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APC UK says Buhari unbeatable, commends INEC for lifting ban on campaigns

The United Kingdom chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has commended the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission…

Elections: INEC allays fears of insecurity in Adamawa

Mr Kassim Gaidam, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa, on Tuesday allayed the fears of the people over insecurity,…

Govt will use tariffs, quotas to protect farmers after Brexit – Gove

The British government will use tools including tariffs and quotas to make sure its farmers are not left at a…

National Emergency: California, 15 other states sue Trump

California and 15 other US states sued President Donald Trump’s administration Monday over his decision to declare a national emergency…

Don’t truncate peaceful election, Osun Police warn residents

The Police Command in Osun on Tuesday, called on residents of the state, especially political elite to eschew acts that…

Victims of sex abuse by Catholic priests seek justice

After years of struggling alone or finding support in national groups, survivors of sex abuse by priests have formed a…

UK manufacturers warn of ‘catastrophic’ no-deal Brexit

Britain faces the “catastrophic prospect” of a no-deal Brexit next month due to the selfishness of some politicians and chaotic…
President Macky Sall of Senegal

Senegal goes to presidential polls on Feb. 24

Senegal citizens are set to elect a president on Feb. 24, 2019 from five candidates, including incumbent and front-runner Macky…

International mining forum opens in Sudan

The Fourth Annual Sudan International Mining Forum and Exhibition opened on Monday in capital Khartoum, with more than 40 countries…
Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi: directs workers to sgun IPOB's Sit-At-Home order or face dismissal.

Police worried about lingering clashes between APC and PDP in Ebonyi

The police command in Ebonyi has frowned at the lingering clashes between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All…

EU provides €45m support for agri-businesses in Nigeria, other African countries

The European Union (EU) has provided 45 million euros to support smallholder agri-businesses in rural area in Nigeria and other…

Oil palm farming: Tanzanian govt. to spend $4.3m

Tanzania has set aside 4.3 million dollars to boost cultivation of oil palm as part of its strategy to end…

Tanzanian research institute develops mosquitoes repellent

Tanzania’s Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) has developed a repellent to control mosquitoes that spread dengue, Chikunganya and Zika diseases, a…

2019 elections: Clergyman predicts brighter future for Nigeria

A clergyman, Rev.-Fr. Emmanuel Obimma, the Spiritual Director of Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke in Anambra, has predicted a brighter…

Kaduna PDP guber candidate calls for arrest of perpetrators of Kajuru killings

The Kaduna State Gubernatorial Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Isah Ashiru has urged the State Government and…

Lagos Commissioner lauds Tinubu in fight against drug abuse

Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mr. Agboola Dabiri has lauded the Senator representing Lagos Central at the…

Protests against Trump wall in US cities

Activists in Washington, Chicago and dozens of other U.S. cities protested on Monday’s Presidents Day holiday against President Donald Trump…

39-year old woman nabbed for defrauding church N100 million

A 39-year old Iwuagwu Onyinyechi has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for defrauding a church based…
PDP National Chairman Uche Secondus

Elections: PDP expresses concerns over Buhari’s directive to security agencies

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concern over President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to security agencies to be ruthless to…

Polls shift: Jonathan sues for peace, urges voters to resist vote buying

Former President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, on Monday tasked Nigerians to embrace peace and shun violence ahead of the rescheduled general…

Suspected arsonists set 5 houses on fire in Osun

Suspected arsonists on Sunday night set five houses on fire at Igangan in Atakumosa East Local Government Area of Osun.

Honda to close UK car plant, drop 3,500 jobs

Japanese car maker Honda is set to announce the closure of its only British car plant in 2022 with the…

Election postponement: Nigeria equity market loses N196bn

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday reacted negatively to sudden election postponement, dropping by N196 billion as predicted by…

Gunmen kill Osaze Odewingie’s hotel manager

Gunmen have killed the manager of a hotel belonging to Nigeria’s ex-Nigeria international footballer, Osaze Odewingie, located at Erediauwa Street,…

Elections: Johnson-Sirleaf departs Nigeria, returns Thursday

The ECOWAS Head of Election Observer Mission, former Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Monday returned to her country following the…

Measles kill 136 in the Philippines

The latest data from the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said 8,443 cases of measles were reported and…

APC to renew campaigns ahead of rescheduled elections – Oshiomhole

Adams Oshiomhole, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, has said that the embargo placed on campaigns by the Independent…

Indian Hemp peddler in Ibadan to spend 5 years in jail

Justice Joyce Abdulmaleek of the Federal High Court Ibadan, on Monday sentenced one Saheed Mudashiru to five years in prison…
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Lagos sets to establish social register for poor, vulnerable

The Lagos State Commissioner of Economic Planning & Budget (MEPB), Mr. Olusegun Banjo has inaugurated the State Operations Cooperating Unit…

Mob burns suspected robber to death in Aba

An angry mob lynched and burnt to death a suspected armed robber who was among a gang of seven that…