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North Korea agrees to dismantle nuclear facilities – Moon

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

North Korea has agreed to take concrete steps towards denuclearisation, including dismantling its nuclear facilities, South Korean President Moon Jae-In…

Romania sets date for referendum to block gay marriage

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Romania set an Oct. 6 date for a referendum to change the constitutional definition of marriage to a union between…

Kenyan president proposes tax hike on money transfer

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kenya’s president has proposed hiking taxes on mobile and other money transfer services, documents sent to parliament this month showed.

73rd session of UN General Assembly opens in New York

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The 73rd session of the UN General Assembly opened on Wednesday with its President, Ms María Fernanda Espinosa, pledging to…

Lagos among dirtiest cities in the world – Waste Managers

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAM), popularly known as Public Private Participation (PSP), says Lagos State has now…

Osun Guber: Electorates urged to shun vote-selling

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Ahead of Saturday’s governorship election in Osun, some Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have called on the electorate to refrain from…

NSCDC deploys disaster officers to flood affected states

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Commandant-General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abdullahi Gana, has deployed officers of the corps’ Disaster…

Kogi begins distribution of relief materials to flood victims

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Kogi Government on Tuesday commenced the distribution of foodstuffs and other relief items to victims displaced by recent flood…

Kwara pensioners threaten to boycott 2019 elections

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Hundreds of pensioners in Kwara on Tuesday embarked on a peaceful protest in Ilorin, threatening to boycott the 2019 elections,…

Orji Kalu pleads with IBB to support Buhari’s re-election bid

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former Abia governor Orji Kalu on Tuesday pleaded with former military President, retired Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, to support President Muhammadu…

Abuja residents want Nigerian Govt to penalise illegal miners

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Some residents in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have called on the Federal Government to enforce relevant laws and penalise…

South Sudan: ‘Make the guns fall silent’

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Warring parties in South Sudan must demonstrate their willingness to a peaceful end to their conflict by “making their guns…

Buhari, 87 other Presidents to address UN General Assembly Sept. 25

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari and 87 other Presidents are expected to address the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly…

Nasarawa governorship aspirant to prioritise agriculture

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Ja’afaru Ibrahim, a governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa state, has said that agriculture would…

1.3 billion people at risk of tuberculosis – WHO

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that a quarter of the world’s population has TB infection or some 1.3 billion…

Britain to prosecute more Nigerians over alleged human trafficking

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The British Government on Tuesday restated its resolve to ensure speedy prosecution of more Nigerians living in the UK involved…

Buhari directs federal agencies to support flood disaster victims

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed solidarity with Nigerians across the states affected by floods and directed all Federal Government agencies…

University Dons rate quality of training in AUL high

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Instructors and participants from Africa and beyond rose from a 3-day International Conference held at Anchor University, Lagos (AUL) with…

Forte Oil Loses N15m To dealer

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Management of Forte Oil Plc has dragged an oil dealer, Olusegun Oyalana, 37, before a Lagos Magistrate Court for…

Ex-convict arrested for stealing car days after being released from prison

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

An ex-convict, Ayomide Ifabode has been arrested by the Ogun State Police Command for stealing a Nissan Almera saloon car…

Group petitions APC over adoption of Assembly aspirant in Ogun

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Concerned Indigenes of Ijebu North (Diaspora), have submitted a petition to the national and Ogun State leadership of the ruling…

2 suspected Indian hemp suspects nabbed

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Dedeigbo Ayodeji In its continuous effort to rid the state of illicit drugs and banned substances, policemen attached to Maroko…

Lagos records 5 cases of domestic violence daily — Don

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Prof. Fatal Badru, a Professor of Sociology at the University of Lagos, on Tuesday said statistics indicated that a minimum…

National Assembly must reconvene to attend to crucial legislative business – APC

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has re-emphasised that the National Assembly should reconvene immediately to attend to crucial and pending…

NDLEA destroys 6.21 tonnes of drugs in Jigawa

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Jigawa Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it had destroyed 6.21 tonnes of assorted drugs…

No ban on use of smart phones around polling units – INEC

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it was not banning the use of Smartphone around the polling unit areas,…

Army neutralises 5 insurgents, recover weapons in Borno

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The Nigerian Army on Tuesday said it had neutralised five Boko Haram insurgents in separate operations in Bama Local Government…

Surety lands in prison over ex-Diamond Bank staff’s escape

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A 41-year old businessman, Macarthur Afamefuna has been arrested by the operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit, PSFU in…

Lecturer, accomplice arraigned over alleged N6m Fraud

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A 56-year old man who claimed to be a lecturer in a private University in Lagos, Charles Okonji and a…

Danfo driver jailed for stealing police officer’s wallet

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

A danfo bus driver, Obinna Obasi, 36 has been sentenced to one month imprisonment for stealing a wallet belonging to…

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