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Former South Africa President Jacob Zuma

Zuma appoints first woman to head Supreme Court

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has appointed Justice Mandisa Maya as the President of the Supreme Court of Appeal, the…

Gunmen kill 23 Christians inside bus

Gunmen attacked a group of Coptic Christians as they were driving to a monastery south of Cairo on Friday, killing…

Landslides kill 57 people

The death toll in landslides triggered by heavy rain across Sri Lanka has surpassed 57, with no fewer than 30…
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo

Stop praying and start working, Osinbajo tells civil servants

As Nigeria faces an economic malaise and President Muhammadu Buhari is out of the country on sick leave, the country’s…

Nigeria reaffirms commitment to security

Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to the international human rights law and international humanitarian law, which stipulate the protection of…

Customs seizes 941 bags of foreign rice

The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday said it impounded 941 bags of foreign per…
A boat carrying migrants

2 bodies recovered off Mediterranean coast

About 2,300 people have been rescued and two bodies recovered in the latest migrant rescues in the central Mediterranean, the…

LASG urged to Immortalise Herbert Macaulay

Amb. Dapo Fafowora, a historian and retired diplomat, on Thursday called on the Lagos State Government to immortalise Herbert Macaulay…

Melania Trump leads NATO Wives in style `war’

Melania Trump, 47, played the sartorial diplomat, opting for a Belgian designer in Maison Ullens tan leather suit and snakeskin…
Nigerian Girl child

Stakeholders task all on girl-child education

Panelists at the ‘SHE Forum Africa’ a pan-African Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Thursday stressed the need to educate the girl-child…

2017 Hajj: Oyo board sets June 8 registration deadline

The Oyo State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board has set June 8 as the deadline for payment, registration and submission of…
Audu Ogbeh

States urged to acquire more tractors to boost crop production

The National Economic Council (NEC) has urged states to step up efforts to acquire more tractors to boost agricultural production…
APC denies issuing any directive to incumbent LGA chairpersons, seeking reelection, to resign ahead of the 2025 Lagos council poll.

PIGB: APC commends Senate on passage

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the Senate on the passage of the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB), saying…
IGP Kayode Egbetokun withdraws letter of invitation to 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi to Abuja over Eid-el-Fitr celebration violence

Kano @50: Emir of Kano leads special durbar

The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II on Thursday led a special durbar procession organised by the Emirate Council…

Ajimobi flags off Oyo health insurance scheme

Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Thursday flagged off the state health insurance scheme, saying it would improve health…

Embassy violation: Nigeria protests to U.S.

The Nigerian Embassy in Washington has protested to the U.S. Government over the violation of its premises by the Secret…

Mercy Aigbe treats battered face in UK

Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe-Gentry is in the United Kingdom to see the doctors for further treatment, weeks after she accused…

EFCC Act for review, says minister

Mallam Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, says the act establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…

Stakeholders commend Senate on passage of PIGB

Some stakeholders in the oil and gas industry on Thursday commended the Senate for passing the Petroleum Industry Governance Bill…

165 more Nigerians return from Libya

No fewer than 165 Nigerians voluntarily returned from Libya on Thursday aboard a chartered Nouvelair aircraft with registration number TS-INA.

Osinbajo supports dialogue on Nigeria’s existence

Acting President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday said he believed in the call for the citizens to discuss terms of their…

Automation Of Land, Tax, Justice Administrations Underway – Ambode

Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday revealed strategies being adopted towards moving the State from mega city to…

Biafra: Obasanjo says no need for break-up

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that there is no need for any Nigerian to call for the breakup of…

Embrace peace or face my wrath, Ambode warns warring communities

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has called on warring communities in Lekki area of the state to sheathe their sword…

Nigeria to maintain crude output as cut extended

Nigeria will maintain its crude output of 2.2 million barrels per day, according to the outcome of the Organisation of…

Foundation sensitises 500 students on thyroid prevention

By Kazeem Ugbodaga The Layi Erogbogbo Foundation (LEF) has sensitised about 500 students, teaching and non-teaching staff from both public…

Ramadan: Muslims urged to pray for Buhari

The Modibbo Haruna Buhari Charity Organisation (BCO), Abuja, an NGO, has appealed to Muslims to offer special prayers during the…

El-Rufai: N24bn Zaria water plant ready for inauguration

Gov. Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna State on Thursday said that the Zaria waterworks, constructed at the cost of N24 billion,…

Kano volunteers commend Buhari on N-Power

Volunteers of the N-Power scheme in Kano on Thursday expressed gratitude to President Muhammadu Buhari for initiating the scheme as…
Ike Ekweremadu, wife arrested in United Kingdom

Ekweremadu calls for removal of age criterion for political offices

Deputy President of the Senate Ike Ekweremadu, has called for the total removal of age as a criterion for holding…