osun West by-election: Police arrest 3 suspected thugs

Three suspected political thugs were arrested during the Osun West Senatorial by-election on Saturday.

Army commanding officers hold strategic meeting in Kaduna

Commanding Officers of the Nigerian Army will hold a five-day meeting in Kaduna to strategise on more efficient and functional…

Court Declares Lagos APC LG primaries illegal

Justice Okuwobi of the Ikeja Division of the Lagos State High Court in a landmark judgment delivered on Friday held…
Evans

Evans still in custody – Police spokesman

The police has denied the story published by a Nigerian newspaper that Chukwudumeme George Onwuamadike, alias Evans, has vanished from…

Kenya’s Interior Minister dies in hospital

Kenya's interior minister has died in hospital, the government said on Saturday, a month before the country is due to…

Botched Circumcision Claims 11 Lives In South Africa

Eleven teenagers have died of botched circumcision within two weeks during the winter initiation season in South Africa, authorities said…
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Mohamed Sa'ad Abubakar: speaks on Nigeria's challenge

Polio Vaccines Is Safe, Islamic – Sultan

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, on Saturday reaffirmed that vaccines for polio and other child-killer diseases are…
Ex President Jacob Zuma

I Have More South African Customers – Restaurant Owner

A Nigerian restaurant owner in Pretoria, Mr Eze Amara, says South Africans patronise Nigerian delicacies served in his eating joint…

60,000 Unemployed Youths Register For N-power Programme

No fewer than 60, 000 unemployed youths have so far registered under the second phase of the Federal Government’s N-Power…

Scholarship Scheme: PTDF Adopts Federal Character

The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) on Saturday said it followed the Federal Character principle in shortlisting candidates for the…

Nigerian Army Begins De-radicalisation Of 53 Repentant Insurgents

Maj.-Gen. Attahiru Ibrahim, the Theater Commander, Operation Lafiya Dole, Maiduguri, on Saturday transferred 53 Boko Haram insurgents who had surrendered,…

Agriculture, Sure Way Of Reducing Youth Unemployment

Mr Daniel Afolabi, an Agro business Consultant, has commended governments’ interest in developing agriculture, saying it has the potential to…

Immunisation: FCT To Vaccinate 750,000 Children

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Primary Health Care Development Board says it is targeting 750,000 children for immunisation in the…

Emir Of Keffi Warns Against Disintegration Of Nigeria

The Emir of Keffi, Dr Shehu Yamusa, on Saturday warned Nigerians to desist from tendencies toward disintegration of the country.

Buhari’s Son Bags Masters Degree

After graduating along with his sister Zahra Buhari, from the University of Surrey, Guildford, England last year, President Buhari’s son,…

Kingpin Evans Disappears From Cell At Night

A sudden blackout has descended on the case of Chukwuduneme Onwuamadike a.k.a. Evans, Nigeria’s infamous billionaire kidnapper, thus fuelling speculations…
Fashion designer

Lawyers Applaud Supreme Court’s Decision

A cross section of Abuja-based lawyers on Saturday applauded the Supreme Court’s decision on Industrial Court’s appeal.

Osun West by-election: Accreditation, voting commence on peaceful note

Accreditation and voting in Osun West by-election have commenced on a peaceful note.

Saudi Arabia imposes $106 fee on each domestic pilgrim

Saudi Hajj ministry has imposed 106 dollars fee on each domestic pilgrim to be paid by organisations and companies offering…

Actress Somkele stars for Lisa Folawiyo’s For A/W 17 Collection

Top Nigerian fashion brand, Lisa Folawiyo has unveiled the campaign for its Autumn/Winter 2017 collection themed ‘Daze of Summer’.

UN system must undergo bold changes – Guterres

The Secretary-General of the UN, António Guterres, has said that the UN system must undergo bold changes to help countries…

U.S. Air Force drops ‘dummy bombs’ near North Korea

The U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers have dropped “dummy bombs” near the Korean Demilitarized Zone in “show of force”.
House of Representatives hits back at Senate, ignore bills for concurrence

Digital switch-over: Reps suggest total coverage of benefiting states

The House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on the switch-over from analogue to digital broadcasting, has recommended the total coverage of…

FCTA tasked on provision of basic amenities

Mr Ismaila Jikoko, a Jikoko Community Leader in Bwari Area Council, FCT, has appealed to the Federal Capital Territory Administration…

VC: Nigeria faces tough task in attaining UN 2030 SDGS

Prof. Muhammad Maiturare, Vice Chancellor, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU) Lapai in Niger, ‎ has said that attaining the UN…
UN

122 nations adopt atomic weapons ban treaty

A treaty that bans nuclear weapons was adopted by 122 countries at the UN on Friday, but countries with nuclear…

Council seeks support in tourism development

The Chairman of Bwari Area Council, FCT, Mr Musa Dikko, has called for collaborative support of the U. S. Embassy…

NHIS Executive Secretary Suspended

The Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole has directed the Chief Executive Officer of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof…