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Boko Haram: Over 2,000 workers killed yet to receive benefit – NLC

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said that more than 2,000 workers lost to insurgency in North East Nigeria were…

Senate 2019: Kogi State ex-governors endorse Victor Adoji

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

The candidacy of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirant for Kogi East Senatorial district in the 2019 general election, Dr.…

Tailor remanded for allegedly defiling 11-year-old girl

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 52-year-old tailor, Abbas Saminu, in prison custody over alleged defilement of…

Zambia dismisses reports of Ebola outbreak

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Health authorities in Zambia on Tuesday dismissed reports that the country has recorded its first Ebola case.

Commission arrests Immigration job scam kingpin

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested the kingpin of a job scam syndicate recently…

Defection: 23 Kwara lawmakers deny taking bribe

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

All 23 members of the 24-member House of Assembly in Kwara, including the Speaker, have denied financial inducement for their…

Rivers Govt to revive abandoned Songhai farms

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mr Tammy Jaja, Centre Manager of the Rivers Government-owned Songhai Farms, says the state government has commenced plans to revive…

Ambode seeks promotion of social dialogue with labour

Kazeem Ugbodaga

8 years ago

Lagos State Governor, Aknwunmi Ambode on Tuesday said there was the need for the promotion of social dialogue with labour…

Mali’s President Keita sworn in for 2nd term

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was on Tuesday sworn into Office for a second five-year term.

No president can succeed without ingenuity of Ndigbo – Bafarawa

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential aspirant, has said that nobody can rule Nigeria without tapping the…

Mantu’s son joins race for House of Reps seat

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Dr. Umar Mantu, son of former Deputy Senate President Ibrahim Mantu, on Tuesday in Jos declared interest in contesting the…

9 injured as bridge collapses in India

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Police on Tuesday said that nine people were injured seriously on Tuesday as a bridge over a railway track collapsed…

Man gives out 2-year-old son as collateral for loan

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Police Command in Cross River has arrested a couple for allegedly trafficking their two-year old first son to an…

Nigeria-China partnership yields over $5 billion in projects – Buhari

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria’s partnership with China through the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has resulted in the execution…

Plateau attacks: Operation Safe Haven reinforces security measures

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

As more rural communities in Plateau come under attacks, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), the outfit in charge of security in…

South African peacekeepers ambushed in Congo Ebola zone

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Two South African peacekeepers were wounded in a rebel ambush near the epicenter of an Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic…

Port Harcourt Disco blames protesting Ahoada youths for blackout

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, (PHED) says protesting youths in Ahoada community in Rivers have shut its132KV transmission station…

Arif Alvi elected as Pakistan’s new president

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Pakistan on Tuesday elected Arif Alvi, backed by the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party of prime minister Imran Khan, as…

Flood kills soldier, 9 others in Kebbi

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kebbi Government on Tuesday confirmed the death of a soldier and nine others in two separate flood disasters across the…

Son smashes stabilizer, wooden stool on mother’s head

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, on Tuesday remanded in prison a 29-year-old man, Taiwo Akinola, for smashing a…

Lagos Transport Reform: 4,000 bus conductors register

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

More than 4,000 members of the Bus Conductor Association of Nigeria (BCAN) have registered with Lagos State Drivers Institute (LASDRI)…

My presidential aspiration not a do or die affair – Bafarawa

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Former Sokoto State Governor, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa says his aspiration for the presidency is not a do or die affair…

DR Congo opposition leader Bemba excluded from presidential election

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Democratic Republic of Congo Supreme Court has ordered that opposition leader Jean-Pierre Bemba be excluded from December’s presidential election…

Kebbi Governor threatens to sanction contractors over poor job

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

Kebbi Governor, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu, on Tuesday warned that he would sanction contractors who failed to adhere to job specifications.

Philippines’ Duterte withdraws amnesty for opposition senator

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

President Rodrigo Duterte of Philippines on Tuesday withdrew amnesty for an opposition senator involved in a failed coup 15 years…

2019: Buhari’s group seeks review of APC nomination fees

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Buhari Youth Organisation (BYO), Lagos State chapter, has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to review the nomination and…

Afreximbank unveils programme to aid African banks

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) says it has set up a trade finance facilitation programme to mitigate the stringent compliance…

SARS Reformation Panel Visits Ogun State

Lanre Babalola

8 years ago

Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta The Inspector-General of Police Committee on the reformation of the special anti-robbery squad southwest zone, on Monday visited…

2019: SDP promises free, fair primaries in Benue

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Benue on Tuesday promised to organise free and fair primaries for all its aspirants,…

Osun Guber: IPAC urges INEC to ensure credible conduct

Adekunle Dada

8 years ago

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Tuesday urged the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) to ensure a credible conduct of the…

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