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Tanzania arrests 10 men for allegedly being homosexual

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Police detained 10 men on the Tanzanian holiday Island of Zanzibar for allegedly being homosexual, shortly after an anti-gay crackdown…

Tunisia extends state of emergency for another month

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Tunisian President, Beji Essebsi, has decided to extend the state of emergency for one more month starting from Nov. 7,…

APC confident of victory in Kwara bye-election – Lai Mohammed

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Tuesday expressed confidence that the All Progressives’ Congress’ (APC’s) would…

Ganduje: Kano Assembly vows to continue with investigation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The seven-man committee set-up by the Kano State House of Assembly to investigate the alleged bribery video clips against Gov.…

$55m crude oil shipment: Nigeria closes case in suit against Agip

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Federal Government (FG) on Tuesday closed its case at a Federal High Court Lagos, in a 55 million dollars…

Aggrieved aspirants call for APGA Chairman’s resignation

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some aggrieved aspirants of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Anambra state have called for the resignation of the…

Air Force to establish operational base in Birnin Gwari

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Tuesday said it would establish a forward operation base in Birnin Gwari Local Government…

PDP North West Publicity Secretary defects to APC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The North West Publicity of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Yusuf Adamu has defected to the All Progressives Congress…

Ekiti Deputy Gov. appeals for peace over vacant kingship stool

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Ekiti State Deputy Governor, Chief Bisi Egbeyemi, has appealed to the people of Isaba-Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Area…

China calls for global cooperation to create ‘fairer’ internet

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Xi Jinping of China on Wednesday called for greater global cooperation to develop the internet and make it more…

3,000 Kano farmers to benefit from tomato preservation initiative

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

No fewer than 3,000 farmers are to benefit from Kano Post-Harvest Hub initiative of an NGO, Pyxera Global YieldWise Nigeria,…

Nigeria records reduction in rice importation – CBN

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), says the volume of rice importation into Nigeria (in metric tonnes) has declined drastically…

Nigerian Govt to improve remuneration for teachers, other workers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that a comprehensive policy for improved remuneration for teachers and all public servants is being…

INEC recommends full youth involvement in politics

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Prof. Mohmood Yakubu, the National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says for the country’s democracy to advance, Nigerian youths…

Edo to constitute “Advisory Council on Persons with Physical Disabilities”

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo says his administration would, within the next few weeks, constitute an Advisory Council on Persons…

UN chief condemns students’ abduction in Cameroon

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has condemned Monday’s reported kidnapping of students and staff of a secondary school in Bamenda,…

$134m Ibadan Inland Dry Port project begins soon – Shippers Council

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Shippers’ Council (NSC), has said that the construction of $134million new Ibadan Inland Dry…

El-Zakzaky’s trial: Ban on procession still in force – Police

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kaduna State Police Command on Tuesday said that the ban on all forms of processions/demonstrations in Kaduna State is…

Oba of Benin calls for return of artefacts

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has urged the the Prince of Wales and heir apparent to the British…

SDGs: Delta wants Nigerian Govt to pay N600m counterpart fund

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Delta Government has called on Federal Government to pay its counterpart fund for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals…

ASUU Strike: ATBU, Bauchi varsity join, stop exams

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU) and Bauchi State University (BSU) Gadau chapters of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)…

Meet first two Muslim women elected to US Congress

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib and Minnesota’s Ilhan Omar both made history Tuesday by winning their elections and becoming the first Muslim…

Trump congratulates Pelosi

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

President Donald Trump called House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to congratulate her party on seizing control of the lower chamber…

Alien spacecraft visiting our solar system?

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A scientific paper led by two researchers at Harvard University made a splash this week by claiming that a cigar-shaped…

Gunmen ambush, wound Nigerian Army captain, others

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A Captain in the Operation Whirl Stroke stationed in Benue, Zakari Sani, has been wounded in an ambush, alongside other…

Ekweremadu: Police investigate alleged assassination attempt

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Nigeria Police Force said it had commenced investigation on the alleged assassination attempt on Deputy President of the Senate…

Unilorin increases fees by 35% – Management

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Management of the University of Ilorin on Tuesday disclosed that it had hiked its school fees by 35 per…

$55m Crude Oil shipment: FG closes case in suit against Agip

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Federal Government (FG) on Tuesday closed its case at a Federal High Court Lagos, in a 55 million dollars…

Buhari sends special envoys to Guinea Bissau

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari, as Chairman, ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, has sent a Special Envoy to Guinea…

Bank depositors protest, seek justice

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

A group of Spring Bank depositors on Monday morning stormed the premises of the Special Offences Court, Ikeja, Lagos to…

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