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Turkey Court rejects freedom plea from 2 prominent journalists

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Turkey’s Constitutional Court on Friday rejected the appeals for freedom from Ahmet Altan and Nazli Ilicak, two prominent journalists, who…

More young people, especially girls attempting suicide – Study

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

A new study that shows adolescents are attempting suicide by overdose at increasing rates is further evidence that the pervasive…

US universities honour two Nigerian scholars

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

The University of Wisconsin, Madison has announced the appointment of Tejumola Olaniyan as its first The Wole Soyinka Professor of…

Media organisations need adequate funding – NUJ

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Niger chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) on Friday decried poor funding of public and…

Gowon, Obaseki, Okowa, others bid Ejoor farewell

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon on Friday said the unity of Nigeria was a collective responsibility of everyone.…

Over 100 illegal schools shut down in Plateau

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The Plateau State Government has shut down more than 100 illegal schools across 17 Local Government Areas (LGA) Mr Jude…

New Emir of Lafia tasks parents on proper upbringing of children

Isa Isawade

7 years ago

The newly installed Emir of Lafia, Justice Sidi Muhammad I, has tasked parents to pay more attention to the upbringing…

Incredible! Doctor infects 65 children, 25 others with HIV

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

At least 90 people, including 65 children, are believed to have been infected with the HIV virus in Pakistan by…

Akeredolu docked for $300 internet fraud

Kazeem Ugbodaga

7 years ago

A graduate of Insurance from The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Akeredolu Oluwafemi Temidayo, alias Susan Henderson, was on Friday arraigned before Justice…

Congo Ebola death toll nears 1,000 – WHO

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday said it feared continued “intense transmission’’ of Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic…

Polio: LASG to immunise children aged 0-5

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

In response to the discovery of environmental Polio Virus strains in Lagos State, the Lagos State Government will embark on…

NAFDAC to continue clamp-down on substandard products

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), says it will intensify its clamp-down on fake and substandard…

YESSO programme: Cross River govt. engages 5,000 youths

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

The Cross River Government has engaged another 5,000 Cross River indigenes under the Youth Employment and Social Support Operations (YESSO)…

Zenith Bank Debuts 966911# Account Control Code

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

Zenith Bank Plc has become the first Nigerian Bank to successfully launch its Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) account control…

World Press Day: JAP tasks FG to support journalists

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

Mr Wale Elekolusi, the Coordinator, Journalists Against Poverty (JAP), has called for the continued support of the Federal Government to…

Iran’s underage execution: UN rights chief ‘appalled’

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

Iran has violated the global ban on child executions by putting two 17-year-old convicts to death, UN Rights Chief, Michelle…

Former Aso Rock Chaplain loses wife

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

The family of Rev. William Okoye, the General Overseer of All Christians Fellowship Mission, has announced the death of his…

Local elections: May’s Conservatives lose hundreds of seats

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservatives have lost hundreds of seats in local elections, with the pressure on May expected to…

Saraki commiserates with Melaye over mother’s death

Lanre Babalola

7 years ago

The President of the Senate Dr Bukola Saraki has commiserated with his colleague and friend Senator Dino Melaye over the…

Press Freedom: Lawyers call for protection for journalists

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

Some lawyers in Lagos on Friday called on governments to shield journalists from all forms of oppression to ensure smooth…

Nasarawa varsity matriculates 6,000 new students

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

The Vice-Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Prof. Suleiman Bala-Mohammed, on Friday warned new students of the institution against engaging…

MTN appoints South Africa’s ex-deputy minister chairman-designate

PM NEWS Live

7 years ago

MTN Group has appointed South Africa’s former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas as Chairman-designate in a board shake-up, the telecommunications…