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Sanwo-Olu opens up on Lagos Health Insurance Scheme

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, made a passionate call to all residents of the State to register…
World Food Prize Foundation appoints outgoing President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina to its Council of Advisors.

Malawi: AfDB approves $13.2m for sustainable fisheries, others

The African Development Bank Group, AfDB, has approved a $13.2 million financing package from the African Development Fund for a…
President Salva Kiir

South Sudan to auction licenses of 8 oilfields

South Sudan will kick-start an auction of licenses to develop eight oilfields around the country later this month.

Senate knocks NCC, confirms Adewolu as Commissioner

The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Adeleke Adewolu as Executive Commissioner on the Governing Board of the Nigerian…

Protest erupts in Abuja over kidnapping

Some residents of Pegi community in Kuje Area Council of Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory( FCT) on Wednesday staged a peaceful…

Photos: Buhari meets with EAC members

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja met behind closed doors with members of the recently constituted Economic Advisory Council…

Buhari meets with his 1984-1985 ministers

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received some of the Ministers who served with him as military head of state between…

Boeing 737 MAX flights cancelled until Jan. 16

American Airlines Group Inc said on Wednesday it was extending cancellation of Boeing 737 MAX flights to Jan. 15 as…
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkey invades Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the country's army offensive into northeast Syria has started.
Pastor E. A Adeboye

Another Redeemed Church pastor abducted

Another Redeemed Christian Church of God pastor, Mr John Egla, has been abducted. He was abducted in Lafia, Nasarawa state…

Woman bags 10-year imprisonment for killing fiance

A 27-year-old woman, Blessing Edet, was on Wednesday sentenced to 10 years in prison for stabbing Edet Ebong, her 33-year-old…
Outgoing German Chancellor Angela Merkel

German cabinet approves climate protection measures

The German cabinet on Wednesday approved climate protection measures designed to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions, keeping on track plans…

Jay Jay Okocha settles tax problems with Lagos IRS

Former Super Eagles’ playmaker, Augustine Jay Jay Okocha, accused by Lagos State Government of income tax evasion has finally settled…

Former Dutch minister, Ella Vogelaar commits suicide

The family of former Dutch Minister Ella Vogelaar on Wednesday reported that she committed suicide at the age of 69.

Turkey neutralises 109 PKK members nationwide

Turkish Interior Ministry on Wednesday announced that the country had neutralised 109 members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in…
NYSC Director-General Brig. Gen. Shuaibu Ibrahim: urges corps members to use social media for positive purposes rather than for rumour peddling

NYSC catches 95 fake graduates

The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has decried the presentation of fake academic credentials and  rigging of unqualified persons into…

UNAIDS commends Kenya’s fight against HIV

The United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) on Wednesday lauded Kenya for making good progress in the fight…

NBA postpones media duties in China amid growing spat

The NBA has postponed media duties for the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers in China on Wednesday as the…

Yes, All Nigerians Have Become Biafrans

The recent harassment or detention of human rights activist, Dr. Chido Onumah, by state agents is not only a sign…
Lagos State University (LASU)

Sex-For-Grades: LASU Dean calls for dismissal of lecturers involved

Prof. Yemi Akinkuotu, Dean, Faculty of Education, Lagos State University, LASU, has called for the dismissal of any lecturer found…

Nobel Prize: 97-year-old John Goodenough becomes oldest winner

US-based researcher John B. Goodenough, born in 1922 in Jena, Germany, became the oldest Nobel laureate ever awarded a Nobel…

Lagos Fashion Week 2019 kicks off with Exclusive Launch Party

Heineken Lagos Fashion Week 2019 is billed to hold on October 23rd to 26th at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Federal…

Buhari in closed door meeting with Economic Advisory Council

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja met behind closed doors with members of the recently constituted Economic Advisory Council…

Hundreds of activists chant “Liberate Hong Kong” outside High Court

Hundreds of black-clad pro-democracy demonstrators on Wednesday gathered outside Hong Kong’s High Court as a leading activist Edward Leung appeared…

African countries should benefit from ties with China – official

An Ethiopian official Tuesday called on African countries to develop their strategies on how to benefit from the enormous opportunities…

Lithium-ion batteries developers win Nobel Chemistry Prize

The 2019 NobelPrize in Chemistry has been awarded to John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino “for the…
Police arrest 34-year-old man over rape of a 90-year-old woman in an aged care home in the town of Bateau Bay, Australia.

Kaduna records 662 cases of sexual abuse

A non-governmental organization (NGO), Save the Children, on Wednesday, said that sexual assault referral centers in Kaduna State had received…

Court docks 46-year-old agent for defrauding lawyer

A 46-year-old  agent, Oluwasegun Fasasi, who allegedly defrauded a lawyer of N2 million, on Wednesday appeared in a Tinubu Magistrates’…

I appointed one of my daughters, not two – Gov. Okowa

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State has said contrary to the rumours that he had appointed two of his daughters,…
Delta State Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa

Delta welcomes dredging of Warri Ports

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Tuesday said the state government was accelerating completion of Ughelli-Asaba dual carriageway to accommodate…