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NUJ Shelves Candle-Lit Procession For Murdered Journalist

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Bayelsa Council, says it has shelved the planned procession in honour of its assassinated…

Australian Scientists Use Blood Bank To Develop Vaccine

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Australian scientists are optimistic that a bank of blood donations will help them develop a vaccine for Type I diabetes.

Easter holidays prevented FEC meeting from holding – Presidency

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Presidency has explained that the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council did not hold today because of the…

Man Jailed For Stealing Hen

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

An Ota Senior Magistrates’ Court in Ogun on Wednesday sentenced a 24-year-old man to one month imprisonment for stealing a…

Applicant Who Raped Neighbour’s Daughter, In Court

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A 34-year-old man, Kolawole Haruna, who allegedly raped his neighbour’s 13-year-old daughter was on Wednesday arraigned in an Ikeja Chief…

Katsina Govt Procures 50 Motorcycles

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Katsina State Government has purchased 50 motorcycles worth N15 million for surveillance at Rugu forest in the state.

Google To Train 6,000 Media Professionals

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

West Africa Google says it plans to equip more than 6, 000 media professionals in the region on the appropriate…

Unilorin Begin Mass Production Of Speed-Limiting Device

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The University of Ilorin has said that its two prototype designs of automobile speed limiting device are attracting corporate investors.

Miracle! Aero contractor plane filled with smoke mid-air but didn’t crash

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

An Aero Contactor plane passenger has narrated how God saved her and other passengers from instant death when their flight…

Two men sentenced to death for war crimes

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

A Bangladeshi court on Wednesday sentenced two men to death for crimes committed during the country’s 1971 war of independence…

Soldiers kill 6 Boko Haram insurgents, recover arms

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Troops of 192 Battalion, 26 Task Force Brigade under Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Tuesday killed six Boko Haram insurgents during a…

Police arrest 3 over mob attack on FRSC personnel

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Three persons have been arrested in connection with a recent mob attack on a patrol team of the Federal Road…

Prophet arrested for stealing $500 in Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A man identified as Moses Edwin, a prophet in one of the orthodox churches in Lagos was has been arrested…

Barkindo: OPEC committed to restoring market stability

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

OPEC Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo said on Wednesday that all oil producers taking part in a supply-cut pact are committed to…

World Leaders move to end Neglected Tropical Diseases

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

This week, leaders from governments, pharmaceutical companies and charitable organizations convened at a five-day summit in Geneva to pledge new…

Airport Runway completion credit to Buhari government – Minister

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The timely completion of the Abuja International Airport runway has confirmed that “Nigerians elected a responsive, responsible and capable federal…

Govt loses $12.5m to phantom civil servants

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Government of Tanzania on Tuesday said it had removed 13,369 phantom civil servants from its payroll after discovering that…

U.S. embassy warns Ethiopian students of visa fraud

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The U.S. Embassy in Ethiopia on Tuesday warned Ethiopian students wanting to travel to the U.S. of the dangers of…

FCTA to complete Airport road, inaugurate Bill Clinton bridge May

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The FCT Minister, Malam Muhammad Bello, says the FCT Administration has planned to ease traffic flow by completing the Airport…

Ghana Govt deletes 50,000 phantom personnel from its payroll

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

In an effort to save Ghana’s pubic revenue, the names of 26,589 people suspected to be ghost names on the…

Elderly receives free medical services in state

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

No fewer than 250 people, especially the elderly, on Tuesday benefitted from the second edition of free medical outreach from…

2017 Pilgrimage: NCPC opens bid for air carriers, ground handlers

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC) has commenced its 2017 bid opening for Air Carriers and Ground Handlers for the…

Security Council’s unity vital to prevent mass atrocities – UN chief

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed the importance of unity in the Security Council to effectively address human rights violations…

University football tourney to begin July 23 as JAMB sponsors with N25m

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

The first edition of the Tertiary Institutions Football Competition sponsored by the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB) will hold between…

Gov. hails release of kidnapped monarch

Ezeibekwe Kingsley

9 years ago

Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, of Ondo State has congratulated Oba Joel Daodu, the Oniyani of Iyani-Akoko in Akoko North West…

Journalist, lawyer in Kirikiri prison for blackmailing Bishop

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A suspected blackmailer who claims to be a journalist has landed in Kirikiri Maximum Prison for attempting to extort money…

Lagos begins Demolition of Shanties At Oko Oba Abattoir

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

Lagos State Government has begun the removal of shanties at Oko Oba abattoir to ensure a healthy and hygienic abattoir…

Suspected ‘Facebook killer’ found dead

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The man Cleveland police say killed a 74-year-old grandfather on Sunday and then put up a video of the murder…

Lagos needs N60 Billion to construct Adiyan Phase II Water Project

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

The Lagos State Government says it will need N60 billion to construct the phase two of the Adiyan Water Project…

Nigeria overdue for restructuring – Ex-Leventis boss

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Chief Joseph Oke, past Chairman, Leventis Group, on Tuesday said that Nigeria was overdue for restructuring.

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